Subject: Arizona Cardinals

• Bertrand Berry Celebrity Weekend B-Train Bash

  March 19, 2009

• Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 12, 2009

  February 12, 2009

• Golden Cousins Record Song for Playoff-Bound Cardinals

  Valley hip hop act Golden Cousins - a project of members from the groups Golden Tung and Cousins of the Wize - released a new video for a song they penned for the Arizona Cardinals. The song, titled "We Do This Together," is played often during halftime at the University of Phoenix Stadium. The video can be seen at mystudio.net. The group will also be featured on Channel 15 at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28. Check out myspace.com/goldencousins for more information. --Kelly Wilson

  December 26, 2008

• Arizona Cardinals Head for the Playoffs on a High Note With a Big Win Over Lowly Seattle

  Finally, we get to report good news about the Arizona Cardinals, who finished the regular season 9-7 -- just as we predicted they would when we named Ken Whisenhunt top head coach in the PHX in our 2008 Best Of edition. Our prediction was based on the Cardinals going 8-8 last season behind injured-for-half-the-year Kurt Warner. Finishing .500 was a miracle. In the Cardinals' 34-21 home win over the 4-11 Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon, a healthy Warner threw f

  December 29, 2008

• Luck of the Draw: Arizona Cardinals vs. Atlanta Falcons in NFC First-Round Playoff on Saturday

  "Charmed" seems an odd descriptor for the 2008-09 Arizona Cardinals, who lost -- no, were crushed in -- four of their last six regular-season games. Yet here they sit, all warm and snuggly at 9-7, hosting a first-round playoff game at home in the Red Zone. Meanwhile, a couple of teams they lost to by a combined score of 61 points -- the New York Jets and New England Patriots -- sit idly at home. The Patriots finished 11-5, and are only the second team in NFL history to finish with that record

  January 2, 2009

• Larry Fitzgerald's Alleged Domestic Abuse Buried Deep in Pages of Arizona Republic

  The New Year's Eve news exclusive from sleazy entertainment Web site TMZ.com about Arizona Cardinals player Larry Fitzgerald alleged domestic abuse incident was the "kind of momentary headline that can damage a good name," writes Arizona Republic sports columnist Dan Bickley in a Sunday article about Fitz's "meteoric rise." Funny thing is, the incident never rated a headline -- or any other kind of mention -- in the state's supposed paper of record. Now, Barkley's reported rush for oral

  January 2, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Go Cosmic Against Atlanta Falcons in Historic Playoff Win

  The game was clinched on a third-and-16, 23-yard pass from Captain Kurt to Mr. Spach. It was logical. Most teams would've kept it on the ground and probably had to punt, giving their opponent another chance to score and win the game. But most teams don't have Arizona's passing attack. So  Cardinals offensive coordinator Todd "Comet" Haley and quarterback Kurt Warner went at clutch-time with what had gotten them there -- Warner's arm. Only, this time, he lasered it over the middle

  January 5, 2009

• Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to Declare Friday "Arizona Cardinals Day"

  The Arizona Cardinals are doing so well this year, the city of Phoenix is declaring Friday "Arizona Cardinals Day." Mayor Phil Gordon, dressed for team spirit in a Cardinals jersey, will announce the proclamation at a city council meeting at 2 p.m., says his spokesman, Scott Phelps. Team representative Mike Bidwill and Big Red, the team's mascot, will also be at the meeting in the council chambers, 200 West Jefferson Street.  

  January 6, 2009

• Cardinals Can Run, Too: The Redbirds Have a Chance Against the Panthers if Ground Game Clicks

  Carolina Panthers RB DeAngelo Williams The Arizona Cardinals are 0-5 this season in the Eastern Time zone, and some of the defeats went like this: 56-36 at the New York Jets, 48-20 at the Philadelphia Eagles, and 27-23 at the Carolina Panthers on October 26. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. Let's talk about the good stuff. Namely, how about that 98.5 rushing yards per game in the last two contests, including Edgerrin James' game-high 73 in last Saturday's epic 30-24 playoff victory against the Atla

  January 9, 2009

• Who Would've Ever Thunk it? The Arizona Cardinals are a Win Away From the Super Bowl

