Two veteran stalwarts, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and safety Adrian Wilson, along with rookie punt returner Patrick Peterson have earned NFC Pro Bowl nods for the Arizona Cardinals. While Pro Bowl trips have become customary for Fitzgerald and Wilson, making their sixth and fifth appearances respectively, it’s the selection of the up-and-coming Peterson that proved […]
Major League Baseball’s hot stove may be settling to a simmer, but the great debate rages on regarding which team’s starting rotation and bullpen reigns supreme. ESPN’s Buster Olney put together a pair of stories, with ” target=”new”> starting rotations. He submitted both lists to the Twittersphere and garnered a flood of impassioned responses from […]
In the Steve Nash era one issue you never had to worry about was the Phoenix Suns’ offense. Might this be changing right before our eyes? In Monday’s opening night loss the Phoenix Suns fell to the New Orleans Hornets 85-84. Since Steve Nash has been on the Suns, 2004-05 season to the present, their […]
To say the 2011 season was a memorable one for the Arizona Diamondbacks would be an understatement. Picked by many to finish at the bottom of the NL West, the D-backs won 94 games — many in comeback fashion — to take the division and push the Milwaukee Brewers to five games in the NLDS. […]
The staff of ArizonaSports.com has compiled their list of the top 25 Arizona sports stories of the year 2011. We’ll be unveiling them over the next couple of weeks all leading up to the top story of 2011. In October of 2010, the Arizona Wildcats football team was sitting on top of the world — […]
PHOENIX — Alvin Gentry walked into the media room and began his post-game press conference. Three minutes and six seconds later he was finished with his opening monologue, in which he covered his team’s 85-84 loss, the struggle to close out games and the impressive play from his centers. It was a lot to take […]
The name across the front of the jerseys and the colors will be the same, but everything else about the Phoenix Suns opening night opponent, the New Orleans Hornets will be different. The two teams split their four meetings last year, but that has become an irrelevant barometer with the Hornets featuring eight new players […]
The Phoenix Suns open their 2011-2012 campaign Monday night at U.S. Airways Center against the New Orleans Hornets. The lockout-shortened season features a grueling 66 games in 121 days which could prove to be especially difficult for a veteran Suns bunch. The average age of Phoenix’s roster is 28. Could this be something the Suns […]
The Arizona Cardinals had an afternoon worth of frustration Saturday in a 23-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals that eliminated them from playoff contention. The most frustrating play came late in the fourth quarter on a fourth down and 5 from the Cincinnati 17-yard line. The Cardinals were trailing by 7 points when John Skelton […]
There’s no doubt that Sunday’s 23-16 loss was a painful one for the Arizona Cardinals. They sleepwalked through the first three quarters, falling behind by 23 points, only to furiously come back in the 4th quarter but missed several opportunities to steal the game. Oh, did I mention the loss dashed their slim playoff hopes? […]
CINCINNATI (AP) The stadium was only two-thirds full again. The Cardinals were on another one of their incredible comebacks, threatening to derail the Cincinnati Bengals’ surprising playoff surge. A pair of tangled up feet made the difference. The Bengals moved one win away from the playoffs Saturday, holding on for a 23-16 victory over Arizona […]
PHOENIX — Suns head coach Alvin Gentry said no one gives out trophies for preseason victories. It’s a good thing he’s right, because the Suns would have nothing to show for the work they’ve put in so far this season. Phoenix lost its only two preseason games — both to the Denver Nuggets — by […]
It’s Week 16 in the NFL (where did time go, by the way?) and the Cardinals travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals. While once a matchup of two of the NFL’s worst teams, both squads are fighting to keep slim playoff hopes alive. Can the Cardinals get a big win on the road? […]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — We all know that Arizona State’s ugly 56-24 loss to the Boise State Broncos in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas on Thursday night was Dennis Erickson’s last game as the head coach of the program. It was also the last game for several members of the Sun Devil staff, including offensive […]
