It started as a joke last fall. Every Coyotes fan has heard it. Did you hear the latest about the Yotes? They’re playing in a 5,000-seat college rink. At least it can hold all of their fans. The joke was recycled so much over the following months by unwittingly unimaginative people that it lost all effect and humor. Then word...

It would be a painful piece of irony if 4,600-seat Mullett Arena cost the Coyotes the opportunity to draft Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli or Leo Carlsson. When Arizona rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit on Sunday to force overtime against the Cup contending New Jersey Devils, it improved the Coyotes’ record at home to 14-11-3.  Compare that to the other...

The Phoenix Suns have officially entered the Kevin Durant era, and so now felt like a good time for another Suns Monthly Mailbag! From questions about Durant’s Suns debut to what Monty Williams’ rotation might look like to possible playoff matchups, there’s plenty of hoops-related content to dive into. But our readers were also curious about favorite movies, Marvel vs....

February is a simple month for the Coyotes. They only play 10 games in its 28 days. The easy schedule allows them time to practice, time to rest and heal — both mentally and physically — and time to connect with their fans, as they did in my hometown of Gilbert when they held an open practice at AZ Ice on Saturday. https://twitter.com/CraigSMorgan/status/1629541605492547585 Compare that to the gauntlet of 15 games in 26 days which they endured in January, or the 15 games in 27 days that they will play in March, and I could turn this entire lede into a diatribe about the NHL schedule makers. Those of you who read my mailbags know, however, that I rarely stick…

In a league increasingly driven by analytics and shot-tracking data, the NBA’s best shot profiles usually feature a higher concentration of shots at the rim and beyond the 3-point line. The Phoenix Suns, however, have been defying that prototypical contour for a few years now. One of the common misconceptions about “analytics” is that they stress layups, dunks and 3s...

Over the last 11 seasons, the Diamondbacks have played a total of four playoff games. All of them, of course, happened in 2017. Three were losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series. The other was a four-hour fracas at Chase Field against the Colorado Rockies, a game that the D-backs ultimately won, 11-8. Some say...

When you factor in players such as Cam Dineen (2016) and Cameron Crotty (2017), the Coyotes prospect pool stretches back seven drafts. We have tried to keep you abreast of all of them at PHNX Sports, but sometimes it’s worth revisiting previous names because a lot has happened along their development path since the last time we checked in on...

Draft prospect Connor Bedard — or even Adam Fantilli and Leo Carlsson — clearly have not been on the minds of the Coyotes coaches and players since mid-January. Arizona has points in its past six games and six of its past seven. Over the past 10 games, the Coyotes are 4-3-3. They now lead the NHL’s last-place team, the Columbus Blue Jackets, by eight points. They lead the Chicago Blackhawks by seven and the Anaheim Ducks by four. This is not prime tanking technique. There is no guarantee that the team with the worst overall record will win the NHL Draft Lottery this spring. The odds below are far from ideal, but they are still better than all of the…

Less than three years after departing via trade, Andrew Chafin is returning to the Diamondbacks, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported on Saturday. The deal, which is reportedly pending a physical, is said to be for one year with a club option for 2024. While Chafin’s curly hair and mustache are every bit as dazzling as the day he left the...