   In our wildest dreams, we never thought we'd be saying Arizona Cardinals and Super Bowl in  the same breath. We never thought we'd be saying Arizona Cardinals and two consecutive playoff wins in the same breath. But here Kurt Warner (pictured) and the Cardinals are, a win away from the big game in Tampa Bay on February 1. First, though, they must take care of the Philadelphia Eagles -- 23-11 winners over the New York Giants on Sunday -- at Un

  January 12, 2009

• Jan. 12 In Blogs: Arizona Cardinals, Craig Ferguson, Sheriff Joe and More

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Who Would've Ever Thunk it? The Arizona Cardinals are a Win Away From the Super Bowl Janet Napolitano's Last State-of-the-State Address: Did the Governor Cry? Up on the Sun: Over the Weekend: Craig Ferguson, Arizona Cardinals, Mimosas and More Curtains: Hair Extension

  January 12, 2009

• Hot Links: Arpaio's Filthy Jails Lose Accreditation; Fewer Murders in 2008; Speed Camera Foes Launch Petition Drive

  Sheriff Joe Arpaio just doesn't get it: Accreditation remains withdrawn from the jail system following the loss of an appeal by the county. Valley residents killed each other less in 2008 -- isn't that nice? Foes of speed cameras have launched a signature-gathering drive in hopes of putting a proposed law before voters in 2010 that would eliminate the ATMs (automatic ticket machines). Glendale's getting ready for the biggest event of the city's history -- a Cardinals playoff game. A county j

  January 13, 2009

• Busting Ghosts: Can the Arizona Cardinals Beat Vegas Odds Again Sunday and Make it to the Super Bowl?

  Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt is Arizona's ace in the hole. Color Terry Bradshaw red, for he has seen the light, brother. After ragging on the Cardinals all year, the shiny-domed former Super Bowl MVP announced his conversion on the FOX NFL Sunday postgame show following Arizona's shocking dismantling of the Carolina Panthers last weekend. "These guys [the Cardinals] have burned me too many times this year. I'll never pick against the Cardinals again. I'm saying this on camera," yelped

  January 16, 2009

• Total Eclipse of the Suns: Nash & Co. Play Second Fiddle to Cardinals for a Change

  Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh At 1 Sunday afternoon in Glendale, the Arizona Cardinals play the biggest game in franchise history. At 10:30 that morning in chilly Canada, the Phoenix Suns, uh, don't. The Suns' opponent is the Toronto Raptors, who're battling Mike D'Antoni's Knicks for the basement in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. About the most diplomatic thing you can say about the match-up is that it doesn't conflict with Cardinals kickoff. It will cut into our quality ti

  January 16, 2009

• Cardinals Cupcakes for Game Day

  What better way to show your support for the Arizona Cardinals than to eat an edible version of their mascot? It's sort of like how ingesting certain animals is believed to give you the power of that animal in Asian cultures. But instead of eating monkey brains to be smarter, you can eat a Cardinal face to be a more devoted football fan. There's a cute team logo on the cupcake that Chompie's is doing now through the duration of the postseason games, along with specialty cakes shaped like footba

  January 16, 2009

• The 10 Coolest Places You Can Catch Tomorrow's NFC Championship Game

  Where will you be watching Sunday's big game?Tomorrow is shaping up to be one of the biggest days in Phoenix sports history. It all depends, of course, on how well the Arizona Cardinals do against the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday's NFC Championship game. Will the Red Birds defy the predictions of nearly every single sports pundit and pull off an impossible win against Donovan McNabb and company? We can't say for certain, although we've got our fingers crossed and are hoping against hope that

  January 17, 2009

• Lo and Behold! The Arizona Cardinals Are Going to the Super Bowl Against the Pittsburgh Steelers

  It was fourth and inches late in the fourth quarter, and it wasn't the play we would've called with our team down 25-24 in the NFC  Championship. But two running plays up the middle had yielded next to nothing. Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner takes the snap and hands off to Tim Hightower (pictured), who bolts toward the right side. Everybody wearing red in University of Phoenix Stadium is holding their breath. The dreadlocked Hightower's nearing the sideline. Will he

  January 18, 2009

• Hot Links: Cardinals Headed for Super Bowl; Dutch Man Wants $400,000 in Javelina Attack; Tucson Citizen to be Shut Down if No Buyers

