As Oro Valley Safeway Manager Mike Hennings prepares for retirement after 42 years with the company, he says the career is all he’s ever known.

(BPT) - Two-time Super Bowl Champion, Kendall Simmons, is one of almost 26 million people in the United States living with diabetes.[1] Diagnosed after his NFL rookie season in 2003, Kendall was in unfamiliar territory.

I love the character of Superman, and although he may not be my favorite comic-book hero I still admire what he symbolizes and his rich pop culture history. So needless to say, I had very lofty expectations for Man of Steel, the latest movie redux of the Superman mythos. Unfortunately, my dreams of an exciting reboot of the film franchise, one that might potentially lead to aJustice League movie, have been laid lower than an ant in the miniature city of Kandor.

(StatePoint) The summer sports season is here for kids across the country.  As a parent, you can help make it a successful and fun one.

The Tucson Padres return home for an exciting eight-game homestand against the top two teams in the Southern Division – the Sacramento River Cats (A’s affiliate) and the Fresno Grizzlies (Giants affiliate). The Padres are tied for second place, ½ game out of first in the standings. Below is a game-by-game preview of the upcoming promotions and specials at Kino Stadium.

Although we are only in the NBA conference semi-finals, it already feels like the finals with tempers flaring, elbows swinging and fines being dished out. Each matchup is different and there is little consistency of play, however there is a pattern emerging in this round of the playoffs.  

Coming off winning a state championship in football this last year, Jake Matthews, a senior baseball player on the Ironwood Ridge High School team is determined to add another state championship to the list.

It was a capacity crowd on March 21 as the Los Angeles Dodgers took on the Chicago Cubs in the final of two spring training games to come to Tucson’s Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium this year.

(NAPSI)—To celebrate its first 90ish years, one popular candy bar instituted a 90-day countdown that gives fans a chance to share favorite memories of the treat.

LAS VEGAS -- The Pac-12 Conference tournament's online stat feed appropriately had fourth-seeded Arizona labeled as the home team Thursday afternoon for its second-round meeting with No. 5 Colorado.

(NAPSI)—There are more than a million retail outlets in the United States and they employ almost 14 million people. After struggling through the Great Recession, many economists say it’s time for Congress to help these entrepreneurs, their communities and their employees by ending the special treatment given to their online-only competitors.

Well, it cannot get much worse for Arizona now, right?

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Amphitheater Governing Board Member Jeff Grant resigned.

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The solution was simple Saturday afternoon for seventh-ranked Arizona: Eliminate Arizona State's best player and pounce.

Tim Corkery, Tortolita Middle School eighth grade social studies teacher, is a finalist for the state-level Veterans of Foreign Wars Middle School Teacher of the Year award. The award is presented annually to an educator who demonstrates outstanding teaching skills, patriotism, and dedication to the well-being of learners, colleagues, and veterans in the community.

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Mountain View High School was rocking last on Dec. 6, as the Mountain Lions (11-4) defeated the (15-2) Tucson Badgers, 56-50.

With some hard work and determination, one local fourth grader along with his friends and some of the residents at a local retirement community, formed a LEGO Robotics team.

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The 2012 NFL rookie draft class has certainly made a name for themselves and have taken over the headlines since entering the league. The two main names that you probably are aware of are, Andrew Luck who was drafted first overall by the Indianapolis Colts and directly after him came Robert Griffin III or RGIII to the Washington Redskins.

After trailing three games to one in the NLCS (National League Championship Series) to the Saint Louis Cardinals, the San Francisco Giants turned it on and won seven straight games to advance to the World Series and eventually sweep the Detroit Tigers 4-0. Their World Series win made them the best team in baseball two out of the past three years as they brought home the Commissioner’s trophy in 2010 as well.

It is tough to come away from a play thinking the acting was fantastic, but the direction and script were somewhat of a mystery. The mystery being the point of the play in general.