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Arizona Diamondbacks Take Two of Three from Miami Marlins

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Trevor Cahill exited Wednesday afternoon's 3-1 win against the Miami Marlins early after suffering a right hip contusion in the first inning. No problem. Reliever Josh Collmenter entered the game in the second inning and proceeded to shut down the light-hitting ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Sweep Los Angeles Dodgers

Paul Goldschmidt hit his eighth and ninth home runs of the year as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2, completing a three-game sweep. The D-backs first baseman wound up with four homers and nine RBI in the series. Starting pitcher Wade Miley (3-1) outdueled the Dodgers' Clayt ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Avoid Sweep in 10-2 Blowout of Pittsburgh Pirates

With his two home runs this afternoon, outfielder A.J. Pollock doubled his career total and drove in four runs to power the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-2 drubbing of the Pittsburgh Pirates at Chase Field. The D-backs struck quickly, scoring three runs in each of the first two innings. The early l ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Remain Orphaned After Greg Jamison Misses Deadline to Buy Team

Stop us if you've heard this one before -- a deal to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes didn't work out.Prospective owner Greg Jamison had a deadline of yesterday to buy the team and finalize an arena lease agreement with the City of Glendale, and it didn't happen.

Arizona Diamondbacks Drop Series Finale to Colorado Rockies

During their three games with the Colorado Rockies this past weekend, the Arizona Diamondbacks produced a whopping 33 runs off a total of 48 hits. Turns out they should've saved some juice for the series' finale last night with the Rox as the D-backs most certainly could've used the hits during th ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Sweep Colorado Rockies Over the Weekend to Inch Towards Playoffs

The Arizona Diamondbacks kept up their quest for a spot in the upcoming MLB playoffs by running roughshod over the Colorado Rockies during the past three days. The Snakes swept the Mile High City squad over the weekend by winning three straight against the Rox at Coors Field in Denver. Admittedly, ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Nip Dodgers Again

The Arizona Diamondbacks dealt another blow to the Los Angeles Dodgers' playoff hopes Wednesday night at Chase Field, beating them 3-2. It was the Dodgers' sixth loss in seven games and the D-Backs' 10th win against them this season. More importantly for the D-backs, the win kept their faint playof ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Yet Again; Cincinnati Reds Win 3-2

The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing such great baseball right now that the Cincinnati Reds' starting pitcher last night, 35-year-old Bronson Arroyo, hit a go-ahead homer.The Diamondbacks have successfully lost four games in a row after being swept by the San Diego Padres over the weekend, so in the ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Outlast Sacramento Kings

The Phoenix Suns kept their slim playoff hopes alive by outlasting the Sacramento Kings 109-100 on Tuesday night in California. As they have for weeks now, the Suns still hold 10th place in the NBA's Western Conference race. At 27-26 and 13 games left to play, the Suns are a half-game between ninth- ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Can't Hang On to Lead Against Miami Heat

The Phoenix Suns, looking for their fifth-straight win, had a 10-point fourth-quarter lead on one of the NBA's best teams but lost 99-95 to the Miami Heat in Florida on Tuesday night. Over the last 7:28 of the game, the Suns missed 15 of 17 shots, allowing the Heat to go on a 17-0 run and eventuall ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Maul Minnesota Timberwolves

The Phoenix Suns kicked off the second half of their season on a high note last night when they trumped the Minnesota Timberwolves en route to a 104-95 drubbing of the Twin Cities team at US Airways Center.Steve Nash fared far better during Thursday night's game then he did in his five minutes of me ... More >>

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.

ASU Valiant Effort Goes To No Avail In Tough Loss To Oregon Ducks

Arizona State's men's basketball team played well most of the way last night against a pretty tough Oregon team, but ended up on the short end of a 67-58 loss.​The Sun Devils hung tough until the last few minutes of their first Pac-12 home game, but simply didn't have the horses to get a much-need ... More >>

Scottsdale's Canyon Club Closes, Misfits and Leon Russell Shows Moved

​Less than two months ago, we announced the arrival of North Scottsdale's Canyon Club. Just as the venue began gaining ground with music fans, we received word that the venue has officially closed. No further explanation was offered. For now, some of the venue's previously scheduled shows ha ... More >>

