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Diamondbacks visit World Champ Red Sox


By Vince Marotta on June 23rd, 2008

The Diamondbacks limp into Boston's storied Fenway Park to continue a 9-game road trip that started off in ugly fashion over the weekend in Minnesota. The Twins swept the Diamondbacks, and in the 3 games, Arizona's offense mustered only 6 runs. Nothing seems to be going right for the D-Backs, as their offense continues to [...]

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The Lute Olson Debacle: Six Questions with our Wildcats Insider


By Matt Blake on May 14th, 2008

Josh Pastner left Arizona for Memphis…can they possibly replace his recruiting prowess?

The Lute Olson situation debacle has gone from confusing to perplexing, and from harmless to shameful. Here at AZSH, we could only sit back, scratch our heads and say "What the heck is [...]

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In the Zona Exclusive: Pac-10 Roundtable w/True Rivals


By Troy Mihalek on March 4th, 2008

Pac 10 Basketball…the best?

Chris Karpman (ASUDevils.com) and Josh Gershon (GOAZCATS.com), both affiliates of RIVALS.COM, go head-to-head in our round table discussion that answers whether or not we will see our beloved Wildcats and/or Sun Devils in the big tournament and how they will fair in the Pac-10 tournament. Also, how much is a [...]

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Diamondhacks


By ByrnesBlogger1 on February 16th, 2008

DiamondHacks

Here’s an extended (40-minute) interview with Matt Scarborough, author of the baseball blog DIAMONDHACKS. Check it out at http://diamondhacks.blogspot.com/ In this interview, Matt, a Phoenix resident and “Diamondbacks fan since before there were Diamondbacks” talks about everything from ticket prices and ball park food to just how good a hitter Micah Ownings is. Listen to [...]

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Exclusive Interview: Paul Coro Discusses the Shaq Trade and Whether the Suns Will Win a Championship


By Troy Mihalek on February 8th, 2008

Paul Coro - Arizona Republic

Paul Coro, Phoenix Suns' insider from the Arizona Republic, gives us an in depth look at what to expect from Shaq and the Suns' trainers. Was it a good trade or one of the worst? Will the Suns truly benefit or did the Heat get a [...]

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Bright Lights Shined on Royce Clayton’s Star-studded Poker Celebrity Bowl Event Kicking Off Super Bowl XLII


By Troy Mihalek on February 5th, 2008

Poker Celebrity Bowl

PHOENIX, AZ– February 3, 2008 – Major League Baseball’s Royce Clayton hit a home run with the inaugural Poker Celebrity Bowl at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Resort. The Poker Celebrity Bowl (PCB) was a Texas No-Limit Hold’em event kicking off Super Bowl weekend. Stars from sports and Hollywood came out in [...]

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Exclusive Interview: Check Out MLB’s Royce Clayton at the Poker Celebrity Bowl, Friday, February 1st


By Troy Mihalek on January 29th, 2008

Royce Clayton World Series Celebration

Free agent shortstop, Royce Clayton, most recently a part of the 2007 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox, spoke about his time in the big leagues, his hopes for the future, and most importantly, the impact that the Royce Clayton Family Foundation has had on surrounding communities over the last 11 years. [...]

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Interview: Darren Urban, AZCardinals.com - Offseason Report


By Matt Blake on January 28th, 2008

Kurt Warner will start next year on the bench

(Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) Late last week, we caught up with AZCardinals.com Web Manager, Blogger and Reporter, Darren Urban. He lives and breathes all things Cardinals. Heck, they even employ him...We wanted to get a really good offseason rundown of what is happening with the Cards, and Darren [...]

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Exclusive Interview with Anquan Boldin: He will record a voice mail for you!


By Matt Blake on January 21st, 2008

Anquan Boldin is coming to an Altel store near you…

Anquan Boldin autographs the outfit of Boldin Anthony Swaney, two months old, of El Mirge, AZ during a "Wireless Autographs" event celebrating the grand opening of the Alltel Wireless store at Lake Pleasant Pavilion in Peoria, Ariz. [...]

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A few words of the wise, from the Matrix himself…


By Matt Blake on January 17th, 2008

Shawn Marion and Matrix31.com

The Matrix is to Neo, what basketball is to the Matrix: unlimited in what can be done. Since launching his career with the Suns in 1999, Shawn Marion has averaged 18.4 Points per game, 10.1 rebounds, not to mention 1.4 blocks and 1.9 steals. He is everywhere. He is the MATRIX. Also, [...]

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Gilbert on the trades


By ByrnesBlogger1 on December 20th, 2007

We got Dan Haren and that might be the blockbuster of the offseason in baseball, especially if Johan Santana is not traded. But it cost us 6 prospects, including the highly regarded outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. And, in another trade, we lost Jose Valverde, the major leagues’ saves leader last season. spent some time discussing these [...]

