By Charles Wulf TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State fell to Oregon 91-74 on Sunday night, losing for the fourth time in their last five games. The Devils got off to a slow start, trailing 13-0 less than five minutes into the game. However, ASU bounced back with a 23-7 run to take a 23-20 lead. The first half saw four ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Arizona Cardinals have a month and some change (March 7-9) before they can reach out and start negotiating with their free agents, of which they have 26 (16 unrestricted, 6 restricted, 4 exclusive rights). While it would be nice if Arizona was able to keep all 26 players, that’s almost impossible to do ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – Mired in a stretch of losses in 19 of their last 21 games, and a well-below .500 record heading toward the All-Star break, the Phoenix Suns decided a change had to be made, hopefully for the better, so they relieved Jeff Hornacek of his head coaching duties early Monday morning. Hornacek – who spent ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE TEMPE, Ariz. – It’s difficult for Arizona State head baseball coach Tracy Smith to describe his team’s identity, for the simple fact that they’re very young, and they have no identity just yet. The Sun Devil baseball team lost 10 players from last year’s team, and they’re welcoming in 13 freshmen – nine of which are projected ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Arizona Cardinals continue to load up on players for the 2016 season, this time they signed cornerback Asa Jackson to a future contract. Jackson (5-10, 183) played in 18 career games with six starts for the Baltimore Ravens over the past four seasons after coming into the NFL as a fifth round selection ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – Everyone in the Cardinals organization, and the entire Red Sea, gasped collectively when safety Tyrann Mathieu went down awkwardly in Philadelphia after intercepting Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford. It was a routine play that Mathieu does in practice every single day, but on Dec. 20, it wasn’t a routine play. It was a play that ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – The most tenured player on the Arizona Cardinals is hanging up his cleats. After 16 years in the NFL, long snapper Mike Leach has decided to retire. Leach took to Twitter on Wednesday to make the announcement: Thank You. pic.twitter.com/0maFZMZFID — Mike Leach (@MikeLeach82) January 27, 2016 Leach played in every single regular season ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – From season to season, moves have to be made if a successful NFL team expects to remain that way the following season. Case in point: The Arizona Cardinals. The team made 182 roster moves during the 2015 season, and without them, they wouldn’t have won 14 games and played in the NFC Championship Game ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carolina Panthers are not to be trifled with at Bank of America Stadium, as the Arizona Cardinals found out on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game. After scoring on their first three possessions of the game, Carolina was up 17-0, and they never looked back, as they flattened Arizona 49-15, to claim their ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE TEMPE, Ariz. – Larry Fitzgerald is destined to don the gold jacket in Canton, Ohio, one day. Until then, he’s got unfinished business to take care of this weekend in Charlotte, N.C., as he’ll lead his team against the Carolina Panthers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. “If we want to go to Charlotte for vacation ... Read More »
