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…
If you think the Arizona Diamondbacks’ bullpen sucks now, wait until the trade deadline — things could get even worse.With the All-Star break less than three weeks away, and the trade deadline just a few, short weeks after that, the movers-and-shakers in Major League Baseball are assembling shopping lists of…
Somehow, someway the United States got the job done. With Phoenix’s own Robbie Findley suspended for piling up yellow cards, the US turned to other players to try to punch in a few goals. And though they had numerous chances (and also had another goal taken away bad a terrible…
In a flash, the dream is over. A mere 36 hours after the first pitch was thrown, the Sun Devils are done after getting embarrassed 11-4 by South Carolina. Two games and out. Elimination from the 2010 College World Series. Poof. Good luck next season…
Dan Haren nearly matched Andy Pettitte for seven innings, but once again, it was the Arizona Diamondbacks’ bullpen that let it get out of hand. With the New York Yankees leading just 3-2 after seven innings, Esmerling Vasquez entered the game to relieve Haren, but Vasquez gave up five runs…
Do you have your passport and Coyotes jersey ready? The Phoenix Coyotes released their 2010-11 regular season schedule Tuesday, and it begins with an unlikely location for the first two games. The Yotes will play the Boston Bruins in Prague, Czech Republic, October 9 and 10. That certainly is a…
The Phoenix Coyotes announced yesterday the re-signing of left winger Taylor Pyatt to a two-year deal. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. In his first year with the Yotes, Pyatt appeared in 74 games while adding some scoring punch with 12 goals and 11 assists…
Behind an early offensive surge and the solid, steady arm of Rodrigo Lopez, the Arizona Diamondbacks earned a convincing 10-4 win Monday night at Chase Field against the New York Yankees. With numerous Yankee fans in attendance in the sellout crowd, the Snakes were the ones who looked like a…
The Arizona State baseball team hasn’t lost two games in a row all season. Now wouldn’t be a good time to start. After falling to Clemson 6-3 in their opening game of the College World Series on Monday morning, the Sun Devils are now one loss away from elimination. After…
As Graeme McDowell played through the final holes of the US Open, his biggest challenger wasn’t Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods or Ernie Els. It was some guy named Gregory Havret. Wait, who? Congrats to McDowell on his win, but you can’t help but think that some of the top names in…
José Valverde is a force to be reckoned with. Less than three years ago, Papa Grande used his powerful array of fastballs and splitters to secure 47 saves as the closer for the Arizona Diamondbacks, propelling the team all the way to the 2007 National League Championship Series. This past…
The Arizona State baseball team is on a mission for title number six as they play in their opening College World Series game on Sunday. The program’s last NCAA title was in 1981 and has won five overall (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981). In Tempe, however, it feels a lot…
Another game, another bland performance in the World Cup by Phoenix’s own Robbie Findley. After an unimpressive opening match against England, Findley didn’t fare much better this morning against Slovenia as the teams played to a 2-2 draw. While we give credit to Findley for making the team and earning…
For awhile, Thursday’s game looked like it was up in the air. As the D-Backs and Red Sox traded runs through five innings and battered around each other’s starting pitchers, it looked as if Arizona might be able to finally pull out a road win. Nope, not happening. The Snakes’ 8-5…
Now that Steve Kerr is out of the picture in the Suns organization, it seems even more likely that Amar’e Stoudemire won’t be around next season either. According to this report, there is now no chance that Stoudemire will commit to a long-term deal with Phoenix. For Suns fans who are…
We posted yesterday that it looked like the Utah Utes would be joining the Pac-10 as the 12th team in the very near future. A day later, it’s official. Utah accepted the Pac-10’s offer at a press conference after a meeting by school officials…
For the second time in as many nights, the D-Backs offense just wasn’t good enough. After scoring three runs in last night’s 6-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox, the stagnant Snakes offense only mustered a pair of runs Wednesday night. Quite simply, it wasn’t enough to back D-Backs starter Rodrigo…
ASU alum Phil Mickelson has a shot — yet again — to become the number-one golfer in the world this weekend, depending on how well he does at the U.S. Open in Pebble Beach, California. In addition to Phil playing well, Tiger Woods needs to suck in order for Phil…
Finally, it looks as if the musical chairs in college sports have come to an end. As we reported here last week, there was a lot of uncertainty about which conference a number of schools would end up joining. While schools did shuffle around, the latest (and hopefully last) one…
There will be storylines aplenty when U.S. Open tees off tomorrow in Pebble Beach, California. Can Tiger Woods add another major title in his quest to break Jack Nicklaus’ all-time record? Will a no-name player surprise the golf world? But Valley sports fans should keep an eye on ASU alum…