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Piecoro at Winter Meetings


By ByrnesBlogger1 on December 6th, 2007

Nick Piecoro

Nick Piecoro, Diamondbacks beat writer for the Arizona Republic, talked to me from the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN, site of this year’s Winter Meetings. We talked a lot about pitchers. Seems the D’Backs are interested in Dan Haren of the A’s. His biggest message is: don’t feel like the winter meetings were [...]

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Interview with Phoenix Suns Assistant Coach Jay Humphries


By Greg Esposito on December 4th, 2007

Phoenix Suns Assistant Coach Jay Humphries

We got a chance to catch up with Phoenix Suns assistant head coach Jay Humphries about chemistry, the rotation, Grant Hill and more...... (On how the team chemistry has developed in the first few weeks of the season): “I think it’s coming along. We threw Grant Hill into the mix of guys [...]

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Burning Questions with Jeff Van Raaphorst (former ASU great)


By Matt Blake on November 13th, 2007

The Burning Questions with Jeff Van Raaphorst

In this week's burning questions, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jeff Van Raaphorst, an Arizona State Football legend. He led Arizona State to its first Rose Bowl appearance, defeating Michigan 22-15, back in 1987. Van Raaphorst passed for 193 yards and two touchdowns in the game, out-dueling the Wolverines' [...]

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Arizona Wildcats Basketball 2007-08 Preview Show


By Matt Blake on November 12th, 2007

Can Chase Budinger lead the Wildcats to a title?

(Photo via ArizonaAthletics.com) Welcome to the Arizona Wildcats Mens Basketball 2007-08 Preview Show. To do it up right, we invited Josh Gershon, Senior Editor and Columnist from Goazcats.com, as well as Mens Basketball Beat Reporter from the Arizona Daily Wildcat, Michael Schwartz. This round table discussion with [...]

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Midseason Cardinals Report with former Cardinal Tommy Knight


By Tommy Knight on November 7th, 2007

Calling All Sports Cardinals analyst and former NFL cornerback Tommy Knight breaks down the Cardinals in our new segment “Wednesday Morning Cornerback”.

AZSH: What was your overall reaction to the Cards loss to Tampa on Sunday? And why can't this team seem to win on the road?

Tommy Knight: The Cardinal loss to Tampa Bay was

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The Burning Questions: FSN’s Sean Mooney Stops By To Talk University of Arizona Athletics


By AZ Sports Hub on October 23rd, 2007

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AzSportsHub.com got a chance to catch up with FSN's Sean Mooney to ask him "The Burning Questions". He talks about Mike Stoops, Jim Livengood and Kevin O'Neill. AZSH: What is the feeling in Tucson right now surrounding the Football program? Sean Mooney: I believe the feeling right now in town is tremendous frustration and,trust me, [...]

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Former Sun Paul Shirley Answers AZSH’s Questions From Spain


By Greg Esposito on October 17th, 2007

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AzSportsHub.com got a chance to catch up with former Phoenix Sun forward Paul Shirley as he soaked his ankle in a bucket of ice in Spain to ask him "The Burning Questions". He talks about his life in and out of the NBA, about writing his book and why the Geico Cavemen are better than him. [...]

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Suns Preview with Paul Coro, Phoenix Suns Insider, for the Arizona Republic


By Matt Blake on October 12th, 2007

Paul Coro - Phoenix Suns Insider

It's that time of year again. Last night was the first pre-season game for the Phoenix Suns and to follow that up we wanted to delve deep into our AZ Sports Hub Radio Phoenix Suns Pre-Season Preview. We reached out to Paul Coro, Phoenix Suns Insider and Reporter for The [...]

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D-backs Playoff Preview with our D-backs Insider!


By Matt Blake on October 2nd, 2007

What will the 07 playoffs yeild for the D-backs?

Welcome to AZ Sports Hub Radio's Arizona Diamondbacks Playoff Preview. To do it, we connected with our very own D-backs Insider, Michael Schwartz from Dbacks.com. To listen to the interview, click on the player below: 1) The D-backs came out of the regular season with the best record in [...]

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Exclusive Interview with Jason Scheer, GOAZCATS.com


By Matt Blake on September 21st, 2007

GOAZCATS.com

This week on AZ Sports Hub Radio, we had the great pleasure of interviewing Jason Scheer, Senior Columnist for GOAZCATS.com. We drilled him about the Arizona Wildcats horrible play of late, discussed the crushing loss to New Mexico, and asked him if Mike Stoops will get canned. Either way, it was entertaining! Jason has been [...]

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Exclusive Interview with Chris Karpman, ASUDevils.com


By Matt Blake on September 13th, 2007

ASUDevils.com

Welcome to this special edition of In The Zona, Arizona's Premier Sports Podcast. This week we had the chance to talk with Chris Karpman, Publisher and Editor in Chief of ASUDEVILS.com. We got the in-depth Sun Devil news that we wanted; finding out what Chris thinks of new head coach Dennis Erickson, the Devil's Bowl chances, [...]

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