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Arizona Sports and KTAR News text alerts

Want breaking news, traffic, weather, shows or sports news and scores sent straight to your phone? Sign up for Arizona Sports and KTAR News text alerts by texting the keyword below to 620620 or 411923. Arizona Sports Category Keyword Arizona Sports Contests Contest Arizona Wildcats News & Scores Wildcats Arizona St. Sun Devils News & […]
9 years ago
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Arizona Sports’ 2014 ‘Mama’s Boy Week’

Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Without mom, none of us would be here. At Arizona Sports we want to make sure we are giving moms the appreciation they deserve. A few of our hosts tell you why they are a “Mama’s Boy” and down below we tell you what some of the athletes in Phoenix […]
10 years ago
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Arizona Sports expands, will be simulcast on 98.7FM and 620AM

Monday marks a first for the state of Arizona. Sports fans are now able to hear sports talk on FM -- specifically 98.7 FM.
10 years ago
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Burns & Gambo Holiday Heroes benefiting The 100 Club of Arizona

Holiday Heroes with Burns and Gambo at Arizona State’s Karsten Golf Course, supporting The 100 Club of Arizona, raised more than $180,000. Thank you Arizona. The proceeds will help provide financial assistance to families of public safety officers and firefighters who are seriously injured or killed in the line-of-duty, and to provide resources to enhance […]
11 years ago
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ArizonaSports.com launches updated website

Today is an exciting day at Arizona Sports as we launched an updated version of our website. Our design and content teams have spent the past six months building this site with one goal in mind; providing the Arizona Sports All-Star premiere local sports coverage and the best user experience. Here are three things we […]
11 years ago
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Blog: Salute To Service

Salute To Service with Burns and Gambo at ASU Karsten Golf Course, supporting The 100 Club of Arizona and national non-profit Folds of Honor Foundation raised more than $130,000 thanks to you! This on-air and online fundraising event recognizes and provides support to these two organizations that support our everyday heroes: police, fire and military. […]
11 years ago
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Great gifts in Arizona sports history

‘Tis the season for giving, and though Arizona sports fans have suffered quite a bit, we have been on the receiving end of quite a few gifts. Below is a list of some of the best players and coaches who have come through the Valley, a group of people who we are fortunate to say […]
13 years ago
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Scariest moments in Arizona sports

Halloween is the time for trick or treating, haunted houses, scary movies and candy — lots of candy. While we’re not here to pass out Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, we have decided to compile a list of the scariest moments in Arizona sports. So sit back, relax and try to enjoy….if you dare.
13 years ago
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The Oddcast: Devils vs. Tigers, NFL opens and interesting-ish uniforms

This aint your father’s Oddcast. Or your brother’s. Or your son’s.
13 years ago
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Phoenix is an overextended sports market?

Phoenix ranked number eight out of the 20 most overextended sports markets last year, a study said. According to Phoenix Business Journal, Phoenix has an insufficient income base to support four major-league teams. The Phoenix area would need total personal income (TPI) of $193.8 billion to provide an adequate base for its five existing teams, […]
13 years ago
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The Oddcast: Pick your QB, make a trade and cast a movie

Adam Green, Greg Esposito and Jarrett Carlen return to bring you the hottest stories from across the spectrum. The Cardinals are trying to find their QB, and it is down to Kevin Kolb and Kyle Orton. Knowing the show may be listened to at any time, the guys break down both options.
13 years ago
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10 people Arizona sports fans must follow on Twitter

With Twitter celebrating it’s fifth anniversary last week and a plethora of national websites giving readers their must follows on the social media service, we here at ArizonaSports.com thought it was time to give you the top ten people you should follow in terms of Valley sports. We’ll be honest, this is a subjective list […]
13 years ago
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Dockett, Fitzgerald, Bissonnette, Dudley among Twitter’s best

Twitter has changed the way fans are able to interact with their favorite athletes. Several stars use the social media platform to answer questions from fans or to simply let fans know what they enjoy doing during their time away from the court or field. In honor of Twitter’s fifth anniversary, Sports Illustrated came up […]
13 years ago
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Steve Nash, Darnell Dockett, Larry Fitzgerald among best sports figures to follow on twitter

People use twitter for many different reasons. Whether it is used for news, entertainment, to interact with friends, or to engage with celebrities, twitter is extremely popular. Sports figures are involved in the twitterverse and some provide insight into the life of a professional athlete, while others are simply entertaining. Whether they use the platform […]
13 years ago
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The Oddcast: D-backs snubbed, NBA locks out and Transformers rakes

Adam Green, Greg Esposito and Jarrett Carlen bring you the hottest stories from across the spectrum. The All-Star rosters are set and only one Diamondback is to be found. There are plenty of D-backs having good seasons and you’d think with the team playing well they’d have better representation.
13 years ago
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Top 5 Blowhards in Arizona sports history

If you live in the greater Phoenix area you probably got to experience quite the dust storm, or as those weather educated meteorologists called it, a haboob (try not to giggle too much). While you watched it create a mess out of your yard and car we doubt you were thinking about how it connected […]
13 years ago
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Mexican soccer team most popular team in Phoenix?

Phoenix is a major sports town, but the most popular team in Phoenix does not play football, baseball, basketball or hockey. In fact, the most popular team in Phoenix rarely plays in Phoenix - they aren't even from America.
13 years ago
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Cardinals stadium to host high school football showdown

The NFL may be in the middle of a lockout, but football will still be played at the University of Phoenix stadium this fall.
13 years ago
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The Oddcast: D-backs trade, Tressel resigns and Hangover disappoints

Adam Green, Greg Esposito and Jarrett Carlen are back. That’s right, we’re back again with episode No. 7 of The Oddcast. The guys break down the biggest and best stories from local sports, pop culture and national sports.
13 years ago
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The Oddcast: Rants, raves and Ashton Kutcher

Adam Green, Greg Esposito and Jarrett Carlen are back. That’s right, we’re back again with episode No. 6 of The Oddcast. The guys break down the biggest and best stories from local sports, pop culture and national sports.
13 years ago
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The Santisi Brothers win Doug & Wolf’s Inaugural Cornhole Cup

It was The Santisi Brothers — Mark Hagen & Tom Boyll — that outlasted 63 other teams Saturday night in a very successful event, Doug & Wolf’s Cornhole Cup, which raised more than $13,000 for The Boys & Girls Clubs of metropolitan Phoenix. The Santisi Brothers wound up taking home the first place trophies and […]
13 years ago
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The Oddcast: What’s worse, a royal wedding or NFL lockout?

Adam Green, Greg Esposito and Jarrett Carlen are back. That’s right, they’re back with episode number four of the Oddcast. The guys breakdown the biggest and best stories from local sports, pop culture and national sports.
13 years ago
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The Oddcast: Cage, Coyotes and the NFL

Adam Green, Greg Esposito and Jarrett Carlen are back. That’s right, we’re back again with episode No. 3 of The Oddcast. The guys breakdown the biggest and best stories from local sports, pop culture and national sports. Don’t forget to check the guys top 5 lists from all three categories below.
13 years ago