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“Calm” Hudson and Drew lead D-backs’ to win over Giants

In the 7th inning of Wednesday night’s game, Diamondbacks’ interim manager Kirk Gibson sent pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. to the mound to do nothing more than give starter Daniel Hudson a little bit of a breather. “We knew we [...]

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Apr 14, 2010; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Stephen Drew (6) is greeted by manager A.J. Hinch (7) after scoring in the 11th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Photo via Newscom3 Comments

Two-time division champ Cardinals aren’t such a sexy pick in ’10

It appears that losing a bunch of key players from back-to-back NFC West champion teams holds a lot more weight than actually winning the division twice. At least, that’s what I’m getting as I peruse the various NFL previews and [...]

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Derek Anderson warms up before the Cardinals last preseason game against the Washington Redskins at University of Phoenix in Glendale, AZ, September 2,2010. UPI/Art Foxall Photo via NewscomNo Comments

Barry Enright is human; D-backs fall to Giants

When the Arizona Diamondbacks called up Barry Enright in late June, not much was expected of him. He wasn’t highly regarded in the D-backs’ minor league system despite pitching well in his two and a half years in the organization. [...]

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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Barry Enright pitches against the Washington Nationals during the fourth inning at Nationals Park on on August 15, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch Photo via Newscom429 Comments

Sun Devils receive votes in latest Coaches Poll

One week of college football is in the books, and apparently, Arizona State’s 54-9 thrashing of Portland State on Saturday night impressed some people. Seven to be exact. The new college football rankings are out, and while there’s no real [...]

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Recapping Week 1 in Pac-10: Oregon State and Washington miss their chances

One week, ten games in the book, and not many surprises (at least on the scoreboard), unless you count how bad New Mexico is, but more on that later. The Pac-10 went 6-4 in non-conference over the weekend, but 0-2 [...]

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Leinart to Houston

For all the people that were willing to bet everything they own that Matt Leinart would end up with the Seattle Seahawks to play for his former college coach Pete Carroll, be glad you didn’t make that bet. That’s because [...]

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NASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 23: Matt Leinart of the Arizona Cardinals watches from the sidelines during a preseason game against the Tennessee Titans at LP Field on August 23, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee defeated Arizona, 24-10. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)6 Comments

Six Points: Devils breeze in opener over Portland State

The Arizona State Sun Devils opened up their 2010 season as they were expected to–with a good old fashioned butt whooping against the Portland State Vikings. The Devils fell behind 3-0 in the first quarter but rebounded quite nicely to [...]

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And so “The Leinart Era” comes to an end…

April 29, 2006 – The majority of Cardinals fans celebrate when Matt Leinart, who would have been a sure-fire top two pick a year earlier, falls to number ten and is drafted by Arizona. Then head coach Dennis Green called [...]

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GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 03: Quarterback Matt Leinart #7 of the Arizona Cardinals reacts in the second half against the Green Bay Packers at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 3, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)5 Comments

Pac-10 Preview: #1 Oregon State Beavers

Yes, you read that right. I’m going out on a limb and picking a team that hasn’t played in the Rose Bowl since 1965 to do just that this year. Why, you ask? The Beavers boast arguably the best coach, [...]

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BERKELEY, CA - OCTOBER 24: James Rodgers #8 of the Oregon State Beavers scores a touchdown against the California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium on November 7, 2009 in Berkeley, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)No Comments

SATURDAY LINKS: Break up the Diamondbacks

Leave it the Arizona Diamonbacks to wait until football season is upon us to flip the switch and actually start playing good baseball. The D-backs won again on Friday night beating the Houston Astros 4-3. This time the hero was [...]

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Sep 2, 2009; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Augie Ojeda (11) during batting practice before the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Photo via Newscom6 Comments