Finally, the Phoenix Suns open up a serious can of whup-ass on a bad team. Fact is, the Minnesota Timberwolves are the worst team in the NBA’s Western Conference, at 14-54. And who would’ve thunk it not that long ago, but the 42-26 Suns have become one of the best. With last…
A fair question arose on Sunday as we were watching the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, a made-for-TV event where 65 teams get the good word that they have made it to the Big Dance: If you were a college player, would you rather be eliminated in the first round of the…
Congratulations sports fans, you can start watching golf again without dozing off. After a sexless four months away from the sport he helped re-invent, Tiger Woods announced he will be returning to the world of professional golf in less than a month. Tiger released a statement yesterday confirming what many…
Here is your guide to today’s spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday’s games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Royals fans, there’s nothin’ here for you unless your boys in blue happen to play against the Dodgers, the Cubs, or the…
Seattle Mariners pitcher Cliff Lee is a punk.In the third inning of today’s spring training game with Arizona Diamondbacks, Lee threw two pitches at the head of D-backs catcher Chris Snyder — missing both times — leading to a bench-clearing backlash between the two squads, which netted no punches and…
“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring.” — Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to today’s spring training games:…
It’s impossible to lose a hockey game if the other team is unable to — as the saying goes — put the biscuit in the basket. That being the case, having Phoenix Coyotes net-minder Ilya Bryzgalov between the pipes is an asset any team would be happy to have. In…
The Phoenix Suns are 2-2 on their seven-game homestand, and now find themselves with the sixth seed in the Western Conference playoffs after splitting a pair of weekend games. After six days, the Suns jumped out to a seven-point first-quarter lead against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, only to let…
“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring.” — Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to this weekend’s spring training games:…
“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring.” — Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to today’s spring training games:…
A loud cheer erupted a few minutes ago here at the Staples Center in sunny Los Angeles. It wasn’t in response to news that Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Peyton Thomas (and his master, Sheriff Joe Arpaio) gave up on a lame-brained (and costly) RICO case against the near world, i.e…
The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in dramatic fashion last night, ending the game with an Adrian Aucoin goal in the sixth round of a shootout and shutting down Vancouver’s Mason Raymond in his attempt to send the shootout into a seventh round.The Coyotes struck first, with a…
“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring.” — Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to today’s spring training games:…
With the retirement of the Arizona Cardinals veteran quarterback Kurt Warner, the team’s quarterback situation has become more of a quarterback problem.The heir-apparent to Warner, Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, is inconsistent at best and members of the Cardinals offense have expressed a lack of confidence in the now not-so-young…
“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring.” — Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to today’s spring training games:…
As we expected, Suns backup center Channing Frye will spend Friday night riding the pine, as the NBA suspended him for one game after his scrap with Indiana’s Earl Watson and Danny Granger during Phoenix’s win over the Pacers on Saturday. Frye won’t be the only one cooling his jets on…
It didn’t take long after the trade of wide receiver Anquan Boldin for him to start whining about his contract negotiations with the Arizona Cardinals.Boldin was traded to the Baltimore Ravens five days ago, which leaves the Cardinals short one great receiver, but it also puts an end to the team’s Anquan…
Meet the new safety, same as the old safety — just cheaper.The Arizona Cardinals, just days after losing safety Antrel Rolle to the New York Giants, picked up a Big Apple replacement for the safety spot in Kerry Rhodes, who the team signed over the weekend.Rhodes spent the last five…
According to certain NCAA Bracketologists, Arizona State’s men’s basketball team pretty much has to win the Pac-10 tournament later this week in Los Angeles to make it to the Big Dance. Yes, cbssports.com has the Sun Devils as one of the last four teams out of the 65-team MCAA…
The quack attack was no match for the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night in Glendale, as the doggies shut out the Anaheim Ducks 4-0. Coyotes goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, acquired from the Ducks in 2007, set a franchise record on Saturday, when his 32 saves gave the Coyotes their 34th win…
The scuffle — which occurred in the waning seconds of the third quarter and resulted in his ejection — heated up an otherwise unexciting game. Here’s how the relatively minor melee went down: With less than a minute to go in the period, Watson began swatting away Frye’s hand while the…
In this week’s feature story, “Dirt Devil,” we chronicle the world of off-road racing and local driver “Pistol” Pete Sohren. As mentioned in the story, one of Sohren’s big influences was local racing legend Larry Ragland, who won the Baja 1000 five times during the 1990s. Cave Creek resident Ragland,…
