โพ๏ธGot to be a kid again!โพ๏ธ
Growing up going to baseball games, I always wanted to run onto the field and play catch... My Dad and I finally got that chance. This Sunday on
#FathersDay
at Chase Field, you and your dad could do the same.
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READ:
Want to run through a wall?
LISTEN TO THIS from Torey Lovullo....
Longtime sports talk host Chris โMad Dogโ Russo (
@MadDogUnleashed
) says heโll retire if the
#Dbacks
best the Phillies in Game 7.
"I would love to see him quit if we won today. You know what I mean? There'sโฆ
BREAKING: the
@ArizonaCoyotes
release new arena renderings on their website.
This is what they want to build on 95 acres of land in north Phoenix off the Loop 101 and Scottsdale Road near Desert Ridge Marketplace.
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Grayson Allen has a challenge for
#Suns
fans.. he wants the crowd to cheer when they're playing bad, says the comeback tonight was possible because of the crowd's energy. I understand what he's saying.
"I just wish -- us and the crowd can work together a little more."
While the
@Dbacks
will welcome back 20K fans, one person who wonโt be here is our favorite Lemonade guy. Derrick Moore still recovering in the hospital, but heโs smiling because itโs
#OpeningDay
!! Back in February, the valley helped raise 130K+ to help play his medical bills.
YOOO ARIZONA... I need a favor.
Seen a few people say this --- so I decided to issue the challenge on TV.
When Christian Walker bats.... need everybody in Chase Field to give him a standing ovation. All he does is try to help this team win... now it's your turn to help him!
Shout-out to the fans meeting the
#Dbacks
at the airport in the middle of the night as they arrived back in the Valley.
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(๐ฅ/๐ธ
@birdgangtravel
)
Talked with those close to Marvin before the draftโฆ they told me:
-He wanted to be in AZ
-He wanted to be apart of this new culture
-He wants to play with Kyler Murray
His wish came true.
SEAN PAYTON WATCH: Heโs hereโฆ
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video of Sean Payton arriving just before 9AM for his interview with the
#AZCardinals
. Owner Michael Bidwill followed moments later. Theyโve been at the practice facility all day, meeting is still going on.
This video makes me so happy. This week, you likely heard the story of Teddy. No one showed up to his 6th birthday party this past weekend... SOOO the
@Suns
are making up for it by giving him the VIP treatment tonight.
@Nicole12News
will have the story tonight at 10.
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Book's message to Suns fans "Don't count us out."
KD on Suns fans "They can't give up on us right now... We need you now more than ever coming back home."
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Paul Westphal spent the last few months of his life surrounded my so many people that loved him. It became a weekly thing to check his Facebook page, see who stopped by and read the story behind their friendship or a life adventure. It always brought me to tears. (1/3)
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.
@DevinBook
's message to fans after signing a 4-year, $224M super max extension with the
#Suns
:
Phoenix,
Thank you for allowing me to grow. The love from this city has been there from the beginning. Iโm honored and humbled to call this place HOME.
โBe Legendaryโ
- Book
Arriving at
#Suns
shootaround and just seeing Monty Williams was fined 15K for pointing out the free throw disparity in Game 4โฆ basically fined for reading the stat sheet out loud. Soft.
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Bucks and Suns are the only two teams in the NBA that have 3 guys that each can drop 30+ every nightโฆ.
Bucks:
Damian Lillard
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Khris Middleton
Suns:
Devin Booker
Kevin Durant
Bradley Beal
.
@Dbacks
flew all their staff members out on a charter flight for the
#WorldSeries
. Theyโve also been flying family members out on a charter reach round.
Devin Booker on nose-to-nose with Luka Doncic.
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(video via
@wfaasports
)
"Not here to tattletale... we got some smoke. I have no problem with Luka on or off the court, but when we're competing -- we're competing."
A Minnesota reporter brought up the Cardinals charging players for meals during Byron Murphyโs intro press conference.
