Thanks for coming. Now check out of your rooms, return your rental cars, and give us back our little slice of heaven. If you really like it here, come back and visit in July…
Cheap flag at the end cost the Eagles. KC fans saw no evil, speak no evil, but you know you got lucky…
The Super Bowl and the WM Open are done, and spring training camps open this week. Kevin Durant will be introduced, and the Cardinals may actually hire a head coach before Presidents Day. We have three golf events in the next month. The Tour Champions in Tucson, the LPGA at Superstition Mountain, and the LIV at The Gallery in Marana. NASCAR zooms into town in early March too. We are the busiest sports market in America that no one outside of the Valley really knows about. We do big events really well…
Happy trails to esteemed Arizona Republic sports columnist Kent Somers who retired after Sunday night’s Super Bowl. Good things happen to good people…
Ran into Arizona State head football coach Kenny Dillingham at the 16th hole at the WM on Sunday. Good to see the head coach shaking hands and engaging with the masses. The head football coach at the college program needs to be visible at community events like the WM…
Spent some time with celebrity chef Bobby Flay Friday and Saturday at and around the WM Open. Very nice guy. You wouldn’t know he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame…
Sticking with celebrity, I’m struggling to think that Harrison Ford is still Indiana Jones…
John Travolta pushing home internet doesn’t move the needle for me, either…
Tip of the cap to Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill for helping to bring another Super Bowl to the Valley. I don’t know when we will see another one come through. Cities that build new stadiums usually get rewarded(Buffalo?). The competition from Vegas, LA, and San Francisco will be fierce too…
Another example of why We love sports, Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are on the short end of this, but it’s still as incredible a finish as you’ll ever see. Saturday night vs Portland State. Defeat snatched from the jaws of victory.
Scottie Scheffler winning back-to-back at TPC Scottsdale, should give CBS a good TV rating which is important to keep the WM as an elevated event in 2024. There were more than a few groans when Rory McIlroy collapsed down the leaderboard on Saturday morning, finishing up his delayed second round. Sunday morning, I followed Rory and Matt Kuchar for a few holes, and the gallery was nothing short of amazing. Jon Rahm said it right, “the WM can comfortably compete with the Super Bowl”…
