Kya deLongchamps revs up to explore the tradition of pedal power.

Police in Texas investigating the murder of a teacher and beauty queen in 1960 have arrested the former priest who apparently heard her final confession.

USA: A watch collector spotted a rare Swiss timepiece in a Phoenix second-hand store, bought it on sale for $5.99 (€5.27) and then sold it for $35,000 (€30,700).

Tiger Woods has opened up on the chip he didn’t want to make — the one to his tooth after getting walloped by a cameraman.

USA: A US police chief reported accidentally shooting his wife early on New Year’s Day.

Firefighters spent an hour rescuing an Arizona teenager from a chimney where he got stuck after getting locked out of his home.

A handyman with financial problems has shot dead his wife and three children before committing suicide, in what police in Maine say is one of the worst cases of domestic violence in state history.

Dog blamed for apartment fire

Actor Dennis Farina, a former Chicago policeman who played a TV cop on Law & Order during his wide-ranging career, has died at the age of 69.

Dennis Farina, a former Chicago policeman turned tough-guy actor, has died in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Phil Mickelson maintained his remarkable run of form to lead from start to finish and capture the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona, last night.

A lawyer wounded in a shooting at an Arizona office building has died.

Actor Jason London has been arrested on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct after a bar fight in Arizona.

Pádraig Harrington this week samples the incredible atmosphere surrounding the par-three 16th hole at the TPC Stadium course in Scottsdale, Arizona as he makes his debut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

THE new “Nike Chums” Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods remain the top two players in the world golf rankings in spite of missing the cut in last week’s Abu Dhabi Championship.

The original Batmobile from the 1960s television series has sold at a US auction for $4.2m (€3.15m).

Batman’s original Batmobile from the 1960s TV series will be auctioned on January 19 at the Barrett-Jackson auction house in Scottsdale, Arizona.

It kills millions every year, but after a slew of failed treatments scientists say vaccines could hold the key — not just to a cure but to wiping out cancer forever, writes Sharon Begley

A GUN club in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the US is hosting an event for parents and their children to pose for pictures with Santa Claus while holding machine guns they would not be allowed to legally own.

THE scene of Reno’s air race crash that killed nine people reveals the violence of the plane’s missile-like impact — a crater in the tarmac roughly 3 feet deep and 8 feet across with debris spread out over more than an acre.

A massive dust storm has descended on the Phoenix area of the US, drastically reducing visibility and delaying flights as strong winds toppled trees and caused power outages for thousands of residents in the valley.

THIS is going to be about a hurling man – but let’s start with some baseball.

SUDDENLY after a remarkable Sunday of golfing achievement, capped by Rory McIlroy’s Quail Hollow Championship success, Tiger Woods at 34 years of age seems very, very old.

VETERAN golf tour operator Sean Skehan still has a plaque on his office wall from 1975, when he pioneered a golfing trip to Arizona with golf pro David Jones.

Brandt Snedeker posted a five-under-par 66 to take the lead of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at the end of the third round in Scottsdale.

Troy Matteson held off PGA Tour rookies Rickie Fowler and Jamie Lovemark in a play-off to win the Frys.com Open yesterday at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

American Troy Matteson will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Frys.com Open after breaking a PGA Tour record with a second consecutive round of 61 on Saturday in Scottsdale, Arizona.

England’s Greg Owen carded a second-round 64 to lead by a shot in the clubhouse in the second round of the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Stun-gun maker Taser International has started telling police agencies to avoid firing the devices at suspects' chests, explaining that there's an "extremely low" risk of ill effects on the heart and that doing so will make defending lawsuits easier.

World number five Geoff Ogilvy is hoping to again fly under the radar at next week’s US Open at Bethpage Black in New York.

Paul Casey and Geoff Ogilvy were battling it out for supremacy on the PGA Tour again as the wind-delayed Shell Houston Open played catch up.

A former caretaker convicted of murdering six people and attacking 19 others will meet his fate in the coming weeks as jurors consider whether to put him to death for dozens of random night-time shootings that terrorised the desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, over a 14-month period in 2005 and 2006.

Geoff Ogilvy was in dominant form against Paul Casey in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship final on Sunday, closing in on a second title in four years.

England's Paul Casey trailed Geoff Ogilvy over the opening holes as the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship final got under way.

Kenny Perry has taken the lead after the third round of the FBR Open.

Australian James Nitties and American Lucas Glover both posted rounds of six-under-par 65 to lead the way as yesterday’s first round of the FBR Open was suspended due to darkness.

Lindsay Lohan was left shaken when a man was arrested after reportedly trying to push past her minders to get to the star.

Kevin Sutherland has a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Frys.com Open.

Richard Johnson put himself into contention at the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale after firing a six-under-par 64 to lie within one stroke of the lead after the opening round.

Wall Street again surrendered to investors’ anxiety about the financial sector today, sending the Dow Jones industrials down 240 points and back into bear market territory.

A day after playing some of the best golf of his life, Paul Casey struggled in the second round at the Accenture Match Play Championship today.

Six British players won their first round contests at the Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday and nobody was more impressive than world number 26 Paul Casey.

JB Holmes birdied the 18th hole twice in 20 minutes to defy Phil Mickelson in a play-off and win his second FBR Open in Scottsdale, Arizona last night.

Paula Abdul, who has a new song with fellow American Idol judge Randy Jackson, blames a plane mishap for keeping her out of the musical arena for more than a decade.

JB Holmes was delighted to overcome a poor start and produce a third round of 66 to open up a two-shot advantage at the FBR Open in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Geoff Ogilvy had no complaints about a one-over-par 71 in the opening round of the US Open today.

US-OWNED Microsemi has reversed its decision to close its Ennis electronics plant.

The British challenge at the Accenture Match Play Championship petered out today when Paul Casey and Justin Rose were eliminated.

Paul Casey and Justin Rose were in deep trouble during the quarter-finals at the Accenture Match Play Championship today.