Out with the old. In with the new. The Arizona Diamondbacks brass let their frustrations be known Thursday night, firing General Manager Josh Byrnes and manager A.J. Hinch. And after a lackluster and embarrassing past season-and-a-half, it was time…
The way the Arizona Diamondbacks have played this season, it seemed only a matter of time before heads began to roll. Last night, those heads got rollin’ — news leaked that the team will give the axe to manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Scott Byrnes at a press conference at 10 a.m. today…
The Coyotes keep on wheelin’ and dealin’ during this free agency period. After re-signing Derek Morris and watching Zbynek Michalek sign with Pittsburgh, the Yotes responded while bolstering their offense. The newest member: left-winger Ray Whitney, 38, who spent the past five seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes. The deal is…
The Phoenix Suns are looking to keep a big man in town. And his name isn’t Amar’e Stoudemire. Nope, the Suns have reportedly offered Channing Frye a five year, $25 million deal to keep him in Phoenix…
The 2010 free-agency period started off with some moving and shaking from the Phoenix Coyotes. The good: the Yotes re-signed defenseman Derek Morris to what is reportedly a four-year, $11 million deal. And the bad: Zbynek Michalek, a young and talented defenseman, was snatched away from Phoenix by the Pittsburgh…
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ 3-3 record on its recently completed road trip is a smashing success, considering the team’s generally poor play this year and the competition (two likely playoff teams, the Tampa Bay Rays and the St. Louis Cardinals). The D-Backs ended the trip Thursday afternoon in St. Louis with…
ESPN has released its “Ultimate Standings”, a list that ranks each sports franchise in the four major categories (football, baseball, basketball and hockey). This is the eighth year ESPN has compiled such a list, and this year’s rankings should please Valley sports fans. The highest ranked local team, surprisingly, is…
We wrote yesterday about the positive moves the Phoenix Coyotes were making this offseason. They were winning awards, re-signing key players, and hoping to build off last season’s success. And then this happens: President Doug Moss gets canned by the National Hockey League…
Of the 100 best football players in the NFL, three are members of the hometown Cardinals. At least that’s what Fox Sports thinks, as the network recently put out its list of the top 100 NFL players. The trio of Cards to make the list: wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, safety Adrian…
Failure, thy name is Dontrelle Willis. The 28-year-old lefty didn’t last very long during the Arizona Diamondbacks’ lopsided loss to the Saint Louis Cardinals last night, and after looking at his stat line for the game, it isn’t surprising. D-Train provided a real stinker for the D-Backs that was like…
Arizona Republic columnist Dan Bickley planted the seed yesterday with an article suggesting that former Phoenix Suns star Charles Barkley was open to the idea of being the team’s next general manager. The Suns have made no indication that they would even want “Sir Charles” to replace Steve Kerr in…
The common reaction we’ve received this afternoon when we’ve told people that there’s talk of former Phoenix Suns star Charles Barkley becoming the team’s next general manager has been an overwhelming “pfff.”In any event, the latest piece of sports gossip that’s been cooked up by Arizona Republic columnist Dan Bickley…
The Phoenix Coyotes continued their strong offseason Monday afternoon by re-signing Wojtek Wolski to a two-year deal. As always with the Yotes, terms of the deal were not available, but says nhlscap.com, it’s worth $3.8 million a year. Last season was a breakout year for Wolski as he registered new career-highs…
Oh, those lovable losers known as the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are always finding creative, new ways to lose baseball games. Monday night was no exception, as the team wasted an outstanding pitching (and hitting) performance from Dan Haren and a late offensive power surge to fall 6-5 to the St. Louis…
A mere three days after pitching a no-hitter, Edwin Jackson already is reaping the rewards. Jackson, who threw his gem against Tampa Bay on Friday, was named National League Player of the Week for his work. Carlos Quentin of the Chicago White Sox won the award for the American League…
In the end, it wasn’t that impressive. The United States had a lead for a mere three minutes in the World Cup. Thanks to a porous defense and apathetic offense (including that of Phoenix native Robbie Findley), the U.S. had a solid but unspectacular run on the soccer world’s biggest…
It was an eventful weekend for the D-Backs as they took two of three (yes, they actually won a road series) from the stumbling Tampa Bay Rays. The obvious highlight was the no-hitter thrown by Arizona’s Edwin Jackson on Friday, the second time an opposing team has been held hitless…
Without a first-round pick in last night’s 2010 NBA Draft, many wondered what direction the Suns would go. With forward Amar’e Stoudemire probably on his way out of town, the Suns made their choices clear by bulking up with two big men. Gani Lawal out of Georgia Tech was selected…
Luis Gonzalez is the Diamondbacks leader in numerous offensive categories: games played, hits, home runs, and runs batted in. Now, Gonzo will be the first player in D-Backs history to have his number retired, as his Number 20 will be retired in a pre-game ceremony August 7 against San Diego…
To the surprise of no one, Phoenix Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett won the Jack Adams Award last night in Las Vegas. The trophy, given to the NHL’s best coach every season, was awarded to Tippett in a nearly unanimous fashion as he received 57 of 59 first-place votes. It…
Any hopes of former St. Louis Cardinals quarterback Marc Bulger coming to Phoenix to fill the leadership void left by the retirement of Kurt Warner can now come to a rest — Bulger inked a deal with the Baltimore Ravens yesterday. The terms of deal haven’t been made public, but…
Shades of November 2001–almost. Here we were again, in the land of deja vu, with New York Yankees relief pitcher extraordinaire Mariano Rivera trying to hold a one-run lead against the hometown Arizona Diamondbacks. Then, of course, it was the BOB (Bank One Ballpark) and now it’s Chase Field. More…
