Morning Poll: Do Arizona Diamondbacks Stand a Chance at Making Playoffs?

The Arizona Diamondbacks kicked off the 2011 season over the weekend by splitting a pair of games with the Colorado Rockies, which is encouraging considering they ended last season with the third-worst record in baseball.The D-Backs ended last season with a 65-97 record, earning them last place in the National League…

Phoenix Suns Thunderstruck in 116-98 Loss Against Oklahoma City

The Oklahoma City Thunder struck the Phoenix Suns down 116-98 at the US Airways Center yesterday, burying the Suns’ playoff hopes deeper. Last night’s defeat leaves Planet Orange two games below .500. Vince Carter put up a monster effort to lead the Suns, scoring 28 points for Planet Orange while…

Arizona Wildcats Miss Final Four Berth by a Damned Inch

Most of Arizona and Wildcats fans around the globe held their collective breath early Saturday evening as, remarkably, their team had a chance in the last seconds to win the NCAA West Regionals and head to the Final Four. Down by two points to UConn after mounting a pair of…

Arizona Wildcats One Game from Final Four After Thumping Duke!

We’ve been watching Arizona basketball since, well, we moved to Tucson in 1973 to attend that fine institution of occasional and usually random learning. We actually were in attendance for the final game at ancient Bear Down Gym, seemingly a throwback to the days of James Naismith and the proverbial…

Coach Bruce Pearl Firing “Package” A Head-Shaker

At this moment on the cusp of the Sweet 16, it strikes us as flat-out absurd how much big-time college basketball and football coaches continue to rake in, no matter what the economy is doing to most of the rest of us.   Yup, we know that those salaries generally…