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Phoenix Suns Stymied in Denver

The Phoenix Suns dropped to 12-17 on the season Tuesday as the Denver Nuggets handed the Suns a 109-92 road loss. The Suns aren't that good this season, obviously, and without Grant Hill and, especially, Steve Nash in the lineup, you can pretty much forget about winning.

Phoenix Suns Win One, Lose One Over the Weekend

​The Phoenix Suns split their road-home series this weekend with a 99-81 loss on the road to the Houston Rockets on Friday and a 95-89 home win over the lowly Charlotte Bobcats. After the weekend's action, the Suns stand at 9-14, which is 3.5 games out of a playoff spot in the NBA's Western Confe ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Win Community Giving Award For Being "Most Positive Team In The World"

Diamondbacks CEO and President Derrick Hall heads "most positive team in the world." ​The Arizona Diamondbacks have won the inaugural United Nations NGO Positive Peace Award for community giving, the team announced this afternoon. The award recognizes the team's work with the Southwest Autis ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Upend Previously Unbeaten Atlanta Hawks In Nice Road WIn

Though the Beasts of the East (Miami Heat and Boston Celtics) have been stealing most of the headlines in this early part of the NBA season, the Atlanta Hawks went into yesterday's game against the Phoenix Suns without a loss.​That streak ended, as the Suns held on down the stretch for an exciting ... More >>

Josh Childress Officially a Member of Phoenix Suns

thehoop.blogspot.com Josh Childress​After days of speculation and rumors, Josh Childress is officially a Phoenix Sun. The deal is a sign-and-trade with the Atlanta Hawks, who receive Phoenix's 2012 second-round draft pick. Childress, who played four seasons with the Hawks from 2004-08, has ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Reportedly Acquiring Hedo Turkoglu, Josh Childress

nba.com Hedo Turkoglu​Well, it looks like the Phoenix Suns aren't taking the loss of Amar'e Stoudemire too hard. The word around the NBA, according to the Arizona Republic, is that the Suns are close to acquiring Hedo Turkoglu and Josh Childress in separate deals. If these deals happen, th ... More >>

Robin Lopez Scrimmages With Suns; 7-Footer Getting Ready to Play Against Los Angeles Lakers

www.fanster.com Phoenix Suns big-man Robin Lopez.​ The basketball gods seem to like Phoenix.It's reported that Phoenix Suns big-man Robin Lopez will play -- in some capacity -- in game one of the NBA Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, beginning Monday at 6 p ... More >>

Hot Links: Ballot GPS, Phoenix Suns, and NHRA Spectator Death

​Maricopa County elections officials are launching a new program to track ballot boxes with GPS. The goal is to be able to track all 17,000 pieces of voting equipment in the Valley. The program will be tested in March during school-district elections, and is expected to be fully ready for the elec ... More >>

Amar'e Stoudemire Trade Talk Swirls, as Phoenix Suns Drop Road Game to Dallas Mavericks; Up Next: Atlanta Hawks

Amar'e Stoudemire: 30 points in his possible Suns finale. ​If the Phoenix Suns' game Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks was the last game with Amar'e Stoudemire in a Suns uniform, at least the All-Star went out with a bang. Stoudemire scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the ... More >>

Amid Amar'e Trade Speculation, Phoenix Suns Lose Fourth in Row. Next up: New Jersey on Wednesday

nba.com Robin Lopez had the game of his short NBA career in the loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.​We wouldn't want to be Suns Coach Alvin Gentry. Amar'e Stoudemire trade talk has bubbled up again. The wheels have come off his team. And he's gotta do something to fix it. The Sun ... More >>

After Two Tough Road Losses, the Suns Don't Appear to Have Much Going for Them Right Now; Next Up: A Day Game in Memphis Today

www.nba.com/sunsSteve Nash: A rough weekend on the road.​The Phoenix Suns are not a very good basketball team right now. And it was a particularly dismal weekend on the road for Alvin Gentry's squad, whose impressive start to the season (they went 14-3) has been all but squandered in recent weeks. ... More >>

