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Run or pass, Cardinals just need to move the chains

Ken Whisenhunt and the Cardinals are taking some heat this week for avoiding the running game in Sunday’s loss to Washington. The Cardinals ran the ball just three times in the first half — and 15 for the game — in losing 22-21. To make matters worse, the Cardinals ran the ball just one time […]
13 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Cardinals suffering under new defensive system

PHOENIX – NFL teams didn’t have the benefit of mini-camps and OTA’s this offseason due to the lockout leaving teams scrambling to pick up new systems when training camps opened in September. The Arizona Cardinals are struggling mightily on defense adjusting to Ray Horton’s new system. After two games, Arizona’s defense is ranked 29th in […]
13 years ago
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Cardinals are ‘good enough’ to win a bad enough division

Two games into the NFL season, the NFC West is a combined 2-6, a record that would likely be worse had the Seahawks and 49ers not played each other in Week 1. In fact, the division is so bad — once again — that mediocrity may take the crown, and while many thought the Rams […]
13 years ago
Adam Green

Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall has prostate cancer

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Tuesday that team president and ceo Derrick Hall has prostate cancer. In a press release, the team says a recent PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) test resulted in elevated numbers, and a prostate biopsy performed on September 14 confirmed the diagnosis of cancer. “I was informed by my doctor while in San Diego […]
13 years ago
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Inside the Headset: Dissecting ‘Stoops Speak’

Arizona head coach Mike Stoops is one of the most cryptic head coaches in all of college football. I am often left scratching my head walking out of a press conference, as I assume most others are. In search of enlightenment, we will take a closer look at Stoops’ verbage from Monday’s post-Stanford/pre-Oregon press conference. […]
13 years ago
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Another calls for Suns to trade Steve Nash

The NBA is currently locked out, so no player movement is possible. However, that won’t stop people from speculating on what could — and should — happen once the lockout is lifted, and the Suns are likely to be at the forefront of many a conversation. The most likely topic? Steve Nash, and whether or […]
13 years ago
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Tyler Bassett

D-backs’ Kennedy gets win No. 20

PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Ian Kennedy gave a dominating performance in grabbing his 20th win of the season. Pitching eight innings and giving up only one hit — to Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens –, Kennedy became the National League’s first 20-game winner this season. “It was a fastball right down the middle, I’m […]
13 years ago
Adam Green

Inside the Box: Kennedy notches 20th win

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for September 19, 2011: Diamondbacks 1, Pirates 0 The Good: Ian Kennedy was simply brilliant. The ace pitched 8 innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out a […]
13 years ago
Arizona Sports

Mark Schlabach betting on Pac 12 expansion

ESPN’s Mark Schlabach joined Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf show to discuss the possibility of Pac-12 expansion. Schlabach broke down the situation going on right now with Big 12 teams looking at a move to the Pac-12 or possibly elsewhere. “Larry Scott, the Pac-12 commissioner, has got to convince these other Pac-12 presidents that […]
13 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Is Darnell Dockett doggin’ it with his new deal?

Doug Franz of Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf show doesn’t think that Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett has played up to his potential since he signed a contract extension in 2010. “I think that ever since Darnell Dockett signed his contract he’s become average,” said Franz. Average is not a word you associate […]
13 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Cardinals need to fix their struggling defense

The Arizona Cardinals defense has looked less than inspiring in the first two weeks of the season. Arizona has given up more than 300 yards passing in each of the first two games and even the run defense, which was a bright spot in Week 1, was exploited by the Redskins Sunday. The Cardinals are […]
13 years ago
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Cardinals ran the ball well when they actually ran the ball

The Arizona Cardinals averaged 6.2 yards per carry Sunday, nearly one-and-a-half yards per carry better than their opponent. However, the Washington Redskins picked up 172 yards on 35 carries, whereas the Cardinals tallied just 93 on 15. And of those 15 just three came in the first half, helping the Cards head into the intermission […]
13 years ago
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ASU seeing ‘red’ after game at Illinois

Coaches and players watch game film each week — some more than others — and some will watch the same film several times. “It’s until I feel I got out of the tape what I need,” ASU quarterback Brock Osweiler explained Monday. He watched the film from Saturday’s loss in Illinois once. Then he watched […]
13 years ago
Arizona Sports

D-backs call up top prospect Jarrod Parker

The Arizona Diamondbacks called up pitcher Jarrod Parker from Double-A Mobile. Parker, the team’s top pick in 2007, has been rated the top overall prospect for the D-backs the past three years. This is Parker’s first season since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2009, and in 26 games has an 11-8 record with a 3.79 […]
13 years ago
Adam Green

Former Cardinal Hightower knew who to provoke

After seemingly moving the ball at will, the Washington Redskins saw their first drive of the game stall at the Cardinals’ 20 when Rex Grossman threw incomplete to Santana Moss. Or not. There was some pushing and shoving after the play, enough to draw a 15-yard personal foul penalty on Cardinal Kerry Rhodes. The man […]
13 years ago
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Carter Nacke

What if Coyotes’ Mike Smith doesn’t work out?

