Greg Moore

Phoenix

Sports Columnist at The Arizona Republic

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There will never be another Kurt Warner. Hidden gems no longer exist in the NFL

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Greg Moore

A small detail was lost in all the Shedeur Sanders headlines: The NFL draft has become such a science that we might never see another Jerry Rice or Walter Payton or Tony Romo or Kurt Warner ever again. “I don’t know that there are hidden gems,” Arizona Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort said after the draft. “The idea of hidden gems, I don’t think that really exists. That diamond in the rough, that sleeper, it typically doesn’t happen.”Rice went to Mississippi Valley State.
Phoenix Mercury will be better this season without Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Greg Moore

Kahleah Copper is ready for her close-up. Copper has played supporting roles for some of the biggest stars around over the past decade. Now, she’s finally going to get top billing as the unquestioned leader of the new-look Phoenix Mercury. “Kah is special,” coach Nate Tibbetts said. “She means a lot to me and what we’re trying to do. Our conversations, our relationship, our trust is at the ultimate level.
Shedeur Sanders' tumble down the draft board was embarrassing, but not racist

2 weeks ago | azcentral.com | Greg Moore

The 2025 NFL Draft is always going to be remembered for Shedeur Sanders dropping from a potential No. 1 pick to a guy who was taken in the fifth round. The league is now dealing with new calls of racism, and Sanders is being compared to Colin Kaepernick. This is probably going to be a surprise to anyone familiar with my work, but I don’t see it that way. What happened to Sanders wasn’t primarily about the fear of a confident, bold, young Black man.
Arizona Cardinals don't gamble, take best player available with 1st-rounder Walter Nolen

2 weeks ago | azcentral.com | Greg Moore

The Arizona Cardinals are betting on production over potential in selecting Ole Miss defensive tackle Walter Nolen with the No. 16 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. “I’m just kinda excited to get there and get started,” Nolen said in a conference call with reporters immediately after his selection. To set the stage, general manager Monti Ossenfort, with head coach Jonathan Gannon by his side, had the chance to take Texas A&M edge rusher Shemar Stewart.
Bears fall to Wildcats - Win two to finish out week

2 weeks ago | jpinews.com | Greg Moore

By Greg Moore Sports Editor The Butler County Bears have returned from spring break with the cancellation of school postponing Monday’s Butler/Edmonson matchup. So, the Tuesday game was played, but the makeup in Morgantown is set for May 8th. While this may not seem like a problem, the back-to-back night in district games is setup for good reason. It does not allow one team to throw their number-one pitcher in both contests.
BCMS Bears on the diamond

3 weeks ago | jpinews.com | Greg Moore

By Greg Moore Banner Sports Editor The Butler County Middle School has had the winningest coach in Butler County sports history in retirement-mode from the ball diamond. Coach John Embry, who dedicated many years to the sport of fast pitch softball and retired from it, has put his hat back on to coach the BCMS Bears in baseball. Coach Embry and his Bears have been active. They have competed in four doubleheaders and their record rests at a 4-4 clip.
It's weird, but I'm glad a racist called my teen son the n-word | Opinion

4 weeks ago | azcentral.com | Greg Moore

Have you ever considered the possibility that a little racism could be a good thing? I know, that was as crazy for me to type as it was for you to read. But consider what happened to my 14-year-old son recently as he and three of his buddies were walking to a recreation center in Gilbert. For context, my son is Black and his three friends are White. Some grown man on a kid’s bicycle called my son the n-word. (In case you’re new here, I’d print that slur rather than sanitize it.
Is Mat Ishbia hiding? Tick, tick, tick ... we need to hear from the Phoenix Suns boss

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Greg Moore

It’s been several hours since the Phoenix Suns fired coach Mike Budenholzer, officially. But my guess is that it’s been several days (if not weeks) since the decision was made behind the scenes. So, how come we haven’t heard from Mat Ishbia? The Suns released a short statement about the firing, saying this: “Competing at the highest level remains our goal, and we failed to meet expectations this season. Our fans deserve better.
Is Mat Ishbia hiding? Tick, tick, tick ... we need to hear from the Phoenix Suns boss

1 month ago | azcentral.com | Greg Moore

It’s been several hours since the Phoenix Suns fired coach Mike Budenholzer, officially. But my guess is that it’s been several days (if not weeks) since the decision was made behind the scenes. So, how come we haven’t heard from Mat Ishbia? The Suns released a short statement about the firing, saying this: “Competing at the highest level remains our goal, and we failed to meet expectations this season. Our fans deserve better. Change is needed.”Except there was no attribution to the message.
First things first: Mat Ishbia should retain James Jones to fix Phoenix Suns

1 month ago | azcentral.com | Greg Moore

Bzzzzzzzzz! Time to wake up. The nightmare of a season is over for the Phoenix Suns, and we need to analyze ways to fix the NBA’s most expensive mess. There have been plenty of options discussed, everything from realistic (fire Mike Budenholzer) and reasonable (trade Bradley Beal) to ridiculous (trade Kevin Durant) and wrong (trade Devin Booker.)Before we get to all of that, there’s a move Mat Ishbia would be wise to consider: Retain general manager James Jones. Is James Jones on the way out?