LAS VEGAS, NV — The point spread said it wouldn’t be close, and it wasn’t. Boise State’s Doug Martin returned the opening kickoff of the game 100 yards for a touchdown, and the 6th-ranked Broncos never looked back, pounding the Arizona State Sun Devils 56-24 in the 20th edition of the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas […]
4th Quarter 12:30 or so remaining…these updates will now slow down as I make my way down to the field to cover the post game press conferences. More coverage coming from Vegas on ArizonaSports.com. 13:05 left – Osweiler hits Robinson on a 21-yard td pass to make things look a little better, for now. Alex […]
Even though a trade that would have sent Mickael Pietrus to Toronto from Phoenix was voided after he failed a physical, one could reasonably assume the swingman’s days in the Valley were numbered. They were. The Suns announced Thursday that they have waived the veteran, trimming the roster to 14 players. Acquired along with Marcin […]
John Skelton may not be the quarterback of the future for the Arizona Cardinals. In fact, he may not even be the quarterback of the present, assuming Kevin Kolb returns to the field sometime in the next two games. However, Skelton has shown promise over the course of his first two NFL seasons, and ESPN […]
Want to know who the Arizona Cardinals will start at quarterback Saturday against the Cincinnati Bengals? So do we. Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt wasn’t in the mood to give any clues Thursday after practice, saying he would not comment on how the reps were divided between Kevin Kolb and John Skelton. “I think they’re both […]
Marcin Gortat insists the only game he will miss is Thursday’s preseason finale. “You’ve got to cut my arm, cut my head off to make sure I’m not going to play. As long as I can walk, as long as I can see everything, I’m going to be playing.” Gortat suffered a non-displaced fracture on […]
John Skelton is winning his teammates over while winning games. The quarterback, who has guided the Cardinals to a five wins this season, has impressed his star receiver. “John has done a terrific job, he just finds a way to get it done with his legs, with his arm,” Larry Fitzgerald said. “In the huddle, […]
After missing out on college football’s bowl bonanza in each of the past three seasons, ASU is excited about being invited to the postseason party this year. Of course, they were hoping for a January bowl invite, not the Las Vegas Bowl, which is one of the first games scheduled here in December. “We had […]
TEMPE, ARIZ — At least there wasn’t a heart-wrenching buzzer beater this time out. Kevin Olekaibe had 21 of his career-high 30 points in the 2nd half lifting the Fresno State Bulldogs to a 68-65 win over Arizona State at Wells Fargo Arena. Olekaibe had six three-pointers, including two in the last 1:09 of the […]
Preseason or not, head coach Alvin Gentry expects his team to be ready to play. They were not Tuesday night. The Suns lost their preseason opener at Denver, 127-110. “We didn’t play very good,” Gentry said after a two-hour- plus practice Wednesday. “I was really disappointed. For us, the energy level wasn’t where I thought […]
He played with a broken nose last season. It looks as though he’ll play the start of this season with a broken thumb. Suns center Marcin Gortat suffered a “slight non-displaced fracture on the top of his right thumb” in [Tuesday] night’s preseason game at Denver according to team president of basketball operations Lon Babby. […]
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb, who suffered a concussion two weeks ago against San Francisco, was on the practice field Wednesday in Tempe. But by his own admission, he’s not close to one-hundred percent. “I feel alright, I wouldn’t say normal, but I got a few more reps today and felt pretty good throughout practice,” […]
Not only did the Phoenix Suns lose their preseason opener to the Denver Nuggets 127-110 on Tuesday night. Starting center Marcin Gortat also suffered an injury in the loss. The fifth-year pro tweeted following the game that he suffered a broken thumb in the game against Denver. Great start!!! Lost game and broken thumb!!! Awsome….last […]
The Arizona Cardinals placed veteran linebacker Joey Porter on the injured reserve list, ending his season and likely his two-year stay in the desert. To fill Porter’s roster spot, linebacker Brandon Williams was elevated from the practice squad. Porter originally signed a three-year deal with the Cardinals in March of 2010 with a reputation as […]
The staff of ArizonaSports.com has compiled their list of the top 25 Arizona sports stories of the year 2011. We’ll be unveiling them over the next couple of weeks all leading up to the top story of 2011. Sean Miller’s second year as the head coach at the University of Arizona was a rebirth of […]
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