Vince Marotta is the co-host of Bickley & Marotta on Arizona Sports. Vince has been part of the Valley media landscape for a long time, starting in radio in 1996.
After a short flirtation with music radio from 2002 to 2007, it was back to sports. Vince joined Arizona Sports in 2011 as the chief editor of arizonasports.com and served in that role until the microphone came calling again in 2013 when he was paired with Dan Bickley for a two-hour midday show that grew into a four-hour morning program.
Vince served as the play-by-play voice of Arizona State women’s basketball from 2000 to 2004 and for spring training webcasts for the Oakland Athletics from 2011 to 2013. He’s served as the PA announcer for the Arizona Rattlers and has been the arena voice of the Phoenix Suns since 2016. You can hear Bickley & Marotta weekdays from 6-10 a.m.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Oct 7, 2017NLDS Game 2 Notes: Torey Lovullo says Robbie Ray should be ‘wide open’
D-backs manager Torey Lovullo has had to shuffle his pitching staff early in the 2017 postseason, and that won't change heading into Game 2 of the NLDS.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Oct 7, 2017D-backs’ Robbie Ray ‘ready to go’ in first big-league postseason start
It was in doubt after he was pressed into duty in the D-backs' Wild Card win over Colorado, but Robbie Ray will indeed start Game 2 of the NLDS in L.A.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Oct 7, 2017Notebook: D-backs take Kershaw deep four times, but lose in Game 1
Clayton Kershaw has started 304 games in his Major League career. Only once in that span had he ever given up four home runs in a single game.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Oct 7, 2017D-backs’ Torey Lovullo: ‘No regrets whatsoever’ in starting Taijuan Walker
Torey Lovullo surprised many by tabbing right-hander Taijuan Walker as his starter for Game 1 of the NLDS. It didn't go very well.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Oct 4, 2017Make it a triple — D-backs unleash three-bagger barrage in Wild Card win
A National League Wild Card slugfest featured four triples by the D-backs, something that hadn't occurred in a postseason game in 114 years.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 4, 2017The Consensus Week 5: Not a lot of movement for Cardinals after SF win
The Arizona Cardinals found a way to beat the San Francisco 49ers in OT last Sunday, but it wasn't enough to impress those who make NFL Power Rankings.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 3, 2017Arizona Sports NFL Power Rankings Week 5: Chiefs far and away No. 1
For the third straight week, the Kansas City Chiefs sit atop the Arizona Sports NFL Power Rankings, as voted on by five members of our staff.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 2, 2017How the NFC West Was Won – Week 4: Rams register impressive win
All the happenings in the NFC West in Week 4, including the Rams' impressive win over the Cowboys in Dallas and Larry Fitzgerald's heroics vs. the 49ers.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 2, 2017Cardinals GM Steve Keim: Sunday’s win could build team confidence
It's not easy winning games in the NFL, and the Cardinals showed that Sunday against San Francisco. But GM Steve Keim believes it will build confidence.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 1, 2017After a tough start, Cardinals’ Phil Dawson glad to contribute to a win
Phil Dawson missed three field goals tries in the entire 2016 season. He's already missed three this season but gladly put that behind him in a win Sunday.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Oct 1, 2017The Play: Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald give the Cardinals OT win
You can minimize Larry Fitzgerald for most of a football game, but when there's a chance for a game to be won, No. 11 is going to get involved.
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ASU BASKETBALL | Sep 29, 2017ASU’s Bobby Hurley: College hoops system not working right now
After the dust settles following a damaging FBI investigation into corruption in college basketball, ASU's Bobby Hurley says things need to change.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Sep 27, 2017The Consensus Week 4: Cardinals take a tumble after MNF loss
Another week, another descension in NFL Power Rankings for the Arizona Cardinals, who lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 28-17, on Monday Night Football.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Sep 26, 2017Arizona Sports’ NFL Power Rankings Week 4: Chiefs reign; Cardinals plummet
For the first time all season, a team has held on to the top spot in the Arizona Sports NFL Power Rankings -- the Kansas City Chiefs.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Sep 26, 2017Cardinals GM Steve Keim: Offensive line play ‘was unacceptable’
It was pretty obvious to anyone who watched the Arizona Cardinals' loss to Dallas on Monday night that the offensive continues to struggle.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Sep 26, 2017How the NFC West Was Won — Week 3: Exciting win pushes Rams back to top
A look at what went down in the NFC West in Week 3, including the Los Angeles Rams' exciting win over the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Sep 25, 2017Cardinals’ loss to Cowboys had quite the familiar feel
It wasn't an exact replica, but the Arizona Cardinals' 28-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys Monday night felt a lot like their season-opening loss to Detroit.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Sep 25, 2017Rapid Reaction: Cardinals drop to 1-2 after Monday night loss to Dallas
Here's some quick reaction from the staff of 98.7 FM Arizona's Sports Station and arizonasports.com on the Cardinals loss to the Cowboys.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Sep 24, 2017Thoughts on Arizona State’s surprising victory over Oregon
For those throwing dirt on the grave of Arizona State football and head coach Todd Graham, you can put the shovel down -- at least for a week.
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THREADS BLOG | Sep 21, 2017Texas A&M to face Cowboys, err, Arkansas at AT&T Stadium
The Arkansas Razorbacks won't look totally like themselves when they take the field at AT&T Stadium against Texas A&M, but it's by design.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Sep 20, 2017The Consensus: Arizona Cardinals dip despite road win in Indianapolis
It apparently takes more than a three-point win against a bad team to impress NFL experts. The Consensus says the Cardinals fell in rankings in Week 3.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Sep 19, 2017Arizona Sports’ NFL Power Rankings Week 3: Third new team claims No. 1 spot
For the third time in three weeks, a new team sits above the rest in the Arizona Sports NFL Power Rankings: the Kansas City Chiefs.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Sep 18, 2017The Play: Cardinals’ rare 3rd-and-long conversion aids in victory over Colts
It's not very often that NFL teams convert on 3rd-and-20, but the Cardinals did Sunday and it helped them pull off a comeback win in Indianapolis.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Sep 18, 2017Cardinals GM Steve Keim hands out kudos from Sunday’s win over Colts
A win is a win. That's the mantra this week for the Cardinals, but even in an ugly game, GM Steve Keim singled out several players for good performances.