The Diamondbacks didn’t have the homestand they envisioned after starting the season 6-3. They got off to a promising start with a win over the Pirates last Monday, but quickly deteriorated into a five game losing streak that got broken, followed by Arizona losing two of three to the Phillies, with the latest loss – a 7-2 loss – coming on Wednesday.
The Coyotes are venturing into uncharted waters, meaning the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It’s a place they haven’t been since moving from Winnipeg to Glendale, Ariz., back in 1996. Just because they finally got beyond a point in their season – which in past seasons always signaled the end of their season – doesn’t mean it’s time to celebrate.
After the Suns exciting 93-90 win over the L.A. Clippers last Thursday, head coach Alvin Gentry explained why he doesn’t believe in must win games.
What was supposed to be a night to celebrate a series clinching win, turned out to be a night to truly forget if you’re a member of the Coyotes or a fan of the team.
The Phoenix Coyotes have adopted a mantra for their team: “Hockey The Hard Way,” which fits this team to a T.
One of the events NFL fans always clamor for every year is the NFL Draft.
This year’s version kicks off next Thursday night, and teams, players, the draftees and their families will never be quite the same afterwards.
Before Wednesday night’s game with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns head coach Alvin Gentry posed the question to the media, after Kobe and Wade, name a shooting guard you would take over James Harden?
The Diamondbacks are not strangers to adversity. Last season everyone picked them last and once they got into first, no one thought they would hold on.
Even from over 2,000 miles away, Senator John McCain is keeping a close eye on the Phoenix sports scene.
A year ago Arizona State cornerback Omar Bolden didn’t know what where his football career was headed. Today there is still uncertainty, but his future looks brighter than it did last spring when the All-Pac-10 selection was diagnosed with a tore ACL in his left knee ending his senior season before it ever started.