arizonasports.com editor

Tom Kuebel

About

Tom Kuebel is a web content editor for arizonasports.com and KTAR.com and has been heard on KTAR 92.3 FM as a traffic reporter. He moved to the Valley in 2017 from the Chicago suburbs after starting his career covering mostly high school sports in Illinois. He’s worked a variety of jobs in media since arriving in the Valley. He was a domain expert and caption writer for Dataminr and a digital content producer for Fox 10 Phoenix. He frequently hikes Piestewa Peak and enjoys spending time with his cat.

Expertise

Breaking news
Writing
Copy editing
Traffic reporting

Education

University of Iowa – Major: History

College of DuPage – Major: General Studies

North Central College – Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast

Communications, Minor: History

Social media profiles

X: @tomkuebelaz

IG: @grandpakeebs

PHOENIX SUNS | Nov 1, 2018
Windhorst: In the Western Conference, bring it or get embarrassed

ESPN's Brian Windhorst saw enough from the Phoenix Suns' 120-90 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Halloween to determine the Suns need to show more effort in order to be competitive.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Nov 1, 2018
Doug & Wolf choose 2018 Cardinals midseason awards

The guys from the Doug & Wolf Show on 98.7 FM Arizona's Sports Station (Doug Franz, Ron Wolfley, Paul Calvisi, Max Starks) analyzed a few of the highs and lows in dramatic, Academy Awards-style fashion from the Cardinals first half of the season.
PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 30, 2018
Former Suns owner Richard Bloch passes away at age 89

Former Suns president and controlling partner, Richard Bloch passed away on Saturday, according to the team. Bloch was heavily involved in helping the Suns join the NBA in 1968 and bringing Jerry Colangelo in as the team's first general manager.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 30, 2018
Baker: Defense got excited watching Rosen’s fourth-quarter comeback

Baker had a lot to be exited about with his individual performance in Sunday's win over the 49ers, but what got the safety most excited was the fourth-quarter comeback sparked by Josh Rosen and the Cardinals offense.
PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 20, 2018
Deandre Ayton upgraded to probable for road opener against Denver

From questionable to probable, Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton is expected be ready to go for the Suns first road challenge of the season against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 17, 2018
Cardinals Boston, Iupati ruled out against the Broncos on Thursday

Safety Tre Boston (ribs and shoulder) and guard Mike Iupati (back) have both been ruled out for Thursday by head coach Steve Wilks in his Wednesday press conference.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 16, 2018
Cardinals add offensive lineman Kyle Friend to practice squad

The Arizona Cardinals signed Kyle Friend, an offensive lineman, to the practice squad on Tuesday. Friend has spent time on the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers practice squads, since entering the league in 2016.
ARIZONA WILDCATS FOOTBALL | Oct 16, 2018
Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate will not play Saturday against UCLA

Arizona Wildcats quarterback Khalil Tate will not be available for coach Kevin Sumlin as his team takes on UCLA Saturday. Tate injured his ankle on Friday in a 42-10 loss to Utah and was removed from the game in the first quarter.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 14, 2018
Cardinals fail to convert on third down against the Vikings

The Cardinals' offensive woes continued as Josh Rosen didn't throw a touchdown and Arizona fell on the road to Minnesota.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 14, 2018
Larry Fitzgerald Sr. not happy with Mike McCoy’s play call

The play was a run up the middle with David Johnson, but Fitzgerald’s issue with offensive coordinator Mike McCoy’s play call was that his son was not on the field.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 14, 2018
Cardinals defensive line, now healthy, disrupting Vikings pass game early

With three swatted passes at the line of scrimmage in the first quarter, the Arizona Cardinals defensive line is giving Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins fits trying to find his receivers down the field.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 14, 2018
Cardinals look to take advantage of banged up Vikings in Week 6

Despite a filled up injury report with appearances throughout the week by 14 different players, the Cardinals will mostly have a full flock of players at hand to plug into the rotation.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 12, 2018
Danny Gonzales has confidence the ASU defense will be successful

Defensive coodrinator Danny Gonzales has the ASU defense tied for the lead in the Pac-12 in sacks with 18, and tied for second in the conference with four recovered fumbles.
PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 10, 2018
Report: Suns apply for disabled player exception for Darrell Arthur

Without a general manager, the Phoenix Suns are still in the process of making roster moves applying for a Disabled Player Exception for Darrell Arthur.
ARIZONA COYOTES | Oct 7, 2018
Coyotes recall Laurent Dauphin after conditioning stint in Tucson

Laurent Dauphin has been recalled to the Arizona Coyotes from the Tucson Roadrunners. In his only appearance with Tucson, Dauphin scored a goal and recorded an assist.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 7, 2018
Robert Nkemdiche and Markus Golden inactive against 49ers

Sunday morning it was confirmed that both Robert Nkemdiche and Markus Golden will both be inactive for the Cardinals as they seek their first victory of 2018.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 7, 2018
Report: 49ers WR Marquise Goodwin out Sunday against the Cardinals

One of the San Francisco 49ers best wide receivers has been deemed out for Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. It was reported Marquise Goodwin has been ruled out with a leg injury.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 6, 2018
Report: WR Rishard Matthews to work out for Cardinals

The search for help at the wide receiver position continues for the Arizona Cardinals as Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network and Adam Schefter of ESPN have reported Rishard Matthews will coming to Arizona on Tuesday to work out for the Cardinals.
ARIZONA COYOTES | Oct 3, 2018
Derek Stepan and Niklas Hjalmarsson named Coyotes’ alternate captains

The Arizona Coyotes have named center Derek Stepan and defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson as alternate captains for the 2018 season.
PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 3, 2018
Slam: Devin Booker ranked as No. 21 best player in the NBA

Suns shooting guard Devin Booker has quickly risen up the ranks as one of the best players in the NBA. In just his third NBA season, Booker was ranked the No. 21 player in the entire association by Slam Magazine.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 2, 2018
PFF: Josh Rosen tops Baker Mayfield’s high grade for rookie QB debut

Despite sloppy offensive line play and five dropped passes, Josh Rosen's grade by Pro Football Focus was the highest by anyone on the Cardinals offense at 87.1.
ASU FOOTBALL | Oct 1, 2018
Eno Benjamin wins Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week award

Arizona State running back Eno Benjamin was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for his record-setting efforts in ASU's win over Oregon State on Saturday.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 1, 2018
Feely: Blame what you want, Cardinals players need to make plays

Questionable play calling and a couple of missed field goals clouded what CBS football analyst and former Cardinal kicker Jay Feely saw as the demise of the Arizona Cardinals against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Sep 30, 2018
Josh Rosen combats WR drops, leads Cardinals to first half TD

Josh Rosen's first start at quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals got off to a rocky start, but the QB kept his cool to lead the team to a first half lead.