The staff of ArizonaSports.com has compiled their list of the top 25 Arizona sports stories of the year 2011. We’ll be unveiling them over the next couple of weeks all leading up to the top story of 2011. When Dennis Erickson’s Arizona State Sun Devils took the field at the Rose Bowl to take on […]
It’s no secret that the Arizona Cardinals’ defense got off to a rocky start in 2011 — struggling to adapt to the complicated new scheme implemented by first-year defensive coordinator Ray Horton. Whether you point to the effects of the lockout or the Cardinals’ reliance on youth at many key defensive positions, it’s no wonder […]
The staff of ArizonaSports.com has compiled their list of the top 25 Arizona sports stories of the year 2011. We’ll be unveiling them over the next couple of weeks, all leading up to the top story of 2011. When the 2011-2012 NFL season is over, one defining moment from the year will ring true for […]
Earlier in the week, ESPN’s Buster Olney wrote a pair of stories rating the Arizona Diamondbacks ” target=”new”>bullpen as fifth best in Major League Baseball. Olney has now ranked the
Brady Henderson is the editor at 710Sports.com, the website of ESPN Radio 710, our sister station in Seattle. The Seahawks’ and Cardinals’ elimination from playoff contention has raised questions about each team’s motivation heading into their Week 17 matchup. Larry Fitzgerald and the Cardinals aren’t likely to find any in the form of trash talk […]
The staff of ArizonaSports.com has compiled their list of the top 25 Arizona sports stories of the year 2011. We’ll be unveiling them over the next couple of weeks all leading up to the top story of 2011. When the NBA Finals ended last June with the Dallas Mavericks upsetting the Miami Heat to win […]
Former Phoenix Suns General Manager Steve Kerr knows this franchise, and his assessment of the team is quite telling. “The reality is you have to accept that to get good again, you have to be bad. It’s just the way it works in the NBA. And it’s a painful process,” Kerr said Thursday on Arizona […]
Could another quarterback controversy be brewing in Arizona? According to ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski, a guest on Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo, the Cardinals should open up competition between Kevin Kolb and John Skelton this offseason. “I really believe that this quarterback job at Arizona is going to be open,” Jaworksi said. “I […]
The Phoenix Suns have started the season with two losses, and if it’s possible, looking even worse than their 0-2 record would indicate. The offense has been abysmal and the defense not nearly good enough to compensate, and early indications are the Suns could be in for a long season. Though, if ESPN’s Jon Barry […]
There was a time when Michael Redd was considered to be one of the best players in the NBA, a great scorer who could shoot from pretty much anywhere on the floor. That, however, was more than four years ago, and since then the former All-Star has battled multiple knee injuries, ailments that essentially robbed […]
Larry Fitzgerald is tired of losing. As he preps for the Cardinals’ Sunday matchup against the Seattle Seahawks, Fitzgerald is focusing on ending this season on a high note. After his team’s rocky 1-6 start to the season, Fitzgerald acknowledged it would be quite the accomplishment for the Cardinals to finish with an 8-8 record. […]
The Phoenix Suns are off to a nightmarish start to the season. After getting manhandled by the Philadelphia 76ers at home last night, 103-83 — their second home loss in as many games — one has to wonder if it’s time for the Suns to press the panic button. The warning signs go far beyond […]
The Phoenix Suns made it official on Thursday, inking former All-Star guard Michael Redd to a contract. Redd, 32, is an 11-year NBA veteran who has spent his entire career with the Milwaukee Bucks. Redd’s career scoring average is 20.0, and averaged a career-high 26.7 points per game in 2006-07. “Michael Redd has a proven […]
The 2011 season for the Arizona Cardinals has really been a tale of two different seasons. There is, of course, the 1-6 start, which was bad. Then, though, there is the 6-1 stretch that followed, and with one game left the Cardinals currently sit at 7-8. Their next game will be on January 1, 2012, […]
Steve Nash summed up Wednesday night’s 103-83 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers pretty succinctly. “That was about as bad a game as I’ve had personally, and team-wise it obviously was as well,” Nash said. Unfortunately, the two-time league MVP is right. Since returning to the Suns via free agency in 2004, Nash has played in […]
