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The stats say that the Phoenix Coyotes are average; they have an unimpressive goal differential and their performance on power plays has been mediocre. What’s put the...
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There are a lot of unfair stereotypes about sports followers, but no group gets a worse rap than NASCAR fans. It’s said that if the left-turn circuit stops in your town,...
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Forget the mystique surrounding October. February is the best month to be a baseball fan. Because by the time the fall classic rolls around, all but a handful of teams will...
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It seems like every November we swear off baseball for good, only to find ourselves excited four months later when the whole thing starts up again. This year’s respite...
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It seems like every November we swear off baseball for good, only to find ourselves excited four months later when the whole thing starts up again. This year’s respite...
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It’s hard to hate on Channing Frye. The Phoenix Suns’ center is a local boy, and he seems like a nice guy. The ugly truth, however, is that Frye’s softness has...
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If there’s one thing that you can set your watch to in the NBA, it’s that the Golden State Warriors will live or die with an up-tempo offense keyed by a star guard....
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Super Bowl weekend is the most exciting time for Phoenix-area sports fans, mostly because jock and jockettes can spend four straight days drunk off their asses from the, um,...
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When thinking of iconic basketball players, your mind turns to guys who hooped for the Lakers, Celtics, or Bulls. One team that doesn’t cross your mind is the Oklahoma...
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The Jack in the Box Celebrity Shootout describes itself as “the gold standard of celebrity basketball games,” which, if true, is a good thing, because, you know,...
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When the Phoenix Suns traded for Vince Carter last month, many people (us included) assumed that the aging superstar was coming to the desert to die. Instead, the shooting...
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On November 20, the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Phoenix Suns 123-105. Watching that game, it was easy to predict that the Suns would be a different franchise (which they now...
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How big deal is the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction to Scottsdale? Important enough that Scottsdale Mayor W.J. “Jim” Lane named the week of January 17 through...
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Chad Reed is the youngest over-the-hill superstar you’ll see in any sport not called gymnastics. Read just about any preview of this year’s Monster Energy AMA...
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It’s almost impossible to bring up the Portland Trail Blazers without talking about what could have been. Portland fans have gotten used to not seeing former top pick...
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Coaches hate playing rookies. This tendency is understandable – it makes sense that a coach would hesitate to put too much faith in an inexperienced player – but it...
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The Phoenix Suns probably aren’t making the playoffs. The Suns’ front office made that clear when they dealt Jason Richardson and Hedo Turkoglu for Marcin Gortat and...
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After four years of riding the pine for the Connecticut Huskies, the once highly-touted quarterback looked like a disappointment. In his last chance to make an impact,...
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The season isn’t over, but it’s looking like the Phoenix Suns aren’t going to repeat the deep playoff run they made last season. Without Amar’e Stoudemire...
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This season, Chris Bosh has proven that it’s not impossible for a guy who’s made five NBA All-Star teams in the last five seasons to become an afterthought. By...
