Athletic Awards

Nash-onal Spotlight

Royal Desertions

Shiny And New

Dave Mustaine Says Obama Staged Fast and Furious Gunwalking Scandal, Aurora, Colorado, and Sikh Temple Shootings

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Justin Upton: To Trade or Not To Trade?

It's that time of the year, when Arizona Diamondbacks right-fielder Justin Upton -- the first overall pick of the MLB draft in 2005 -- is the subject of trade rumors.Upton's been booed by the home crowd at Chase Field quite a bit this year, as he's not quite up to par with last year's All-Star seas ... More >>

Claw to the Top

Phoenix Coyotes Put in Five Goals Against Nashville Predators, Advance to 2-0 in Western Conference Semifinals

At this point, the Phoenix Coyotes' playoff run doesn't appear to be a fluke.The Coyotes, fresh off their first playoff-series win since moving to Phoenix, are now up 2-0 in the team's second-round series against the Nashville Predators after a 5-3 win last night in Glendale.In the team's first seve ... More >>

Game of Throws

Snake Guys

Legging Behind

Final Countdown

Safety Dance

Setting Sun: Steve Nash's Quitting the Phoenix Suns to Enter Canadian Politics

Max Hall to Start as Quarterback for Arizona Cardinals Against New Orleans Saints Sunday

Rookie QB Max Hall.​Can Arizona Cardinals quarterback Max Hall be the solution to the team's quarterback quandary? Probably not, but it seems as though he's gonna have the chance.The Arizona Republic is reporting that "sources" close to the team say Hall will make the start Sunday against the New ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes' Dave Tippett Wins Coach Of The Year Award, Shane Doan Captures King Clancy

mobile.arizona.sbnation.com Dave Tippett​To the surprise of no one, Phoenix Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett won the Jack Adams Award last night in Las Vegas. The trophy, given to the NHL's best coach every season, was awarded to Tippett in a nearly unanimous fashion as he received 57 of 59 ... More >>

Arizona State Baseball Looking For Title Number Six In Omaha This Weekend

thesundevils.cstv.com​The Arizona State baseball team is on a mission for title number six as they play in their opening College World Series game on Sunday. The program's last NCAA title was in 1981 and has won five overall (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981). In Tempe, however, it feels a lot ... More >>

Dream Season

Mercury looks good…for now

Lucky Shot

D-backs take on some unfortunate foes

Kurt Warner's Number 13 to be Retired by Iowa Barnstormers

www.ebay.com Kurt Warner back in his Barnstormer days.​Kurt Warner, the notorious "nice guy" who took the Arizona Cardinals to the Super Bowl for the first time ever two seasons ago, will have his number retired by the Iowa Barnstormers on Friday.With all the accolades Warner racked up in h ... More >>

Play Ball Already

Oh, we waited so long

D-backs Legend Randy Johnson Expected to Announce Retirement Tonight

"The Big Unit"​Former Arizona Diamondbacks ace Randy Johnson is expected to announce his retirement from baseball in a conference call with reporters tonight, according to multiple media sources.In 22 Major League seasons, "The Big Unit" won 303 games and has a career ERA of 3.29. Johnson is ... More >>

Suns Come Up Big on (Gasp!) D and Beat Rockets to Grab Best NBA Record Early On

utahjazz.com Seldom-used Sun Jarron Collins played tough end-of-game minutes and nailed the win against Houston.​Okay, there are 70 games to go in the regular season -- not to mention more in the playoffs (prayerfully) -- but the Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 111-105 last nigh ... More >>

2009 Stylos Awards Recognize Valley of the Sun Leaders and Talent

​The fourth annual Stylos award ceremony took place this past Saturday without a hitch. Starting off with a group of bandanna-clad hip-hop dancers, Furious Styles Crew, busting out break-dancing moves and head spins on on the gleaming floor of the Phoenix Art Museum, it was pretty clear that ... More >>

Mano A Manning

It’s Kurt versus Peyton in Sunday-night showcase

It's All-Pitch/No-Hit (Again) for the D-Backs in St. Louis. Next up: Colorado Rockies.

Dan Haren: Another step closer to a Cy Young award?The Arizona Diamondbacks started the second half of the season just as they played most of the first half: on the losing side of a series. And true to form, it was all-pitch/no-hit this weekend in St. Louis. Each of the Diamondbacks' three sta ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Win Impressively Over New Orleans, but Get Knocked Out of the Playoffs

The Phoenix Suns were impressive against a good team Wednesday night, beating the New Orleans Hornets 105-100 on sterling play by their team leaders. www.nba.com Why's GM Steve Kerr smiling? The Suns didn't make the playoffs for the first time in the Nash era.But it doesn't matter. The ... More >>

Should the Cardinals Offer Kurt Warner a New Contract, or Turn it Over to Matt Leinart?

Cardinals starting quarterback Kurt Warner's contract expires at the end of this season, and according to the NFL News Feed, the Cards and Warner have made no progress toward a new one. Sports pundits like those at the Chicago Tribune are already saying their cities' teams (in this case, the&nb ... More >>

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 ... More >>

NFC First-Round Playoff: Arizona Cardinals vs. Atlanta Falcons

National Junior College All American Game

The Greatest Show on Turf, Take 2

Giant Dork

In this case, “MVP” stands for “Most Vacuous Player”

Tall Order

Storm Warning

Lauren Jackson? Sheryl Swoopes? Uh and oh.

Year of the Goat

This dastardly dodo dogs Phil "Goober" Gordon, lambastes Gilbert mayor Steve Berman, and assigns guilt for the Suns' Game 6 loss

Goat of the series? Suns point guard Steve Nash.

Victor Wooten

Bass is covered

BEST PRO ATHLETE

Randy Johnson

Best Professional Athlete

Craig Counsell
Infielder, Arizona Diamondbacks

Second Best

Phoenix Heat fights to the finish at national tournament