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Packers rally information and other things to know for Arizona Cardinals game

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October 16, 2025

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Packers rally information and other things to know for Arizona Cardinals game

Packers Everywhere will host a free pep rally Saturday before the Arizona Cardinals game.

The pep rally is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 18 at Loco Patron Brewery, 14950 N. Northsight Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona. Scheduled to appear are Packers alumni James Jones, Nick Barnett and Robert Brooks. A roundtable discussion between Packers.com’s Wes Hodkiewicz and Mike Spofford, as well as Packers alumnus and Packers Radio Network sideline analyst John Kuhn, will conclude the event., which will include photo opportunities, Packers giveaways and music and entertainment provided by a local DJ.

The free event is first-come, first-served. If maximum capacity is reached, no more fans will be allowed to enter until space opens up.

Another pep rally will be in Denver on Dec. 13.

It will be hot outside State Farm Stadium

State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, is domed, so conditions will be good for the game. Outside, the forecast calls for sunny skies and a high temperature of 86 degrees.

Where is the Arizona Cardinals’ State Farm Stadium?

State Farm Stadium is in Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix, 20 miles northwest of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

For fans using rideshare services, the preferred drop-off and pickup spot is the Black Lot located south of State Farm Stadium.

State Farm Stadium is 1,868 miles from Lambeau Field, about a 28-hour drive.

State Farm Stadium a middle-ranked NFL venue

State Farm Stadium is ranked 13th among NFL stadiums by USA TODAY and 16th by Sports Illustrated.

“On the outside, it’s one of the more outlandishly designed stadiums in the league. But once you walk inside, it’s almost a bit underwhelming how generic and stripped down the concourses are … The stadium is better known for hosting classic Super Bowls and college games than it is for anything related to the Cardinals. It’s a fine stadium, but there’s room for improvement with the venue and its disastrous playing surface,” Andrew Joseph wrote for USA Today.

State Farm Stadium, like Lambeau Field, is cashless.

When do gates open at State Farm Stadium?

Parking lots open four hours before kickoff. Gates open two hours before the 1:25 p.m. (local time) kickoff.

Secondary market ticket prices fall during last week

The lowest average get-in price as calculated by the Green Bay Press-Gazette for this game dropped $43 during the last week to $157. The price on Sept. 15 was $230 but fell steadily during the intervening weeks.

Where can you watch the Packers-Cardinals game?

The game will be broadcast on Fox at 3:25 p.m., Central time, Oct. 19. Kenny Albert will do play-by-play, with Jonathan Vilma as analyst and Jen Hale as sideline reporter.

The game will be viewable across the upper Midwest and in most of Arizona. On Fox, the rest of the country will see Dallas and Washington.

Here’s where to listen to the game on radio

Packers games can be heard on the Packers Radio Network, which includes 54 stations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, North Dakota and South Dakota.

The Packers announced this week that the radio network will get a new flagship station, WRIT-Milwaukee, 95.7 BIG FM. Owner iHeart Radio is switching current flagship station, WRNW-Milwaukee, 97.3 The Game, to an all-music format. Both stations will broadcast the next two Packers games as part of the transition to 95.7 WRIT. There are no changes to other stations in the network.

Wayne Larrivee does play-by-play and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren provides analysis. That will not change.

The radio broadcast will be streamed at Packers.com. The Packers mobile app will stream the radio broadcast within the Packers’ home market, per NFL broadcast restrictions. Fans within the Packers’ local home marketing area can watch the game on Packers.com.

Phoenix is 7th largest NFL market, Green Bay the smallest

The Phoenix metro area is 7.6 million people to Green Bay’s 328,268. Green Bay’s metro area, which includes Brown, Oconto and Kewaunee counties, is the smallest in the NFL.

Contact Richard Ryman at rryman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @RichRymanPG, on Instagram at @rrymanPG or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RichardRymanPG

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Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers live updates. Arizona DH back in the lineup

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March 27, 2026

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Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers live updates. Arizona DH back in the lineup

LOS ANGELES — After tests on his sore elbow revealed no structural damage, Pavin Smith took batting practice and was declared ready to return to the Diamondbacks’ lineup.

Smith, who was a late scratch on Opening Day, was a late addition on Day 2. He will bat fifth and serve as the designated hitter, sending Tim Tawa to the bench.

Smith is a relatively important member of the Diamondbacks lineup as a potential impact hitter against right-handed pitching. Last year, he hit .265/.361/.456 with eight homers against righties in 226 at-bats.

