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(11/16/23 5:00pm)
Over the past 15 years football’s most illustrious award has been gobbled up year after year by the likes of Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The Ballon d’Or is regarded in the football award as the mark of the world’s best soccer player of that given season. Football icons such as Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullit, Zinedine Zidane, and the aforementioned duo of Ronaldo and Messi have called the trophy their own. However, now that Messi and Ronaldo have left European football, the trophy is ready to be claimed by some new faces. The following will be a look at the five players who are most likely to win the Ballon d’Or over the next decade.
(11/15/23 9:31pm)
The final round of qualifying for the European Championship 2024 will begin on Thursday. With the tournament draw set for December 2nd, we are days away from filling in most of the teams that will be participating in Germany next summer.
(11/15/23 9:00pm)
The Los Angeles Clippers are on a six-game losing streak, losing all five games with James Harden on the roster. This losing streak is a cause for concern for the Clippers, as last season, the Western Conference playoff seeding came down to the final regular-season games. The Clippers have struggled with many aspects of their game since the trade for Harden, but there are three main reasons for their struggles.
(11/14/23 6:53pm)
After Ray Anderson, the Vice President for University Athletics at Arizona State University, announced his resignation on Monday morning, coaches of various programs at ASU took to social media to share words of support and thanks. The 69-year-old will remain at the university as a professor of practice and senior advisor for the Master of Sports Law and Business program within the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Anderson spent nearly 10 years in his position as athletic director and oversaw Sun Devil Athletics' expansion to 26 varsity sports, the construction of Mullett Arena, and progression towards the highest Academic Progress Rate in the Pac-12, ahead of Stanford and Cal.
(11/15/23 7:00pm)
If you’re looking for a way to combine EDM and New Year’s Eve this year, Decadence Arizona is coming back for its ninth year at the Phoenix Raceway.
(11/12/23 1:00am)
Arizona State hits the road again after one of the worst losses and offensive perfomances in program history as they head to the Rose Bowl and face UCLA for the final time as members of the Pac-12 Conference. Cavan Malayter, Walker Smith, and Ben Parris call the action on Blaze Radio.
(11/04/23 4:00pm)
Coming off its first conference win under Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State is back on the road in a hostile environment at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. Jonah Krell and Dylan Pescatore have the call on Blaze Radio.
(11/09/23 9:00pm)
Last Week’s Record: 10-4
(11/10/23 5:00pm)
After sweeping Stonehill College to start their eight game home stand in a two game series this past weekend at Mullett Arena, Arizona State improves to 6-1-1 on the season. Stonehill fell to 0-9 on the season but kept both games in Tempe to one score games. The Skyhawks lost 5-4 in overtime and 3-2 to the Sun Devils. Freshman defenseman Anothony Dowd’s overtime winner was his first career collegiate goal. The New Jersey native has three points to open the year. Senior assistant captain Matthew Kopperud was clutch yet again delivering another game-winning goal in the 3-2 win. Kopperud leads all college skaters in game-winning goals with four. Head coach Greg Powers made a number of lineup changes for the two game series. One of those changes had Sophomore goalie Gibson Homer get the nod in between the pipes and had 49 saves over the two wins combined. Homer improves to a 2-1 record on the season with a .911 save percentage. This series gave skaters Matthew Romer, Cade Alami, Tucker Ness, Cole Helm and Cole Gordon opportunities to suit up and play. Gordon, the freshman from Minnesota, scored his first collegiate goal shorthanded in the 3-2 win.
(11/13/23 4:00pm)
The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation has been working to improve the baseball community by updating the fields and facilities across the state.
(11/09/23 1:20am)
PHOENIX — Arizona State men’s basketball takes the floor for the first time this season Wednesday night, meaning that Blaze Radio’s coverage of Arizona State men’s basketball is back. The program is fresh off a trip to the NCAA tournament and has a loaded non-conference slate as well as a deep Pac-12 conference ahead of them this season.
(11/08/23 4:26pm)
The Golden Eagles got the epitome of the Shaka Smart experience last year, winning championships in the regular season and conference tournament, only to bow out of the NCAAs in the second round. Fueled by the disappointing end to what otherwise was the greatest season in Marquette history, the reigning Big East champions bring back nearly every major contributor from last year. At the head of the revenge tour will be reigning conference player of the year, Tyler Kolek, whose 7.5 assists per game in 2022 established him as one of the nation’s premier point guards. The main beneficiaries of Kolek’s elite ball distribution will be the team’s top scorer from last year, guard Kam Jones, not to mention two-way standout Oso Ighadaro inside the arc. Another year of David Joplin down low and Stevie Mitchell on the perimeter rounds out a rock-solid starting five, and if last year was any indication, the Golden Eagles will be able to score with anyone in their pursuit of another Big East title and a later stay on the dance floor afterward.
