Thinking today about Kobe Bryant, on what would’ve been his 42nd birthday. Phoenix has never had a bigger villain walk onto the court, field, or ice than Kobe. For that,…
“Should I Stay or Should I Go” (The Clash, 1982) Derrick Hall was on the other end of a call in late July. Our on-air conversation was about the franchise…
August 13, 2019 I was wheeled into a surgery room at a Gilbert hospital. The nurses were struggling to make the operating table long enough to fit my 6’8 frame….
There are seven people in the Valley sports scene, who I am aware of, that in recent weeks have gone head to head with COVID-19. One of them sent me…
The last week has done nothing to change my mind that we LIKELY WON’T have a high school football season. In speaking with several power program football coaches, none of whom wanted…
I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around being in a meeting with the NFL when the subject of lack of minority head coaching hires is brought up. I’ve been…
This and that… Phyllis George was a BIG DEAL back in the day. As co-host of the NFL Today on CBS Sports in the 70’s, she was the pioneer for…
I hope you’re good. Actually, great(as much as one can be right now)! I’ve not spent too much time watching or consuming the news of the pandemic. I will take…
Marc Beasley is well-known in the Arizona basketball scene. A referee, tournament organizer, and promoter of all the good things when it comes to round ball. Monday night he found…
Arizona State punter Michael Turk was the unsung Arizona State story this past week at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. While Eno Benjamin and Brandon Aiyuk were put through the…