  Super Bowl-bound: The Arizona Cardinals redeem themselves in a nerve-wracking championship game, sealing this year's season as the finest since the franchise moved to the state in '87. That's not our javelina: Tucson museum denies ownership of a javelina that attacked a Dutch dude -- he wants $400,000. You won't read stories like that in the Tucson Citizen much longer -- the newspaper looks to be heading the way of the brontosaurus. You're estimated wait time is... probably going to be too lo

  January 19, 2009

• Super Bowl XLIII Preview: Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (the Redbirds are Still Vegas Underdogs)

  Bid Bidwill, Ken Whisenhunt, and Rod Graves in January 2007 The Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl, and the world didn't end. Despite their myriad critics, maybe that means they belong there. Dangerous corollary for a young team: Maybe they're beginning to think they belong there. Luckily for our historically star-crossed Redbirds, who've been thriving in the role of underdog, the oddsmakers aren't buying it. After Arizona beat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 in the NFC Championship

  January 19, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Photos For Sale -- (Not Cheap) -- in Arizona Republic Bid to Make Quick Buck

  The Arizona Republic's parent company, Gannett, is starting to look like the Black Knight in Monty Python's Holy Grail, losing an arm here, a leg there --- except no one's claiming these are just flesh wounds. On the heels of a companywide 10 percent cut in personnel last month, Gannett told it's employees last week to take a week off without pay. Today Also last week, the company announced it will close the doors at the Tucson Citizen by March unless someone buys the newspaper. But the brain

  January 19, 2009

• Jan. 19 In Blogs: Cardinals, Super Bowl, Fight Club and More

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Arizona Cardinals Photos For Sale -- (Not Cheap) -- in Arizona Republic Bid to Make Quick Buck Super Bowl XLIII Preview: Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (the Redbirds are Still Vegas Underdogs) Up on the Sun: Fight Club Sadisco, Stone Foxes and More Over the

  January 19, 2009

• Philadelphia Columnist Says Glendale Boring, Arizona Good for Nothing But Porn Stars

  Is Glendale horrifically boring, its citizens so apathetic toward football they wouldn't care if Larry Fitzgerald was nearly killed in a motorcyle accident?That's what blogger Jason McIntyre of the Metro of Philadelphia writes in a recent blog post trashing the town entitled "Glendale Less Than Super." In his light-hearted, trash-talking piece, McIntyre says people shrug when he asks about the Super Bowl, and that Glendale "just isn't a city that bleeds football, like, say, Pittsburgh," he write

  January 21, 2009

• Cardinals' Game Day Concerts: A Look Back at the Season

  For someone like me, who is an Arizona Cardinals season ticket holder, this season has far exceeding any expectations I had for the team heading into September. Not to toot my horn or anything, but after watching the Cardinals dismantle the playoff-caliber Miami Dolphins in the home opener, I said that the Cards will make the playoffs, hardly expecting them to catch lightning in a bottle and make it all the way to Tampa for the Super Bowl. What does any of this have to do with music? Well, Card

  January 22, 2009

• Cousins of the Wize, Golden Tung team up for Chaser's show

  Arizona hip-hop acts Cousins of the Wize and Golden Tung will reunite to play a show at Chaser's, 8005 E. Roosevelt, on Friday,  February 20. The two bands collaborated last year to record "We Do This Together," a song that is often played at Arizona Cardinals games. Cover is $7, or $5 if you flash your Cards gear.

  January 22, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Get Big Airport Send-Off by Fans Before Heading to Tampa

  An estimated 1,800 fans turned out at Sky Harbor airport this morning to give the Arizona Cardinals a rousing send-off on their way to Tampa Bay for the Super Bowl. The enthusiastic Cardinals supporters and their families, many holding homemade signs (or babies in cute, red jerseys) lined up near a Northwest Airlines jet on a Terminal 2 tarmac to cheer on their favorite players. A few dignitaries were also on-hand, including the state's new governor, Jan Brewe

  January 26, 2009

• Jan. 26 In Blogs: Cardinals, TheDirty.com, Rotten Tomatoes and More

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Arizona Cardinals Send Off In Video Arizona Cardinals Get Big Airport Send-Off by Fans Before Heading to Tampa Up on the Sun: TheDirty.com, Combichrist, Religious Rockers and More Over the Weekend New Mastodon Single: "Divinations" Chow Bella: Chef Beau MacMillan to

  January 26, 2009

• Hey Cardinals, Don't Pull a '92-'93 Suns or a '96 Sun Devils. Just Win It Now!

