Music Fest Rocks Scottsdale

Grace Potter of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals performs Friday at the McDowell Mountain Music Festival in Scottsdale. -- Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/The Arizona Republic

Country Thunder USA 2008

countrythunder 151744 -- 04/19/08 -- Phoenix-raised singer Dierks Bentley (cq) sings silhouetted Saturday night at Country Thunder USA in Florence. Billy Ray Cyrus and Kellie Pickler also performed. -- Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/The Arizona Republic

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countrythunder 151744 -- 04/19/08 -- Lynette Barber (cq) of Tempe picks up a bean bag while playing baggo with friend Tony Cook (cq) Saturday at Country Thunder in Florence. Many camped all week at Country Thunder and passed the time in various ways. -- Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/The Arizona Republic

D-Backs pound Padres 9-0

dbacks0418 151327 -- 04/18/08 -- Diamondbacks' Conor Jackson (cq) runs past second on his way to a triple in the bottom of the sixth inning. A double would have given him the cycle on the night. He hit a home run, two triples, a single, and four RBIs against the Padres Friday at Chase Field. -- Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/The Arizona Republic

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Mourners Remember Slain Loved Ones

vigil 151605 -- 04/13/08 -- The organization Parents of Murdered Children hosted a vigil Sunday evening on the grounds of the Arizona State Capitol in which families and friends gathered to support those who had lost loved ones. The vigil commenced National Crime Victims' Rights Week. -- Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/The Arizona Republic

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No. 1 ASU Falls to Washington

(caption for the second photo in above slideshow) spt-asusoft0414 151612 -- 04/13/08 -- Washington Huskies pitcher Aleah Macon (cq), left, celebrates with teammate Morgan Stuart (cq), right, after defeating the number 1 ranked ASU Sun Devils 3-0 Sunday at Farrington Stadium in Tempe. -- Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/The Arizona Republic

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NASCAR at PIR

Jimmie Johnson burns rubber as he celebrates his victory at the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 at the Phoenix International Raceway Saturday. -- Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/The Arizona Republic
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D-Backs complete sweep of Dodgers

It was a special day at the ball park in Phoenix today - yes, the Diamondbacks defeated the Dodgers 4-3 and swept them in the three game series, but the dome was also opened moments before the opening pitch. I was told its not very common the dome is open during day games - I guess it's usually too hot. The light was great, and so was the 75 degree weather.

(caption of first photo) dbacks0409 151322 -- 04/09/08 -- Diamondbacks' Orlando Hudson (cq) gets tagged out at the plate by Dodgers' pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (cq) in the bottom of the fourth inning Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field. -- Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/The Arizona Republic

Commenting on the above caption - upon closer inspection, it almost looks like Hudson avoided the tag. It at least appears that way with the four frames I was able to capture. Look for yourself.

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Wheelchair Rugby

(caption of first photo) quadrugby 151466 -- 04/06/08 -- KJ (cq) of Mesa battles to keep possession while Brad Smith (cq) of Mesa, left, and James Laubham (cq) of Phoenix, right, try to strip it away during practice Sunday afternoon at Mesa's Broadway Recreation Center. Their quadripligic rugby team, the Outcasts, will be competing in the national championship tournament in Kentucky next week. -- Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/The Arizona Republic

Arizona Desert Stars

My wife and I had a nice Friday evening with friends around a camp fire in the Arizona desert. So many stars - it was beautiful.

Coyotes Rock Stars, lose 4-2

There's nothing quite like a good hockey fight to get the crowd and your teammates into the game... or at least that's what it seems Coyotes' rookie Daniel Carcillo thought Thursday night in their final home game of the season against the Dallas Stars. His two third period brawls set a spark into the rather quiet crowd and after each plant of his right fist, his team rallied behind him to score a goal. The Coyotes went from being down 3-0 to having a chance to tie the game with less than 2 minutes remaining.

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