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Cardinal fans hoping the numbers lie

3-6. Current 4-game losing streak. Ranked 31st in NFL in total offense. Ranked 30th in NFL in total defense. Ranked 31st in NFL in point differential. Ranked 31st in NFL in quarterback rating. You’d think that the above figures would [...]

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Seattle Seahawks linebacker Aaron Cole sacks Arizona Cardinals quarterback Derek Anderson in the third quarter on Sunday October 24, 2010 at Qwest Field in Seattle. The Seahawks took advantage of five Arizona turnovers in a 22-10 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.   (UPI Photo/Jim Bryant) Photo via Newscom7 Comments

Threet, DeLeone, seven other Sun Devils land Pac-10 All-Academic honors

Arizona State quarterback Steven Threet and defensive lineman Dean Deleone both landed on the Pac-10 All-Academic First Team announced on on Tuesday. Threet, a 6-5 junior from Adrian, Michigan, was named the first team All-Academic quarterback. Threet carries a 3.82 [...]

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TEMPE, AZ - NOVEMBER 13: Quarterback Steven Threet  of the Arizona State Sun Devils throws a pass against the Stanford Cardinal at Sun Devil Stadium on November 13, 2010 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)4 Comments

Earnhardt unveils new fan-designed paint scheme at Jobing.com Arena

Dale Earnhardt Jr. unveils the winning design of the Diet Mountain Dew “Paint the 88” promotion during the first intermission of the Phoenix Coyotes vs. Calgary Flames game on Nov. 12, 2010. The paint scheme was designed by Jason Corino [...]

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Recapping Week 11 in Pac-10: The Week that stopped making sense

It wasn’t exactly a banner week for the old Crystal Ball. Week 11 was simply a topsy-turvy week that just didn’t make much sense at all. Can you tell I’m saying these things because both my straight up picks and [...]

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BERKELEY, CA - NOVEMBER 13: Jeff Maehl  of the Oregon Ducks celebrates after he scored a touchdown against the California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium on November 13, 2010 in Berkeley, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)735 Comments

Six Points: Cardinals not exactly inspiring confidence for strong second half

Dear Arizona Cardinals, I’d just like to let you know that last week on no fewer than three local radio stations and this very website, I put my confidence in you to have a bounce back second half to the [...]

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GLENDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 15:  Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck #8 of the Seattle Seahawks drops back to pass against the Arizona Cardinals in the first half at University of Phoenix Stadium on November 15, 2009 in Glendale, Arizona.  (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)93 Comments

[Video] Sun Devils react to another tough loss

The script hasn’t changed much for the Arizona State Sun Devils in 2010. Dennis Erickson’s team plays hard every week, puts a scare in a team they should beat, but ultimately finds ways to kill their chances of pulling an [...]

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Six Points: Home for the holidays…again

Another week, another tough-to-swallow loss for the Arizona State Sun Devils, who fell to 6th-ranked Stanford 17-13 on Saturday night in Tempe. The loss put ASU’s record at 4-6 and eliminated them from bowl contention for the third straight season [...]

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Coyotes goin’ hat trick crazy

The Phoenix Coyotes aren’t exactly an offensive juggernaut. While they’re not at the bottom of the league’s scoring statistics (their 42 goals rank them tied for 17th in the league), they do lead the league in one interesting scoring category. [...]

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Phoenix Coyotes' Vernon Fiddler (38) scores against Calgary Flames' goalie Miikka Kiprusoff (C), as Jay Bouwmeester watches, in the third period of their NHL game in Glendale, Arizona November 12, 2010. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)68 Comments

Crystal Ball: Can ASU ruin Stanford’s BCS hopes?

We’ve reached week eleven in the Pac-10, and there’s still little doubt as to which are the two best teams in the conference. Of course Oregon, who started slowly and then routed Washington a week ago, is still the top [...]

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Guess what? A 9-win season for Cardinals is not out of the question

The first half of the Arizona Cardinals 2010 campaign has been: A) Ugly B) Frustrating C) Depressing D) Disappointing E) All of the Above If you answered ‘E’, you’d be correct. The Cardinals, playing in undoubtedly the worst division in [...]

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GLENDALE, AZ - OCTOBER 31: Larry Fitzgerald  of the Arizona Cardinals celebrates his touchdown with Max Hall  and Calais Campbell  against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first quarter at University of Phoenix Stadium on October 31, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)63 Comments