Full Arizona Sports’ 2025 Newsmakers Week schedule

The important figures who make the biggest decisions in Arizona sports join Bickley & Marotta for Newsmakers Week each February.

The goal? To reset and key in on the main storylines for the state’s teams. The Arizona Cardinals are headed to a pivotal Year 3 under head coach Jonathan Gannon and general manager Monti Ossenfort. The Phoenix Suns and their Big Three aim to get back on track and the Arizona Diamondbacks look to make the most of their raised payroll and expectations.

Newsmakers from the Arizona State Sun Devils, Grand Canyon Antelopes, Phoenix Rising FC and leaders of local events from the WM Phoenix Open, Fiesta Bowl, Cactus League and Phoenix Raceway additionally join Arizona Sports.

The week of interviews runs Tuesday through Friday on Bickley & Marotta from 6 a.m. through 10 a.m. Visit this page for links to past interviews and the schedule of those upcoming.

Arizona Sports’ Newsmakers Week

Tuesday

7:00 a.m. — D-backs skipper Torey Lovullo

7:30 a.m. — D-backs GM Mike Hazen

Story: ‘Nothing has changed’ for Jordan Lawlar, D-backs GM says after Perdomo extension

7:45 a.m. — ASU AD Graham Rossini

Story: Renovations on the way for ASU’s Desert Financial Arena?

8:15 a.m. — D-backs president and CEO Derrick Hall

8:45 a.m. — ASU men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley

Story: ASU’s Jayden Quaintance ‘really close’ to return from ankle sprain

Story: ASU’s Bobby Hurley on Adam Miller ejections: ‘There’s a little bit of disconnect’

9:15 a.m. — Phoenix Raceway president Latasha Causey

Wednesday

6:45 a.m. — Rising FC president Bobby Dulle and head coach Pa-Modou Kah

8:30 a.m. — ASU head football coach Kenny Dillingham

Story: Kenny Dillingham has a spicy ice cream metaphor about team building

8:45 a.m. — Mercury GM Nick U’Ren

Story: Phoenix Mercury aim for more positionless ball, await Diana Taurasi decision

9:15 a.m. — GCU men’s basketball head coach Bryce Drew

Story: Tyon Grant-Foster, GCU have chance to ‘rewrite’ early-season struggles in time for postseason

Thursday

8:05 a.m. — Suns president of basketball operations and GM James Jones

Story: James Jones: Suns, Kevin Durant moving forward after noisy trade deadline

8:45 a.m. — ASU baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist

9:15 a.m. — Fiesta Bowl executive director and CEO Erik Moses

9:30 a.m. — Arizona basketball head coach Tommy Lloyd

Story: Tommy Lloyd backs Bobby Hurley’s decision in chippy ASU-Arizona ending

Friday

7-7:30 a.m. — Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort

Story: Cardinals ‘won’t shy away from striking’ if right trade, free agent move present themselves

7:30-8 a.m. — Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill

Story: Bidwill: Cardinals must continue to rely on QB Kyler Murray

Story: Michael Bidwill addresses lawsuits, Cardinals workplace culture

Story: Bidwill: First season of premium casita seating at Cardinals games ‘incredibly successful’

8:15 a.m. — Godfather of Valley sports Jerry Colangelo

Story: Jerry Colangelo believes this is a learning curve for current Suns owner Mat Ishbia

Story: Jerry Colangelo advocates for Diamondbacks’ plan to stay downtown, addresses loss of Coyotes

8:30 a.m. — Arizona Wildcats head football coach Brent Brennan

9:15 a.m. — Chairman of 2025 WM Phoenix Open Matt Mooney

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