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Of The D-backs, Cactus League And WBC

The Phoenix Metro Area Will Be The Center Of The Baseball Universe For A Month As Traditional Storylines Merge With National Teams — Keep An Eye On The Italians — That Might Surprise.

Sports Prime Cuts 2012

The Olympics, Jeremy Lin, Steve Nash, Poker Tournaments, Street League Skateboarding, Todd Graham And Albert Pujols’ Signing Are Tops, But Which Is No. 1?

Biggest Little Poker Tournament of the West

Talking Stick Resort Hosted The 8th Annual Arizona Poker Championship in Phoenix; Thousands Entered Yet Few Conquered The Competition.

P-Rod Triumphs At Arizona Street League

Veteran Paul Rodriguez Defeats The Field And Heavy Favorite Nyjah Houston At The Third Stop Of Rob Dyrdek’s Street League.

Street League Kick-Flips Into Arizona

Rob Dyrdek’s Upstart Skateboarding League Will Once Again Thrill The Crowds At Jobing.Com Arena As Nyjah Houston Continues His Dominance.

Modern Times Prime Cuts 2011: Sports

Most Frequently Read Sports Story Of 2011 Proves That The Phoenix Area's Longest Tenured Franchise Still Reigns Supreme.

Street League Skaters Ollie Into Arizona

Rob Dyrdek’s Street League Skateboarding Brings Some Of The World’s Best To Glendale’s Jobing.com Arena.

Rolling Thunder

The women of the Arizona Roller Derby bring spirit, passion, to a re-emerging sport.

Gortat Through Polish Eyes

The Phoenix Suns’ newest sensation as seen through the eyes of Polish journalist Lukasz Ceglinski.
Can Once-Proud Suns Find Missing Magic?

The Formerly-Mighty Franchise Is Now Rebuilding Thanks To A Series Of Bad Moves, But A Return To Dominance Is Much More Than Just A Couple Of Smart Moves Away.

Are Rattlers New Sports Kings Of The Phoenix Metro?

With The Demise Of The Phoenix Suns, Most Sports Fans Are Looking Elsewhere For A Winner As The Rattlers Hone In On Back-To-Back Championships.

Some Strange, Not So True Tales Of A-Rod

Scuttlebutt Has It Alex Rodriguez Tried To Buy Silence On PED Use, But What If He Is Using His Millions For Other Missteps?

Accidental Starter AJ Pollack Sparking D-backs

After Losing Adam Eaton And Cody Ross To Injury, The Under-The-Radar Outfielder Steps Up And Surprises With Some Dominating Performances.

What GCU Can Learn From FGCU

Grand Canyon University’s Men’s Basketball Program Can Learn A Lot From Florida Gulf Coast University, The First No. 15 Seed To Reach The Sweet 16.

Adam Eaton Can Still Overcome Injury, Win ROY

Arizona Diamondbacks Rookie Might Miss More Than Eight Weeks To An Elbow Injury, But When Healthy He Is Almost As Good As Mike Trout.

Arizona Cardinals Eye Rebuilding In 2013

Although Michael Bidwill And The Cardinals Front Office Might Not Admit It Any Time Soon, This Upcoming Season May Be About Accepting Mediocrity In Preparation For 2014 and Beyond.

Don’t Lose Heart Yet, Arizona Cardinals Fans

Losing Out On Alex Smith Is Not The End Of The World Since It Might Be A Better Idea To Wait For The Offensive Line And Running Game To Develop Before A Good Quarterback Gets Pummeled.

Super Bowl Spoiled By Blackout, Deer Spray

The Beyonce Holograms Might Have Been Cool, But With Performance Enhancing Drama And An Extended Delay Might Be The Signs Of An Event On The Downswing.

Let’s Leave Manti Te’o And His Family Alone

Whether Manti Te’o Was Part Of A Hoax Or Not, The Fact That Teens Recently Out Of High School Are Put Under Such Extreme Scrutiny Is A Societal Quandary.

Arians Is Whisenhunt With Emotion, Graham Minus Hair

At First Blush, New Head Coach Of The Arizona Cardinals Seems Like A DNA Spliced Creation From Psyches of Ken Whisenhunt And Todd Graham.

