East Valley Tribune - Sports

Porter first to interview with Suns

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:49:34 -0700

Turns out, Mark Jackson wasn’t the first interviewee on Suns general manager Steve Kerr’s list. And no, it wasn’t Kurt Rambis either.

Webb moves to 9-0 as D-Backs top Rockies

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:10:19 -0700

Every season now, Brandon Webb finds new, select company to join. Webb won his ninth start in as many outings Thursday, an 8-5 victory over Colorado, becoming the first pitcher since San Diego’s Andy Hawkins in 1985 to win that many to start a season. Hawkins was 10-0.

SLIDESHOW: See photos from the game

D-Backs notebook: Jackson coming through in the clutch

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:32:58 -0700

Conor Jackson feels comfortable with runners in scoring position, and it shows. Jackson, given a day off Thursday to rest a slightly sore right hamstring, was hitting .405 with runners in scoring position, fourth in the NL.

NL not keeping up with AL in interleague play

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:04:31 -0700

Interleague play seems to bring out the bully in the American League, and there could be a simple reason.

Cochran getting lots of help in ASU offense

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:04:21 -0700

The numbers alone suggest nothing out of the ordinary, at least not by Kaitlin Cochran’s standards.

Brownie Points: Quentin making slumping Byrnes look worse

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:51:34 -0700

First, let me go on record that (1) I pushed for the Diamondbacks to sign Eric Byrnes and (2) I approved of the decision to go after Dan Haren - whom Arizona obtained, in part, from the pieces gained in the Carlos Quentin deal with the Chicago White Sox.

Davis back for Sun Devils

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:44:32 -0700

Ike Davis' biggest contribution to the Arizona State baseball team in the last three weeks was a near-comical attempt to serve as a decoy pinch hitter.

ASU chasing Pac-10 championship

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:37:33 -0700

A well-kept sports secret has a golden chance to make history this weekend. Veteran followers and novices have one last chance to watch some of the best athletes in Arizona State history at the men's and women's Pac-10 track and field championships.

Rattlers missing No. 1 QB for game vs. Dallas

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:48:05 -0700

Last week’s loss to San Jose was a “game of inches,” Rattlers coach Kevin Guy said. This week, Arizona will need to go to much greater lengths when it visits the top team in the Arena Football League, the Dallas Desperados, on Saturday.

East Valley briefs: UA's Olson names associate head coach

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:37:58 -0700

Mike Dunlap has been hired as associate head coach, University of Arizona men’s basketball coach Lute Olson said Thursday. Dunlap, 50, joins the NCAA Division I ranks after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets.

Morgan: Fate of Suns is now in Kerr's hands

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:51:37 -0700

As the Knicks ushered Mike D’Antoni into New York on Tuesday, like Caesar into Rome, we were all reminded why there is no circus like a New York circus.

Owings pitches D-Backs to 4-3 win over Rockies

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:08:21 -0700

The offense didn't square up many balls on Wednesday night, and the bullpen had its struggles once again. But against the NL West, even a mediocre game is good enough right now.

Bordow: Should Johnson remain in rotation?

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:10:25 -0700

Randy Johnson’s two best friends — his 98 mph fastball and 90 mph slider — have deserted him. But he still has his sense of humor.

ASU women's basketball team adds transfer

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:15:28 -0700

Former University of Washington basketball player Kali Bennett has transferred to Arizona State.

D-Backs notebook: Bruised hand won't shut down Unit

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:35:48 -0700

Randy Johnson emerged from treatment with ice wrapped around his bruised left hand on Wednesday, but said it wouldn’t force him to miss his next scheduled start on Sunday against the Tigers.

Barkley says he'll pay $400,000 gambling debt

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:37:20 -0700

LAS VEGAS - Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino and promised Thursday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star faced criminal charges.

