Jules Tompkins
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Aug 10, 2013
Grit Index: Goldschmidt provides fireworks in D-backs’ walk-off win
The last time Patrick Corbin faced New York Mets' right-hander Jeremy Hefner, on July 2, the game ended…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Aug 10, 2013
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Martin Prado beginning to put things together
When he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the deal that sent Justin Upton to the Atlanta…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Aug 7, 2013
Back end of Arizona Diamondbacks’ bullpen finally in sync
The unit that dominated the Arizona Diamondbacks' headlines in April and May is re-entering newsworthiness. But this time,…
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Aug 7, 2013
Andre Roberts: Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer ‘just has it’
Last season, no one "had it." But Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Andre Roberts thinks his new quarterback, Carson…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Aug 4, 2013
Grit Index: Diamondbacks shutout by Doubront, Red Sox in McCarthy’s return to mound
Arizona Diamondbacks starter Brandon McCarthy got no run support in his so-so return to the mound, after more…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Aug 4, 2013
FanBall Weekly: How to replace your Biogenesis players
With the Biogenesis list hovering over baseball with impending long-term suspensions, fantasy players are going to need to…
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Aug 3, 2013
Cardinals’ QB Carson Palmer: ‘hard to be successful’ without a running game
It's no secret that Bruce Arians and the Arizona Cardinals' offense will live and die with its passing…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Aug 3, 2013
Grit Index: Ross leads D-backs past Red Sox in return to Fenway Park
One week removed from his first career shutout, Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher allowed six runs -- four earned…
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Aug 3, 2013
Bruce Arians addresses Cardinals’ offensive questions
Bruce Arians, the Associated Press's 2012-13 NFL Coach of the Year, inherited the worst offense in football when…
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ASU BASKETBALL | Aug 1, 2013
ASU’s Jermaine Marshall one of top 2013-14 transfers
With guard Evan Gordon opting to play his senior season in his home state, Arizona State was able…
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ASU BASKETBALL | Aug 1, 2013
Sporting News columnist joins in lambasting of ASU president
Earlier this month, comments made by Arizona State president Michael Crow stirred a national debate regarding the eligibility,…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Aug 1, 2013
Grit Index: Diamondbacks shutout, blowout Rays
Twice in July, Wade Miley has been the Arizona Diamondbacks' stopper. On Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, Miley…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 31, 2013
D-backs acquisition Joe Thatcher, by the numbers
On Wednesday, the Arizona Diamondbacks filled the most apparent hole on their roster, trading for San Diego Padres…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 28, 2013
Grit Index: D-backs on wrong end of second blowout of series vs. Padres
One night after pounding the San Diego Padres 10-0 behind Randall Delgado's complete game shutout, the Arizona Diamondbacks…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 28, 2013
Arizona Diamondbacks starter Brandon McCarthy ready to rejoin rotation
Nearly two full months after being placed on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, Brandon McCarthy…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 27, 2013
Grit Index: D-backs pound Padres behind Delgado’s dynamite outing
Martin Prado and Randall Delgado came to the Arizona Diamondbacks in January in what was widely dubbed "the…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 27, 2013
Brad Ziegler ‘so far, so good’ as Arizona Diamondbacks closer
Brad Ziegler has been a closer before, but then he got the swine flu. After being called up…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 22, 2013
D-backs’ right-hander Brandon McCarthy flounders in first rehab start for Triple-A Reno Aces
On May 31, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy was placed on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 22, 2013
Grit Index: Randall Delgado, Martin Prado help Diamondbacks to salvage win in series finale
Twenty-three-year-old Randall Delgado has outdueled two of baseball's brightest young pitching stars, Matt Harvey and Madison Bumgarner, this…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 21, 2013
Grit Index: D-backs leave 13 runners on base in loss to Giants
Sixteen of their hitters reached base on Saturday, but the Arizona Diamondbacks managed just three runs in their…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 14, 2013
FanBall Weekly: Chris Davis is the next home run king
After hitting his 36th home run on Saturday Davis has reached a pace to put him at 61…
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PHOENIX SUNS | Jul 10, 2013
Former Suns GM Kerr ‘loves’ Bledsoe acquisition
The man who once made Jared Dudley a Phoenix Sun approves of the deal that sent him to…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 10, 2013
D-backs’ Eaton activated, goes 0-for-4 with costly fielding error
Arizona Diamondbacks' rookie Adam Eaton was activated from the disabled list on Tuesday, as manager Kirk Gibson first…
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 10, 2013
Sabermetrics site projects Diamondbacks, Dodgers to finish atop NL West
FanGraphs.com is a top-notch baseball statistics website that features exclusive sabermetric calculations, which set it apart from similar…