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Six Points: Well, it wasn’t pretty, but ASU beats NAU

They (who ‘they’ are remains a mystery) say that in college football, the biggest improvement a team will make is between their first and second game of the season. Arizona State head coach Dennis Erickson doesn’t necessarily subscribe to that [...]

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Suns’ Lopez faces bigger role

Hedo Turkoglu is viewed as Amare Stoudemire‘s replacement. Stoudemire left. Turkoglu arrived. The end, and good luck to him. In reality, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Sure, Turkoglu will technically play the “four.” Yeah, he (somewhat) replaces Stoudemire [...]

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Phoenix Suns center Robin Lopez dunks against the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half of Game 1 of their Western Conference Finals series at Staples Center in Los Angeles on May 17, 2010. The Lakers won 128-107 . UPI Photo/Lori Shepler Photo via Newscom60 Comments

ASU vs. NAU – What I’m looking for

We’re now just mere hours away from Arizona State hosting NAU at Sun Devil Stadium. The Sun Devils started their season a week ago with 54-9 win over the Portland State Vikings, and while nobody left Sun Devil Stadium claiming [...]

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Crunching the Numbers: ASU hosts NAU at Sun Devil Stadium

For the fourth time in the last eight seasons, the Arizona State Sun Devils will play host to their friendly neighbors to the north, the Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks. Both teams are coming off of season-opening wins…the Lumberjacks lit up [...]

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Coyotes re-sign Hanzal to contract

GLENDALE, ARIZONA — Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have re-signed center Martin Hanzal to a two-year contract. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are happy to have re-signed [...]

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GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 16: Martin Hanzal #11 of the Phoenix Coyotes watches from the bench during the NHL game against the Minnesota Wild at Jobing.com Arena on January 16, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Wild 6-4. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)1 Comment

Warner previews the season…season 11 of DTWS, that is

As the Arizona Cardinals are putting finishing touches on their game preparation for the 2010 season opener in St. Louis against the Rams on Sunday, their former quarterback is getting ready for a new season as well. Kurt Warner is [...]

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Crystal Ball: Forecasting Week 2 in the Pac-10

Things got off to a rip-roaring start in Pac-10 football last week with all ten teams in action and six of them notching season-opening victories. Yours truly went 9-1 straight up, but a putrid 2-5 against the spread to start [...]

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D-backs Acquire Gorgen From Rays

From Arizona Diamondbacks Media Relations (PHOENIX) — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today they have acquired right-handed pitcher Matt Gorgen from the Tampa Bay Rays to complete the July 31 trade for right-handed pitcher Chad Qualls, according to D-backs’ interim General [...]

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Cardinals Discounted Due to Misconceptions

It’s open season on the Arizona Cardinals right now. If you watch TV, read blogs, listen to the radio and check Twitter (and how could you not do one of these in today’s media culture) you are probably aware of [...]

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Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt calls plays during the second quarter of a preseason game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago on August 28, 2010.   UPI/Brian Kersey Photo via Newscom4 Comments

“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