Suppose for a sec that Robert Horry, on the morning of May 14, 2007, had looked in the mirror and said, “Today, I’m not going to be a total dick.” True to his nature, though, Horry decked Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash during the waning seconds of that night’s…
We spent an abundance of time last week around the local high school football scene. First, of course, was the publication of “Friday Night Frights” (still on the newstands for a few more days, and available here for a lot longer than that), about the trials and tribulations of Phoenix Carl Hayden’s football program…
So we watched Sunday night’s Cards Giants game with a New York fan and must say there was nothing in the world more gratifying than watching him eat his words as the Birds laid down some serious smack on the “G-g-g G-Men.” New York sports fans are a rare breed,…
Oh, great. Another chance to be humbled by a Manning on national TV. The Arizona Cardinals can look at their prime-time game against the Giants in New York on Sunday that way, or they can view it as another golden opportunity to — sigh — prove their Super Bowl run was no fluke,…
Last Friday morning, Channel 3 went to Cesar Chavez High School out in Laveen to air bits of an indoor pep rally for the school’s fine football team. The on-air talent handed her microphone to head Coach Jim Rattay, who tried his best (keep your day job as long as they…
The Seattle Seahawks’ folically challenged quarterback Matt Hasselbeck didn’t stand a chance yesterday. His offense mustered a measly 128 total yards, he completed only 10 of 29 passes, and he was sacked five times throughout the 27-3 Cardinals victory. The big news coming out of Seattle Sunday wasn’t Hasselbeck’s seemingly reserved seat on the…
While any good Cardinals fan waits until Sunday to determine how they feel about Kurt Warner, the rest of the country seems to quite taken by the Kurt Warner grocery bags-to- riches story. According to a recent survey by California-based E-Poll Market Research, two of the country’s most beloved sports figures are…
After a week-long “white out” promotion campaign for the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes, the team sold out its home opener Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The next game, things were back to dismal…
On par with the ascension of the Denver Broncos and the complete collapse of the Tennessee Titans is the threatening-on-complete-resurgence of the Seattle Seahawks. Now, how is that possible, considering that the NFC West contenders are sitting in third place with a 2-3 record? Stick with us for a moment…
Golf is typically considered a game of etiquette, where observers are well-behaved, quiet, and polite. However, anyone who has been to the FBR Open in Scottsdale can tell you that it can also be a game of debauchery.The 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale, if not for the manicured grass, could…
How big of a deal was Friday’s WNBA championship game in Phoenix? Well, consider this: the only other times a basketball team’s won a championship in this city, it was the Boston Celtics beating the Phoenix Suns on our home court in 1976, and then the Chicago Bulls beating the…
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie performed some late-game heroics in the Cards’ victory over Houston on Sunday The (2-2) Cardinals’ 28-21 victory over the (2-3) Houston Texans Sunday in Glendale came in a way that would even raise the blood pressure of the 1980 “Kardiac Kid” Cleveland Browns. After taking a 21-0 lead into halftime, the Birds…
Three years ago, Suns fans considered Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers their personal bitches. Two years ago, D-Backers openly lampooned the hapless, pre-Joe Torre L.A. Dodgers. Last year, Arizona Cardinals fans noisily pooh-poohed the antics of the San Francisco 49ers and the team’s head coach, Mike Singletary, who dropped his…
As we reported yesterday, for the second time this season, the Arizona Cardinals were on the verge of not selling out Sunday’s game and being blacked out on local television.NFL rules state that if a game is not sold out 72 hours before kickoff, it will not be broadcast on…
The Phoenix Mercury play their best when their backs are against the wall. Such was the case with game four of the WNBA finals. The Mercury entered the game down 2-1 to the Indiana Fever in the best-of-five series. The Merc needed to win to stay in — and…
Any big plans for the weekend? Going to the mall? Golf? Bed Bath and Beyond? Here’s something you may not be doing: Watching the Cardinals game on television!…
What do the Arizona Diamondbacks have in common with the dentist? Um, nobody in their right mind wants to see them, and it’s painful when they do.The Diamondbacks’ winning percentage wasn’t the only thing in the tank this year, as ESPN reports a 4,700 fan drop in attendance per game…
With the series win, the sucktastic Snakes limp past the finish line firmly in possession of the worst record in the National League West at 70-92, a full 25 games back from the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers. (By comparison, the team went 90-72 during just two years ago during the…
Despite Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter finally finding their groove early in a game this WNBA finals series, the Phoenix Mercury lost game three by one point, putting them one loss away from elimination as they seek their second title. The visiting Mercury had a better showing in their game against…
Scottsdale-based Alcor Life Extension Foundation released an official statement this afternoon in response to claims by a former employee that the frozen head of Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams was tossed around like, well, a baseball, while lab technicians tried to hit it with a monkey wrench.”Alcor denies allegations reported…
After a high-paced, high-scoring, record-breaking game one, Valley sports fans turned out at US Airways Center last night for a big disappointment in game two of the WNBA finals. To say the Phoenix Mercury, 2007 WNBA Champions and home to star shooters like league MVP Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter,…
Phoenix Suns head Coach Alvin Gentry is giving away 7,000 tickets to tomorrow night’s game at US Airways Center. Following Suns and Mercury GM Steve Kerr’s lead, Gentry has bought out all the upper-level seats for the Phoenix Mercury’s match-up against the Indiana Fever for game two of the WNBA…
