Now the holiday is morphing into an entire season, at least in the tourism industry, with haunted walks, costume balls and pumpkin-carving events held throughout October.

USC entered Saturday's game at Arizona Stadium allowing even fewer yards, 220 a game, and yet has no sexy nickname. Perhaps the Smother Brothers would fit.

The Wildcats played Duke and Georgia Tech in made-for-TV games in the greater New York area. Muehlebach's UA clubs played home-and-home against Duke, home-and-home against Final Four power Oklahoma, went to LSU to play against Shaquille O'Neal , played UNLV

The sophomore transfer from City College of San Francisco ran for a touchdown and passed for another, directing the dominant Oregon offense to a 54-20 rout of Arizona State on Saturday night.

The biggest knock against Biden during discussions on whether he would make a good vice presidential nominee was that his mouth tends to get him in trouble. And it has, with Biden recently raising the expectation that Obama would be

When the group had saddled up, they guided their mounts off the uneven riverbank and onto the soft riverbed. The horses kicked up grains of sand, which left tiny clouds of dust. The small band joined a larger group of

Beginning at the Republican National Convention in August, the McCain-Palin ticket has touted the pipeline as an example of how it would help America achieve energy independence.

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Tucson City Manager Mike Hein has flipped that attitude on its side, with his recent practice of refusing to serve developments outside the city's water-service area.

You wouldn't typically consider candy wrappers to be high fashion — or, frankly, anything other than trash. But Ecoist, an eco-design company (www.ecoist.com), has a line of handbags made from just that.

The David Fitzsimmons 2009 calendar includes local events and features the Star's editorial cartoonist. It sells for $6.50, or $5 apiece when multiple calendars are purchased.

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Bruce McClary, communications director for Clearpoint Financial Solutions, recalls a senior on a tight budget who was getting along fine until a $250 car repair sent her into a tailspin. She borrowed money at double-digit rates that she couldn't pay

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Backup quarterback Pat Devlin entered for injured starter Daryll Clark in the fourth quarter Saturday night and led two fourth-quarter scoring drives, sneaking in for the go-ahead touchdown to give No. 3 Penn State a 13-6 victory over No. 10

It cost taxpayers $2.7 million to widen and pave that road, and Alaska had higher priorities. But an Associated Press examination of government e-mails and interviews with state transportation officials found that Stevens moved the project to the front of

These beauties, which range from itty little things to nearly tree-size, add that fun, botanical touch, indoors and out. The pieces start at $13. The one pictured here, with its cool stained-glass-like center, is $65. You'll find 'em at The

A It is great that you are being proactive and are planning how best to manage your personal finances during this current economic cycle.

Vicki