Behind the Green: Sun Devils' kiddie corps growing up fast

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:06:17 -0700

When the Arizona State men’s golf team recently pulled off a sizable upset by winning the Pac-10 championship, the prevailing wisdom was that Randy Lein had coached his way to an eighth conference title in 16 years at the ASU helm.

Sources: Jackson to talk with Suns

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:03:24 -0700

While Mike D’Antoni is trying to teach everyone with the New York Knicks how to pronounce his name, the Suns are pressing forward to come up with the name that will replace him.

ASU axes 3 men's programs to cut costs

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:22:57 -0700

T.J. Bellama awoke on Tuesday planning to run with some of his Arizona State men’s tennis teammates before attending the squad’s routine year-end meeting. That gathering took place, but it was anything but routine.

Drew shows why he deserves promotion

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:05:50 -0700

Stephen Drew took his promotion to the second spot in the batting order and ran with it. More appropriately, he trotted. Drew went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in the second inning as the Diamondbacks defeated the Rockies 8-4 on Tuesday night at Chase Field.

D'Antoni says he will win with Knicks roster

Tue, 13 May 2008 15:42:39 -0700

NEW YORK — Mike D'Antoni is bringing his high-scoring brand of basketball to a Knicks team that seems ill-suited to run it.

D-Backs notebook: Hudson returns from injury

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:09:07 -0700

Orlando Hudson returned to the lineup Tuesday after missing eight of the past nine games because of a strained hamstring. Hudson’s injury occurred on May 2 against the Mets.

Mercury notebook: Team missing 3 stars as opener approaches

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:17:35 -0700

The defending WNBA champion Mercury held their annual media day Tuesday but did so without three of their top four returning scorers. Guards Diana Taurasi, Cappie Pondexter and Kelly Miller are the only players yet to report but are expected to do so later this week.

East Valley briefs: MLS club to field Arizona boys team

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:15:44 -0700

Major League Soccer team Real Salt Lake will field a boys U-17 Arizona team for the second consecutive summer.

E.V. Victories: Chandler boy wins gymnastics honors

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:14:40 -0700

Chandler’s Allan Bower, a gymnast at Xtreme Gymnastics in Scottsdale, took second overall in Level 9 all-around, third on floor and became the parallel bars national champion at the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympics, held May 8-9 at Battle Creek, Mich. He finished in the top 10 in the other three events in a field of 280.

D-Backs' Byrnes working through hitting slump

Mon, 12 May 2008 19:49:48 -0700

Eric Byrnes had only to look to the Diamondbacks' last two opponents to put his last two weeks in perspective.

Suns not looking internally for next coach

Mon, 12 May 2008 21:39:29 -0700

For those pushing for Tom Chambers, Eddie Johnson, Dan Majerle or Vinny Del Negro to be the next coach of the Suns, their horses didn't make it through day one of the Suns' first full-fledged search in decades.

Bordow: Byron Scott should be atop Suns' list

Mon, 12 May 2008 21:15:24 -0700

There is one coach out there for Steve Kerr, one coach who is available and would be a home-run choice for the Phoenix Suns: Byron Scott.

AP Source: Sorenstam to retire this year

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:19:42 -0700

Annika Sorenstam will retire after the season, ending an LPGA Tour career in which she has won 72 tournaments to date and delivered a defining moment when she teed it up against the men on the PGA Tour.

Sun Devils survive scare as Wildcats loom

Mon, 12 May 2008 23:21:04 -0700

The Arizona State baseball team heads into the regular season's stretch run looking like its usual heavy-hitting self. And the fourth-ranked Sun Devils needed every bit of their offense Monday night, as they concluded nonconference play with a 12-10 victory against Loyola Marymount at Packard Stadium in Tempe.

SLIDESHOW: ASU beats Loyola Marymount 12-10

Tillman's mom recalls journey for facts in book

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:01:02 -0700

The mother of former NFL player Pat Tillman suspects the military's account of how fellow Army Ranger comrades shot and killed her son in Afghanistan is still not the true story, four years later, according to her new book.