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Role Reversal for Sooners and Cowboys

Four years ago the Oklahoma Sooners and the Oklahoma State Cowboys invaded the Valley of the Sun to participate in the Insight & Fiesta Bowls. Fast forward to 2011/12 and once again the Orange and black as well as the crimson and cream cover the greater Phoenix landscape. But this time, the Sooners played in the Insight and the Cowboys in the Fiesta. Unfamiliar roles indeed...
Via Fanster  |  January 03, 2012
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Clunk….Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Well, thats what the advertising campaign promotes. But unfortunately for the Arizona State Sun Devils, the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas was nationally televised. In a bowl game that featured two teams going in totally opposite directions, tonights outcome was rather predictable. A one loss Boise State team feeling very slighted by the BCS versus...
Via Fanster  |  December 30, 2011
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One That Got Away

Half the fun of being a sports fan is looking back on how certain plays affected certain games or who got picked and where in late rounds of professional drafts. But with the fun, comes the pain. For Arizona sports fans moments like the Cardinals trading for Calvin Pace and Bryant Johnson instead of Terrell Suggs, John Paxson’s jumper against the Suns, the Coyotes signing...
Via Fanster  |  December 26, 2011
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A True Fiesta in Our Backyard

Teams, players and schools aren’t the only entities that can have a tough off-season. Bowl games can also be included in that list. Following a bad match-up/game in the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl between Oklahoma and Connecticut, the Fiesta Bowl organization went through a tumultuous spring and summer. There’s no need to rehash all the details, the reports and stories...
Via Fanster  |  December 12, 2011
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Gas, Car, Education, Activewear, Auto Paint or Mac n Cheese

None of those options smell like a rose, which is exactly what the Arizona State Sun Devils would like to experience in their bowl. So after the three worst played games this reporter has ever seen ASU football play, they are left with the above options for bowl games. An anemic performance by Utah against Colorado earlier in the day eliminated the Arizona State Sun Devils from...
Via Fanster  |  December 12, 2011
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Sparky’s Fork Needs a Tyne

ASU receiver Gerell Robinson is clearly dejected seconds after the Sun Devils' 31-27 loss to the Arizona Wildcats (Photo: Fanster.com)Just three weeks ago after a homecoming romp over the hapless Buffaloes of Colorado, the Arizona State Sun Devils had a firm grip on the Pac-12 South division. Fast forward over two hideous losses on the road to UCLA and Washington State and...
Via Fanster  |  November 25, 2011
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Reed, Goss Capture Amica 19.7 Phoenix

Ney, Payne take international distance today at Wildhorse Pass PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. National Champion and former Olympian Matty Reed dominated the field and emerged the winner of the 2011 Amica 19.7 Phoenix sprint triathlon this morning under picture perfect skies at Wildhorse Pass, Chandler, AZ. Reed, the 2008 Olympian Trial champion, finished the half-mile swim, 16.1-mile bike...
Via Fanster  |  November 09, 2011
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Losing the Grip of Your Destiny

A dejected Brock Osweiler watches the final stages of the ASU defeat to UCLA. Despite the constant national media attention given to UCLA every week and their chances to secure the Pac-12 South title, all the Arizona State Sun Devils had to do in Pasadena was basically win, and they’re in. (Pac-12 Championship game)  It simply amazes this reporter how a mediocre Bruin team...
Via Fanster  |  November 06, 2011
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I’ll Take the Ralphie, Medium Rare Please

ASU scored early and often in its first-ever Pac-12 meeting with Colorado (Photo: Fanster.com)Two weeks after a disappointing loss to the Oregon Ducks in Eugene, Oregon the Arizona State Sun Devils return home to welcome the 2nd of the Pac-12 newbies, the University of Colorado Buffaloes.  From the outside, these games sometimes are a cause to worry. Colorado comes in a 31 point...
Via Fanster  |  November 03, 2011
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Frank, the Story is Utah….

The Sun Devils gave the Utes a continued rude welcome to the Pac-12 (Photo: Michael Kossett/Fanster.com)I know, using a line from a cheesy Chevy Chase movie is a little off, but it’s so apropos.  If there was ever a school or city that longed to be in the big time of college sports, then the University of Utah and Salt Lake City fit the bill.  The embracing of the Pac-12...
Via Fanster  |  October 15, 2011
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Watch Out For That Beaver Trap

ASU quarterback Brock Osweiler gets a hug from receiver Aaron Pflugrad as time runs out in the Sun Devils' 35-20 win over Oregon State (Photo: Fanster.com)Weak opponent, inflated egos or still on a high from a big win.  Any of these reasons could get in the way of a heavily favorite Arizona State Sun Devil team against the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday night.  But one only...
Via Fanster  |  October 03, 2011
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You Can See Ohio From Here

Brock Osweiler awaits a snap from Garth Gerhart during ASU's 17-14 loss to Illinois on Saturday in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo: Michael Kossett) It’s been a long time since I sat in a press box and looked out over a horizon and basically saw miles of endless miles of a flat level plane of green.  So this is where the Arizona State Sun Devils have landed to to take on...
Via Fanster  |  September 22, 2011
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Erickson speaks following the loss in Champaign

Photo: Michael Kossett/Fanster.comThe Arizona State Sun Devils lost 17-14 on the road at Illinois on Saturday night, snapping a modest four-game winning streak in the process. Following the game, head coach Dennis Erickson spoke to the media about the loss.
Via Fanster  |  September 18, 2011
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From Blackout to Blackout

Brock Osweiler was impressive for the Sun Devils during Friday's Blackout in Tempe.The much anticipated ASU Sun Devil Stadium blackout featuring the new Nike black uniforms came a little early for this reporter as my residence in San Diego fell to a power outage the previous day.  An omen for things to come?  Or just an inconvenience for my travels to Arizona?  Or was it...
Via Fanster  |  September 12, 2011
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Whaddya know? ASU wins a statement game!