  The Phoenix Suns nearly pulled it off in 1993. The 1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football squad totally had it until the final seconds. And now the Arizona Cardinals are a game away from sports immortality. (And, arguably, the biggest comeback in modern-day athletics.) So some words of advice to the Cardinals as they head into the biggest game in franchise history: Just win the fricking thing now because this could be your only chance for a long, long while.

  January 30, 2009

• Looking for the Valley's Biggest Super Bowl Parties? We've Got the Lowdown

  These ladies definitely know how to celebrate Super Bowl Sunday in style. Do you? Less than 48 hours remain until Kurt Warner and the rest of the Arizona Cardinals become either champs or chumps. As Steve Jansen wrote earlier today over on our Valley Fever blog, Kurt and the boys in red have a golden opportunity to not only redeem the enitre Cardinals franchise for stinking up Phoenix for the past 20 years, they also can reward our town with it's second major sports championship. (The Rattlers

  January 30, 2009

• Morning After: Arizona Cardinals Come Oh-So-Close to Winning One of the Most Exciting Super Bowls Ever in Coach Ken Whisenhunt's Second Season

    The biggest game in Arizona Cardinals history -- the second-biggest in Arizona sports history -- is over, and what can we take away from it? Sure the Cardinals snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, but they certainly had the odds-makers in Vegas sweating. For the fourth game in a row. Though it's said that nobody remembers the loser in a Super Bowl, quarterback Kurt Warner and the Cardinals will be remembered for playing in one of the greatest game

  February 2, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Return Home

  Jonathan McNamara It would take more than a Super Bowl loss to prevent the Arizona Cardinals from receiving a hero's welcome at Sky Harbor Airport on the afternoon after their defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers. A few thousand dedicated fans with the luxury of leaving their respective jobs at around 3:30 p.m. gathered en masse on the tarmac to welcome home their team and life their spirits with chants like "one more year." Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, Coach Ken Whisenhunt, Kurt War

  February 2, 2009

• Super Bowl Decided by Ref? How Did Kurt Warner's Pass Get Down Field if it Was Fumbled?

  For our own mental health, we've been trying to let go of the Super Bowl for two days now. We've been trying to remind ourselves that the NFL is sports entertainment, and that we correctly predicted what was going to happen: Cardinals fans would be massively outnumbered in Tampa, and the Steelers would have the "neutral site" championship called like a home game. But, as the ol' inbox continues to fill with trash talk from Steelers fans, we have to say this:THAT WAS A FUCKING FORWARD PASS. HOW

  February 3, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders Seeking New Recruits

  www.azcardinals.comIt's time to show 'em what you've got:The Arizona Cardinals are looking for a few good cheerleaders following the team's stellar season as Super Bowl contenders.If you've got the right moves, can squeeze your butt into one of those postage-stamp-size pair of shorts and you're hot enough to steal attention away from Larry Fitzgerald, you might even have a chance during April tryouts. According to the Cardinals Web site, clinics that prepare women for the stressful tryouts begin

  February 20, 2009

• Kurt Warner Signs Two-Year, $23 Million Deal With Arizona Cardinals, $19 Mil of it Guaranteed

  You could see this coming after Kurt Warner's trip to visit the San Francisco 49ers and his compromise offer to the Cardinals: He has agreed to a two-year, $23 million contract, with a $15 million signing bonus and $4 million in base salary. The remaining $4 million would be paid based on incentives. Warner said all along he preferred staying with Arizona, but he tested the free agency market with the visit, including a team physical, to the 49ers Bay Area training facility Monday

  March 4, 2009

• Hot Links: Light Rail, Meth Salon, and Pelosi's Capitol Cats

  A spokesman for APS says the company's seen a 45 percent increase in power thefts, with people running cables to utility lines or neighbors' homes. APS says high jacking power is not only illegal, but dangerous, and vows to prosecute power thieves. SRP, on the other hand, reports that power thefts are down because of "smart meters" that detect possible power thefts faster...A light rail train hit a car at Central and Highland last night, after the car reportedly turned in front of the train. No

  March 18, 2009

• Glendale Chocolate Affaire

  February 5, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Fans, You'd Better Get Ferocious or Steeler Nation Will Eat You Alive