Did Suns Front Office Scapegoat Alvin Gentry?

Well Regarded Basketball Legend Alvin Gentry Takes The First Bullet For What Has Been Some Terrible Luck And Bad Player Decisions.

The Arizona Cardinals’ Baffling Coaching Search

The Front Office Made Quick Work Of Trading Chris Young And Acquiring Heath Bell, They Still Need Help At SS — And A Japanese Free Agent Is On Their Radar.

D-backs Wrap Trades In Time For Christmas

GM Kevin Towers Gets Everything He Was Asking For, Firming A Roster That Might Be Good Enough To Compete For The NL West Title.

Are D-backs Looking To Land Of The Rising Sun?

The Front Office Made Quick Work Of Trading Chris Young And Acquiring Heath Bell, They Still Need Help At SS — And A Japanese Free Agent Is On Their Radar.

Fans Of Phoenix Suns In For A Long Season

The Post-Steve Nash Era Gets Underway And Although It Is Very, Very Early, All Signs Point To Extended Struggles With Consistency, Winning.

D-backs Need Next Year To Be Lucky 2013

With Little To No Mojo At Work In A Disappointment Filled 2012 Season, Franchise Looks Ahead To A 2013 That Will Again Be Dependent On Luck.

The Moment Todd Graham Proved His Mettle

Beyond The Blowout Scores In The Sun Devils’ Two Wins Are The Way They Have Gone About It And How The New Head Coach Expects It Every Play.

D-backs Down, Not Out, Yet

The Arizona Diamondbacks Will Need A Healthy Dose Of Magic While Relying On A Staff Of Rookies During A Pennant Chase.

Holy Schmidt! D-backs Surging On Big Road Trip

Seemingly Doomed To Suffer Through A Season Where Bad Luck Has Taken Hold, A Sweep Against The First-Place Dodgers Changes Everything.

U.S. Setting Arrogance Records At Olympics

Michael Phelps Affirms Olympic Traditions While Ryan Lochte, Jordyn Wieber And The Dream Team Display Attributes That Bring Bad Karma To The U.S.

Have D-backs Found Their Lost Mojo?

The Arizona Diamondbacks Have Some Talented Players, But Thanks To Injury And What Appears To Be Bad Ju-Ju, They Just Can’t Seem To Put It All Together.

Zen And The Art Of Mourning Steve Nash

As Another Former Member Of The Run And Gun Phoenix Suns Moves On To End Their Career With A Contender, Fans Are Betrayed, Yet Hopeful.

Stage Is Set For D-back Bauer’s Debut

Injuries To Daniel Hudson And Joe Saunders Thrusts The Pitching Phenom Smack Dab Into The Middle Of A Battle For A Playoff Spot.

Swoon Or Swagger For D-backs?

Things May Have Not Gone According To Plan For The 2012 Arizona Diamondbacks, But There Is Still A Lot Of Baseball Yet To Be Played.

A Tale Of Two Absurd Alberts

The Work Of Albert Camus, A Literary Icon of the 20th Century, Might Be The Penultimate Explanation For the Offensive Futility of Albert Pujols in 2012.

D-backs Skip Past April Setbacks

Despite The Loss Of Chris Young And Daniel Hudson (And The Struggles of Justin Upton’s Thumb) Kirk Gibson’s Club Is Still In The Hunt.

Phoenix Suns Overachieved in 2012

Even Though The Purple Gang Came Up Short In Their Playoff Run, The Strike Shortened Season Provided Ample Entertainment.

Chris Young Is Early Hero For D-backs

Arizona Diamondbacks Show Glimpses of Past Teams Early In 2012, But The Magic In The NL West Might Be With The Los Angeles Dodgers.

Redd, Phoenix Suns Peaking For Playoff Run

Former All-Star And Olympian Michael Redd Is Capturing His Former Magic As Suns Begin To Gel, But Can They Make The Playoffs?

Will Slipper Fit Cinderella D-backs In 2012?

Despite Predictions, Prognostications, And The Well Intentioned Plans of Teams Everywhere, Injury And Ineffectiveness Can Ruin Any Season.