Brock Osweiler has been very comfortable since taking over at quarterback for the Sun Devils (Photo: Vince Marotta)Outside of the black uniforms sported by the Arizona State Sun Devils, Friday night’s game had a very similar feel to the series of weird outcomes that bit Dennis Erickson’s team in 2010. A lot of penalties. A failed extra point. A special teams gaffe...
Via Fanster  |  September 10, 2011
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Crystal Ball – Pac-12 competition gets stepped up in Week 2

One week in the books, thirteen to go in the Pac-12. That could be bad news for the conference, as the first-ever week in Pac-12 play didn’t go too well. Oregon State lost at home to Sacramento State, a run-of-the-mill FCS team. Ouch. Oregon fell flat on their faces on the weekend’s most prominent stage in a 13-point loss to LSU. UCLA went on the road and lost to an...
Via Fanster  |  September 07, 2011
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Never mind Sparky, it’s Time to Fear the Fork

Colin Parker, Brock Osweiler and Cameron Marshall all played big roles in ASU's season opening win over UC-Davis (Photo: Michael Kossett/Fanster.com)The inaugural Pac-12 football season started Thursday night for the Arizona State Sun Devils in the usual early September triple digit temperatures of Sun Devil Stadium.  Tonight’s sacrificial lamb on Sparky’s rotisserie...
Via Fanster  |  September 02, 2011
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Now what happens at RB for Cardinals?

Not exactly what you want to see in the preseason.The Arizona Cardinals raised eyebrows around the league when they selected RB Ryan Williams out of Virginia Tech in the 2nd round of the NFL Draft back in April. The team already had incumbent starter Tim Hightower, a steady and reliable player, on the roster. And just two years earlier they had invested a low first round draft pick...
Via Fanster  |  August 20, 2011
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Are we getting closer to a playoff system in college football?

World peace. Gas prices under $2.00 per gallon. The cancellation of Jersey Shore. These are all things that would make me very, very happy. But nothing would make me happier than if we finally got a playoff system in college football to legitimately determine a national champion. OK, world peace would make me way happier. But you get the point. Hope for a playoff system seems...
Via Fanster  |  August 16, 2011
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Kinda felt like the mid-90’s in downtown Phoenix on Friday night

It was like old times at U.S. Airways Center on Friday night. The Snake Pit, as it’s known to Rattlers fans, was the site for Arena Bowl XXIV–a matchup between the Rattlers and the Jacksonville Sharks. The game also marked the third time the league’s championship game had been held in downtown Phoenix. The first time was 1997 when the Rattlers defeated a Kurt...
Via Fanster  |  August 13, 2011
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Pac-12 Championship and Beyond?!?

Earlier in the offseason, Arizona State junior-to-be quarterback Brock Osweiler raised some eyebrows when he made mention of the Sun Devils challenging not only for a Pac-12 championship, but also for a BCS Championship. At Arizona State’s annual Media Day in Tempe on Saturday, Osweiler kept his confidence at a high level when answering questions about his team’s 2011...
Via Fanster  |  August 07, 2011
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Marotta’s Fearless Pac-12 Predictions

Some people mark the beginning of college football season with the opening of camps or the first actual play on the gridiron. Screw that. After this tumultuous and seemingly endless football offseason punctuated by labor strife in the pro ranks and scandal and punishment in college, I can’t wait much longer for football to get here. So with the first-ever Pac-12 Media Day behind...
Via Fanster  |  July 28, 2011
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Pac-12 Goes Hollywood

What better location for the inaugural Pac-12 Football Media Day than a movie studio in Hollywood, California?  Deep in the shadows of the NFL lock-out ending the previous day, the on going NBA lock-out and all the ugliness coming out of Ohio State, North Carolina, Georgia Tech and Tennessee, the newly formed Pac-12 staged the first portion of their coast-to-coast media tour on...
Via Fanster  |  July 28, 2011
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2011 ESPY’s Winners and Mistakes

Each summer, the annual ESPY Awards take place in LA to honor the coolest & best star athletes and memorable moments from the past year. After a uproariously successful stint as host of last year’s ceremony, Saturday Night Live “Weekend Update” anchor Seth Meyers returned...
Via Fanster  |  July 14, 2011
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Wednesday’s Podcast of Calling All Sports presented by The Law Offices of Lerner and Rowe

CAS 713 Seg 1Segment 1: Recap of the All Star Game CAS 713 Seg 2Segment 2: Sounds from the All Star Game CAS 713 Seg 3Segment 3: Kevin Rowe recaps the US-France Game CAS 713 Seg 4Segment 4: Guest from The Phoenician Golf Course CAS 713...
Via Fanster  |  July 13, 2011
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