GLENDALE – Phoenix Coyotes’ General Manager Don Maloney believes he has improved the team’s defense for the immediate and long term with the trade deadline addition of Rostislav Klesla. Maloney acquired Klesla from the Columbus Blue Jackets for forward Scottie Upshall and defenseman Sami Lepisto on Monday. “Klesla is a big mobile defenseman who in […]
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns are riding high on their current four-game winning streak as they head into Boston to take on the Celtics Wednesday night. The Suns have won consecutive games in overtime that included thrilling last possession winning shots by Channing Frye. Phoenix started their winning streak with an impressive 105-97 win over […]
The City of Glendale’s bond sale to help Chicago investment executive Matthew Hulsizer has been put on hold as the Goldwater Institute said it wants to see additional documents related to the deal. According to the Phoenix Business Journal, an official with the request said the group wants more information before making a decision about […]
TEMPE – Arizona State University has signed two additional student-athletes to national letters of intent to study and participate in football in 2011, head coach Dennis Erickson announced Tuesday. Pasadena (Calif.) Muir High School wide receiver Karl Holmes and Butte College (Calif.) wideout/return specialist Rashad Ross have been added to ASU’s 2011 recruiting class, bringing […]
When the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time, 9:59 p.m. Arizona time, Thursday night it might as well be the speedometer of a DeLorean that reads 88 miles-an-hour. That’s because at that moment, if no new collective bargaining agreement has been reached, the National Football League will be transported back to somewhere it hasn’t […]
PHOENIX- Tickets for the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star events at Chase Field will go on sale Tuesday, March 1 at 10:00 a.m. on AllStarGame.com and Dbacks.com/asg. Each ticket ‘strip’ includes entrance for one into Every All-Star Week even at the ballpark, two MLB All-Star FanFest tickets and one Official All-Star Game program. MLB All-Star […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif – In a year where nothing in the Pac-10 is predictable, at least one thing remained constant Saturday afternoon. A contest between the Arizona Wildcats and UCLA Bruins late in the season at Pauley Pavillion would have a significant impact on the Pac-10 championship race. The Bruins and Wildcats have combined to […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – What started in November 2009 came full circle on Saturday when the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies played the inaugural spring training game at Salt River Fields. It took longer than the normal nine innings to complete the game after D-back Paul Goldschmidt hit a deep three-run shot to left field to […]
“You don’t replace Steve Nash.” Fans of the Phoenix Suns can only hope that general manager Lance Blanks isn’t trying to tell everyone that once Nash retires, the team plans to completely exclude a point guard from the starting rotation and play four-on-five basketball. While that may be a bit of an exaggeration, acknowledging the […]
The three that got away are back in Los Angeles. Kevin O’Neill faces an Arizona team he was supposed to inherit, a place he left under unpleasant circumstances. If those storylines weren’t enough, throw in an amazing game and it was a story not even Tinseltown could create. The USC Trojans pulled out the 65-57 […]
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns will have to travel pretty far for their next stretch of games, but they hope they’ll find something special at the end of their trip. The Suns, who did not practice Thursday, are heading out on a season-long six-game road trip that players believe will define the season. They’ll travel […]
PHOENIX – Sports 620 KTAR’s John Gambadoro reports the Phoenix Suns have acquired guard Aaron Brooks from the Houston Rockets in exchange for guard Goran Dragic and a lottery protected first round pick. A 6-foot, 161-pound guard out of Oregon, Brooks is averaging 11.6 points, 3.8 assists and 1.5 rebounds this season. He is shooting […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks will have plenty of new faces when they take the field for Opening Day on April 1st in Colorado against the Rockies. Along with those faces come questions. With spring training games set to start Friday, we came up with the Top 10 things we want to learn about the Diamondbacks between […]
ASU added two players to their 2011 signing class Wednesday, bringing the total to 18 players. Safety Kevin Ayers from West Los Angeles College and cornerback Joe Eason from Pahokee High School in Florida will join the Sun Devils’ secondary next season. Ayers is the brother of former UCLA All-American linebacker Akeem Ayers and comes […]
Tickets for the first Diamondbacks spring training game at their new facility in Scottsdale sold out Wednesday in a home game scheduled against the Rockies on April 1. The D-backs have reportedly sold 120,000 tickets so far for their 17 home games at Salt River Fields, surpassing their home attendance total of 99,778 tickets at […]
