The Arizona Cardinals continued to add to their defensive coaching staff on Thursday. They also continued their propensity to add people with connections to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team hired Deshea Townsend as their assistant defensive backs coach. He spent 13 seasons in the NFL playing 12 of them as a member of the Steelers. […]
Here at Paulie Pencilneck Inc., we know our role (as Darnell Dockett once told us: “you probably played guard & tackle – guard the Gatorade and tackle anyone who gets near it…”) Well, geez, not exactly… Look, more to the point, we ain’t trying to go all Paulie Profound on anyone, but we’ve got a […]
The Suns can accomplish simultaneous victories Thursday, one against the Warriors and one in the standings. If Phoenix can beat Golden State, they will climb to 25-25, the first time they have achieved a .500 record since Dec. 15 at 12-12. Suns center Channing Frye said reaching .500 would be nice but the ultimate goal […]
Despite a disappointing and frustrating season, ASU looks to salvage a small victory over rival and Pac-10 leaders Arizona. ASU has endured a spat of injuries and the growing pains of a young team this season, posting a 1-10 conference record and 9-14 overall record, placing them in the basement of the Pac-10. “It’s just […]
The Phoenix Coyotes traded backup goalie Al Montoya to the New York Islanders Wednesday in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2011 NHL draft. Montoya played in five games with the Coyotes, posting a 3-1-0 record and a 2.08 goals against average in the 2008-09 season. Montoya spent this season with the Coyotes’ American […]
The Arizona Cardinals have a new defensive coordinator who spent the 2010 season as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coaching staff. It just isn’t either of the names that were heavily touted for the job over the last month. Steelers’ defensive backs coach Ray Horton, not Keith Butler or Dick LeBeau, was named as […]
Northern Arizona travels to Weber State Thursday night, hoping to extend their four game win streak and take sole possession of third place in the conference standings. The Lumberjacks will not have it easy though, as the Wildcats have won 19 straight regular season conference home games and are 34-3 in regular season Big Sky […]
Northern Arizona’s Shane Johannsen was selected as the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball co-player of the week Monday after leading NAU to home wins over conference leaders Northern Colorado and Montana last week. Johanssen, a senior center from Phoenix, averaged 13.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.7 steals per game as the Lumberjacks improved […]
The Arizona State University football team will open its 2011 season against UC Davis at Sun Devil Stadium on Thursday, September 1. The game was previously slated for Saturday, September 3. The move was made in order to give Sun Devil fans a better opportunity to enjoy the Labor Day weekend that follows Thursday night’s […]
PHOENIX – Zabian Dowdell isn’t going anywhere, except to find a new place to live. “That’s my first priority is getting out of the Sheraton (Hotel in downtown Phoenix),” Dowdell said. “The bellmen and everybody, they know me by name. Everybody. The whole staff. They know me.” Dowdell can afford to move out after being […]
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns entered Friday night’s game averaging 105.1 points per game. They scored 107. Vince Carter entered the game scoring 15 points per game. He finished with 33. Neither were enough to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Suns fell to the Thunder 111-107 at the US Airways Center and cost themselves […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Northern Arizona men’s basketball team entered the week with three formidable games on their schedule. After wins against Northern Colorado and Montana State, the Lumberjacks go for the homestand sweep Saturday in an important game against the league-leading Griz. The Grizzlies are tied for first place with Northern Colorado in the […]
Phoenix – PGA TOUR officials announced today that the 2011 Waste Management Phoenix Open will conclude with a rare Monday finish. Due to lengthy frost delays on Thursday and Friday tournament play will be forced to end on Monday. Play on Saturday will begin at 9:30 am with the remaining golfers on the course (pending […]
Glendale – The potential sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to Chicago investment broker Matthew Hulsizer could be finalized this month. According to the Phoenix Business Journal, a source close to the situation, who asked not be identified commented that,”Everything should close this month.” If the sale is completed, it would allow the Coyotes to remain […]
The NAU football team accomplished two things on Wednesday. First, the Jacks brought in one of the finest recruiting classes in recent memory. Second, NAU has taken a huge step toward building its fan base for NAU football. How did the Jacks do this? By doing something they should have been doing for years, signing […]
