The Extra Point: Arizona's Family Sports Podcast

The Extra Point: Arizona's Family Sports Podcast

Arizona's Family Sports offers a one-of-a-kind perspective on Arizona sports. We cover a wide range of teams, from professional organizations such as the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Phoenix Rising FC to local colleges like ASU, Arizona, NAU, and GCU, as well as high schools and youth sports.

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A View From the Cardinals Broadcast Booth

2025 will be a season of change inside the Cardinals radio broadcast booth.  Long time analyst, and former Cardinals fullback, Ron Wolfley has stepped away from the role with former Cardinals Center A.Q. Shipley taking over.  AZ Family had a chance to sit down with the two Cardinals broadcasters as they met up in the broadcast booth for the first time during training camp.

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Sep 5, 2025 6:50 PM
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Marvin Harrison Jr. Prepares for Year 2 with the Cardinals

Marvin Harrison Jr.'s rookie number were better than Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald. But can MHJ reach Larry's status as face of the franchise? He's put on 20 pounds over the offseason to be more physical, and he sits down to chat with Mark McClune.

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Sep 4, 2025 4:0 AM
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A Conversation with QB1

As he enters his seventh season in the NFL, Cardinals' quarterback Kyler Murray knows the stakes for the 2025 season. He also know to achieve his goals, and that he has to go one play at a time. K1 goes 1-on-1 with Mark McClune.

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Sep 3, 2025 4:0 AM
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A Conversation with Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon

Heading into his third year, Jonathan Gannon has his most talented team yet in Arizona. What’s it going to take to make 2025 a successful season? Gannon strongly believes in a day-by-day approach and sat down to chat with Mark McClune during training camp.

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Sep 2, 2025 4:25 PM
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The Group Chat: Week 1 Preps for Cards, ASU Recap of 1st Game, Mercury Winning

The Group discusses Week 1 for the Cardinals in NOLA and team captains, ASU's win over NAU and looking ahead to Miss St, the Mercury keep winning, and what the D-Backs should do at 3B

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Sep 2, 2025 4:0 AM
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What to Make of the Cardinals Cuts?

The Cardinals have made some tough decisions as they trim the roster to 53 players for the opener on September 7th in New Orleans.  Cardinals writer/reporter Zach Gershman joins “The Extra Point” on AZ Family to break down the details.

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Aug 26, 2025 5:7 PM
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The Group Chat: Cardinals Win, ASU Season Begins, Mercury Fights For Positioning

The Group discusses the Cardinals preseason win and cut down day. They talk ASU Season Opener and Mercury success and the Dbacks figthing for their lives.

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Aug 26, 2025 4:0 AM
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The Fantasy Footballers guide to the draft

A Scottsdale trio have become some of the most powerful voices in Fantasy Football. Longtime friends Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright started a podcast in 2014 and have grown it into one of the most popular shows in the world. Their show airs on SiriusXM ch 87 and “The Fantasy Footballers” joined Mark McClune to preview the NFL season and help prepare fellow “fantasy footballers” for their upcoming draft.

00:23:30
Aug 20, 2025 4:55 PM
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Arizona Athletic Director’s Plan for the Future

As we prepare for the kickoff to college sports in 2025, Arizona Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois stops by Arizona’s Family to share her vision for the future. Reed-Francois is preparing for her second full sports calendar year in Tucson and discusses expectations for Wildcats Athletics and the road to get back to her alma mater.

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Aug 20, 2025 4:0 AM
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The Group Chat: Cardinals Struggle in Denver, Marte Drama for D-Backs, Mercury Fighting for Positioning

We look at the Cardinals in Denver and look ahead to the last preseason game. We cover the D-Backs and the drama around Ketel Marte and we recap the Mighty Mercury.

00:39:37
Aug 19, 2025 4:0 AM
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Catching Up With Cardinals TV Analyst Sam Acho

Sam Acho is back in the nest.  The former Cardinals linebacker is calling Cardinals preseason games on AZ Family and joined Mark McClune in Denver to preview the game and the Cardinals season.

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Aug 15, 2025 4:26 PM
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Jim McMahon Kicks Off College Football Season

The former BYU and Chicago Bears quarterback is the headline speaker at the 2025 Fiesta Bowl Foundation Kickoff Luncheon.

McMahon joined “The Extra Point” on AZ Family to preview the luncheon and reflect on his legendary career.

