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Matt Layman

D-backs’ Ken Kendrick: Players’ stance on prorated salaries a ‘false premise’

Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick explained to Doug & Wolf why he feels the players aren't negotiating from a point of honesty.
4 years ago
Arizona Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick watches warm ups before the National Lea...
Kevin Zimmerman

D-backs owner Ken Kendrick: MLB has it wrong on revenue sharing

Arizona Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick believes it's worth advancing the discussion about the flaws of the current MLB model.
4 years ago
ASU football head coach Herm Edwards interviews with Doug & Wolf on 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports ...
Matt Layman

Herm Edwards: More players might play once college football season starts

Herm Edwards said more players could be forced to play as the team grapples with a lack of standard time to condition ahead of the 2020 season.
4 years ago
Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver sits during the first half of the NBA game against the Golden Stat...
Matt Layman

Suns owner Robert Sarver: ‘A lot of work ahead’ for resuming season

Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver cautioned that the league's announcement of a 22-team return format is only step one in a list of work to get done to resume the season.
4 years ago
Kelly Oubre Jr. #3 of the Phoenix Suns during the first half of the NBA game against the Houston Ro...
Kellan Olson

Kelly Oubre Jr. expected to return from meniscus surgery for Suns in Orlando

Kelly Oubre Jr. had to go through most of his rehab during quarantine but Suns owner Robert Sarver expects the forward to still play in Orlando.
4 years ago
Sports agent Scott Boras responds to a question from the media during Major League Baseball's winte...
Matt Layman

Scott Boras responds to D-backs’ Kendrick; Hall confident in season

Player agent Scott Boras responded to comments D-backs owner Ken Kendrick made on Arizona Sports. Meanwhile, CEO Derrick Hall thinks there will be a season.
4 years ago
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Arizona Sports

ESPN’s Olney, Passan weigh in on ‘terrible’ time for MLB in negotiations

As MLB tries to figure out how to get back to play in 2020, negotiations continue to trend in a negative direction that don't bode well for the future.
4 years ago
Arizona Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick watches warm ups before the National Lea...
Matt Layman

D-backs’ Ken Kendrick: 114-game MLB players proposal is a ‘non-starter’

Arizona Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick spoke on the negotiations between MLB and the players as the sport tries to come back.
4 years ago
Former NFL offensive lineman Max Starks. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)...
Arizona Sports

Former Cardinals feel racism in how they worry for their children

Former Arizona Caridnals Lorenzo Alexander and Max Starks joined Arizona Sports Monday to share stories on how they worry for their children.
4 years ago
Tim Locastro #16 (C) of the Arizona Diamondbacks is congratulated by Adam Jones #10, Carson Kelly #...
Arizona Sports

Bob Nightengale optimistic there will be a 2020 baseball season

USA Today columnist Bob Nightengale expressed optimism that a 2020 baseball season will happen, and that it's just a matter of when it will get underway.
4 years ago
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Kevin Zimmerman

Alvin Gentry: Suns in ‘great situation’ under coach Monty Williams

"No. 1, he's such a standup guy. No. 2, he's a very, very good basketball coach," Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said of first-year Suns coach Monty Williams.
4 years ago
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Matt Layman

Gov. Doug Ducey optimistic about MLB negotiations, fans in stands later on

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey expressed optimism for negotiations in MLB and acknowledged the possibility that sports fans could be in the stands down the road.
4 years ago
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Matt Layman

Former Cardinals QB Kurt Warner likes comparisons to No. 1 pick Joe Burrow

Joe Burrow's NFL comp has been said to be Kurt Warner. The former Cardinals quarterback was good with that comparison, and Carson Palmer weighed in.
4 years ago
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Matt Layman

Bruce Arians and Tom Brady: What former Cardinals QBs see in duo

Former Cardinals quarterbacks Carson Palmer and Kurt Warner weighed in on the upcoming partnership between Bruce Arians and Tom Brady.
4 years ago
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Kevin Zimmerman

How can DeAndre Hopkins help Kyler Murray? Past Cardinals QBs weigh in

DeAndre Hopkins being good at football and now a member of the Arizona Cardinals should help Kyler Murray be good at football, too. But how?
4 years ago
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) throws as Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush ...
Kevin Zimmerman

Former Cardinals Palmer, Warner see flaw in Kyler Murray’s rookie tape

Asked to nitpick, former Cardinals quarterbacks Carson Palmer and Kurt Warner saw one concerning trend in the tape from Kyler Murray's rookie season.
4 years ago
Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray throws during practice Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, in Tempe. (Tyler D...
Logan Newman

Warner, Palmer on what Cardinals’ Kyler Murray is missing without OTAs

The former Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks gave insight into what Kyler Murray is missing out on as coronavirus impedes on his second year.
4 years ago
Arizona's #51 Randy Johnson is swarmed by teammates after pitching a perfect game against the Atlan...
Matt Layman

On anniversary of perfect game, Randy Johnson’s intensity stands out

Randy Johnson was known as a fierce competitor when he pitched his Hall of Fame career in the major leagues. Still today, that intensity is front of mind.
4 years ago
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Jake Anderson

USL VP Ryan Madden ‘confident’ play will resume in 2020

USL VP of communications Ryan Madden joined the UpRising podcast on Thursday to discuss the future of the league amid the coronavirus.
4 years ago
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Jake Anderson

Phoenix Rising takes first step in hopes of 2020 USL season return

Phoenix Rising FC returned to a modified form of training on May 11, becoming the first professional sports team to do so in the state of Arizona.
4 years ago
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Matt Layman

Rising FC coach Rick Schantz hopeful for July return to play

Phoenix Rising FC head coach Rick Schantz discussed returning to play and what the team is up to lately as the season is on pause.
4 years ago
Arizona Sports

ASU’s Crow: ‘Every contingency’ considered to play fall sports

ASU president Michael Crow said that all considerations are being made for fall sports, including college football, to commence at some point in 2020.
4 years ago
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Cardinals’ Corey Peters starts virtual book club for high school students

Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Corey Peters is giving high school students a chance to keep up with their education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 years ago
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Kellan Olson

Al McCoy called out NBA officials after Suns’ 2007 suspensions vs. Spurs

There was a lot wrong with the Phoenix Suns' Amar'e Stoudemire and Boris Diaw being suspended for Game 5 in 2007 against the San Antonio Spurs.
4 years ago