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One thing to know: Can Bruce Arians fix the Cardinals?

NBC Sports, yahoo.com

Bruce Arians' successful tenure as Colts head interim coach got a few heads to turn, and the Arizona Cardinals saw enough to make him their next coach. After the excitement of accepting a new job passes, Arians needs to address how Arizona can become a …

Bruce Levine, ESPN.com

Sources: Cubs, Diamondbacks discussed a Justin Upton trade.

Ryan Weisert, valleyofthesun.com

Alvin Gentry is out. What his departure means for the Suns’ franchise will be covered in detail here at Valley of the Suns over the next few days. For now, let’s not dwell in the past. The front...

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The Arizona Diamondbacks have reached agreement on terms for a one-year, $4,265,000 contract with right-hander Ian Kennedy, avoiding arbitration with the team's No. 1 starter from a year ago.

Iam Thomsen, CNNSI.com

The Suns came to terms Friday with coach Alvin Gentry on his midseason departure. A friend of Gentry's said the coach had anticipated he would be fired at the end of the season, which is shaping up to be the Suns' worst since they went 16-66 in their ex…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

It didn’t take long for Ray Horton to find a new job. Horton, the former Cardinals defensive coordinator who was reportedly unhappy when he was passed over for the head-coaching job in Arizona, has landed in Cleveland as the Browns’ new defensive coor…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Buccaneers tried to hire John McNulty a year ago, but the Cardinals blocked their request to interview him for their offensive coordinator job. Now that he’s available, he gets to join them in a lesser role. Bucs GM Mark Dominik said Friday McNulty …

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

New Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians says he knows the Cardinals can win a Super Bowl. In part because he was there when they almost did it. Arians emphasized at his introductory press conference that winning the Super Bowl is his one and only goal, an…

CNNSI.com

CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago White Sox have agreed to one-year contracts with second baseman Gordon Beckham and outfielder Alejandro De Aza to avoid arbitration.

ESPN.com

Sure, there was a spike in injuries, but bad quarterback play and evaluation doomed Ken Whisenhunt's tenure as Arizona Cardinals head coach. There is no way around it. "Every quarterback he acquired and developed seemed to get worse, not better,&qu…

Eric Freeman, yahoo.com

On Thursday night, the Milwaukee Bucks overcame an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit and beat the Suns 98-94 in Phoenix behind a 10-point, perfect-shooting final period from scoring guard Monta Ellis. That fact in itself is not news. The Bucks are a so…

ESPN.com

Around the NFC West: Jan. 18, 2013 Thursday was kind to the NFC West. The Arizona Cardinals found their next head coach in Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians. The Seattle Seahawks moved quickly to hire Dan Quinn, their first and only …