BY: ED COLE TEMPE, Ariz. – Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians has been around the game of football for well over four decades now. The game is him, and he’s the game. So when Arians feels the integrity of the game he loves is being compromised in one form or another, he’s not afraid to stand on his soapbox and ... Read More »

BY: ED COLE PHOENIX – The Chicago Cubs aren’t a team to be trifled with, especially when you’re the Arizona Diamondbacks, and your starting pitching is struggling. Rubby De La Rosa was the latest starter to get roughed up on Thursday night, as the Cubs hitters chased him off the mound at Chase Field after 3 1/3 innings. They scored ... Read More »

BY: ED COLE PHOENIX – Arizona Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall is a proud alum of Arizona State University. Hall’s done so much for the school and the entire state of Arizona, and on Thursday night, he was recognized for it all by receiving the first-ever Pitchfork Legacy Award at a ceremony at the Orpheum Theatre. The Pitchfork Awards, ... Read More »

BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Arizona Cardinals have released their 2016 preseason schedule, and it includes some familiar preseason foes, and a new one, whom they’ll face on national television. For the third straight season, the Cardinals will open the preseason at home, when they face the Oakland Raiders. It’ll be the first time the Raiders will have ... Read More »

BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – 13 regular season wins and the NFC West crown? Check. An epic playoff victory over the Green Bay Packers that will never be forgotten? Check. A win in the NFC Championship Game, followed by a win in Super Bowl 50? No check. There’s still some unfinished business for the Arizona Cardinals this coming season. ... Read More »

BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – If you were driving down the 101 on Tuesday, near University of Phoenix Stadium, you may have seen this big, hulking figure walking around Lawn C with a bunch of kids. If you were wondering who that person was in a Cardinals jersey, it was tight end Ifeanyi Momah, who, along with Big Red, ... Read More »

BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians is sticking close to his roots in his search for more pass rushing help. Arians graduated from Virginia Tech, and now he’s reportedly had a fellow Hokie in town in defensive end/linebacker Dadi Nicolas. I'm told DE/LB Dadi Nicolas is visiting the #AZCardinals today. Here are his strengths (laid ... Read More »

BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – As weird as it is to hear D-backs center fielder A.J. Pollock say this, he knew an injury, like the one he suffered last Friday night against the Kansas City Royals with his right elbow being fractured, was coming. It was just a matter of time. “It was going to happen,” said Pollock. “It ... Read More »

BY: ED COLE PHOENIX – The season opener between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies went 4:11 – a D-backs team record for a nine-inning game. In the end, it was all about the $206 million man, Zack Greinke, and his performance, which was pretty rough. In 4.0 innings, the Rockies tagged Greinke for nine hits (three of them were ... Read More »

BY: ED COLE PHOENIX – Larry Fitzgerald played some baseball when he was a kid. He wasn’t that good, but if a pitcher put the ball right down the pike on him, he’d get some wood on it. The pitch he tossed to Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin may have only traveled at a speed of 35 MPH, according to ... Read More »