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Vince Marotta

Here’s why I don’t care that New England’s Tom Brady ‘cheated’

It took a little more than three months, but investigator Ted Wells finally got around to releasing the findings of his exhaustive report on “Deflategate” — the scandal surrounding the use of under-inflated footballs by quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Wells concluded that Brady probably knew the balls were deflated by Patriots […]
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Arizona Sports

Arizona Rattlers’ Anttaj Hawthorne slapped with four-game suspension

The Arizona Rattlers will be without the services of Anttaj Hawthorne for the next month. The defensive tackle was suspended for four games by the Arena Football League Wednesday for a late hit on San Jose SaberCats quarterback Erik Meyer in a 56-34 loss last Saturday night at US Airways Center. The play happened with […]
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Vince Marotta

The 5: Best Number 5s in Phoenix Sports History

In honor of Cinco de Mayo -- the fifth day of the fifth month -- we celebrate the best players to wear the number 5 in Valley sports history.
9 years ago
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Jourdan Rodrigue

David Johnson, Jaelen Strong make Grantland’s NFL Draft ‘All-Value’ team

The All-Value team was composed of early-round players whose value-baseline was pre-draft estimates of where they were expected to be selected.
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Vince Marotta

Without Nick Davila, Arizona Rattlers suffer rare home loss

With the league's reigning MVP on the sideline, the Arizona Rattlers struggled in a rare home loss to the San Jose SaberCats Saturday night.
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Jourdan Rodrigue

Former state of Arizona standouts selected in 2015 NFL Draft

As the 2015 NFL Draft unfolded, three of the state of Arizona's top former preps products were selected through the fifth round.
9 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Near-perfect first half propels Arizona Rattlers to win over L.A. KISS

Nick Davila completed 19-of-22 passes for 192 yards and threw six touchdowns to four different receivers in the first half, and the Arizona Rattlers cruised to an easy 68-30 win over the L.A. KISS at Honda Center in Anaheim Saturday night. The Rattlers (4-1) scored on their first possession of the night when Davila hit […]
9 years ago
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Craig Grialou

Arizona State hires ‘program builder’, former Olympic coach to lead swimming

In the pool, there is no bigger name than Michael Phelps. The man behind the 18-time Olympic champion is now the man in front of Arizona State swimming.
9 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Arizona State hires Michael Phelps’ coach as new swimming head man

ASU AD Ray Anderson has tabbed Bob Bowman as the school's new head coach for swimming replacing Dorsey Tierney-Walker
9 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Defense dominates early in Arizona Rattlers’ win over Portland

PHOENIX — Normally, an Arizona Rattlers’ victory is fueled by the offense. But that wasn’t the case Saturday night. The Arizona defense stopped the Portland Thunder on four of their first five possessions as the Rattlers pushed their record to 3-1 with a 65-47 win at US Airways Center. On Portland’s first possession, quarterback Kyle […]
9 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Arizona Rattlers bounce back with road win over Cleveland Gladiators

The Arizona Rattlers got two key players back from injury and rode them to a 49-41 win over the Cleveland Gladiators Saturday.
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Charles Barkley, Luis Gonzalez reflect on their Arizona sports legacies

The Scottsdale Hilton was the site of the 45th Induction Ceremony for the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
9 years ago
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Jacob Withee

Luis Gonzalez, Charles Barkley among five to be inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame

The Arizona Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 45th class on Wednesday night. Arizona icons Luis Gonzalez, Charles Barkley, Danielle Ammaccapane, Joe Gilmartin and the late Cotton Fitzsimmons will earn this year's honors.
9 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Cornhole Cup ends with a day of fun, success in Scottsdale

The fifth annual Arizona Sports Cornhole Cup, benefiting the Prostate On-Site Project, wrapped up as a huge success on Saturday in Scottsdale.
9 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Arizona Rattlers shocked by expansion Las Vegas Outlaws

One of the things that makes Arena Football different from its outdoor relatives is the fact that a ball that strikes off of a rebound net is live and can either be caught by the offense or returned by the defense. The Arizona Rattlers got a rude reminder of that rule Saturday night. Gerald Young […]
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Arizona Sports

Arizona Sports 2015 NCAA Bracket Boss

And then…there were two. *Moment of silence held for Vince Marotta* Wisconsin beat the overall favorite, Kentucky, and Duke blew by Michigan State to set up a great championship matchup. What does that mean for our show hosts’ brackets? Well, since they all picked either Kentucky or Arizona to win the whole dance, we actually […]
9 years ago
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Arizona Sports

State of Arizona prominently featured on ESPN.com’s list of top 20 moments of the last 20 years

There have been several memorable sports moments in the last 20 years featuring our state, according to ESPN.com.
9 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Arizona Rattlers open 2015 season with victory over Spokane

PHOENIX — It wasn’t exactly the smooth, unstoppable offense we’re used to seeing, but the Arizona Rattlers did just enough right to score a 60-43 win over the Spokane Shock at US Airways Center Saturday night. Quarterback Nick Davila, working with an all new corps of receivers, completed 21-of-36 passes for 246 yards and four […]
9 years ago
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Arizona Sports

It feels so sweet: March Madness moments from 32 teams to 16

You may not make it past the second round without your picks imploding, but with or without you, the coolest moments in college basketball just keep coming.
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Arizona Sports

Getting to 32: The best of March Madness continues

March Madness has officially arrived, and with it comes the inevitable fluttering ashes of brackets long destroyed.
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Arizona Sports

March Madness: The best moments from the 2015 NCAA Tournament

You may not make it past the first round of March Madness without your picks imploding, but with or without you, the coolest moments in college basketball will just keep coming.
9 years ago
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John Gambadoro

Why we like Mike (Iupati)

The Cardinals have signed six players thus far in free agency. They replaced nose tackle Dan Williams with Corey Peters. They replaced defensive tackle Darnell Dockett with Cory Redding. They replaced future coach Larry Foote, should he retire as expected, with linebacker Sean Weatherspoon. And they get veteran LaMarr Woodley on the cheap for depth […]
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Arizona Sports

Arizona Rattlers to appear in five CBS Sports Network broadcasts

The Arena Bowl champion Rattlers will be televised a league-high five times by CBS Sports Network.
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KTAR.com

Former Angels star Tim Salmon’s log cabin retreat in Flagstaff goes for sale

Former MLB outfielder Tim Salmon is selling his luxury forest retreat in Flagstaff, Arizona.
9 years ago