(11/07/23 12:02am)
PHOENIX — Women’s hoops makes its return to the hardwood, and with that another season of college basketball on Blaze Radio can begin. The station will have live coverage from every game at Desert Financial Arena and select road games this season, making it one of Blaze’s biggest women’s basketball seasons to date.
(11/07/23 12:02am)
PHOENIX — Women’s hoops makes its return to the hardwood, and with that another season of college basketball on Blaze Radio can begin. The station will have live coverage from every game at Desert Financial Arena and select road games this season, making it one of Blaze’s biggest women’s basketball seasons to date.
(11/06/23 6:00pm)
The new age of college athletics has brought the transfer portal to prevalence, and its impact might be most felt in the world of college basketball. Of the 15 players to make an AP all-american team last year, 5 of them were transfers. Of those 5 transfers, three of them began their career at a mid-major program, with those being Marquis Nowell, Jalen Pickett, and Tyler Kolek. The abundance of talent that transferred up to power 6 basketball from the mid-major ranks was very apparent last year, as the aforementioned trio of guards in addition to stars like Xavier’s Souley Boum, UConn’s Tristan Newton, Baylor’s Adam Flagler, and Michigan State’s Tyson Walker. It is no different story coming into the 2023-2024 season as numerous players who dominated their mid-major conferences made the jump to power 6 basketball. Obviously, there is an endless list of players that could be mentioned, but these five players are most poised to breakout and lead their teams to new heights.
(10/25/23 5:00pm)
The 2023-2024 NBA season has officially started and Opening Night was nothing short of stellar. Multiple players outshined the rest and some teams already look like they’re in mid-season form. There were also a plethora of surprise performances from guys like Cam Thomas, Harrison Barnes, and Dereck Lively II. Let’s take a look at some of the top takeaways from teams all across the league in their season debut.
(11/01/23 7:00pm)
Joshua Dobbs was drafted to be a backup quarterback. He’s had the career of a backup quarterback, and on the Cardinals, he’s played like a backup quarterback. In just about every passing stat imaginable, Dobbs ranks in the bottom third of the league, exactly what you'd expect from a backup quarterback commanding the ship. After a rough stretch this past month where his QBR was never better than eighth-worst, he was benched and then traded to the Vikings. He wasn’t graded lower mainly because he didn’t have high expectations to begin with but also because he did provide real juice to the run game with his legs. Dobbs was third in quarterback rushing yards so far this season, along with three rushing touchdowns. They’ll have a clean slate with rookie Clayton Tune starting in week nine and Kyler Murray likely taking them the rest of the way.
(11/01/23 7:00pm)
This past Tuesday marked the official NFL trade deadline, with big names such as Chase Young, Montez Sweat, Leonard Williams, and Kevin Byard being traded. With that in mind, the Buffalo Bills didn’t land as big of a name but addressed a dire need for a depth upgrade at the cornerback position. After losing star cornerback Tre’Davious White for the season in Week 4’s win over the Miami Dolphins 48-20, a move needed to be made. On Tuesday, the Bills acquired cornerback Rasul Douglas and a fifth-round selection from the Green Bay Packers in exchange for Buffalo’s third-round selection in this year’s draft. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Douglas provides a clutch factor to head coach Sean McDermott’s defense, having the most interceptions among all cornerbacks in the 4th quarter and overtime since 2021. Will it be enough to salvage the injury-riddled Bills’ defense?
(11/02/23 9:00pm)
Last Week’s Record: 11-5
(11/02/23 5:00pm)
In a season full of chaos so far, Philadelphia feels like the safe pick as the top team in the NFL for at least this week. Similar to their previous matchup in Week 3, the Commanders fought hard to keep it close but were no match for Jalen Hurts officially returning to MVP form. The constant turnovers and defense giving up almost 500 yards of offense to a very mediocre Washington team shouldn’t go unnoticed, however. There’s no understating how important it is for the Eagles to take down Dallas on Sunday if they want to flex their NFC East supremacy.