Wherefore Art Thou, Peyton Manning?

As The Football World Awaits The Decision Of The Four-Time MVP, Cities, Organizations Gush Like Love-Sick Teenagers.

Fútbol Trumps Football For Violence

American Football Might Trump Fútbol In On-The-Field Violence, But Isn’t Watching Men Beat On Each Other Better Than Drunken Riots?

Phoenix Suns Stuck In Neutral

About Halfway Through The 2012 Season, The Valley’s NBA Franchise Is Mired In Mediocrity, Chasing A Playoff Spot.

Jeremy Lin, Steve Nash And The Phoenix Suns

Thanks To The Emergence Of 'Lin-derella' in New York, The Future Of The Valley's NBA Franchise Might Have Become Clearer.

Did Moreno Mastermind The Pujols Deal?

Might It Be Possible That The Owner Of The Los Angeles Angels Passed On Free Agents In A Half Decade Gamble To Land ‘The Machine’?

It's (Still) Dumb To Trade Steve Nash
Despite Ranting Critics And The Dreams Of Other NBA Franchises, Trading Captain Canada Remains A Bad Move For The Phoenix Suns.

Dbacks Chasing World Series Dreams

Defending NL West Champs Have Added Even More Pitching, Another Outfield Bat In An Effort To Repeat.

Phoenix Suns Seeing Redd

After A Lackluster Start To The Season, Planet Orange Turns Redd In Pursuit Of Points.

Todd Graham A Great Fit For ASU Football

Down-Home Approach To Football Might Just Be What Is Needed In Aftermath Of The Erickson Era.

Arizona Cardinals Building A Tenacious D

Left For Dead Weeks Ago, Ken Whisenhunt’s Squad Is Surging Thanks To A Physical, Smart Defense.

NBA Peace Brings Gift To Phoenix Suns

A Gift Of Perhaps Steve Nash’s Last Ride Into The NBA Playoffs Depends On New Faces.

Devils, Cardinals Have Opposing Weaknesses

The Valley’s Two Bastions Of Football Disappoint In Two Rivalry Games That Rip Fans’ Hearts Out.

NBA Players Should Start New League

In The Battle Over Basketball Related Income, Superstar Players Should Create More Leverage, Legacy.

No Duh: Kirk Gibson Is NL Manager Of The Year

The Former MVP And World Series Champion Adds First Trophy As A Manager In First Year At Helm Of Dbacks.

A Blue Christmas: No Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns

Can ASU Fill The Void Left By Striking NBA Players And The Owners That Locked Them Out?

Despite NLCS Loss, Diamondbacks Won

With The Game Five Loss A Mere Week In The Past, Expectations For Next Year Are Already Growing.

Diamondbacks Down, Not Out In NLDS

Experts Sharpen Their Claws As Gibby’s Grinders Face Elimination.

Why The Lockout Is Good For Steve Nash, Suns

An Upcoming NBA Season Of About 50 Games Might Keep Captain Canada Fresh For A Playoff Run.

Arizona Diamondbacks Top 5 Magical Events of 2011

As The Regular Season Gives Way To The Postseason, A Look Back Reveals Some Key Performances.

Baseball Gods Smiling On Arizona Diamondbacks

Paying Homage To The Historical Lessons Of The Game Bring Gibby’s Grinders A Division Title.

Ian Kennedy and the Cy Young Award

Statistics Aside, The Diamondbacks Hurler Is The Underdog Because Of Low Expectations.

Randy Johnson Defines Dbacks History

Disregard The Hype: The Big Unit, Star Attraction Of The 2001 Reunion, Will Forever Be A Diamondback.

Hopes Rising for Cardinals, Sun Devils

The Valley Representatives Of The Pac-12 And NFL Have Sights Set On Division Titles.

We Believe: The 2011 DBacks

Arizona Diamondbacks Dominate The NL West Despite Being Tabbed As One Of The League’s Worst.

Dear Steve Nash: Please Save The NBA

The Phoenix Suns Star Could Do A Lot To Help Spur Owners To Make A Deal.

