AZ Tidbits

• Diamondbacks trade away Trevor Bauer.  They may regret this deal. 
• Glendale resident Benson Henderson retains his UFC Lightweight title.  
• UA knocks off Nevada 49-48 in the New Mexico Bowl.   
• Will Ron Barber (D-AZ) seems like a natural to take the lead on new gun control measures. 
• Arizona ranked as 25th healthiest state in the U.S.  
• Cardinals place QB Kevin Kolb on IR.  Is his Cardinals career over?  
• Arizona secession movement fails to obtain required signatures.  
• Jayden Marie does Arizona proud in Playboy!  Well, IMO anyways. 
• It looks like Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt is safe, at least until the end of the season. 
• How come nobody told me about the Santarchy Crawl in Old Town Scottsdale? 
• A new QB for the Cardinals.  I guess it can't hurt.  Welcome Brian Hoyer. 
• Check out New Times 10 Favorite Phoenix area strip clubs here. 
• Phoenix get's a minor league pro soccer team.  Welcome Phoenix FC.
• Is Raul Grijalva in line to become Interior Secretary?  
• Desert Mountain's Mark Andrews named AZ Republic's Big School football POY.  
• The AZ Republic names their 2012 All State high school football team. 
• Golf Digest seems to think very highly of Scottsdale as a golf destination. 
• Check out the Year in Phoenix Nighlife in pictures here. 
• Mel Kipper is predicting round 2 or 3 for ASU's Will Sutton if he enters the NFL Draft. 
• The Dirty's 'Toys for Tatas' gets some national publicity.