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Video: Bickley Blast: Arizona Diamondbacks must set the tone in MLB wild card Game 1 vs. Milwaukee Brewers

The Arizona Diamondbacks return to the postseason for the first time since 2017. Dan Bickley breaks down why the first wild card game against the Brewers in Milwaukee is a critical moment for Arizona’s playoff push. Video: Felisa Cárdenas/Arizona Sports Photos: Getty Images
1 day ago
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo and General Manager Mike Hazen celebrate in the Chase Fi...
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GM Hazen, manager Lovullo can enjoy mutual catharsis following D-backs winning season

With one always battling for his job and the other who supported his wife while she was battling cancer, the great season must be catharsis.
2 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: Why Arizona fans should be optimistic after weekend of Cardinals, Diamondbacks losses

It was a weekend of losses for sports teams across the Valley, including Team U.S.A. in the Ryder Cup, but Dan Bickley explains why Arizona sports fans should be optimistic heading into a new week. Video: Felisa Cárdenas/Arizona Sports
2 days ago
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Jonathan Gannon, Cardinals earning respect even in defeat

For a guy with one victory as an NFL head coach, Jonathan Gannon is enjoying a lengthy honeymoon in Arizona. He deserves it.
3 days ago
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Have Arizona Cardinals found hidden treasure in QB Josh Dobbs?

The early results from Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Dobbs have been a revelation and is making the new regime look good.
6 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: It was time for the Phoenix Suns to move on from Deandre Ayton

With sights set on winning an NBA championship, Dan Bickley explains how the Damian Lillard trade including the Portland Trail Blazers and Milwaukee Bucks showed it was time for the Phoenix Suns to move on from Deandre Ayton. Video: Felisa Cárdenas/Arizona Sports
6 days ago
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Video: Reasons for the Deandre Ayton trade

Reasons for the #PhoenixSuns to trade Deandre Ayton.
6 days ago
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Deandre Ayton’s lack of playoff moxie is no longer the Suns’ problem

The Suns polished off their championship roster on Wednesday by getting rid of Deandre Ayton and adding depth to the roster.
7 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: Should Kyler Murray feel a little threatened by Joshua Dobbs?

Bickley Blast: Should Kyler Murray feel a little threatened by Joshua Dobbs? Video: Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports
7 days ago
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Video: The Cardinals have proven Jonathan Gannon knows how to hire #NFL coaches

The Arizona Cardinals have proven Jonathan Gannon knows how to hire NFL coaches.
8 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: How Jonathan Gannon, Cardinals coaching staff raised the bar after win over Cowboys

Who you hire can make all the difference in the NFL and after the Arizona Cardinals’ win over the Dallas Cowboys, Dan Bickley can’t help but wonder how far the bar of expectations has been raised. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports Photos: Arizona Sports and Getty Images
8 days ago
Joshua Dobbs #9 of the Arizona Cardinals throws a pass during the third quarter in the game against...
Dan Bickley

Cardinals’ upset win over Cowboys especially sweet for the polarizing Gannon

Sunday’s victory over the Cowboys was especially sweet. It was Arizona’s seventh victory over the Cowboys in its past eight tries.
10 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: How Kyler Murray just (voluntarily) raised the bar on the Arizona Cardinals season

Kyler Murray has Cardinals fans buzzing after posting a TikTok video teasing a return “soon.” Dan Bickley dives in to what this means for QB1 and Arizona’s season in today’s Bickley Blast. Video: Felisa Cárdenas/Arizona Sports
13 days ago
Corbin Carroll #7 of the Arizona Diamondbacks warms up on deck during the first inning of the MLB g...
Dan Bickley

Diamondbacks seizing moment in final surge of regular season

The Diamondbacks are surging. They are having a moment. They are seizing the moment. They are again the talk of Major League Baseball.
14 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: Arizona Cardinals have an opportunity to win over hearts in front of Cowboys fans

Bickley Blast: Arizona Cardinals have an opportunity to win over hearts in front of Cowboys fans. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports Photo: Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images
14 days ago
Evan Longoria #3 of the Arizona Diamondbacks slides into home plate to score the game winning run a...
Dan Bickley

Stellar 2023 MLB season has baseball back on track

It’s hard to define a great baseball season. You know it when you see one. We are witnessing one of the best in 2023.
15 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: The Arizona Diamondbacks are a team that no one wants to play

Video: Bickley Blast: The Arizona Diamondbacks are a team that no one wants to play. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports
15 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: Cowboys fans invasion of State Farm Stadium might be worst we’ve ever seen

