They say it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. The game of football, like life, is filled with lessons learned. The Arizona Cardinals were taught many in their…
We all make mistakes. The only difference is most of us aren’t running a professional franchise under the glaring microscope of (right or wrong) public perception. Phoenix Suns General Manager…
In many ways they mirror one another. They can intimidate and comfort. Take you out of your normal routine and condition you to expect the unexpected. They’re traditionalists who both…
No franchises or program in Arizona capitalizes on public relations jackpots like the Phoenix Suns. It’s no surprise the behind-the-scenes minds in downtown Phoenix have slowly, methodically, brilliantly built up…
Each day life is filled with temptations and decisions. A right path and a wrong. In sports and the athletes who play them, each wrong path has consequences, just as…
He hopped off the bus and began the march to his first of many assignments. Wearing a black Arizona State golf shirt, his trademark dreads flowing halfway down his back…
Spend five minutes talking to Jonathan Cooper and it’s easy to see he’s a thoughtful, appreciative, caring young man. He’s also not stupid. Less than three days after the Arizona…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. You have to wonder what Arizona State fans thought when arch-rival Arizona unveiled their, “Welcome to Arizona This is Wildcat Country”…
Walking through the Arizona State Schaefer Sports Hall of Fame in Tempe it’s easy to see why our local university has housed some of the greatest athletes over the past…
I couldn’t help but be jealous. Staring across my middle school cafeteria holding a tray filled with processed mystery meat, waxed vegetables and a sippy cup-sized carton of 2% milk…