Despite the Phoenix Coyotes’ storybook season not having the fairy-tale ending many had hoped for, the man who helped turn the franchise from Canadian-bound disgrace to a playoff contender has been rewarded. Don Maloney, the Howlers’ general manager, was named the NHL General Manager of the Year this morning in…
Dontrelle Willis is headed to the desert. Willis, the former Florida Marlins and Detroit Tigers southpaw, was traded to the D-Backs yesterday, just days after the Tigers designated him for assignment. The Tigers also threw some cash in on the deal while acquiring right-hander Billy Buckner.The past few seasons have…
Though we really miss fired ASU head baseball coach Pat Murphy, we think it’s about time that the iffy powers-that-be at the Tempe school finally drop the title “interim” from coach Tim Esmay’s title — which they are about to do. Esmay (smiling man in photo) has led the Sun Devils…
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ battle with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night was nothing if not entertaining. Although the 1-0 loss will go down as just another D-Backs defeat (their ninth straight, BTW), there were plenty of highlights for the evening sportscast: It was an extra-innings affair that was scoreless…
We have learned this nearly a third of the way through the 2010 Major Leagaue Baseball season: No lead is safe with this year’s edition of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The word “relief” is a true oxymoron when referring to the D-Backs’ bullpen. Arizona was up by 4-0 early, and still…
The Phoenix Suns — yet again — failed to earn a spot in the NBA Finals after the Los Angeles Lakers put the nail in the team’s playoff coffin on Saturday night but not before securing an NBA record for a certain point guard who can’t seem to find his way…
About three weeks ago, we posted a story about rumors that Canadian billionaire David Thomson was lurking in the shadows hoping to swoop in and steal the Phoenix Coyotes from the Valley and relocate the team to Canada.Hate to say we told ya so (that’s a lie, we love it),…
Former Arizona State University linebacker Pat Tillman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame yesterday in New York, more than six years after he was tragically killed while fighting in in Afghanistan. Tillman played for the Sun Devils from 1994-1997, earning Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1997. Tillman was…
Man, this was a tough pill to swallow. The Phoenix Suns battled back from a double-digit deficit against the Los Angeles Lakers last night, only to blow it in the closing seconds all after a bizarre, buzzer-beating basket by Ron Artest. The 103-101 game five loss gives L.A. a 3-2…
The Arizona Diamondbacks typically rely on the bullpen when it comes to blowing winnable games but, this afternoon, the D-Backs starter took the honor of letting a close game slip completely out of reach in an 8-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Dan Haren, the D-Backs’ ace and today’s starter,…
Mark Reynolds hit a three-run homer that was too little, too late (dbacks.com). Like he has a lot of teams this season, Colorado ace Ubaldo Jimenez dominated the Arizona Diamondbacks last night at Coors Field in Denver.. The Diamondbacks rallied finally, but after eight shutout innings, courtesy of Jimenez, it…
Game five of the NBA Western Conference Finals is tonight in Los Angeles and, for the Phoenix Suns, the game has been called the most important game since the Charles Barkley era. The Suns and the Lakers are tied at two in the series, and for the Suns to move on to…
Channing Frye shoots from three. Shazam! Whoops, wrong sport. As a huge audience in the Valley watched the Phoenix Suns top the Los Angeles Lakers last night to tie their increasingly interesting series at two games apiece, our Arizona Diamondbacks quietly lost a tight one to the Colorado Rockies up…
“All we’ve done is earn ourselves a great opportunity,” Steve Nash told reporters, after the Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-106 at US Airways Center last night. “We can’t be content! We can’t be content!” Suns Coach Alvin Gentry stressed to his team in the locker room after…
Thankfully for the Arizona Diamondbacks, tonight’s game against the Colorado Rockies is up in Denver at beautiful Coors Field. Almost exactly the same time as Rockies right-hander Jhoulys Chacin tosses his first pitch, the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers will tip off at US Airways Arena for the monster…
If you watched Steve Nash’s nose collide with Derek Fisher’s skull during last night’s Phoenix Suns playoff win against the Los Angeles Lakers and don’t think he’s one of the toughest mother-effers to ever hold a basketball, watch it again. If you’re still not convinced, watch Grant Hill’s reaction after having…
During the course of this year’s NBA playoffs, Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash has come away from several games looking more like a hockey player than a Canadian-born hoopster. Last night’s 118-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers was no exception. Nash banged his face — again — in a fourth-quarter collision…
Despite a rough 12-4 blowout on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Arizona Diamondbacks wrapped up their most impressive week of the 2010 season, winning two of the three against the slugging Jays and five out of their past seven. And what do you know? The bullpen got opposing…
The Phoenix Suns got a new lease on life last night, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 118-109 in game three of the Western Conference Finals. The Suns trailed the Lakers 2-0 in the series after dropping the first two games in La-La Land, and there was little hope Steve Nash and company could…
After dropping $7.25 million on signing Derek Anderson to play backup to Matt Leinart, the Arizona Cardinals are rumored to be in the beginning stages of making a run at signing former St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger.The word on the street is that the Cardinals’ coaching staff hasn’t been…
Ready for a shocker? The Arizona Diamondbacks often-pitiful bullpen actually played decent in the D-Backs 8-7 win over the San Francisco Giants Thursday night. The performance by the D-Backs’ starter, Rodrigo Lopez, could’ve used a little work, though. Lopez allowed six runs and 10 hits in five innings for the D-Backs. During…
The Arizona Diamondbacks currently have the worst bullpen in Major League Baseball, and it’s likely the team’s latest addition won’t do much to help that.The D-Backs signed reliever Luis Ayala to a minor-league contract today, which is the team’s latest move in its attempt to improve the bullpen’s current, league-worst 7.90…
