Arizona Sports’ full 2026 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 Phoenix Suns are looking to solidify a playoff spot and the Arizona Diamondbacks have an injury-riddled roster to navigate.

Newsmakers from the Arizona Cardinals, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Grand Canyon Antelopes, Phoenix Rising FC and leaders of local events from the Fiesta Bowl, Women’s Final Four, Phoenix Raceway and WM Phoenix Open 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 tentative schedule of those upcoming.

Arizona Sports’ Newsmakers Week

Tuesday

7:30 a.m. — D-backs SS Geraldo Perdomo

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

8:30-8:55 a.m. — D-backs president and CEO Derrick Hall

Story: Diamondbacks all for competing vs. Dodgers in NL West amid realignment chatter

9 a.m. — ASU men’s basketball coach Bobby Hurley

Story: ASU center Massamba Diop an offseason away from getting lottery pick buzz, Hurley says

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

9:30 a.m. — Arizona Sports & Events Alliance CEO and president Jay Parry for Women’s Final Four

Story: Phoenix gearing up for first NCAA Women’s Final Four with several fan events

Wednesday

8:15 a.m. — Arizona football head coach Brent Brennan

Story: Brent Brennan: ‘Great choices’ helped Arizona rebound from terrible 2024 foundation

Story: Brent Brennan defends Arizona’s star DBs after they opted out of Holiday Bowl

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

9:15 a.m. — GCU president Brian Mueller

Thursday

6:45 a.m. — Mercury GM Nick U’Ren

7-7:25 a.m.  — ASU football head coach Kenny Dillingham

Story: Kenny Dillingham says high-level donor helped ASU’s indoor practice facility move forward

Story: Dillingham previews new-look ASU offense with QB competition, WR transfers

7:45 a.m. — Suns GM Brian Gregory

Story: Suns GM Brian Gregory confident in direction, knows the payoff is yet to come

8:15 a.m. — ASU AD Graham Rossini

Story: ASU AD Graham Rossini: End of season playing into Bobby Hurley’s future with men’s basketball

8:30 a.m. — D-backs skipper Torey Lovullo

Story: Torey Lovullo: Ryan Waldschmidt is a ‘very talented player,’ will determine his own future

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

Story: Bryce Drew says Grand Canyon needs to win MWC to make NCAA Tournament

9:30 a.m. — ASU baseball coach Willie Bloomquist

Friday

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

7 a.m. — D-backs GM Mike Hazen

Story: Hazen: Diamondbacks’ Alek Thomas has a ‘huge’ season ahead

7:45 a.m. — Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur

Story: Kyler Murray, QB situation one of many Cardinals’ Mike LaFleur must solve

8:45 a.m. — Suns and Mercury CEO Josh Bartelstein

9 a.m. — ASU women’s basketball coach Molly Miller

9:15 a.m. — Chairman of 2026 WM Phoenix Open Jason Eisenberg

Story: Playoff ‘blip’ at 2026 WM Phoenix Open didn’t spoil great week, tournament chairman says

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