PHOENIX – Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwill sent a letter to the team’s season ticket holders last week, addressing an underwhelming 2010 season and continuing labor negotiations surrounding the NFL. Bidwill thanked fans for their support through the 5-11 season and promised the team would get back to evaluating how to reach the playoffs next […]
Despite underwhelming in-state recruiting for what some claim is one of the best crops of high school players in the state’s recent history, Arizona and Arizona State both managed to save some face by signing homegrown players who fulfill two of their biggest needs. “Mo Latu, the center out of Perry High School, [is a] […]
CAVE CREEK, Ariz. — The best place in the Valley to watch Sunday’s Super Bowl might be Cave Creek. Four-thousand people live there, but the population could double as two competing bars show support for their favorite team. The owner of Harold’s Corral calls it Heinz Field West. “We have the best Steelers bar in […]
PHOENIX – The Suns and their energized defense host Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday. A depleted Suns squad won the first meeting between the teams to improve them to 13-13, but haven’t held a .500 record since. The Suns (23-24) hope another win against the Thunder will get them back to .500 […]
Editor’s Note: Golf began play at 11 a.m. on Friday. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz – They teed off shortly before noon Thursday and by the time a shortened day one at the Waste Management Phoenix Open was over there was a four-way tie for the lead. Still, while Tom Lehman, Jason Bohn, Bill Haas and Tom Gillis […]
PHOENIX – Former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner said Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not have done enough to be inducted into the Hall of Fame even if he wins a third Super Bowl this Sunday. Warner was asked on Sports 620 KTAR’s Gambo and Ash show if he thought Roethlisberger belonged in the […]
PHOENIX – Respect is a funny thing. It is something that is earned, not given to a person. That’s a lesson Boston Celtics’ forward Kevin Garnett learned the hard way with one NBA head coach this week. Phoenix Suns head coach Alvin Gentry was a guest on Sports 620 KTAR’s Gambo and Ash Thursday afternoon […]
Is Marc Bulger on his way to the desert and ready to make a comeback similar to the one Kurt Warner had with the Arizona Cardinals? If you’re to believe D’Marco Farr, St. Louis Rams’ color analyst, it sure sounds like it. Farr was a guest on Sports 620 KTAR’s Doug and Wolf show Thursday […]
The University of Arizona signed 17 players to National Letters of intent Wednesday, including two home town stars from around Tucson. The 2011 class includes Rivals.com three star rated offensive lineman Jacob Arzouman from Salpointe Catholic High School, who is expected to play at guard or center for the Wildcats and four star running back […]
After the dust cleared on an unpredictable signing day, the Arizona State Sun Devils ended up with 14 new players that head coach Dennis Erickson is excited to add to a promising 2011 squad. Erickson joined 620 KTAR’s Gambo and Ash show Wednesday to discuss his relatively small class consisting of 12 freshmen along with […]
Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt spoke at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and discussed his thoughts on the Super Bowl, two years removed from Arizona’s appearance in the big game. Whisenhunt complimented both the Packers and Steelers, saying he thought the game could come down the final minutes. “I think you’ve got two teams that […]
The Arizona Wildcats are in a zone, and much of the credit for their 18-4 (7-2) record can be attributed to facing the zone for much of the season. Teams, concerned with stopping Derrick Williams, would turn to the defense in order to turn the Wildcats into a jump-shooting team. Lately, those shots are starting […]
Coming off two losses last week and five consecutive dating back to the middle of January, ASU head coach Herb Sendek has learned to celebrate the small victories with his young team. Whether it is through addressing individual performances or areas of improvement, Arizona State (9-12, 1-8 Pac 10) is discovering that the moral victories […]
It’s starting to sound like Arizona Cardinals fans aren’t the only ones who really missed Kurt Warner this year. Whether it is nostalgia from being at the Super Bowl or the fact that he caught passes from five different quarterbacks this season, Larry Fitzgerald didn’t bother to hide how much he wished his former signal […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Annual Silver Pro-Am at the Waste Management Phoenix Open was canceled Wednesday morning due to a frozen course. “We looked at the golf course early this morning, tried to wait as long as we could to try and get 18 holes in,” said Slugger White, VP Rules and Competition with the […]
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