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Aug 13, 2025 6:38 PM
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The Group Chat: Cardinals Preseason Opener, ASU Ranked 11th, D-Backs Life After Deadline, Mercury Finishing Strong

The Extra Point Group Chat: Cardinals, ASU Football, D-Backs and Mercury all discussed, as well as everyone's favotire cities. Speak of the Devils Brad Denny Joins.

00:51:24
Aug 12, 2025 4:0 AM
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Fantasy Football Scouting Report With ESPN's Field Yates

How high should you draft your favorite members of the Arizona Cardinals?  ESPN’s Field Yates joins “The Extra Point” to discuss as he teams up with Red Barron to play a lucky fan in fantasy football this weekend for $10,000.

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Aug 6, 2025 6:20 PM
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The Group Chat: Cardinals Camp, D-Backs Trade Deadline, ASU Football

The Extra Point Group Chat discusses Cardinals as they head into their preseason opener, the D-Backs trading away players at the trade deadline, ASU camp opening in Tempe and the Phoenix Mercury coming back home after a long roadtrip.

00:47:00
Aug 5, 2025 4:0 AM
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The Group Chat: D-Backs Officially Selling, Cardinals Camp Continues, Mercury Win

In The Group Chat, we discuss the Diamondbacks selling heading into the deadline, the Cardinals overcomming some early injuries at camp and the Mercury with a nice win over the weekend. Also Disney talk, movie talk and pet talk with the crew!

00:47:57
Jul 29, 2025 4:0 AM
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Getting Ready For Cardinals Camp

Cardinals writer Darren Urban joins the podcast to discuss the Cardinals opening of training camp.

00:23:51
Jul 22, 2025 5:33 PM
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The Group Chat: D-Backs open 2nd half strong, Cardinals Camp Preview, Suns Moves, Scottie is Inevitable

The D-Backs emphatically sweep the Cardinals and have big decisions to make with the trade deadline coming up. The Cardinals open up training camp this week and the group discusses what needs to happen this season to make the playoffs. Bradley Beal is no longer on the Phoenix Suns, what does the team look like without him. Scottie Scheffler wins The Open Championship.

00:48:32
Jul 22, 2025 4:0 AM
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Bradley Beal (finally) bought out by the Phoenix Suns

It's finally happened. The Bradley Beal era in Phoenix is over, as the Phoenix Suns has bought out his contract. Elliott Polakoff breaks down the move and what comes next with Locked on Suns host Brendon Kleen.

00:10:34
Jul 16, 2025 4:30 PM
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The Group Chat: D-backs at the Break, Summer Suns, Mercury Rising

Baseball has reached the All-Star break. Where do the Diamondbacks stand? The sports team assembles to dig into the team's prospects and course heading towards the trade deadline. They also discuss how the Phoenix Suns' prospects are looking in Summer League action, and breakdown the gritty Phoenix Mercury marching up the WNBA standings.

00:44:59
Jul 15, 2025 4:0 AM
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The Group Chat: Suns making moves, D-backs diving, & ASU on center stage

Sports team, assemble! We dive into the Phoenix Suns' offseason moves, the struggling D-backs, the Mercury hitting a rough patch, and catch up with Elliott Polakoff from Big 12 Media Day.

00:52:25
Jul 8, 2025 4:0 AM
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Beal or No Beal?

With reports the Phoenix Suns are considering buying out Bradley Beal, Bright Side of the Sun's John Voita III joins Mark McClune to examine the pros and cons of the situation.  

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Jul 4, 2025 10:33 AM
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Group Chat: Suns' Draft, Mighty Mercury, & D-backs dipping

Did the Suns' nail the NBA Draft? Have the Mercury established themselves as title contenders? What's wrong with the Diamondbacks? The Arizona's Family Sports Team assembles to dig into the key stories in Valley sports.

00:43:37
Jul 1, 2025 4:0 AM
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Nais-Myth?

Long time Valley resident Scott Flansburg has been on a mission to petition the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame to change the birthplace of basketball to his home town of Herkimer, New York. This summer he will have his case heard by the Hall. Flansburg joined Mark McClune to discuss his journey.

00:18:31
Jun 30, 2025 5:20 PM
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"There's so much more to come" for the Phoenix Suns

Flex from Jersey joins the show to break down the Phoenix Suns' draft and forecast the future. The Suns Insider says this is just the beginning of a busy offseason for Phoenix.

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Jun 27, 2025 10:17 AM
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