  January 29, 2009

• You're Not High

  January 15, 2009

• Red Heat

  Super Bowl birds flock to draft-day bashes

  April 23, 2009

• Hot Links: Swine Flu, Cardinals, and Jedi Mind Tricks

  Although no cases of swine flu have been reported in Arizona, officials are taking precautions: The Arizona Department of Health is talking with Centers for Disease Control, doctors are urging people with flu-like symptoms to stay home from work, and US Airways is waiving its change fees for passengers flying to Mexico City...An after-prom party in south Phoenix was shut down after police received reports of gunfire at the home. No injuries were reported and a gun was not found, but off

  April 27, 2009

• Hot Links: Cardinals Concessions, Suggs, and Butter Jackson

  The cash-strapped Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority has made a deal with the Arizona Cardinals to have the NFL team operate concessions at University of Phoenix stadium, beginning in 2010. The Cardinals will market the stadium for sponsorships and non-football events, but officials for the stadium's other tenant, the Fiesta Bowl, feel slighted and worry the deal with the Cards could hurt their brand...A man with the word "skinhead" tattooed on his head who swears he's not a skinhead has plead

  July 16, 2009

• Bird-Watching Society

  July 23, 2009

• Meat 'N' Greet

  August 20, 2009

• NFL Regular Season's Finally Here! Cardinals Begin Defense of NFC Championship Sunday Against 49ers at U of P

  SF head coach Mike Singletary and his team won't be the patsies of the past on Sunday.​ How much stock should one put in a team's performance during the NFL preseason? In our opinion, not a damn thing. That's why Arizona Cardinals' fans should give a rousing "so what?" and "who cares?" when talking about the team's zero-win preseason. Yeah, the starting offense only tallied one touchdown and the defense was mostly invisible, but whatever, it doesn't matter. Because, like every other NFL

  September 11, 2009

• Things Are Getting Back To Normal In Glendale; Cards Look Like Crap In Loss to San Francisco

  www.nfldotcom.com Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals put on a laughable performance in Glendale yesterday. These guys really almost won the Super Bowl?​ After nearly not selling out on opening day, after a lackluster training camp, after a quiet off-season, and after winning the NFC Championship, the Arizona Cardinals are finally back. We don't just mean that it's football season again, we mean that the Cardinals are back to playing, well, like the commiserable Cardinals of old,

  September 14, 2009

• Jeb Bush Comes to Town, and Now Legislative Leaders Want to Change the Language Used to Rate Schools; This Ought to Fix Everything!

  www.thewashingtonnote.com Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his big brother.​Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was in town today to speak with legislative leaders about how to improve Arizona's troubled K-12 education system.Wanna know what they came up with? Get ready to laugh, or cry.

  October 1, 2009

• Hot Links: Standoffs, Ripoffs, and Blackouts

  ​A Yuma man is in custody after an almost nine-hour standoff with police. Michael McCormick was wanted in connection with several vehicle thefts and burglaries. When police tracked him to a motel, he fled and broke into a trailer home, where the standoff ensued. He eventually surrendered and was taken into custody about 4 p.m...A Tempe woman is accused of stealing more than $1 million from her employer over the course of eight years. Lorena Laverne Fortuna worked as a Human Resources Manager f

  October 7, 2009

• Cardinals' Sin

  October 8, 2009

• Cards Hang On to Beat Texans; Rodgers-Cromartie Saves the Day

  Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie performed some late-game heroics in the Cards victory over Houston on Sunday​The Cardinals' (2-2) 28-21 victory over the Houston Texans (2-3) Sunday in Glendale came in a way that would even raise the blood pressure the 1980 "Kardiac Kid" Cleveland Browns. 

  October 12, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Visit a Sleeping Giant in the Seattle Seahawks

  Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck may be bald and married, but he's not a wimp.​ 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 and we'll tell you. Take a look at the other teams in the division -- the San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, an

  October 16, 2009

• Cardinals Will Try to Ruin Jake Delhomme and the Carolina Panthers' Day Once Again on Sunday

  Man, is this guy struggling or what?​ Remember when the Arizona Cardinals used to ruin the careers of their own players? Well, it's nice, for once, to see them do it to an opponent. Rewind to January 10, when the Cards went to Charlotte for an NFC Divisional Playoff game. QB Jake Delhomme (pictured above) had successfully overcome reconstructive elbow surgery to lead the Panthers to a 12-4 record and the NFC South divisional title. But Arizona's swarming D forced the err

  October 30, 2009