Bickley Blast: Cowboys fans invasion of State Farm Stadium might be worst we’ve ever seen. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports
16 days ago
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Jonathan Gannon’s State Farm Stadium woes continue in Cardinals’ loss to Giants

State Farm Stadium hasn’t been kind to Jonathan Gannon. Which is a problem if you’re the first-year head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.
17 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: The Arizona Cardinals are getting disrespected just one game into the season

Bickley Blast: The Arizona Cardinals are getting disrespected just one game into the season. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports
19 days ago
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Dan Bickley

Can Jonathan Gannon get his wish of Arizona Cardinals homefield advantage?

First impressions work both ways. Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon impressed the Valley in his debut. What will he think of us?
20 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon has expectations for home head coaching debut

Bickley Blast: Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon has expectations for home head coaching debut. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports
20 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: Arizona Cardinals’ best chance to rebuild home-field advantage is against the Giants

Bickley Blast: Arizona Cardinals’ best chance to rebuild home-field advantage is against the Giants. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports Subscribe to the Arizona Sports daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/3QWcj1x Read articles from Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/ Download the Arizona Sports app: https://arizonasports.com/the-arizona-sports-98-7-fm-app/ Sign up for texts from Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/text-alerts/ Listen live to Arizona Sports: https://arizonasports.com/listen-live/ […]
21 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: Why the Philadelphia media can’t seem to let Jonathan Gannon go

After a Philadelphia publication wrote another article focused on Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon, Dan Bickley sends out a rally call for Cardinals fans. Video: Felisa Cárdenas/Arizona Sports
22 days ago
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Video: What does Aaron Rodgers achilles injury mean for the veteran QB?

Arizona Sports’ Bickley & Marotta ponder what Aaron Rodgers injury means for the veteran quarterback and the New York Jets. Video: Felisa Cárdenas/Arizona Sports
22 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: Is it Tune time for the Arizona Cardinals after Joshua Dobbs’ lackluster start?

Quarterback Joshua Dobbs got the nod for the starting job in the NFL season opener for the Arizona Cardinals against the Washington Commanders. Unimpressed with his performance, Dan Bickley ponders if Arizona would be better off starting rookie quarterback Clayton Tune. Video: Felisa Cárdenas/Arizona Sports Photo: Scott Taetsch and Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images
23 days ago
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Cardinals, Jonathan Gannon surprise critics despite Week 1 loss

Jonathan Gannon mustn’t worry about flying fruit after a 20-16 road loss to the Commanders on Sunday felt like a victory on many fronts.
24 days ago
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Dan Bickley

The challenges Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon faces in Year 1

Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon needs close games, to stay in control, exhibit leadership and identify his quarterback for 2024.
25 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: True test for Arizona Cardinals, Jonathan Gannon lies ahead

The first true test for the Arizona Cardinals and the new regime under head coach Jonathan Gannon lies ahead in the Week 1 matchup against the Washington Commanders. Dan Bickley sounds off in Friday’s Bickley Blast. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports Subscribe to the Arizona Sports daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/3QWcj1x Read articles from Arizona […]
26 days ago
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Video: Bickley Blast: Could Caleb Williams embarrass the Arizona Cardinals?

Bickley Blast: Could Caleb Williams embarrass the Arizona Cardinals? Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports  
27 days ago
Dan Bickley bio
Dan Bickley is the most influential sports media member in Arizona sports history, having spent over 20 years as the award-winning lead sports columnist for The Arizona Republic and AZCentral.com and almost two decades as a Valley sports radio talk show host. In spring 2018, Bickley made the decision to leave the newspaper to join the Arizona Sports team as host of the entertaining and informative midday show Bickley and Marotta, as well as bring his opinionated and provocative column exclusively to ArizonaSports.com.
Bickley’s journalism career began in his hometown of Chicago, where he was part of a star-studded staff at the Chicago Sun-Times. He chronicled Michael Jordan’s six NBA championships; covered the Olympics in eight different countries and attended 14 Super Bowls; spent three weeks in an Indianapolis courthouse writing about Mike Tyson’s rape trial; and once left his laptop in an Edmonton bar after the Blackhawks reached the Stanley Cup Finals.
He has won multiple awards, written two books, formed a rock band, fathered three children, and once turned down an offer to work at the New York Times.  His passions include sports, music, the alphabet, good beer and great radio. After joining Arizona Sports, he couldn’t be happier