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Doan ready to show emotional side in the playoffs
Shane Doan is not an angry person. In fact, the Phoenix Coyotes’ captain gets teased by his teammates for being so easy-going. Come playoff time, however, Doan is prepared to turn on the anger and emotion. “I’m a better player when I play emotional,” Doan said on Sports 620 KTAR’s Doug and Wolf Monday morning. […]13 years ago
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Doan has highest confidence in Bryzy
Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan joined Sports 620 KTAR’s Doug and Wolf Monday morning to share his confidence in his team for the upcoming playoff rematch against the Detroit Red Wings. There was only one man though that Doan singled out as the reason the Coyotes feel so secure heading into the matchup against the […]13 years ago
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Shane Doan: We should have beat Detroit last year
Don’t worry, you haven’t accidentally discovered a tear in the space time continuum and been transported back to exactly this point one-year ago. The Phoenix Coyotes are really taking on the Detroit Red Wings again in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They just hope that history doesn’t repeat itself. Last year’s series […]13 years ago
Tyler Bassett
Coyotes draw Red Wings in NHL playoffs
The Phoenix Coyotes will once again meet the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the NHL playoffs. The series gets underway on Wednesday in Detroit. The Coyotes received the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference with the Red Wings finishing with the No. 3 seed. Game 1: Wednesday, 4 p.m. PT (Versus) […]13 years ago
Tyler Bassett
Inside the Box: D-backs start slow but end up with 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 April 10, 2011: Diamondbacks 10, Reds 8 The Good: In the bottom of the 8th inning with the Diamondbacks down 7-6 they scored four runs — three of them on […]13 years ago
Tyler Bassett
Inside the Box: Suns beat badly by Mavericks
After every Phoenix Suns game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for April 10, 2011:13 years ago
Adam Green
Confident Coyotes finally clinch a playoff spot
Shane Doan just scored, giving the Coyotes a 4-1 lead, leaving just 11 minutes and 38 between the team and its second consecutive playoff berth. Oh, and the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks scored the next two goals, drawing within one with 3:39 left, but the Coyotes were able to hang on and not only […]13 years ago
Tyler Bassett
Inside the Box: Kennedy dominates, D-backs crush the ball
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 April 8, 2011:13 years ago
Tyler Bassett
Ian Kennedy pitches like an ace in win over Reds
Ian Kennedy threw like an ace on Friday night in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ home opener. The right-hander went eight innings giving up six hits and an earned run in the Diamondbacks 13-2 win. He struck out nine Cincinnati Reds. The nine strike outs are tied for the second highest total for Kennedy as a Diamondback. […]13 years ago
Adam Green
Inside the Box: Defense was optional
After every Phoenix Suns game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for April 8, 2011: Hornets 109, Suns 97 Wednesday, in Minnesota, the Suns did whatever they wanted to offensively against the hapless Timberwolves. Friday, facing the Hornets and without Steve Nash, […]13 years ago
Arizona Sports
Kirk Gibson: We’re on a mission…
In the classic movie The Blues Brothers Dan Aykroyd’s character Elwood Blues tells a bar full of people that he and his brother are ‘on a mission from God‘. On Friday Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson told a room full of reporters — admittedly not as much fun as a bunch of inebriated people — […]13 years ago
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D-backs sign pitcher to minor league contract
The Diamondbacks announced Friday they have signed left-handed pitcher Ron Mahay to a minor league contract. Mahay, 39, had a 1-1 record with a 3.44 ERA, eight walks and 25 strikeouts in 41 relief appearances with the Minnesota Twins in spring training last season. Mahay opened last season with Single-A Fort Myers, posting a 1.93 […]13 years ago
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Marcin Gortat won’t be punk’d by anyone
The knock on the Seven Seconds or Less versions of the Phoenix Suns was always that they lacked an edge. They lacked the defense, rebounding and mental toughness that it took to be successful when it counted. The team may be transitioning into a rebuilding — or is it retooling? — mode but they certainly […]13 years ago
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If the Suns traded Hill and Nash…
Editor’s Note: Kristofer Habbas is a writer for NBADraftInsider.com and this is a special piece for ArizonaSports.com Imagine for a second the Suns management personnel had a Suits Convention to decide what direction this team should go in. They debate whether or not to trade key players away, sign others and which way is up. […]13 years ago
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Reds come into Chase Field on hot start
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ home opener on Friday night brings the 5-1 Cincinnati Reds to Chase Field, where they’ve won eight in a row against the home club. The visiting team’s hot start shouldn’t surprise many, though, after their decision to stand pat for the most part over the offseason. Not wanting to upset the chemistry […]13 years ago
Adam Green
Bloom: Augusta is a magical place
Greetings from the center of the golf universe. First let me clarify that by no means do I wish to gloat or create envy from those of you who have yet to visit the hallowed grounds of Augusta National. The thing is, before I made the trek from the Valley of the Sun out here […]13 years ago
Adam Green
Desert Dog Blog: Notes & Quotes After Thursday’s Practice
GLENDALE — With back-to-back games vs. San Jose looming on Friday and Saturday nights, the Coyotes on Thursday assembled for their final practice of the regular season. After a team meeting, about half of the players took the ice at the Ice Den in Scottsdale for drills while the other half worked out in the […]13 years ago
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Robin Lopez’s fate uncertain according to Alvin Gentry
Whether or not Robin Lopez will be a part of the 2011-12 Phoenix Suns is the question that has been on the fans and medias mind’s over the last few days. Apparently it’s been on the mind of head coach Alvin Gentry as well. “I think that’s something we’ll have to sit down at the […]13 years ago
Adam Green
Matt Williams says young talent is on the way
Matt Williams wants to be a manager. “I’d love to manage a ballclub,” he told Rantsports.com in Chicago. “At some point I’d like to get the opportunity to manage a club and see what we can do.” As of now, that opportunity will not come anytime soon with the Diamondbacks. Kirk Gibson is in his […]13 years ago
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Is Marcin Gortat the answer to the 1969 question?