Byron with a smile: โIโm good now. Itโs all-you-can-eat now.โ
Kyler Murray stepped up to the mic because he had something to say... this is what leaders do.
Murray making a surprise media appearance to push back on the talk that he doesnโt study and the homework clause in his contract.
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Here's his nearly 4 minute statement.
Vikings facility is a fortress. All teams arenโt going to have this.. and itโs also very likely some major college facilities are better than NFL facilities.
Simple for the Cardinals.. upgrade the weight room (especially the floor), upgrade the locker room again (especially theโฆ
Quite interesting but the agents I talked to for my story last week said the Vikings are also one of only a handful of teams who have superior facilities compared to the rest of the league, so that needs to be factored in, too.
POSTGAME from
@JaValeMcGee
's charity softball game.
@CP3
wins the MVP award and then calls out
@mikal_bridges
....
"Mikal was the weakest link out there.... Mikal was trash."๐๐๐๐๐๐
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POSTGAME with Torey Lovullo.
"I just want to run away and hide for few days. I want to go camping and just sit in the tent and suck my thumb.. and eat ice cream... I want to hurt because I want to remember what this feels like because I never want to feel this again."
SEAN PAYTON WATCH: Heโs hereโฆ
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video of Sean Payton arriving just before 9AM for his interview with the
#AZCardinals
. Owner Michael Bidwill followed moments later. Theyโve been at the practice facility all day, meeting is still going on.
One of my favorite parts of this job is the people you meet! Next on
@12News
.. we have a
@Suns
Dads roundtable!! Meet Chris Paulโs dad, Langston Gallowayโs dad, Cam Payneโs dad, Jae Crowderโs dad, Devin Bookerโs dad, Ty-Shon Alexanderโs dad, and Mikal Bridgeโs dad.
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Torey Lovulloโs postgame speech after beating the Dodgersโฆ
โItโs people and caring about people. Keeping your fโโ bags packed because the journey is not over!โ
Yadier Molina โHe (Torey Lovullo) called me a mother fโโ twice.... If youโre going to call somebody that you better be ready to fight.โ
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.
@DeAndreHopkins
on his 6-game PED suspension:
"It wasn't on me. I'm a natural.. It was called Ostarine. There was 0.1% found in my system.. (that's) contamination, not something directly taken. My team and I are still trying to figure out what's going on."
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Folksโฆ ASU should be EMBARRASSED if the thought about firing or moving on from Bobby Hurley even comes up.
Not only is he the most accomplished menโs basketball coach since the 80sโฆ but youโre not going to find a better leader/coach and someone who truly loves ASU and wants toโฆ
Great moment before the game!
#Dbacks
GM Mike Hazenโs 4 sons throw out the first pitch in honor of late mom. Nicole Hazen passed away after a two year battle with glioblastoma in 2022.
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Charles Barkley to Deandre Ayton on
@NBAonTNT
"Go out there and kick their a-- and make them pay you more money when it's time to get paid you again."
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#DBACKS
AINโT MESSING AROUND.
Less than 48-hours from
#OpeningDay
, they land the biggest arm on the market.
They got 2 of the top 3 starting pitchers this offseason!!
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.
@DeAndreHopkins
back in the Valleyโฆ
"I see everybody telling me to stay.. who said I want to go? Who said I wanted to leave? Iโm out here working baby.โ
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Hear me outโฆ what if?
Suns match Ayton.
Trade Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, Cam Johnson or Landry Shamet and future first rounds picks to the Nets for Kevin Durant.
ICYMI on
#12SportsTonight
and Cardinals Locker Room.. here is the video of Chandler Jones patting down Steve Keimโs pockets and talking to Michael Bidwill near the end of the game.
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You know what made folks cringe even more the past few seasons, when Kliff kept calling horizontal plays for Rondale Moore, Christian Kirk and Larry Fitzgerald.
Now the new guy is telling him heโs going to get the ball down the field and folks still complain. ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