Nobody will deny that through two games, the Phoenix Suns are struggling mightily with their offense. But help could be on the way. Arizona Sports 620’s John Gambadoro tweeted on Wednesday night after Phoenix’s 103-83 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers that the Suns are expected to sign free agent guard Michael Redd to a contract […]
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns were hoping to rebound from a lethargic offensive performance in their season-opening loss to the New Orleans Hornets. Instead, their offense took a step backward in an embarrassing 103-83 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at U.S. Airways Center. The Suns struggled mightily offensively in the first half and trailed 48-34 […]
With a playoff spot no longer up for grabs for either team, the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks will be battling for pride this Sunday. The similarities between the Cards and Seahawks are evident. Both teams have defeated tough opponents and played fiercely on their home turf. While both teams have had success as the […]
Kevin Kolb doesn’t want to shut it down for the season. “That’s not the way this league works,” Kolb said. “That’s not the way a competitor works.” Those aforementioned competitive juices still burn within, telling him he has something left to give to an Arizona Cardinals offense that he’s grown quite at ease with this […]
Eric Gordon was dribbling the clock down as the fourth quarter came to a close with the Hornets trailing the Suns by one. Jared Dudley was in front of him, and the second Dudley took a slight step back Gordon rose and fired for what became the game winning shot. It wasn’t bad defense, but […]
The Phoenix Suns’ 85-84 loss on opening night to the New Orleans Hornets made Planet Orange’s eyes bleed. A fan base accustomed to a potent offense isn’t used to seeing the Suns struggle through a game with fewer than 90 points. Head coach Alvin Gentry has a solution. “We got to become more of a […]
The staff of ArizonaSports.com has compiled their list of the top 25 Arizona sports stories of the year 2011. We’ll be unveiling them over the next couple of weeks all leading up to the top story of 2011. The 2011 football season got off to a great start for ASU junior linebacker Vontaze Burfict. Following […]
One can certainly make the argument that Calais Campbell has been the Cardinals’ best defensive player this season. Campbell leads the team in sacks (8.0), has knocked down 11 passes (2nd most among non-defensive backs in the NFC), has forced two fumbles, recovered one, has an interception, is third on the team with 72 total […]
You’d think going to Hawaii would never get old. Though Larry Fitzgerald and Adrian Wilson are becoming regulars at the NFL’s All-Star game on the island, you won’t find anyone who feels bad for them. Fitz made the NFC roster for the sixth time in his career Monday, while A-Dub was selected for the fifth […]
GLENDALE – Coyotes fans shouldn’t be too surprised that fourth-line forward Raffi Torres scored twice in Monday’s 4-3 loss at Los Angeles. Torres has proven throughout his NHL career that he can be a streaky goal scorer. Torres has scored at least 12 goals in all but one of his past eight NHL seasons. His […]
Two veteran stalwarts, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and safety Adrian Wilson, along with rookie punt returner Patrick Peterson have earned NFC Pro Bowl nods for the Arizona Cardinals. While Pro Bowl trips have become customary for Fitzgerald and Wilson, making their sixth and fifth appearances respectively, it’s the selection of the up-and-coming Peterson that proved […]
Major League Baseball’s hot stove may be settling to a simmer, but the great debate rages on regarding which team’s starting rotation and bullpen reigns supreme. ESPN’s Buster Olney put together a pair of stories, with ” target=”new”> starting rotations. He submitted both lists to the Twittersphere and garnered a flood of impassioned responses from […]
In the Steve Nash era one issue you never had to worry about was the Phoenix Suns’ offense. Might this be changing right before our eyes? In Monday’s opening night loss the Phoenix Suns fell to the New Orleans Hornets 85-84. Since Steve Nash has been on the Suns, 2004-05 season to the present, their […]
To say the 2011 season was a memorable one for the Arizona Diamondbacks would be an understatement. Picked by many to finish at the bottom of the NL West, the D-backs won 94 games — many in comeback fashion — to take the division and push the Milwaukee Brewers to five games in the NLDS. […]
The staff of ArizonaSports.com has compiled their list of the top 25 Arizona sports stories of the year 2011. We’ll be unveiling them over the next couple of weeks all leading up to the top story of 2011. In October of 2010, the Arizona Wildcats football team was sitting on top of the world — […]
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