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After moving up one spot in the latest AP and USA Today/ESPN Coach’s Polls, the Arizona State Sun Devils are preparing for the 76 Classic to tip-off Thanksgiving night at the Anaheim Convention Center.
The tournament is an eight-team format. Other schools in the field are St. Mary’s, UTEP, Wake Forest, and Cal State Fullerton […]

Courtesy of NAU Media Relations
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Freshman Caty Huntington came off the bench to score a game-high 16 points in leading the NAU women’s basketball team to a 68-51 home win against Santa Clara (0-4). The Lumberjacks (1-4) made 5-of-10 three-pointers in the first half to surge ahead, and then held the lead the […]

Mike Stoops has taken heaps of abuse from fans and media during his tenure as head coach of the Arizona football program. A lot of it has been warranted; a lot hasn’t been.
Yet, nobody is really talking about Arizona’s curious use of timeouts in the last 90 seconds of a 19-17 loss to Oregon […]

Fishing enthusiasts of the Valley, fear not. On the days you can’t cast your line, the iTunes App Store has an alternative.
Flick Sports Fishing from Freeverse, Inc. was released to the App Store earlier this month, and is getting rave reviews from anglers with iPhones.
As of November 21, over 340 people have reviewed the […]

Cardinals running back Edgerrin James, who was benched 3 weeks ago before the St. Louis game, made news earlier this week, when unhappy about his playing time (or lack thereof), he spouted off about wanting to be released by the team.
Many, including myself, wonder about the timing of Edge’s proclamation. The Cardinals are 4 […]

Bodog Sportsbook has released it’s updated odds for several NFL issues, including who will win the 2008 NFL MVP. Quarterback Kurt Warner of the Arizona Cardinals is currently atop the list of candidates, and is an 8 to 5 favorite to win his 3rd MVP.
Warner currently leads the NFL with a quarterback rating of […]

Yes, you read that headline correctly.
Could pole dancing become a Summer Olympic event in time for the 2012 games in London? Several groups of women are trying to make that happen, including one right here in the Valley.
Nyla Farraz, a pole dancing instructor at Pussycats Pole Dance at Team Yoga Studio in […]

Photo: Vince Bucci/Getty Images

In preparation of tonight’s Suns-Lakers’ matchup, I present to to you the Top Ten Reasons Why I Hate the Lakers…
10. Dyan Cannon. How does this washed up hag get such great seats? And further, why does she get so much camera time? So, she was married to Cary Grant. […]

Photo: Eric Risberg/AP
The day after former Arizona State Sun Devil Dustin Pedroia was named American League MVP, another former Devil will get his first big league managerial job.
Don Wakamatsu, a catcher in Tempe from 1982 to 1985, will be named the new skipper of the Seattle Mariners at a press conference today.
Wakamatsu has a huge […]

I remember going to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ first ever Cactus League game. It was Friday, February 27, 1998, and they were playing the Chicago White Sox, the team with whom they shared brand new Tucson Electric Park. Despite it being a cold night, and having to resort to standing-room-only accomodations, the ballpark was […]