Diamondbacks at Dodgers, 7:10 p.m., Cox, Ch. 34

Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson (7-3, 3.39)* vs. Dodgers RHP Emmet Sheehan (6-3, 2.82)*.

At Dodger Stadium: Nelson opened last season in the bullpen but moved into the rotation full time after RHP Corbin Burnes went down with elbow surgery. He was impressive from that point on, putting up a 3.38 ERA across 20 starts from June 1 onward. … Nelson faced the Dodgers three times (two starts) last season, giving up four runs in 13 innings with one walk and 12 strikeouts. … Nelson has solid career numbers against most Dodgers hitters, including 3B Max Muncy, who is 0 for 8 with three walks and five strikeouts. … Sheehan, 26, a sixth-round pick out of Boston College in 2021, returned from Tommy John surgery last year and performed well, logging a 2.82 ERA in 73 1/3 innings. He also logged important innings for the Dodgers out of the bullpen in the postseason. … Sheehan has never faced the Diamondbacks. … Last season, he averaged 95.6 mph with his four-seam fastball. He also threw a slider and change-up with the occasional curveball.

Coming up

Saturday, March 28: At Los Angeles, 6:10 p.m., Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (9-9, 5.02)* vs. Dodgers RHP Tyler Glasnow (4-3, 3.19)*.

Sunday, March 29: Off.

Monday, March 30: At Chase Field, 7:10 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Michael Soroka (3-8, 4.52)* vs. Tigers RHP Justin Verlander (4-11, 3.85)*.

Tuesday, March 31: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Brandon Pfaadt (13-9, 5.25)* vs. Tigers RHP Casey Mize (14-6, 3.87)*.

* — stats from 2025.

(This story will be updated. Check back soon.)

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Make-A-Wish Arizona creates sea turtle adventure for San Tan Valley boy

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March 27, 2026

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Make-A-Wish Arizona creates sea turtle adventure for San Tan Valley boy

Boats, beaches, and buckets of fun! Just the way you’d expect a boy to spend his Florida vacation!

But there was something else 11-year-old Miles Boyd got to do last year when he and his family traveled to Florida. It was a sea turtle adventure that truly became the trip of a lifetime.

“I had never been to the ocean before,” explained Miles. “So see that just wowed me. It was amazing!”

Miles and his family also got to see baby sea turtles on the beach at night.

“The ocean is so mysterious,” says Miles. “It’s such a big place, and the fact that these turtles can move but are so tiny and when they go in the ocean, they get to hundreds of pounds.”

In so many ways, the trip to Palm Beach County, Florida, was a dream vacation for Miles and his family, but it only came after what was a living nightmare.

“I couldn’t imagine losing him,” says Miles’ mom, Natasha.

It was the harsh reality that Natasha had to face after learning her son Miles had a cancerous brain tumor.

“The world just stopped,” Natasha says about the moment she found out the devastating news. “I just sat on the floor and cried.”

Even Miles admits he was scared.

“I’m just a kid, you know what I mean?” he says. “It’s a lot to handle all at once.”

After three brain surgeries, countless hours of therapy and rehab, and having to take a chemo medication twice daily, Miles proved to the world he is a true survivor!

And his trip to Florida, through Make-A-Wish Arizona, proved to be the medication he never knew he needed.

Miles explains that the trip motivated him to keep going.

“It showed me that I made it to this car, and I can keep going,” he says. “I started at the lowest of lows, and now, I’m on a beach – it just gave me confidence and motivated me that I could keep going.”

Last year alone, Make-A-Wish Arizona granted 476 wishes; they’ve also fulfilled more than 8,500 since being founded in 1980.

Across the Globe, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 650,000 wishes since 1980

Miles and Nick Ciletti will co-host Make-A-Wish Arizona’s Wish Ball on Saturday! To learn more about Make-A-Wish Arizona, click here.

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11 illegal Indian national truck drivers arrested at Arizona border last month

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March 26, 2026

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11 illegal Indian national truck drivers arrested at Arizona border last month

Eleven illegal Indian national truck drivers were arrested at the Arizona border in the month of February.

The Yuma Sector Border Patrol arrested 11 total Indian national truck drivers in Yuma, Arizona in February 2026.

According to a Facebook post by the Yuma Sector Border Patrol, all 11 truck drivers held commercial drivers licenses from the states of Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and California. All were “found to be present in the United States illegally.”

“Border Patrol remains committed to upholding immigration laws and protecting our communities,” the post continued.

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