15 May

Fast Forward into the Future

A2Z Boxing, AZFR Blogs No Comments by Albert Alvarez
AndreS.O.G.Ward

  The top ten pound for pound rakings is at often times very hard to rank. A lot of it has to do to the simple fact that the pound for pound list is based on the writer’s very own opinion. For the past 5 years or so, it has been Floyd Mayweather Jr. and [...]

12 May

Doan Finally Getting Real Taste of Playoff Hockey

Phoenix Coyotes No Comments by Chad Capeloto
doankings

Few things in sports are more grueling and demanding than playoff hockey. That makes success in the NHL playoffs all the more difficult- something Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan is all too familiar with. Doan has experienced plenty of adversity in his NHL career. He is in his sixteenth season, all with the Coyotes franchise. [...]

11 May

D’backs Hope to Change Gears in May

Wade Miley,  April's National League Rookie of the Month, has been an unexpected surprise for the D'backs this season.

If the D’backs are hoping to turn things around this month as they did last May, right now would be a good time to start. After a disappointing road trip and being swept by the Cardinals at home, they snapped out of their five-game losing streak Friday night after a 5-1 win over the Giants.  With 129 [...]

10 May

NBA Playoffs Update – Closing Out Round One

Bounce, NBA No Comments by Jeff Hidalgo
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There are three extremely intense NBA Playoffs Game 6s to look forward tonight. The 76ers will try to close out the Bulls at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia; the Celtics will attempt to eliminate the Hawks at Philips Arena in Atlanta; and the Lakers will try to advance past the Nuggets at the Pepsi [...]

07 May

NBA Playoffs Update

Bounce, NBA No Comments by Jeff Hidalgo
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The first team to advance in the 2012 NBA Playoffs is Kevin Durant’s Oklahoma City Thunder, sweeping the defending champion Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. The San Antonio Spurs may be the second team to move on by closing out their series versus the Utah Jazz tonight. In other news, the Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, [...]

06 May

A lot tougher than expected

A2Z Boxing, AZFR Blogs No Comments by Albert Alvarez
MiguelCotto&FloydMayweatherJr.

Before the Cotto/Mayweather fight began, I had a feeling that Cotto was going to get beaten up bad by Mayweather. Visions of the Mayweather/Gatti fight entered my mind. Then the fight began and I was rapidly reminded that Cotto is no Arturo Gatti. No disrespect to Gatti, may his soul rest in peace, but Cotto [...]

30 Apr

Can’t Miss NBA Playoffs 1st Round Matchup: Mavericks vs. Thunder

Bounce, NBA No Comments by Jeff Hidalgo
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There are plenty of matchups that will turn heads in this year’s playoffs, but no other first round matchup promises more intrigue than the two-versus-seven series in the Western Conference, a rematch of last year’s Western Conference Finals. The defending champion Dallas Mavericks will look to upset the up and coming force that is the Oklahoma [...]

30 Apr

Cards Offseason Recap

AZ Cardinals, NFL No Comments by Ryan Bawek
The Cardinals selected Notre Dame wide reciever Michael Floyd with the 13th pick of the draft. Photo courtesy of Yahoo sports.

      The 2012 NFL offseason is almost all but over (with the exception of preseason cuts where good NFL veterans can become available) after the conclusion of the 2012 draft Saturday afternoon, so I believe it’s time to evaluate what the Cardinals did (or didn’t do) in order to make their team better this [...]

29 Apr

Face II Face Events presents: Noche De Boxeo

A2Z Boxing, AZFR Blogs No Comments by Albert Alvarez
NocheDeBoxeoFightPoster

  On Friday, May 4th 2012, Tucson’s top boxing talent will be on full display. SCG in association with Face II Face Events presents “Noche de Boxeo” at theDiamondCenter located at the Desert Diamond Casino on I19 & Pima Mine Road, Sahuarita,Arizona, just 10 miles outside the City ofTucson. Cinco de Mayo, is one of [...]

28 Apr

Mayweather/Cotto Prediction

A2Z Boxing, AZFR Blogs No Comments by Albert Alvarez
MayweatherVS.Cotto

On Saturday night May 5th, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Miguel Cotto will attempt to become the first man to defeat the pound for pound king, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Forty two have attempted and forty two have come up short, Money May always seems to find a way to get the job done. So what chance [...]