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Cover Story: A Grand Plan: Athletics are playing a major role in the expansion at Grand Canyon University

Athletics are driving expansion at Grand Canyon University By Ron Matejko Photos by Norm Hall When Russ Pennell was announced as the new head basketball coach at Grand Canyon University on April 8, the local sports community collectively asked “Why?” Why would a [...]

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Sports Business: Glendale bids to host 2018 or 2022 World Cup matches

Glendale Bids to Host World Cup Soccer Matches By Ron Matejko Photos by Norm Hall Just when it seems that the Valley has hosted every high-profile sporting event possible, another may be on the way and it will be bigger than anything local [...]

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Former Phoenix Coyotes Star Jeremy Roenick Officially Retires

Former Phoenix Coyote Jeremy Roenick officially announced his retirement during an emotional press conference on Thursday in San Jose. [...]

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Random Arizona Diamondbacks Notes

The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing better of late winning eight of 11 and pulling to within 10 games of .500 for the first time since June 19. Here are some random notes that will help explain [...]

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Former Sun Devils QB Signs with New England

The New England Patriots signed veteran QB Andrew Walter Tuesday. Terms of the agreement were not [...]

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Peter King Comments on Cards Defense

Peter King included an interesting note about the Arizona Cardinals defense in his Monday Morning Quarterback column on [...]

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World Adult Kickball Association Registration Opens

The World Adult Kickball Association, the world’s largest organized adult kickball organization, announces an open registration for its co-ed adult kickball divisions in the Phoenix [...]

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Arena Football League to Fold, R.I.P. Arizona Rattlers *updated*

If you happened to save the ticket stub from the last Arizona Rattlers game, hang on to it because you have a collectors item on your [...]

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Random Mark Reynolds Notes

The Arizona Diamondbacks provided some information about the team with two notes about Mark Reynolds standing [...]

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Arizona Fall League Announces 2009 Club/Staff Assignments, Divisional Alignments

Arizona Fall League executive director Steve Cobb announced club and field (managers, pitching coaches, hitting coaches, athletic trainers) assignments and divisional alignments for the 2099 [...]

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