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PHOENIX – Many NBA analysts thought the loss of Channing Frye, who was averaging career-highs in points, rebounds, blocks, and three-pointers made per game, would be too much for the Suns to overcome in their desperate ascension to make it back into the playoff picture. Those “analysts” were obviously overlooking Frye’s backup, 6-foot-9 forward Hakim […]

If most people forget something essential on their way to work they can just head back home and pick it up. That’s not exactly something a Major League Baseball player can do in spring training when the team bus is on the way to an opponents ballpark. That’s a lesson Diamondbacks second baseman Kelly Johnson […]

The sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to Chicago businessman Matthew Hulsizer is in peril, and a last-ditch effort to save the team may be in the works. According to the Phoenix Business Journal, if the plan fails the team could ultimately be sold to a Canadian group who will move the team back to Winnipeg. […]

Saturday night, at the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver, the hometown Avalanche trailed the Oilers 4-1 after two periods of play. Needless to say the crowd, rather depressed about how poorly their team was doing, was pretty quiet. In fact, the only thing worth smiling about was the off-ice entertainment, as funny skits and contests […]

In the always competitive NBA Western Conference, the race for the postseason has become one of the toughest in sports. Teams are often separated by only a few games and can find themselves out of the hunt unless they can put together consistent records in the home stretch of the season. Here is a look […]

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns returned home and got right back to work Monday after going 4-2 on their six-game road trip. Most teams would be ecstatic with that mark, but the team is disappointed to lose the final game of the trip on Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder in overtime. Especially after Vince […]

Arizona State men’s basketball player Trent Lockett earned All-Pac-10 Second-Team honors for his performance this season. The sophomore guard averaged 13.1 points and 5.3 rebounds this season, both career-bests compared to his averages as a freshman. Lockett had his best game against Weber State in November when he scored 24 points and brought down five […]

Heading into the 2011 Pacific Life Pac-10 Basketball Tournament, the University of Arizona men’s basketball team now not only boasts the number one seed, but also the Pac-10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and the Pac-10 Coach of the Year. The league announced the honors Monday, which were rewarded to sophomore forward Derrick Williams […]

Arizona State’s Ty Abbott was named Pac-10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after leading the Sun Devils to a weekend sweep of Oregon and Oregon State. Abbott had 22 points, four rebounds, five assists and one steal in the 73-53 victory over Oregon on Thursday, resulting in ASU’s third consecutive sweep of the Ducks. […]

TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State University has signed highly-recruited defensive end Davon Coleman out of Fort Scott Community College in Kansas. Head coach Dennis Erickson announced Monday that Coleman signed his national letter of intent to study and play football for the Sun Devils for the next three seasons. Bringing Arizona State’s 2011 recruiting class […]

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns will be without overtime hero Channing Frye for two-to-three weeks, pending ongoing evaluation from Suns orthopedic surgeon Dr. Thomas Carter. Frye underwent a MRI Monday that revealed a dislocated right shoulder. The starting forward sustained the injury with 6:28 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Thunder. […]

Both Arizona universities have something to prove in the 2011 Pac-10 tournament. The Arizona State Sun Devils (12-18) have to undoubtedly win out as the 10-seed to earn the automatic bid into the NCAA tournament if they have any aspirations of playing further into March. And it will be quite the uphill battle, as the […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – After an exciting, come-from-behind victory against Montana State Saturday night, the Lumberjacks travel to the No. 1 seeded Northern Colorado Bears for the Big Sky tournament semifinals Tuesday evening. Northern Arizona is hot after a furious comeback against Montana State. Trailing by 16 points with 10:44 left, the Lumberjacks finished the games […]

It was literally the perfect metaphor. On Sunday, my wife (code name: Decision Maker) was standing at the counter preparing to light the candles on my 40th birthday pie but I wouldn’t let her. Not until the Suns/Thunder game ended. Frustrated, the DM sighed and put the pie back in the fridge. I know what […]

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Coyotes are scheduled to have their 2010-11 team picture taken before practice on Monday. Given what happened Saturday night, the team photographer should have little trouble getting the players and coaches to smile for the camera. The Coyotes, as you know, rallied from a three-goal deficit after two periods to beat […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Trailing by 16 points with 10:44 left in the game, March Madness was about to become March Sadness for the Northern Arizona men’s basketball team. But a furious comeback helped the Lumberjacks advance past Montana State 65-62 in the quarterfinals of the Banner Health Big Sky Conference Tournament Saturday night at the […]

Over the next four weeks, I will examine what the biggest question marks are surrounding the Arizona Diamondbacks as they head into the regular season. Check out the questions that were asked last week. 3. Can the veterans bring some valuable experience and grit? There’s no doubt that the D-backs front office mismanaged the young […]

Over the next four weeks, I will examine what the biggest question marks are surrounding the Arizona Diamondbacks as they head into the regular season. 1. Who will fill out the rest of the starting rotation? The team is counting on Joe Saunders with his experience to be the Opening Day starter. Ian Kennedy is […]

The NFL and NFLPA may have a seven-day extension in place but that doesn’t mean a lockout has been avoided. There is still a lot of work to be done if both sides hope to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement. Arizona Cardinals kicker and team union representative Jay Feely said Friday that the […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers will play a second spring training game at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium to benefit the Tucson Together Fund. The game will take place on Friday, March 25, at 1:05 p.m. and will help raise funds for the victims of the tragic January 8 shooting and their families. “Words […]