Some baseball games are just fun to watch, no matter what team you follow or how seriously you enjoy the sport. San Francisco Giants’ ace Tim Lincecum and Arizona Diamondbacks’ number one starter Ian Kennedy exchanged zeroes for eight innings in a remarkable pitching duel last night before the Diamondbacks’…
Manny Pacquiao is the undisputed best pound-for-pound boxer in the world at the moment, an unofficial honor that is a first for a Filipino. He is a transcendent figure, a living myth, who combines what seems to be true humility and dignity with amazing pugilistic skills and power. We joined…
Daniel Hudson was in top form on Saturday night as the Arizona Diamondbacks walloped the San Diego Padres 6-0 thanks to his powerful performance. The starting pitcher scored his third, straight victory by striking out six batters in seven innings and blanking his opponents n effortless fashion. Too bad Hudson…
For eight innings, Arizona Diamondbacks hitters looked like they were swinging at golf balls with tooth picks — seemingly en route to being shut out by the Colorado Rockies in the last of a three-game series at Chase Field.Yet with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Diamondbacks…
Major League Baseball umpire Jim Joyce, by all accounts, is a phenomenal umpire. However, he made one of the worst calls in baseball history, which cost then-Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game last season. Galarraga is now an Arizona Diamondback, and Joyce has been banned from officiating any…
Yahoo! Sports Barry Enright can’t win ballgames on his own. Arizona Diamondbacks starter Barry Enright just couldn’t help himself enough to win last night. Enright pitched well to start the game, shutting down the Colorado Rockies for the first three innings of the ballgame. He even hit a solo…
The Arizona Diamondbacks couldn’t keep the momentum going from their Thursday night demolition of the Chicago Cubs over the weekend, losing tight games 4-2 and 5-3 on Friday and Saturday before taking their revenge 4-3 Sunday, ensuring a series split. Armando Galarraga’s neck got quite the workout Friday from turning…
sports.yahoo.com Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster got wrecked last night. Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster’s had a bad outing last night — far, far beyond miserable. Dempster pitched 1/3 of an inning in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 11-2 home win over the Cubs Thursday — yes, one third of…
Joe Saunders is fast becoming a problem for the Arizona Diamondbacks after failing, once again, to give his team a chance to win in a baffling 8-4 loss against the Philadelphia Phillies last night. Facing the Phillies with a chance to sweep, Saunders struck out eight hitters, almost matching his…
Don’t look now, but the Diamondbacks are on the doorstep of their first series sweep of the season. And it’s against one of the best teams in Major League Baseball no less. Arizona beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 last night at Chase Field in the second game of the series…
Ian Kennedy kicked off a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies and their vaunted starting pitching staff with a terrific complete game performance against Cliff Lee, shutting out the Phillies 4-0. The Arizona Diamondbacks had their hands full with the dart-throwing Lee, who stuck out 12 and walked one in…
The Arizona Diamondbacks will have to settle for two out of three against the Cincinnati Reds this week after falling short yesterday afternoon against alleged shoplifter Mike Leake, 7-4. Leake, a rising star for the Reds out of Arizona State University, was good in his first start since getting out…
There’s only one October in baseball, and it’s followed by November. The month of December comes afterward. No, we’re not re-writing Rebecca Black’s drizzling Friday. We’re talking about the playoffs, and Major League Baseball’s insistence that “October” is the month fans care about, even though the last two seasons…
The Phoenix Coyotes season is over after a 6-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings in game four of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last night. It very well could be the last hockey game played in Glendale, as the team could potentially be whisked away to…
When four home runs are just enough to eke out a win, you know you’re watching Arizona Diamondbacks baseball. With two home runs from third baseman Ryan Roberts and six solid innings of pitching from starter Armando Galarraga, the D’Backs won 5-4 against the Cincinnati Reds last night in Ohio…
To quote a New Times colleague, the Coyotes run at Lord Stanley’s Cup is pretty much “ovah.”The Howlers dropped game three of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs 4-2 to the Detroit Red Wings last night, and they looked like hell doing it.Both of the Coyotes’ goals came…
It was déjà vu all over again at Chase Field this weekend as the Arizona Diamondbacks once again needed a late win to avoid getting swept in a series. They got it in extra innings against the San Francisco Giants Sunday, scrapping together a rally in the bottom of the…
The Phoenix Coyotes now trail the Detroit Red Wings two games to none in the first round of the NHL playoffs after losing 4-3 Saturday, and we want to know if the Howlers can pull off a miracle.The first two periods of Saturday’s game weren’t pretty for the Coyotes. The…
The Phoenix Coyotes kicked off their second consecutive stab at Lord Stanley’s Cup last night, and if they could’ve figured out how to score on a power play, they wouldn’t have dropped game one 4-2 to the Detroit Red Wings, the same team who thwarted the Howlers quest for the cup…
nba.com/suns Fans went home with a consolation victory over the hated Spurs. The Phoenix Suns beat the San Antonio Spurs to close out their season on Fan Appreciation Night, 106-103, but in true 2010 Suns fashion, almost blew the game. Los Suns unleashed a 43-27 shellacking on the San Antonio…
Yahoo! Sports Mickolio can expect more of these in the future. The Arizona Diamondbacks have demoted Kam Mickolio to the minor leagues and recalled Esmerling Vazquez from Triple-A Reno, a move that comes one day after Mickolio almost blew a four-run lead in .2 innings of work. Mickolio beat Vazquez…
The Arizona Diamondbacks got into a slugfest at Chase Field last night, and even though the St. Louis Cardinals got a few good shots in, the D’Backs managed to take the win, 13-8. Just about everyone in the Diamondbacks’ lineup had a great game, with Justin Upton, Chris Young, and…
