About
Damon Allred is the Arizona State reporter for Arizona Sports and is a web editor for arizonasports.com and KTAR.com. Born and raised in the Valley, Damon has lived in the metro Phoenix area for most of his life. He began covering ASU in fall 2024. When he’s not doing something involving sports, it’s likely you’ll find Damon at a movie theater or a trail up north.
Expertise
- Sports and news writing
- Photography
Education
- Mesa Community College — Journalism program
- Eastern Arizona College — Music education program
Social media profiles
- X: @iamdamonallred
- Instagram: @iamdamonallred
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ASU FOOTBALL | 4 hours agoASU’s first half of the season showed football really is as simple as tackling and blocking
ASU's struggles with tackling and blocking have, in part, led to an average margin of defeat of 30.7 points in losses to then-No. 10 Texas A&M, then-No. 10 Texas Tech and Baylor.
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ASU FOOTBALL | 11 hours agoKenny Dillingham doesn’t want to give Kansas State any hints about quarterback situation
Mikey Keene threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns in the second half against Texas Tech to outdo Cutter Boley’s 124 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in the first.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 18, 2026Big 12 power rankings: BYU in the driver’s seat as ASU plummets at halfway point
Ahead of a top-15 matchup between Utah and Houston headlining the week of Big 12 games, here's a check-in on the conference's pecking order at the halfway point of the regular season.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 17, 2026ASU blown out at Texas Tech as critical weaknesses remain on offense and defense
Veteran backup quarterback Mikey Keene replaced Cutter Boley at halftime and led a much smoother offense, albeit against a defense that was rightfully on cruise control.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 17, 2026ASU turns to Mikey Keene as Cutter Boley struggles at Texas Tech
Keene entered the season with a boatload of college experience, as he had more than 2,200 career snaps across two seasons at Fresno State and two seasons at UCF.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 16, 2026Reed Harris added to ASU’s Tillman Leadership Council as 3 members deal with injuries
The senior wide receiver leads the Big 12 in receiving yards and touchdowns. He is second in catches behind Baylor's Gavin Freeman.
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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | Oct 15, 2026ASU officially names NHL coach Dave Hakstol new hockey coach on 5-year deal
ASU hockey coach Dave Hakstol has 18 years of major head coaching experience, including seven years in the NHL and 11 years at the University of North Dakota.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 14, 2026ASU brought way more energy to practice. Can it translate to Texas Tech matchup?
The returns on ASU players' workloads were coming back with about the same totals as before, but in 40 minutes less time, according to Kenny Dillingham.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 12, 2026Kenny Dillingham sees improvements in ASU’s passion and energy, but plans to make more ‘drastic changes’
While there's a handful of freshmen and several veterans bringing the right approach, Dillingham plans to change how ASU practices to nail it down better for the team.
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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | Oct 12, 2026ASU expected to name former NHL coach Dave Hakstol its new hockey coach
Dave Hakstol was previously the head coach of the expansion Seattle Kraken.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 12, 2026ASU’s Cardae Mack, Owen Long earn Big 12 weekly awards after win over Hawaii
Mack scored the first two touchdowns of his college career in ASU's win over Hawaii on Saturday, while Long recorded 10 total tackles.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 11, 2026ESPN gives Cardinals high marks for return in Marvin Harrison Jr. trade
The Cardinals turned Harrison, who was a No. 4 overall pick in 2024, and a seventh-round draft pick into a second- and sixth-round draft pick.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 11, 2026ASU alum Keith Abney II picks off Cardinals’ Jacoby Brissett as part of career day
Abney was getting his heaviest workload on the Detroit defense so far, having played just 25 defensive snaps over the first four games of the season.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 10, 2026Cardae Mack emerges as ASU grinds out win against Hawaii through weather delay
Until Mack's big-play touchdown in the final minute of the third quarter, ASU had put up the fewest points on Hawaii of any of its opponents this season.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 10, 2026ASU-Hawaii resumes after 40-minute weather delay at halftime
The teams came out to kick off the second half at 9:54 p.m. MST, about 39 minutes after the delay was announced.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 10, 2026Sun Devils’ Cardae Mack scores out of wildcat package for 1st college touchdown
Mack was coming off his best college game so far, as he had 72 total scrimmage yards to lead all ASU running backs in the loss to Baylor.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 10, 2026ASU football without starting center Tana Alo-Tupuola vs. Hawaii for personal reasons
Alo-Tupuola's absence throughout the week had not been explained during the week, as he was coming off playing all 75 center snaps the previous week against Baylor.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 8, 2026ASU’s Cutter Boley can’t be properly evaluated with offensive line playing the way it has
Kenny Dillingham said following the loss to Baylor there's "absolutely not" a possibility of ASU moving away from Boley as it prepares to face Hawaii.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 7, 2026ASU football’s Lyrik Rawls out for ‘near future’ as injuries start to pile up
Rawls has 11 tackles, one interception, two passes defensed and 0.5 tackles for loss in four games. He had the highest coverage grade among ASU defensive backs.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 6, 2026ASU’s Marcus Arroyo returns to play-calling to allow Kenny Dillingham to ‘be a head coach again’
Arroyo spent all of the 2024 season and the 2025 regular season calling plays before Dillingham took over for the Sun Bowl.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 5, 2026Kenny Dillingham doubles down on shouldering blame for ASU’s loss despite mentor’s advice
Players notice when a coach takes the heat off them on the public stage, but they're as responsible as anyone for picking up the pieces in the following days.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 5, 2026Dillon Brooks needed less than 5 minutes of preseason basketball to stir something up
Brooks led the NBA with 21 technical fouls last regular season. He will benefit from Monday's tech not carrying over from the preseason into the regular season.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 5, 2026Mike LaFleur gives suspended NFL ref ‘a little bit of grace’ after interaction with Trey McBride
Seeman was suspended after he was caught on the NFL broadcast apparently yelling a profane phrase multiple times toward McBride, who was arguing his case after a pass interference no-call.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 4, 2026Kenny Dillingham after blowout loss: ‘I am letting our football team down’
The ASU head coach said he's failing to maximize the talent on his team, claiming he's as frustrated as any fan.