Let Mark Grace Win Legends Race

Is It Possible That The Rush To Disgrace ‘Gracie’ Is Backfiring On The Team’s Karma?

Johnson Trade A No-Brainer For Dbacks

By Posting More Than 132 Strikeouts In 2011, Kelly Johnson Became A Drag On The Lineup.

Dbacks Are Tiring, But Keep Grinding

The Long Season Is Wearing On The Young Squad, But The Giants Are Not Faring Much Better.

Leave Vontaze Burfict Alone

Talented Linebacker Is A Target Of Critics and Fans Alike But Is It Warranted?

New Faces, Big Questions For Arizona Cardinals

With The NFC West Wide Open, Arizona Cardinals Reboot The Roster With An Eye To The Future.

Arizona Dbacks Thriving Despite Loss Of Drew

As Stephen Drew Is Lost For The Season, Justin Upton Heats Up Again And Top Pick Trevor Bauer Signs.

Street League Brings Skateboarding To Crossroads

Street League Skateboarding Might Be The Beginning Of A New Landscape For American Skaters.

Hernandez For Reynolds A Steal For Dbacks

Although Many Lamented The Loss Of Slugging Third Baseman Mark Reynolds, So Far The Deal Has Been A Big Win For Arizona.

Dbacks Fans Show Swagger With Home Run Derby Boos

Can The Long Held Opinion That Valley Fans are Complacent And Apathetic Now Be Put To Rest?

Dbacks Respond To Towers’ Roster Tweaks

The Bullpen Struggled And The June Swoon Was Engulfing The Team, General Manager Reaches For Veteran Help.

Has Phoenix Seen The Last Of Steve Nash?

Everyone States That Steve Nash Will Not Be Traded, But If Next Season Is Cancelled, He Might Be A Free Agent.

Phoenix Suns Miss On Jimmer, Add Morris

With The 13th Pick In The NBA Draft, The Purple Gang Goes Safe With A Ho-Hum Pick Based On Need.

Justin Upton Carrying Arizona Diamondbacks

The 23-Year-Old Phenom Might Have Carried Team Past Their June Swoon.

Dbacks Battle Giants For NL West

The Battered and Bruised Defending World Series Champions Have Not Had Much Luck So Far in 2011.

Jimmer Mania On Hold In Phoenix

The Top Secret Draft Process Leaves Fans Wishing and Hoping For Jimmer To Join The Purple Gang.

Dbacks See Lincecum In Trevor Bauer

Barring Injury, The Drafting Of Trevor Bauer And Archie Bradley Provides A Bevy Of Quality Starting Pitching Prospects.

Phoenix Suns Draft Hinges on Nash, Jimmer

With The Utah Jazz Drafting Just Before The Phoenix Suns, The Team’s Front Office Is Apparently Eyeing Moving Up In The Draft.

Why Not The Arizona Diamondbacks?

Towers and Gibson Deserve The Credit, But Winning Baseball In 2011 Is An Indictment On The Ineptitude Of Jeffrey Moorad and Josh Byrnes.

Diamondbacks Resurrection

Kevin Towers, Kirk Gibson And The Rest Of The Front Office Deserve Much Of The Credit For Team’s Hustle, Play, Success.

Can Jimmer Jive With Steve Nash?

The Collegiate Star From Brigham Young Just Might Fall Into The Laps Of The Phoenix Suns, But Can He Co-Exist With Captain Canada?

Bulls, Heat Reigniting NBA

The Miami Heat (The NBA’s Version Of A Boy Band) and The Traditionally Formulated Chicago Bulls Are A Breath Of Fresh Air.

The Kurt Warner Effect: Build a Running Game

Ken Whisenhunt, Rod Graves And The Rest Of The Arizona Cardinals’ Front Office Tabs ‘Play Makers’ In Draft With Hints That They Have A Secret About The Future.

Ian Kennedy Masterful As Diamondbacks Enter Crucial Stretch

As May peeks around the corner and the Dbacks beat Cliff Lee, the season reaches critical mass.

Why Won’t The Steve Nash Trade Rumors Die?

Every one involved with the team patently denies Steve Nash will be traded, but the rumor mill has more to do with media hype than reality.

