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Byrnes, Hinch booted in Diamondbacks Shakeup
By Associated Press on July 2, 2010
PHOENIX (AP) — The one-time rising young genius of baseball and his youthful hand-picked manager got the boot in Arizona.
General manager Josh Byrnes, so coveted three years ago that the Diamondbacks gave him a whopping eight-year contract extension, was fired Thursday night along with manager A.J. Hinch, whose team was 34 games under .500 in [...]
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Cardinals Extend Contract to Train in Flagstaff
By Associated Press on June 17, 2010
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have signed a three-year contract extension with Northern Arizona University that will keep the team’s training camp on the school’s campus through 2012.
The Cardinals have escaped the searing summer heat of the Phoenix area to train at the 7,000-foot elevation of Flagstaff since the franchise moved to Arizona [...]
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CHL Assumes Control of Arizona Sundogs
By Associated Press on April 3, 2010
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — The Central Hockey League assumed control of the Arizona Sundogs’ franchise on Friday, citing a breach in the licensing agreement by the team’s ownership group.
Consolidated Sports Holdings Inc. bought the Sundogs in December 2008. CHL Director of Operations Bob Hoffman says Consolidated Sports Holdings “had not [...]
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Cards and Rhodes Not Seeing “Eye to Eye”
By Nick Boulanger on March 8, 2010
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — New Arizona Cardinals safety Kerry Rhodes said Monday that he had expected to be back with the New York Jets next season but that he and the team that eventually traded him weren’t seeing “eye to eye” in the end.
“We just didn’t mesh that well at the end of that journey,” [...]
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Montana Dominates Northern Arizona, 81-60
By Associated Press on March 7, 2010
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Anthony Johnson scored 22 points Saturday to lead fourth-seeded Montana to an 81-60 victory over No. 5 Northern Arizona in the Big Sky Conference tournament quarterfinals.
Will Cherry and Raason Young added 11 points each to help the Grizzlies (20-9) dominate Northern Arizona for the third time this season. Montana beat NAU [...]
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Northern Arizona Topples Sacramento State 73-59
By NAZ Today on February 27, 2010
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gabe Rogers had 20 points and five assists in Northern Arizona’s 73-59 victory over Sacramento State on Friday night.
Cameron Jones scored 18 points and Shane Johannsen had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Lumberjacks (14-13, 8-8 Big Sky), who have beaten the Hornets 11 straight times since 2004-05.
Justin Eller led [...]
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Lumberjacks Win in Overtime, 74-71
By NAZ Today on February 21, 2010
FLAGSTAFF (AP) — Gabe Rogers hit a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in overtime to lift Northern Arizona to a 74-71 win over Eastern Washington on Saturday night clinching the Lumberjacks a spot in the Big Sky Conference tournament.
It was the Lumberjacks’ third straight overtime game — the first time in NAU history that has [...]
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Northern Arizona Prevails 86-85 in Double Overtime
By NAZ Today on February 19, 2010
FLAGSTAFF (AP) — DeAngelo Jones scored with 11.3 seconds left in the second overtime to lift Northern Arizona to an 86-85 win over Portland State on Thursday night.
Chris Harriel hit a shot with 33.8 seconds left to give the Vikings (10-16, 5-8 Big Sky) a one-point lead before Jones converted his game-winning layup.
Cameron Jones scored [...]
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NAU Golf Classic on Saturday
By Veronica Padilla on February 18, 2010
The annual NAU Golf Classic tournament will take place in Sedona on Saturday morning.
The “shamble” tournament features teams of four that will all start at different holes throughout the course but tee off at the same time. Money raised from the event will benefit NAU athletic scholarships.
Tickets are $125 dollars per person, but $75 tickets [...]
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Idaho State Defeats Northern Arizona, 73-71OT
By Ryan Gahris on February 15, 2010
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Broderick Gilchrest scored 21 points as Idaho State beat Northern Arizona in overtime 73-71, in Big Sky Conference play on Saturday night.
In regulation, the Lumberjacks (7-18, 4-9) tied the game 64-64 on a layup by DeAngelo Jones off an inbound play with eight-tenths of a second remaining. The Lumberjacks rallied from [...]
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