The Phoenix Coyotes signed former Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Mike Smith in the offseason to replace want-away netminder Ilya Bryzgalov. The problem is, Smith is injury-prone and spent half of last season with the Norfolk Admirals in the AHL. He played well — when he played — for Tampa Bay last season […]
13 years ago
Carter Nacke

Report: Pac-16 with Texas getting closer

The Pac-12 may already be growing. According to ESPN’s Pac-12 Blog, a Texas newspaper said talks are heating up between four schools, including Texas, and Pac-12 officials. One of the biggest deal breakers for Texas, the newly-created Longhorn Network, seems to have been addressed. The new report said that Texas will be allowed to keep […]
13 years ago
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Carter Nacke

Inside the Box: Saunders goes 8.2 innings in win

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for September 18, 2011: Diamondbacks 5, Padres 1 The Good: Starter Joe Saunders went out with a mission on Sunday. His team was on a three-game slide and is working to […]
13 years ago
Carter Nacke

Snapshot: Redskins sneak by Cardinals

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13 years ago
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Carter Nacke

Inside the Box: D-backs continue to slide

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for September 17, 2011: Padres 3, Diamondbacks 1 The Good: The Diamondbacks didn’t do much right on Saturday, but they didn’t do much wrong either. In their third consecutive loss, the […]
13 years ago
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Carter Nacke

Pac-12 teams should pay Illinois defense

Pay up, Pac-12. When Arizona State lost to unranked Illinois on Saturday night in Champaign, they did more than blow a game they should have won. They created video gold out of the Fighting Illini’s game film. ASU’s offensive line allowed quarterback Brock Osweiler to be sacked six — count ’em, six — times on […]
13 years ago
Adam Green

Inside the Box: Bats go silent in San Diego

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for September 16, 2011: Padres 2, Diamondbacks 0 The Good: After giving up two runs in the first inning D-backs starter Wade Miley settled down, allowing just those two in six […]
13 years ago
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DC Ray Horton knows patience is key

Cardinals new Defensive Coordinator Ray Horton is less than one week removed from his first NFL game as a defensive coordinator and he’s trying to remember that his two starting cornerbacks are new to this too. “The important thing I have to remember is that my two starting corners, this will be their second start […]
13 years ago
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Come playoffs, D-backs will have rotation decisions to make

Barring an unprecedented collapse, the Arizona Diamondbacks will make the playoffs. Once in the postseason, though, they’ll have some decisions to make, especially with the starting rotation. Ian Kennedy and Daniel Hudson are locks, and Joe Saunders figures to be the number three. If the team needs a fourth starter, who do they turn to? […]
13 years ago
Adam Green

Desert Dog Blog: Coyotes Report to Training Camp

GLENDALE — Jobing.com Arena was hopping on Friday as players, coaches, staff and media members assembled for the first official day of the Coyotes 2011-12 Training Camp. Sixty-two players have been invited to this camp, including newcomers Mike Smith, Daymond Langkow, Raffi Torres and Boyd Gordon. Friday was a long day for the players. It […]
13 years ago
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Sun Devils must win to keep fans feeling good

The Arizona State Sun Devils are 2-0, coming off a win over a ranked Missouri team. Players, coaches and fans are feeling pretty good — as they should — but all the fun times would quickly end with a loss Saturday to Illinois. “All the good you did in beating Missouri, I think goes out […]
13 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Second year DT Dan Williams progressing for Cardinals

The one bright spot about the Cardinals defense against the Panthers, if you could pick a bright spot, was how they fared against the run. They kept the dual threat attack of DeAngelo Williams and Johnathan Stewart in check, holding them to only 56 combined yards rushing. “We played well against the run last week,” […]
13 years ago
Adam Green

Cardinals vs. Redskins Injury Report

The official injury report for the Arizona Cardinals and Washington Redskins Week 2 game. Arizona Cardinals Player Pos Injury Wed Thu Fri Jim Dray TE Pectoral DNP Limited Limited Joey Porter LB Knee DNP Limited Full LaRod Stephens-Howling RB Hand DNP DNP DNP Daryl Washington LB Calf DNP DNP DNP DeMarco Sampson WR Hamstring Limited […]
13 years ago
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East coast has not been kind to the Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals travel to the nation’s capital Sunday to face the Redskins, but there’s one obstacle the team must overcome if it’s expecting to leave with a win. The east coast. Including the 2008 season the Cardinals have gone 5-9 when playing back east, a stretch including some blowout losses, including what is probably […]
13 years ago
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Behind Enemy Lines: What the Redskins are saying

The Cardinals are heading to the nation’s capital to take on the Redskins in a game featuring a pair of undefeated teams. Sure, they’re both just 1-0, but undefeated is undefeated. Saturday, September 17, 2011 • Redskins’ defensive line showing growth in many ways The Washington Redskins defense won’t put up the same numbers they […]
13 years ago

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