Suns Do It Again (Lose a Huge Lead, That Is) As Pacers Rally for Upset

www.nba.com/sunsSteve Nash: A busted lip won't slow him down.​What is wrong with the Phoenix Suns? These guys simply can't hold big leads. For what seems like the 20th game in a row, the Suns jumped out to sizable advantage before watching that advantage evaporate. This time, it was to the Pacers, ... More >>

Suns Survive Sacramento Kings, Get Destroyed By Los Angeles Lakers In Weekend Action. Up Next: Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday

www.nba.comKobe Bryant continued to make the Phoenix Suns his personal bitches last night. The Phoenix Suns have developed two rather distinct personalities so into the 2009-2010 season. There's the straight ballers that dismantle feeble opponents and occasionally squeak out tough, hard fought win ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Run Down Detroit Pistons in Lopsided Win

Amar'e Stoudemire and Steve Nash combined for 41 points on Sunday as the Phoenix Suns trashed the Detroit Pistons 117-91.The Phoenix Suns have seen their fair share of memorable duos over the past four decades of playing basketball in the Valley, including capable combos such as Alvan Adams and Gar ... More >>

ASU's James Harden Named Pac-10 Player of the Year

Although the ASU men's basketball team didn't win the Pac-10 Conference championship this year, Sun Devils guard James Harden was named Pac-10 Player of the Year today by conference coaches.The 6-foot-5 sophomore led the Pac-10 in scoring with 20.8 points per game. He also averaged 1.7 steals, 4.1 a ... More >>

The Lowdown on All-Star Weekend's Biggest Parties

Nelly will attempt to fill Chris Brown's shoes during this weekend's All-Star festivities. The Valley's about to get a little "derrty." Universal Records rapper Nelly is doing the Nix's hip-hop fans a solid by filling in at the two gigs that Chris Brown abandoned eartlier this week due to the rece ... More >>

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On the Eve of the NBA All-Star Game, Phoenix Suns Players Show Off Their Tattoo Canvases

Suns Redeem Themselves vs. Atlanta After Stinking Against Charlotte

The Phoenix Suns longest road trip of the year was a disaster -- until the Big Three (no, not those Big Three) found a way to win against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. We're talking about Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Shaquille O'Neal. Nash played so brilliantly against the Hawks ... More >>

Suns Battle Old Pals Boris Diaw, Raja Bell, and Joe Johnson in Charlotte Tonight and Atlanta Sunday

Charlotte's Boris Diaw in his strange new role: starter. If Charlotte were Philly, the Phoenix Suns would be wise to beware of flying alkaline batteries and half-filled beer cups when they take the court against the Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena at 5 p.m. tonight. But North Carolina's s ... More >>

Weekend Split Against Two Bad Teams: Suns Lose to Minnesota at Home and Beat Toronto on the Road

Remember that February 9 beat-down win over the formidable Dallas Mavericks at US Airways Center? It was easy to believe that the Phoenix Suns had turned it all around after they toppled a top Western Conference opponent by 28 points, to hope (Barack Obama's favorite w ... More >>

Wolf Trap: Phoenix Suns vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Here Tonight

A mid-January game against the Minnesota Timberwolves is no big D, right? The playoffs-bound Phoenix Suns will ring up these bottom-feeding fools without stainin' their sweats, yo? Wrong on both counts. And that "playoff-bound" part is dicey, in and of itself. Everyone but the Suns seems to reali ... More >>

Shaq Dominates Again: Suns Beat Fading Atlanta Hawks 103-98

  It was Shaquille O'Neal's night again -- and thank God for it! Without him, the Suns would've lost to the Atlanta Hawks, who led the game at US Airways Center late in the fourth quarter before a Suns spurt. O'Neal had 26 points and 10 rebounds in 40 minutes against the 22 ... More >>

Weekend Wars: Not a Brick in Sight for Shaq as Suns Blow Out Rival Mavs and Beat Lowly Clippers

The big news here's that the really big guy went 12 for 12 from the free-throw line in weekend wins against the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Clippers. Shaquille O'Neal's been saying he's gone back to the basics his father taught him when he was a little boy of 6-9. Well, ... More >>

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Phoenix Athletes' Blogs Bite on Yardbarker.com

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 Gor ... More >>

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