Never underestimate the heart of a champion. We forget who said that, but it was Steve Nash who willed an overpowered Phoenix Suns team to a 99-98 victory Tuesday night over the Thunder in Oklahoma City. Yeah, you heard that right, the now 1-14 Okie Thunder bitch-slapped the star-laden Suns for all but the…
Popular sports Web site Yardbarker.com hosts a slew of superstar bloggers from the world of sports — Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, tennis pro Rafael Nadal, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, Dallas Mavericks owner Marc Cuban, golf legend Tiger Woods, and NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon are just a handful of the 80 or so notables who’ve signed up to write blogs on the site. Most of the guest bloggers are dedicated to maintaining a presence on Yarbarker, but the three athletes from Phoenix who have blogs there — Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Leandro Barbosa, and Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald — have been slipping.
Look out, dork: We may see you again in the playoffs. The difference in the Arizona Cardinals 37-29 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday was special teams. The Giants’ played better. Take kick returner Dominik Hixon, who had run-backs of 83 and 68 yards to set up two Giants’ scores. These more than offset kickoff…
One of the NBA’s most amazing plays happened 14 years ago this month, when the Phoenix Suns’ big-time point guard Kevin Johnson executed a startling one-handed dunk over future Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon. It happened during the second round of the 1994 playoffs against the Houston Rockets, and…
By Paul Rubin One of the NBA’s most amazing plays happened 14 years ago this week, when Phoenix Suns point guard Kevin Johnson (all six-feet-one of him) executed a one-handed dunk over seven-footer Hakeem Olajuwon, the great and very intimidating center for the Houston Rockets. It happened in the second…
Count 29 of the 30 ESPN experts and just about every casual football fan wrong. The first 18 wins mean nothing. The dynasty is perhaps now a superpower at best. The New York Giants are Super Bowl champions, and every American who roots for the underdog has reason to be…
The Pats didn’t score on that first drive of the half and we now have one of the lowest-scoring games in SB history. And this should play into the Giants’ hands. The pace of this game is exactly what New York was hoping for and the game plan of keeping…
The Giants weathered the first turnover of the game early in the second, and should have at least gotten a field goal. Now the Giants defense is giving Tom Brady fits and this looks like it will be a low-scoring battle with both teams fighting to win time of possession…
Giants fans couldn’t have asked for a better start. QB Eli Manning looks in control and New York shows it has come to play by taking 10 minutes off the clock before settling for a field goal. But Tom Brady also appears to be up to the challenge to become…
Since the TV networks have every single stat associated with the 2007-08 Giants and Patriots covered, I thought it might be fun to take a step back and look at some historical Super Bowl stuff. This is all done with one thing in mind… what are the odds we’ll see…
The New York Giants are the perfect example of why you just need to MAKE IT to the postseason. So are the Colorado Rockies, who as the National League wild card lost to the Red Sox in the most recent World Series. Question is, will the Giants take the final…
Four teams remain less than three weeks before SBXLII. Just like we all thought, New England is still alive in the AFC. And the Packers, unsurprisingly, are also playing for their conference championship. But who would have thought Chargers fans and Giants fans would still be running around in a…
Sports bars should have the lock on Sunday night partiers, but three events (hey Diddy, good seeing you, again) will offer another option. “MVP Main Event: Football’s Finest” The event will honor the Super Bowl MVP. Peyton Manning, last season’s Super Bowl MVP, is scheduled to attend. When: Sunday, Feb…
Are “Playboy” Playmates and “Penthouse” Pets bitter rivals? Or do they flit back and forth between each other’s parties like girlfriends gone wild? We’ll do our best to nail that story and report back. “Playboy” Super Bowl Bash Hef and the girls next door host their annual Super Bowl party…
Friday night parties are still being announced… not that Carmen Electra’s Leather & Laces Party isn’t at the top of our must-hit list (despite the promised presence of Mark McGrath) for before or after Snoop Dogg (if we can score tickets). Leather & Laces Party Carmen Electra co-hosts hosts this…
What would the Super Bowl scene be without the ubiquitous P. Diddy? We’ll likely never have to find out, as the hip-hop mogul seems determined to spend the days leading up to the Big Game each year hitting party after party in the host city. More than a few events…
No offense to Jay Leno and the Super Bowl Host Committee… but really, which of the two big Wednesday night parties would you rather hit? Also on tap, Jordin Sparks performing with Sanjaya (yup, you read that right) at SKYE in Peoria and Ashlee Simpson (yup, you read that right)…
Although not high on drama, four NFL games proved to at least entertain over the weekend, as three out of four favorites won. Tampa Bay was the lone exception, bowing out to the New York Giants. Some of this weekend’s games have the potential to be not-so-entertaining. All four of…
A new year brings a new season for NFL fans… it’s the postseason, baby. All the wannabes and should-have-beens, the pretenders, are looking for their golf clubs. But 12 NFL teams still have a shot at Super Bowl XLII. The Patriots (16-0) are still perfect (although the Giants got their…
When Super Bowl XLII kicks off at University of Phoenix Stadium, one of the competing squads will be designated as the home team. Unfortunately, it won’t be the venue’s regular occupants, the Arizona Cardinals. Here’s our Top 10 reasons why… 10. The NFL’s cruel schedulers have the Cardinals facing the…
Everyone from casual fan to high roller with ticket in-hand wants the perfect match-up for Super Bowl 42. But what would perfection be, exactly? Consensus among those setting football lines in Vegas has the AFC Patriots making an appearance in Glendale on Feb. 3. How cool would it be if…
Phoenix Suns fans who were puzzled by the inconsistent play of Kevin Johnson during the playoff series against Seattle should consider this: Days before the series began, an attorney for a 17-year-old Phoenix girl delivered a letter to Johnson. It demanded $750,000 before 5 p.m. on April 28. If Johnson…
