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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PHOENIX SUNS | Aug 12, 2026Suns reportedly waive wing Haywood Highsmith, opening roster spot
Highsmith was under contract for 2026-27 with $1 million of his $3 million salary guaranteed.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Aug 12, 2026Suns likely to face Warriors in regular-season home opener
Golden State won the regular-season series last year before the two teams squared off in a play-in game, which Phoenix won to earn the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Aug 12, 2026WR Raiden Vines-Bright, DB Daquwan Dunn among ASU underclassmen impressing in camp
ASU's two-deep rotation appears vastly talented, so many of these players will have uphill climbs to work their way up the depth chart, but they're making their mark early.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Aug 12, 2026Suns to begin NBA Cup group play against Nuggets, finish vs. Mavericks
The Suns have made it to the knockout round twice in three years (2023 and 2025), both as a wild card team. They lost in the quarterfinals both times.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Aug 11, 2026Cutter Boley standing out in QB competition as ASU leaves Valley for Camp T
Kenny Dillingham has not said the quarterback competition is over, but the SEC All-Freshman transfer has looked like the best of four options so far.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Aug 10, 2026Why did ASU have a nursery rhymes playlist on repeat at Monday’s practice?
If it wasn't "Old MacDonald Had A Farm," it was "Hickory Dickory Dock" or "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" among a few others before it looped back around with the same several songs in rotation.
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ARIZONA WILDCATS FOOTBALL | Aug 9, 2026Biggest threats to Texas Tech’s Big 12 title defense include BYU, Arizona and a dark horse
Texas Tech's Big 12 title chances took a hit when QB Brendan Sorsby was ruled ineligible, so who are the biggest contenders to unseat them? Where do Arizona and ASU project?
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ASU FOOTBALL | Aug 7, 2026ASU working to be ‘most connected team in college football’ as QB competition plays out
A player-led culture, including by a significant amount of players remaining from the 2024 Big 12 title team, has sped up the process of a largely new-look ASU squad coming together.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Aug 7, 2026CJ Fite returns with expanded leadership role as ‘cornerstone’ of ASU defense
PFF viewed Fite as a top-80 overall prospect near the end of the 2025 season. Now that he's a prospect for the 2027 draft, The Athletic has Fite pegged as the 12th-best senior DT.
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HABOOB | Aug 6, 2026Mike LaFleur surprised by brother, Packers coach Matt LaFleur ahead of Hall of Fame game
Matt has been a supportive older brother as Mike nears his first regular season in the role, as he was present for Mike's Cardinals introduction back in February.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Aug 6, 2026Camp Tontozona dates for ASU football minicamp, open scrimmage announced
Camp Tontozona has rich history for the program, dating to when legendary head coach Frank Kush established the site in 1959.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Aug 6, 2026How to watch: Cardinals vs. Panthers in Hall of Fame Game to kick off NFL’s preseason
The Cardinals are set to start rookie QB Carson Beck against former first-round pick Kenny Pickett in the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday.
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ARIZONA WILDCATS FOOTBALL | Aug 5, 2026Arizona S Daylen Austin among ESPN’s 40 most important college players for 2026
Austin's blue-chip pedigree includes being the No. 117 player in 247 Sports' composite ranking for the class of 2023, including top 10 among California prospects.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Aug 2, 2026ASU WR Derek Eusebio delivers back-to-school supplies for kids with help from Autism Society
ASU head coach Kenny Dillingham has "be a good person" put simply as one of the program's core mantras, and Eusebio mentioned the philosophy is "just such an easy way to think about life in general."
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ASU FOOTBALL | Aug 2, 2026Newly eligible seniors will count toward roster caps and cannot transfer, court clarifies
A Colorado judge clarified that the court order was only meant to grant the seniors a fifth season and the decision did not make them exempt from rules regarding roster limits and transfer windows.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Aug 1, 2026Diamondbacks bullpen holds on to clinch series at Guardians after Paul Sewald shelled
All three teams in the NL Wild Card spots won Saturday and kept the gaps at five games to the Cubs in the first slot and one game to the Phillies behind Arizona.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Aug 1, 2026Federal college sports legislation gets support from SEC, Big Ten as Dillingham calls for clarity
A Senate vote could come between Thursday and Saturday ahead of a monthlong legislative recess. It will require at least 60 votes to pass before it would head to the House of Representatives.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Aug 1, 2026ASU football adds 2 players days before fall camp, parts ways with another
ASU's late additions come ahead of an expected special transfer portal window following a Friday court order granting eligibility to class of 2022 players who haven't redshirted.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Jul 29, 2026Dillingham wants ASU’s starting QB named by 9-10 days ahead of opener at the latest
Cutter Boley, Mikey Keene, Jake Fette and Cam Dyer are vying to be ASU's starting QB, and they'll each bring something different to the table when camp opens on Aug. 5.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 27, 2026Diamondbacks not looking to trade Ketel Marte as he nearly wipes Instagram feed
Marte leads all Diamondbacks this season with 19 home runs and 104 hits. He's one behind Corbin Carroll and Geraldo Perdomo for the team lead in games played at 101 out of 106.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Jul 24, 2026Cardinals’ young talent ranks middle of NFL in ESPN data breakdown
Arizona's prospect talent ranked ahead of the 49ers (No. 27) and Rams (No. 32), but behind the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks (No. 8).
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ASU BASKETBALL | Jul 24, 2026ASU men’s basketball to face Oklahoma in Tulsa neutral-court matchup
ASU won last year's matchup at Mortgage Matchup Center, 86-70, marking the biggest nonconference loss for the Sooners in nearly five years.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Jul 23, 2026Isaiah Adams reports to Cardinals training camp days after arrest in Canada
Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur said Isaiah Adams, who was among four arrested, is doing good after seeing him report for training camp.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Jul 23, 2026Cardinals TE Travis Vokolek medically retiring due to neck injury suffered last season
Vokolek, 28, spent all three NFL seasons with the Cardinals and logged 84 offensive snaps and 51 on special teams across eight career games.