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Vince Marotta

The 5: Cardinals games we can’t wait for in 2016

There is always anticipation leading into an NFL season when the schedule is released. Here are the five Cardinals games we can't wait for in 2016.
8 years ago
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Vince Marotta

The 5: Best Rookie Seasons in Arizona Sports History

Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns is having a tremendous rookie season, but is it one of the best in Arizona sports history?
8 years ago
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Vince Marotta

The 5: Arizona’s most anticipated debuts

Zack Greinke's D-backs debut got us strolling down memory lane -- here's our list of the five most anticipated debuts in Arizona Sports.
8 years ago
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Vince Marotta

The 5: Arizona Cardinals’ top five plays of the first half

The first half of the 2015 season was filled with memorable plays for the Arizona Cardinals. Here are the top five.
9 years ago
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Luke Lapinski

Five questions facing the Arizona Diamondbacks this offseason

After a promising season, there are many questions facing the Arizona Diamondbacks heading into 2016.
9 years ago
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Vince Marotta

The 5: Best Number 5s in Phoenix Sports History

In honor of Cinco de Mayo -- the fifth day of the fifth month -- we celebrate the best players to wear the number 5 in Valley sports history.
9 years ago
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Adam Green

The 5: Best prime time games in Arizona Cardinals’ UofP Stadium history

It would not be entirely accurate to say the Arizona Cardinals are no stranger to prime time games.
9 years ago
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Adam Green

The 5: Greatest non-Cardinals games in University of Phoenix Stadium history

University of Phoenix Stadium is no stranger to fantastic football.
9 years ago
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Adam Green

The 5: Top offseason questions facing the Arizona Cardinals

From the moment the clocked ticked down to 0:00 on Arizona's 27-16 loss to the Carolina Panthers Saturday, attention was turned to the 2015 season.
9 years ago
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Andrew Gilstrap

The 5: Question marks facing the Phoenix Suns heading into training camp

There are a few new faces, but the Phoenix Suns will, for the most part, return the same group that shocked the league last season by nearly winning 50 games and almost earning a playoff berth.
10 years ago
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Dave Burns

The 5: Dave Burns’ concerns for the Arizona Cardinals

My colleague Dan Bickley made an excellent point on his show Friday leading into the Arizona Cardinals’ preseason opener. For two weeks prior we had heard nothing but glowing reviews of the players, the schemes and the coaching of the Cards. Outside of a gentle nudge in the direction of Jonathan Cooper, the Cardinals could […]
10 years ago
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Vince Marotta

The 5: Reasons I can’t wait for the 2014 football season

As I write this, it’s been 162 days since the Seattle Seahawks humiliated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. It’s been 189 days since Florida State rallied to beat Auburn in the BCS Championship Game in Pasadena. The sheer length of time that’s passed coupled with the fact that LeBron James finally made up […]
10 years ago
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Adam Green

The Five: Ryan McDonough’s best moves in first year as Phoenix Suns’ GM

On May 7, 2013, the Phoenix Suns made a hire that appears to have reshaped their future. On that day, they named former Boston Celtics executive Ryan McDonough as their new general manager, choosing him to replace the fired Lance Blanks and tasking him with rebuilding and reshaping the roster. Coming off the second-worst season […]
10 years ago
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Andrew Gilstrap

The 5: Most impressive Phoenix Suns wins of the 2013-14 season

Despite falling just short of the playoffs, the Phoenix Suns put together one of the most improbable individual seasons the league has ever seen. Before the 2013-14 campaign began, many experts — including local ones — figured the team would win somewhere between 15 and 25 games. The joke was on them, however, as the […]
10 years ago
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Vince Marotta

The 5: Best Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Models Ever

The 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover was unveiled on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday night and will features Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge and Chrissy Teigen. It’s the first cover for all three models — an honor that looks tremendous on the résumé of any supermodel. The cover reveal got me to thinking…in the 50 years […]
10 years ago
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Dave Burns

The 5: Most predictable things about the upcoming NFL season

This is the time of year for talking tough about the NFL. It’s a league where we are taught to expect the unexpected which leads many a talented writer and broadcaster to make their bold predictions for the upcoming season. Bold predictions are like coffee; you’ve got your mild breakfast blend (Don Banks of SI […]
11 years ago
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Arizona Sports

The 5: Arizona sports stories that could be made into movies

You may have heard. Retired Arizona Cardinal quarterback Kurt Warner is having a motion picture made about his life. The story is undoubtedly movie-worthy, the rags-to-riches tale of a grown man bagging groceries who doesn’t give up on his NFL dreams and eventually becomes the best football player in the world. It got me to […]
11 years ago
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Adam Green

The 5: Most underrated Arizona Cardinals of all-time

The folks over at NFL.com have been spending their summer reaching for content, and one of their latest attempts at story lines has been coming up with All-time underrated and overrated players lists for each team. The Cardinals’ edition was published July 8, and it got me thinking about the premise. Having grown up a […]
11 years ago
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Vince Marotta

The 5: Most Painful Arizona Sports Moments

As anniversaries go, June 20 marked a pretty grim one in the minds and hearts of Phoenix sports fans. On that date in 1993, a reserve guard from Notre Dame took a pass from a player who was inexplicably double-teamed and hit a three-pointer from the left wing with 3.9 seconds left. John Paxson was […]
11 years ago
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Dave Burns

The 5: Reasons why I could never root for the San Antonio Spurs

There are certain things in this world that I just don’t do, and rooting for the Spurs is certainly in my top five. Some in this world (lookin’ at you Gambo) believe that a hatred for the Miami Heat and their ambitious goal of global domination through talent consolidation is more vile-worthy than the Spurs. […]
11 years ago
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Dave Burns

The 5: Takeaways from the first month of the D-backs season

The first month of the Arizona Diamondbacks season is over and it’s provided enough talking points to fill a whole season. Here are my top five. 1. The bullpen The D-backs have blown 10 saves. The Major League average through the first month of the season is three. The problem is that it’s not just […]
11 years ago
Dave Burns

The 5: Options for the Cardinals on draft day

Of course, there are more than five options, but I think the essence of the options come down to five choices. Besides, I’m a rule follower. It’s called The 5, not The 11. So here are the five options with conveniently included odds intended solely for the purposes of wagering. A Guard (3 to 1) […]
11 years ago
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Vince Marotta

The 5: Best top 10 picks in Cardinals history

Draft week is upon us in the National Football League. The most talked about happening in the sports world will unfold over a three-day period in New York this weekend. Once again, the Arizona Cardinals find themselves drafting in the top ten. This year’s seventh overall selection marks the 16th time in their 26 drafts […]
11 years ago
Dave Dulberg

The 5: Worst top 10 picks in Cardinals history

There’s no question about it. The Arizona Cardinals have a huge decision to make Thursday night when they mull over the No. 7 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. Following a disappointing 5-11 season and a wholesale regime change, the Cardinals have plenty of holes to fill, and there’s no better place to start than […]
11 years ago