East Valley Tribune - Sports

Murphy - all sides of him - will be missed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:17:01 -0700

How best to summarize the surprising and abrupt resignation of Pat Murphy? Perhaps this way: The Arizona State baseball program just got a lot less interesting.

ASU torches San Francisco with 3-pointers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:43 -0700

Rihards Kuksiks had career highs with 27 points, seven 3-point baskets and eight assists and Arizona State set a school record with 18 3-pointers in a 104-65 victory over San Francisco on Friday.

ASU, UCLA both need win to boost bowl hopes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:04:44 -0700

LOS ANGELES — Arizona State and UCLA both will find it tough to reach a bowl game after the final two weeks of their up-and-down seasons. And both teams' coaches realize it'll be all but impossible for the loser of their meeting Saturday at the Rose Bowl.

Little-Warner friendship on hold Sunday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:28:06 -0700

ST. LOUIS — Friendship goes out the window Sunday when the St. Louis Rams' Leonard Little tries to sack his friend, Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner.

Murphy resigns as ASU baseball coach

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:44:48 -0700

Arizona State baseball coach Pat Murphy resigned during a meeting with athletic director Lisa Love on Friday.

VX Live 11/20

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:06 -0700

Keep up on all the high school football action with us beginning at 6 p.m.

France: Johnson's dominance OK for Chase

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:43 -0700

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — NASCAR chairman Brian France wants Jimmie Johnson to be commended for his four-year run atop NASCAR, and not used as an example of why the championship format might be flawed.

NFL fines Dockett $7,500 for Hasselbeck throat hit

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:56:14 -0700

The NFL has fined Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett $7,500 for his elbow to the throat of Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.

It's always 'Senior Night' for Hamilton football

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:04:18 -0700

It's a fall Friday night in the retirement community of Sun Lakes. Some residents are playing bingo. Others have settled in for a quiet night in their homes. About 50 of the retirees, however, have something different in mind.

Stojakovic leads Hornets past Suns

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:26:28 -0700

NEW ORLEANS — Peja Stojakovic hit seven 3-pointers during a 25-point, 13-rebound performance, and the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Phoenix Suns 110-103 on Thursday night.

Devils must beat UCLA, UA for shot at bowl

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:45:42 -0700

Arizona State at UCLA

Blues best Coyotes in overtime

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:40:20 -0700

ST. LOUIS — Erik Johnson showed why the St. Louis Blues took him with the first pick in the 2006 NHL entry draft.

E.V. briefs: QB Germaine signs with Rattlers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:21:28 -0700

Quarterback Joe Germaine signed with the Arizona Rattlers on Thursday.

Cards' Wilson keeping pretty elite company

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:59:52 -0700

As a rookie in 2001, Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson was relegated to the back of the bus.

Diamondbacks get reliever Heilman from Cubs

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:02:08 -0700

The Diamondbacks traded two minor leaguers to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday in exchange for reliever Aaron Heilman.

Warner rebounds with 2 great games

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:09:22 -0700

Kurt Warner knows how to come back from adversity. That's the recurring theme in his remarkable career.

Erickson hints Szakacsy to start vs. UCLA

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:03 -0700

It's looking more and more like Samson Szakacsy will be the starting quarterback for Arizona State Saturday against UCLA. While coach Dennis Erickson won't commit to a starter, Szakacsy again took most of the first-team snaps and practiced well.

Vrbata sparks Coyotes past Wild

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:59:52 -0700

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Phoenix Coyotes found a quick and effective way to quiet a hostile crowd Wednesday night.

Dockett: 'Everything's cool' with Hasselbeck

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:34:24 -0700

Arizona defensive tackle Darnell Dockett says he has talked to Seattle's Matt Hasselbeck and "everything's cool" between him and the Seahawks quarterback.

Stoudemire scores 23 in win over Rockets

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:32:19 -0700

HOUSTON — Amare Stoudemire and the high-scoring Phoenix Suns turned to their defense to pick up another victory in Houston.