The Phoenix Suns are off to a nightmarish start to the season. After getting manhandled by the Philadelphia 76ers at home last night, 103-83 — their second home loss in as many games — one has to wonder if it’s time for the Suns to press the panic button. The warning signs go far beyond […]
The Phoenix Suns made it official on Thursday, inking former All-Star guard Michael Redd to a contract. Redd, 32, is an 11-year NBA veteran who has spent his entire career with the Milwaukee Bucks. Redd’s career scoring average is 20.0, and averaged a career-high 26.7 points per game in 2006-07. “Michael Redd has a proven […]
The 2011 season for the Arizona Cardinals has really been a tale of two different seasons. There is, of course, the 1-6 start, which was bad. Then, though, there is the 6-1 stretch that followed, and with one game left the Cardinals currently sit at 7-8. Their next game will be on January 1, 2012, […]
Steve Nash summed up Wednesday night’s 103-83 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers pretty succinctly. “That was about as bad a game as I’ve had personally, and team-wise it obviously was as well,” Nash said. Unfortunately, the two-time league MVP is right. Since returning to the Suns via free agency in 2004, Nash has played in […]
Nobody will deny that through two games, the Phoenix Suns are struggling mightily with their offense. But help could be on the way. Arizona Sports 620’s John Gambadoro tweeted on Wednesday night after Phoenix’s 103-83 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers that the Suns are expected to sign free agent guard Michael Redd to a contract […]
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns were hoping to rebound from a lethargic offensive performance in their season-opening loss to the New Orleans Hornets. Instead, their offense took a step backward in an embarrassing 103-83 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at U.S. Airways Center. The Suns struggled mightily offensively in the first half and trailed 48-34 […]
With a playoff spot no longer up for grabs for either team, the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks will be battling for pride this Sunday. The similarities between the Cards and Seahawks are evident. Both teams have defeated tough opponents and played fiercely on their home turf. While both teams have had success as the […]
Kevin Kolb doesn’t want to shut it down for the season. “That’s not the way this league works,” Kolb said. “That’s not the way a competitor works.” Those aforementioned competitive juices still burn within, telling him he has something left to give to an Arizona Cardinals offense that he’s grown quite at ease with this […]
Eric Gordon was dribbling the clock down as the fourth quarter came to a close with the Hornets trailing the Suns by one. Jared Dudley was in front of him, and the second Dudley took a slight step back Gordon rose and fired for what became the game winning shot. It wasn’t bad defense, but […]
The Phoenix Suns’ 85-84 loss on opening night to the New Orleans Hornets made Planet Orange’s eyes bleed. A fan base accustomed to a potent offense isn’t used to seeing the Suns struggle through a game with fewer than 90 points. Head coach Alvin Gentry has a solution. “We got to become more of a […]
The staff of ArizonaSports.com has compiled their list of the top 25 Arizona sports stories of the year 2011. We’ll be unveiling them over the next couple of weeks all leading up to the top story of 2011. The 2011 football season got off to a great start for ASU junior linebacker Vontaze Burfict. Following […]
One can certainly make the argument that Calais Campbell has been the Cardinals’ best defensive player this season. Campbell leads the team in sacks (8.0), has knocked down 11 passes (2nd most among non-defensive backs in the NFC), has forced two fumbles, recovered one, has an interception, is third on the team with 72 total […]
You’d think going to Hawaii would never get old. Though Larry Fitzgerald and Adrian Wilson are becoming regulars at the NFL’s All-Star game on the island, you won’t find anyone who feels bad for them. Fitz made the NFC roster for the sixth time in his career Monday, while A-Dub was selected for the fifth […]
GLENDALE – Coyotes fans shouldn’t be too surprised that fourth-line forward Raffi Torres scored twice in Monday’s 4-3 loss at Los Angeles. Torres has proven throughout his NHL career that he can be a streaky goal scorer. Torres has scored at least 12 goals in all but one of his past eight NHL seasons. His […]
Two veteran stalwarts, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and safety Adrian Wilson, along with rookie punt returner Patrick Peterson have earned NFC Pro Bowl nods for the Arizona Cardinals. While Pro Bowl trips have become customary for Fitzgerald and Wilson, making their sixth and fifth appearances respectively, it’s the selection of the up-and-coming Peterson that proved […]