Sun Devil Spin On Uniforms

The new Arizona State University branding effort generates a lot of buzz, but just like recent football seasons, the hype did not exactly match the build-up.

Kirk Gibson Has Dbacks In Swagger Mode

Amid dire predictions to start the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks are competing and surprising.

Why Trading Steve Nash is Moronic

Yes, trading Captain Canada would be a bad idea, and hopefully Robert Sarver knows Amare Stoudemire is still playing like an All-Star.

Fact Or Fiction: 2011 Dbacks

As the time to open the roof at Chase Field and play nine innings approaches, experts are not impressed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. But according to the legends of the game, anything is possible in baseball.

Can Frye, Nash Lead Suns To Playoffs?

If the new dynamic duo of Channing Frye and Steve Nash can manage to stay healthy, they just might have a chance.

NFL Shadow Games
As the NFL’s labor woes escalate, when will Arizona Cardinals and NFL fans sober up to the realities of pro sport?

Aaron Heilman Rejects Reliever Label
Eschewing success from out of the bullpen, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Aaron Heilman takes another stab at being a starter.

Dragic Deal Foretells Nash’s Future
Many may have yawned when Goran Dragic was traded to the Houston Rockets for Aaron Brooks, but the move may be a strong signal that the team will try to resign Steve Nash.

Swagger Seeking Snakes
After two of the worst seasons in franchise history, Arizona Diamondbacks management seeks to instill a mindset primed for success.

When Nash Was Dragic
Once upon a time, former All-Star Steve Nash had a career path that looked an awful lot like that of Goran Dragic.

Arms Aplenty for Dbacks
Kevin Towers has transformed Diamondbacks spring training competition into a different kind of pitchers duel.

Suns, Knicks Rivalry is Getting Interesting
The re-emergence of bad blood between the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks has nearly elevated their meetings into epic matchups worthy of Roman numerals.

Blue Skies Rising Over Chase Field
Things just might be looking better for the Arizona Diamondbacks now that they have overhauled the bullpen and rebuilt the bench. When you are at the bottom the only way to go is up, after all.

Babby, Blanks Remake Suns
After inheriting an unbalanced team this Summer, Lon Babby and Lance Blanks have put their first stamp on the Phoenix Suns by trading for Gortat, Carter and Pietrus.

D-backs Whiff on Trades
As the off-season unfolded, new Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers said he wanted to cut down on the team’s strikeouts, then he went out and swung for the fences on trading Mark Reynolds and Justin Upton.

Shooting Suns
As Phoenix fans have learned in the past, a team full of shooters means plenty of fun and firepower. But more importantly, a team that shoots from the outside and has no interior presence must keep turnovers to a minimum to stay competitive.

Where Have You Gone, Kurt Warner?
The longing for the days when Arizona Cardinals fans were treated to performances of a future hall-of-famer are beginning to ebb as the team struggles. At the midpoint, it is becoming clear that although the Super Bowl won’t happen this year, a chase at the playoffs might.

The Unknown Phoenix Suns
As the 2010-2011 season unfolds, the Phoenix Suns are a mystery wrapped in an enigma. There are new players, a new front office and a new outlook. And, for the first time in eight years, it is unclear when the franchise will again compete for a championship.

Forgotten Pitching Brilliance
For three seasons from 2006 to 2008, Brandon Webb was one of the best pitchers in baseball. He says the shoulder is now healthy, but after two years on the shelf, no one will simply believe him. He will probably face this trial with another club, but he gave Arizona fans three great years that will be hard to duplicate.

Thanks for the Memories, Amare
Since becoming a member of the Phoenix Suns in 2002, Amare Stoudemire has been the center of attention. The guy brought instant credibility with thunderous dunks and blossomed before our eyes. Good luck, big guy. Image by Keith Allison

What’s Next for Dbacks?
As the team flounders, GM Josh Byrnes and manager A.J. Hinch are dismissed. Will the next decision by ownership be as bad as those which preceded them?

The Dbacks Bullpen Fiasco
The Dbacks front office must accept blame for destroying a bullpen that won in 2007 with irresponsible trades of Jose Valverde and a handful of others.
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