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D-Backs To Sponsor Sports Career Speaker Series

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced that they will host a Speaker Series throughout the season featuring D-backs executives and Phoenix-area business leaders as they field questions about their line of work in the sports industry. The Speaker Series is open to … Continue reading

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Diamondbacks Receive Business Leadership Award

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that they will receive the 2012 Arizona Business Leadership Award. The honor salutes the D-backs’ management and leadership culture and will be presented during a special celebration on May 10 at Chase Field. D-backs President … Continue reading

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Golfweek Honors 7 OB Sports-Managed Courses

Golfweek honors seven golf courses at six golf facilities managed by Scottsdale-based OB Sports Golf Management in the 2012 Golfweek’s Best Course list: State by State. Longbow Golf Club, The Oaks Golf Club, Sandia Golf Club, Tetherow, Three Crowns Golf … Continue reading

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Phoenix Suns Charities Honor Spirit Of Cotton Winner

The winner of the 7th annual Spirit of Cotton Award is Raul Mendoza, coach of the Holbrook High School boys basketball team, in Holbrook, Arizona. Phoenix Suns Charities will honor Coach Mendoza when he and a group of well-wishers attend the … Continue reading

Phoenix Suns Head Coach, John MacLeod Inducted

Suns Induct MacLeod Into Ring Of Honor

Former Phoenix Suns Head Coach, John MacLeod, was inducted into the Suns Ring of Honor, the club’s highest achievement, during halftime of Wednesday’s Suns-Thunder game. MacLeod coached the Suns from 1973 – 1987, and remains the winningest head coach in … Continue reading

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Teen Lifeline Honors Valley Sports Icon Jerry Colangelo

Teen Lifeline will honor Arizona businessman, entrepreneur and international sports mogul Jerry Colangelo with the Alfredo J. Molina Community Lifeline Award at Teen Lifeline’s 2012 Crystal Ball at Montelucia Resort on October 6, 2012. Colangelo is internationally known for his … Continue reading

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Diamondbacks Lead MLB With Lowest Fan Cost Index

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced that their Fan Cost Index of $145.94 is again the lowest in Major League Baseball for the sixth consecutive season by finishing more than $60 below the industry average of $207.34. The Fan Cost Index is … Continue reading

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Podcast: Diamondbacks, Fulton Homes Home Run Program

The Arizona Diamondbacks have partnered up once again with Fulton Homes for another season-long charity. The Fulton Homes Home Run Program has been a part of the Diamondbacks culture off and on for the last couple of years. With each … Continue reading

Valley Metro - Bike Equals One Less Car

Valley Metro: Riding A Bike Can Equal One Less Car

One less car in a household can mean one less expense, especially in the days of record-high fuel prices. Collectively, it could mean less traffic congestion and improved air quality if more residents made trips on two wheels instead of … Continue reading

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Avnet Hosts 9th Annual 16-Inch Softball Classic April 21st

Valley families looking for fun in the sun while watching the biggest big ball softball tournament around or businesses looking for a team-building exercise should check Avnet’s 16-Inch Softball Classic. In addition to action on the field, there will be … Continue reading

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Evening On The Diamond Raises $1.7 Million For Diamondbacks Foundation

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that its sold-out Evening on the Diamond fundraising event at Chase Field raised a record $1.7 million to benefit the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation. Overall, the event has raised $8.2 million to be given back to … Continue reading

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Fulton Homes Steps Up To The Plate For Charities

Diamondback fans are lining up with Opening Day around the corner and Valley homebuilder Fulton Homes is ready to take the baseball league by storm with the Fulton Homes Home Run Program in partnership with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Every time a Diamondbacks … Continue reading

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