After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for September 25, 2011: Diamondbacks 5, Giants 2 The Good: The Diamondbacks got out the brooms and completed a three game sweep of the San Francisco Giants. Josh Collmenter out-dueled Tim […]
After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for September 24, 2011: Diamondbacks 15, Giants 2 The Good: The Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t take their foot off the gas after clinching the NL West Friday night. The D-backs pounded the […]
The Arizona Cardinals could be without the services of linebacker Clark Haggans if he is suspended by the NFL for actions that violated the league’s personal conduct policy during the lockout. But it’s not a sure thing, as no one is really certain as to what Haggans did that landed him in a bit of […]
PHOENIX – The Arizona Cardinals head into Week 3 with a big divisional match-up against the reigning NFC West division champion Seattle Seahawks. One ESPN insider believes this game is ripe for the taking for the Cardinals. “The only thing to worry about is if the defense plays bad enough to allow Tarvaris Jackson to […]
PHOENIX – Cardinals Defensive Coordinator Ray Horton met with the media on Friday for his weekly session but this time what he had to say was a bit different. Horton said Darnell Dockett came to him on Wednesday and said something clicked this week. “Coach I think I understand what you’re asking me to do. […]
Vontaze Burfict is Arizona State’s best player, and now is the time for him to step up and lead his team to a big win. “It’s time Vontaze,” Arizona Sports 620’s Ron Wolfley said. “Vontaze Burfict, my brother, it is time for you to lead this team and be everything you are supposed to be.” […]
It has been widely assumed that Suns forward Grant Hill would finish his career in the Valley of the Sun. The Suns have expressed a desire to bring the veteran back, and he seems to enjoy playing alongside Steve Nash. However, Hill wants to win a championship, and he may have to leave Phoenix to […]
The Cardinals could get some of their injured players back Sunday. Both running back Larod Stephens-Howling and linebacker Daryl Washington missed last week’s game with injuries suffered in Week 1. Stephens-Howling has a hand injury while Washington dealing with a calf injury. Both will be game-time decisions, according to head coach Ken Whisenhunt. Whisenhunt is […]
Cardinals running back Beanie Wells has run his way into the national conversation about the top running backs in the NFL. ESPN’s Ron Jaworski spoke highly of the three-year veteran to Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo. “Beanie Wells, to me, is now one of the outstanding running backs in the National Football League,” Jaworski […]
ESPN football analyst Ron Jaworski joined Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo Friday, and the Cardinals’ defense came up as a topic of conversation. Has the Monday Night Football host seen a worse defense in the NFL? “Quiet honestly, no,” Jaworski said. “When you give up 932 yards in two games obviously not good.” The […]
The Cardinals head to Seattle for their first NFC West game, taking on the Seahawks. Pete Carroll’s team is 0-2 and, quite frankly, has looked bad to begin the season, and most think the Cardinals should come away with a win. Will it be easy? Hard to say, it is the Cardinals. Tell us what […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks added another arm to their bullpen Friday, acquiring left-handed pitcher Mike Zagurski from the Philadelphia Phillies. In a corresponding move the D-backs designated Esmerling Vasquez for assignment. The 28-year-old Zagurski has posted a 5.40 ERA with three walks and four strikeouts in four games with the Phillies, but went 4-0 with 11 […]
The Cardinals will remain on the road for a second straight week when they travel to play the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. The matchup will feature two defenses looking to make significant improvements. Friday, September 23, 2011 NFL Preview – Arizona (1-1) at Seattle (0-2) After a tough start to this 2011 campaign, Carroll […]
Plenty has happened in the collegiate sporting world since 1999. Obviously there have been plenty of scandals, the Oregon Ducks showed us that a team can have more than just home and away uniforms, and of course the SEC has shown its dominance winning National Championship after National Championship. However, one thing that hasn’t happened […]
Beanie Wells does not want you to worry. The running back missed practice Thursday due to a hamstring problem, prompting fans to worry about his availability for Sunday’s big game in Seattle. Thursday on the Big Red Rage, Wells said there is nothing to worry about. “I just needed a little bit of rest,” he […]
Story courtesy of MyNorthWest.com. Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner has his work cut out for him this week. “I’m a little anxious to see how it goes,” head coach Pete Carroll said during his Wednesday press conference. “He plays against Mike [Williams] and against [Kris] Durham and those guys and he feels comfortable against those […]
Thank goodness it’s the preseason. The Phoenix Coyotes had their first home preseason game against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. And it looked like preseason hockey. Never before have I seen a player who vied for a Stanley Cup last season fan so many times or two veterans collide then stop to look at […]
The Arizona Wildcats and UConn Huskies will have a rematch of their 2011 Elite 8 game next season as the teams square off in the Carrier Classic. The game, according to CBSSports.com, will be played on a U.S. Naval carrier and likely be on November 9, 2012. Chances are it will be one of the […]
The Arizona Cardinals defense has been under siege the last couple weeks, and captain Darnell Dockett knows they need to step up and start stopping people. “This week was very huge for us as a team,” Dockett said of improving. “You know, just communicating and just putting a lot of egos to the side and […]
Well that’s not good. According to Darren Urban of AZCardinals.com, Beanie Wells was added to the team’s injury report Thursday, listed as “limited” due to a hamstring problem. An injury to Wells is one of the last things the Cardinals would want right now, as the third-year pro is off to a great start as […]
Each of the last seven NFC West championships have been won by either the Seattle Seahawks or Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks were division’s dominant team since 2004, winning four straight crowns before the Cardinals took over in 2008 and 2009. They reclaimed the top spot in 2010 while the Cardinals slipped back to the basement. […]
The drought has lasted eleven years. “My whole life I’ve always wanted to beat ‘SC, any way possible,” stated senior offensive lineman Garth Gerhart, who was 11 the last time ASU beat USC. “I don’t care what the score — it can be 2-0. I just want to have a great win.” The last Sun […]
This week the Cardinals are playing in Seattle, a city quarterback Kevin Kolb almost called home twice during his career. In a conference call with The News Tribune, Kolb talked about the Seahawks’ prior interest in him while he was with the Philadelphia Eagles. “It was the year that Philly was talking about getting rid […]
The solid play of running back Beanie Wells has eased the panic that surrounded the team after rookie Ryan Williams went down with a season ending injury. Now it has been replaced with concern that the Cardinals are not running the ball enough. Go figure. However, it may not be as simple as some may […]
PHOENIX – The Arizona Cardinals head into a big divisional match-up in Week 3 with the potential of facing a loud Seattle crowd. The Seahawks at 0-2 are in a must win game and will be counting on their crowd to give them a significant home field advantage. “There’s a lot at stake right now. […]
The Diamondbacks were off and running early against the Pirates Wednesday. The team stole four bases in the first inning. “It’s just us playing our game,” said centerfielder Chris Young, who along with Willie Bloomquist, Aaron Hill and Lyle Overbay each swiped a bag in helping set a new club record for most stolen bases […]
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