This time last year the Phoenix Suns and their fans thought they found the franchise center that has eluded them since the infamous ‘coin toss’ in 1969. A year later the team and fans still feel the same way, just about a different player. During the 2009-2010 season Robin Lopez sparked the imaginations of Suns […]13 years ago
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Don’t believe what Ken Whisenhunt has to say
Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt wants you to know that you shouldn’t believe anything he or anyone else involved in the NFL says. At least when it comes to the NFL draft. The head coach made it clear that this time of year the NFL has more people bluffing than the World Series of […]13 years ago
Tyler Bassett
Inside the Box: Gortat with monster game for Phoenix Suns
After every Phoenix Suns game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for April 6, 2011: Suns 108, Timberwolves 98 Coming off a tough loss in Chicago, the Phoenix Suns bounced back with a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday evening. The […]13 years ago
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D-backs pitching decent in first week of season
The Diamondbacks came into this season without an ace pitcher, instead relying on a collection of solid options to get the job done on the mound. Arizona’s rotation personifies quantity over quality after one cycle through the five-man rotation ended with a win at the Cubs Wednesday and a 2-3 record. None of the starters […]13 years ago
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Manager provides insight on plans for Bloomquist after Drew returns
When news broke that shortstop Stephen Drew would be missing an extended period of time to begin the season, fans were left wondering how the team would perform in his absence. With his replacement, Willie Bloomquist, emerging as a threat at the plate and on the basepaths it’s left many people asking ‘Stephen who?’. With […]13 years ago
Adam Green
Derrick Williams on others going pro: NoSirNotMe
Arizona Wildcats fans, anxious over Derrick Williams’ potential departure, have found themselves hanging on his every word…and tweet. In the latest installment of “As Derrick Williams’ Draft Status Turns,” the sophomore responded to the news of Duke star Kyrie Irving entering the draft with, well, an interesting choice of words. Damn.. Everybody leaving today..?! #NoSirNotMeless […]13 years ago
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Whisenhunt’s draft philosophy includes looking at need and value
With the 2011 NFL Draft only 22 days away, Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt is determined to take both need and value into account when it comes to selecting the team’s picks. “You have to stay true to your process of how you evaluate players,” Whisenhunt said in an interview with Mike Florio on Pro […]13 years ago
Adam Green
Inside the Box: D-backs solid in beating sloppy Cubs
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 April 6, 2011: Cubs 6, Diamondbacks 4 The Arizona Diamondbacks had not won a game since the season opener on April 1. Having dropped the first two games of a […]13 years ago
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Whisenhunt provides clues to Cards offseason
Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt may not be able to talk to his players due to the NFL lockout but that doesn’t mean he can’t talk to the media. On Tuesday he was a guest of Mike Florio’s on Pro Football Talk Live and talked about his team’s future. During the interview Whisenhunt didn’t […]13 years ago
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ASU set to participate in Old Spice Classic
Arizona State men’s basketball will be participating in the sixth annual Old Spice Classic at the HP Field House at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Thanksgiving weekend. The Sun Devils will square off against Dayton, DePaul, Fairfield, Minnesota, Texas Tech, Indiana State and Wake Forrest in the eight-team, bracket-format tournament. The Old Spice […]13 years ago
Adam Green
Coach wants Fitzgerald to stay in AZ, out of QB decision
In what will likely not go down as the shock of the summer, Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt wants Larry Fitzgerald to stick around for a while. “Our goal is to have him retire as a Cardinal one day many years from now,” the coach told ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio Wednesday. “And I think we’ve made a […]13 years ago
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