Major League Baseball’s hot stove may be settling to a simmer, but the great debate rages on regarding which team’s starting rotation and bullpen reigns supreme. ESPN’s Buster Olney put together a pair of stories, with ” target=”new”> starting rotations. He submitted both lists to the Twittersphere and garnered a flood of impassioned responses from […]
In the Steve Nash era one issue you never had to worry about was the Phoenix Suns’ offense. Might this be changing right before our eyes? In Monday’s opening night loss the Phoenix Suns fell to the New Orleans Hornets 85-84. Since Steve Nash has been on the Suns, 2004-05 season to the present, their […]
To say the 2011 season was a memorable one for the Arizona Diamondbacks would be an understatement. Picked by many to finish at the bottom of the NL West, the D-backs won 94 games — many in comeback fashion — to take the division and push the Milwaukee Brewers to five games in the NLDS. […]
The staff of ArizonaSports.com has compiled their list of the top 25 Arizona sports stories of the year 2011. We’ll be unveiling them over the next couple of weeks all leading up to the top story of 2011. In October of 2010, the Arizona Wildcats football team was sitting on top of the world — […]
PHOENIX — Alvin Gentry walked into the media room and began his post-game press conference. Three minutes and six seconds later he was finished with his opening monologue, in which he covered his team’s 85-84 loss, the struggle to close out games and the impressive play from his centers. It was a lot to take […]
The name across the front of the jerseys and the colors will be the same, but everything else about the Phoenix Suns opening night opponent, the New Orleans Hornets will be different. The two teams split their four meetings last year, but that has become an irrelevant barometer with the Hornets featuring eight new players […]
The Phoenix Suns open their 2011-2012 campaign Monday night at U.S. Airways Center against the New Orleans Hornets. The lockout-shortened season features a grueling 66 games in 121 days which could prove to be especially difficult for a veteran Suns bunch. The average age of Phoenix’s roster is 28. Could this be something the Suns […]
The Arizona Cardinals had an afternoon worth of frustration Saturday in a 23-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals that eliminated them from playoff contention. The most frustrating play came late in the fourth quarter on a fourth down and 5 from the Cincinnati 17-yard line. The Cardinals were trailing by 7 points when John Skelton […]
There’s no doubt that Sunday’s 23-16 loss was a painful one for the Arizona Cardinals. They sleepwalked through the first three quarters, falling behind by 23 points, only to furiously come back in the 4th quarter but missed several opportunities to steal the game. Oh, did I mention the loss dashed their slim playoff hopes? […]
CINCINNATI (AP) The stadium was only two-thirds full again. The Cardinals were on another one of their incredible comebacks, threatening to derail the Cincinnati Bengals’ surprising playoff surge. A pair of tangled up feet made the difference. The Bengals moved one win away from the playoffs Saturday, holding on for a 23-16 victory over Arizona […]
PHOENIX — Suns head coach Alvin Gentry said no one gives out trophies for preseason victories. It’s a good thing he’s right, because the Suns would have nothing to show for the work they’ve put in so far this season. Phoenix lost its only two preseason games — both to the Denver Nuggets — by […]
It’s Week 16 in the NFL (where did time go, by the way?) and the Cardinals travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals. While once a matchup of two of the NFL’s worst teams, both squads are fighting to keep slim playoff hopes alive. Can the Cardinals get a big win on the road? […]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — We all know that Arizona State’s ugly 56-24 loss to the Boise State Broncos in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas on Thursday night was Dennis Erickson’s last game as the head coach of the program. It was also the last game for several members of the Sun Devil staff, including offensive […]
LAS VEGAS, NV — The point spread said it wouldn’t be close, and it wasn’t. Boise State’s Doug Martin returned the opening kickoff of the game 100 yards for a touchdown, and the 6th-ranked Broncos never looked back, pounding the Arizona State Sun Devils 56-24 in the 20th edition of the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas […]
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