After weathering trade rumors, injuries and an underachieving 2010 season, Justin Upton has emerged as the face of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Upton, 23, joined Sports 620 KTAR’s Gambo and Ash show Wednesday to discuss his role as one of the now longest tenured D-backs in the clubhouse. Many of his former teammates fell victim to […]
TUCSON, Ariz. – Wildcat basketball is back. Arizona (23-4, 12-2), now ranked tenth, put the nation on notice at McKale Center this past Saturday with a thrilling 87-86 win over Washington, propelled by Derrick Williams’ walk-off block. “It was a heck of a play by Derrick Williams,” Washington coach Lorenzo Romar said. The Wildcats, winners […]
TEMPE – Former Sun Devils starting quarterback Steven Threet has decided to give up playing football after suffering from post-concussion syndrome. ASU confirmed the signal caller’s decision on Wednesday. Threet, who would have been a senior this year, has suffered four concussions, three from last season, and is still experiencing headaches from the after effects. […]
TEMPE – Arizona State will be looking to build some momentum heading out on a California road trip after snapping their nine-game losing streak. The Sun Devils broke their 11-game Pac-10 losing streak when they defeated Washington St. 71-69 on Saturday. “These guys have been battling and battling and some hard work finally paid off. […]
GLENDALE – Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan will tie the franchise’s all-time games played mark tonight when he plays in his 1,098th career NHL game versus the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. Doan will tie former Coyotes captain Teppo Numminen for the games played lead and will become the all-time franchise games played leader […]
Russell Branyan has spent the majority of his career as a journeyman, playing for eight teams in 12 seasons and never finding a true home. However, the now 35-year-old Branyan hopes his ninth stop in Arizona will be more permanent as a veteran presence on a young Diamondbacks team. He joined the Sports 620 KTAR’s […]
OGDEN, Utah – Northern Arizona’s Cameron Jones and Northern Colorado’s Devon Beitzel have been named the Co-Big Sky Conference men’s basketball players of the Week, the conference office announced. Both seniors led their teams to road non-conference victories on Sears BracketBusters Saturday. Jones also led Northern Arizona to a conference win over Eastern Washington. Jones, […]
While spring training signals the end of the offseason for all players, Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Chris Young and second baseman Kelly Johnson acknowledge that a determined mindset is the most important thing to bring with them to Salt River Fields. “I’ve learned that it doesn’t matter what kind of year you had last year,” […]
GLENDALE – Happy Monday. Here’s a look at the week ahead for the red-hot Coyotes: Phoenix will try to extend its winning streak to a season-high eight games on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center. It will be a challenge; the Flyers are the best team in the Eastern Conference with […]
PHOENIX – The Diamondbacks leadership wants to cultivate a winning attitude on the team for the 2011 season. Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall says that it’s important for the team to find its swagger in spring training because he expects the team to be in the race for the NL West crown at the end of […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks position players reported to spring training Friday in preparation for their first full squad workout scheduled for Saturday. It will be the team’s first workout since undergoing a roster overhaul in the offseason. The workouts this spring will help manager Kirk Gibson determine both his batting order and pitching rotation. He said […]
Despite the looming uncertainty of the NFL labor situation, Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt and general manager Rod Graves said they are proceeding as usual with the off-season. Both joined Sports 620 KTAR’s Doug and Wolf Friday to discuss the team’s quarterback situation, evaluation of the draft, free agent prospects and expectations for next […]
TEMPE – Scott Brown, known in college football circles as a master game planner, a dynamic teacher of young men and a relentless recruiter, has been named as Defensive Line coach at Arizona State University, Head Coach Dennis Erickson announced Thursday. Brown replaces former Defensive Line coach Grady Stretz, who left to take the same […]
TUCSON – The Arizona Diamondbacks are returning to Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, formerly Tucson Electric Park, in Tucson, with proceeds going to the Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Fund. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox are playing Monday, March 7th, at 1:05 p.m. with gates opening at 11:00 a.m. Pima County, the Chicago White Sox and […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks and General Manager Kevin Towers announced Thursday that the club agreed to a minor contract with infielder Russel Branyan and invited him to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. Branyan, 36, hit .237 with 47 runs, 25 home runs and 57 RBI in 109 games for the Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners […]
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