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[Video] Boise State digs into bag of tricks again to beat TCU in Fiesta Bowl

You knew it was coming. Boise State, a football program that announced its presence on the national stage with a trick-filled 43-42 victory over Oklahoma to cap the 2006 season, did it again on Monday night in a 17-10 win [...]

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5 Jan 10 Written by
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What a lousy first weekend of the new year for Phoenix sports!

If the first weekend of 2010 was any indication of how the sports year will go in Phoenix, we’re in for a long year. It started out on Thursday, when the Arizona State Sun Devils opened up Pac-10 play (sort [...]

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4 Jan 10 Written by
NCAA Basketball: Arizona State at Southern California1 Comment

Iowa State forces late turnover, hangs on for Insight win

After Thursday night’s 14-13 Insight Bowl loss to Iowa State, you kind of get the feeling that the Minnesota Golden Gophers might turn down their next invitation to the annual Tempe bowl game. Iowa State’s Austen Arnaud ran for a [...]

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31 Dec 09 Written by
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Jump Athletic, Just4Hoopin Kick Off 2010 Youth Basketball Series with Annual Martin Luther King Tournament on Jan. 16-18 in Phoenix

Leading youth basketball training facility and youth basketball tournament producers Jump Athletic and Just4Hoopin will host the Martin Luther King (MLK) tournament on January 16-18. The three-day tournament is open to teams in Arizona and from surrounding states and [...]

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Brownie Points: Leach to ASU would make little sense

Tough loss for Arizona in the Holiday Bowl. If Mike Stoops and the boys had only had more time to prepare, I’ll betcha they would have scored or something. That’s what happens when you go a decade or so without [...]

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[Video] Wildcats trounced by Huskers in Holiday Bowl

The vaunted Nebraska Cornhuskers defense completely shut down Arizona, and the Nebraska offense rolled up 223 yards on the ground in a 33-0 shutout win over Mike Stoops’ team in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl. Nebraska got off to a [...]

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Top 52 Sports Stories of 2009 – According to Chuck and Vince

What a year! This last 365 days had it all. Great performances, great games, hermaphrodite sprinters, sex scandals, murder, drug use and tragedy. Now that 2009 is now over, myself and Chuck Powell put our heads together to recap the [...]

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Tiger Woods announces he will take an indefinite break from golf1 Comment

D-Backs sign infielder Kelly Johnson

From Arizona Diamondbacks Media Relations (PHOENIX) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms with infielder Kelly Johnson on a one-year contract, as announced by D-backs Executive Vice President and General Manager Josh Byrnes. Consistent with team policy, terms of the [...]

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Golden Gophers falling back on familiarity with Insight Bowl against Iowa State

In preparation for this Thursday’s 21st Annual Insight Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Minnesota head coach Tim Brewster, along with senior tight end Nick Tow-Arnett and senior linebacker Lee Campbell, answered questions from the gathered media on Wednesday. [...]

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Rhoads and the Cyclones ready for Gophers in Insight Bowl

In preparation for the 21st Annual Insight Bowl, Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads, along with senior defensive lineman Nate Frere and senior offensive lineman Reggie Stephens met with the media gathered for tomorrow’s game between the Cyclones and the [...]

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