In the Cards

Arizona Diamondbacks Absolutely Destroyed By Houston Astros in Lopsided Loss

mlb.com/dbacksDaniel Hudson gave up a whopping 11 hits and seven runs in last night's travesty of a baseball game.​Embarrassing doesn't even begin to describe the Arizona Diamondbacks' 9-1 loss to the Houston Astros last night. The D-Backs, currently one of the better squads in baseball, got their ... More >>

Canyon Club to Bring The Misfits, Leon Russell, Poco, and More to Scottsdale

The Misfits​2011 is the year that music geeks finally beat the jocks. When it comes to Valley bars, live music fans seem to be gaining the upper hand. The Red Owl announced its sports grill to music venue conversion earlier this week and now the Canyon Club, formerly Fox Sports Grill in the Scott ... More >>

Fox Sports Arizona Employee Greets Cops Investigating Indecent Exposure On 4/20 With Marijuana Pipe In Hand

Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeLeave it to police to ruin a man's 4/20.​Delarndrus Nashid Shabazz lives casual, clothing-optional, which gets him into trouble at the Valle Escondido Condominiums as he allegedly walks around his girlfriend's condominium exposing himself to teenagers and middle ... More >>

Kevin Towers Has a Plan To End the Misery At Chase Field: Less Attitude, More Talent

Fox SportsThink classy, you'll be classy.​It isn't just Forbes magazine that noticed how miserable the Phoenix sports scene is. New Arizona Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers saw it at Chase Field the day he took charge of the team last season, according to a recent piece in the New York T ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Provide A Valiant Effort, But Lose to Los Angeles Lakers Nonetheless

​The Los Angeles Lakers both demonstrated their dominance over the NBA's Western Conference and proved why they're the Phoenix Suns' biggest rivals by defeating Steve Nash and his crew 114-106 on Friday night during the Purple and Orange Gang's home opener at US Airways Center. But while the Suns ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Two of Three in D.C.

​The Arizona Diamondbacks finished their road trip with a win sandwiched between two losses to the Washington Nationals. Catcher Miguel Montero keyed Saturday's 9-2 victory with two home runs and three RBI to back starting pitcher Ian Kennedy's fine performance. Kennedy (pictured above) pitched se ... More >>

Flasher Fail: Less-Than-Attractive Woman Caught on TV Flashing Fans at Last Night's D-Backs Game

​ There are a lot of reasons not to go to Arizona Diamondbacks games this season, and now there's one more: fugly flashers uglyin' up the stands.At last night's trouncing of the New York Mets, a woman was compelled to bare almost all to fellow fans seated behind her.Bad news for the folks at h ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Get Crunched In Los Angeles Dodgers' Home Opener, but Bigger News Comes From Parking Lot

Remember, Arizona D-Backs fans, the season is long and, well, so are the games. ​ So, the Los Angeles Dodgers pounded the homeboys by a 9-5 count in yesterday afternoon's home opener over on the beautiful Left Coast. Putting up a five-spot usually will do it, but the Dodgers put up nine, i ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Avoid Losing To Hapless New Jersey Nets. Up Next: Chicago Bulls on Friday

Goran Dragic's third-quarter performance helped the Suns dispatch the New Jersey Nets last night.​As woeful as the Phoenix Suns' fortunes have been over the past few weeks -- losing four straight games, staging repeated scoring collapses, etc. -- the subpar squad has at least one saving grace. At ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call for 2009

Nine 05 brought Asian noodles and more to downtown Phoenix in 2009.​Bittersweet seems to be the best way to sum up the Valley restaurant scene for 2009 -- sweet that more than 100 restaurants opened in the midst of a very rough recession, but bitter that more than twice as many places shut t ... More >>

Suns Open 2009-10 Home Season This Weekend Against Two Cuppy Cakes

www.nba.com Good start, Nash and Co. You should keep it up.​ Expect the Phoenix Suns' fast start to the 2009-10 season to continue this weekend, when they open their home season at US Airways Center against two teams that are seriously in flux. First off is Friday's tussle against the Go ... More >>

Missed Opportunities, Mistakes Fuel D-Backs Loss to Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3

Clay Zavada gave up a costly base-on-balls last night, allowing the Dodgers to win.​ How do you spell "relief"? Here's a hint, it sure as heck ain't Z-A-V-A-D-A. That's because last night the mustachioed left-hander upended the Arizona Diamonbacks' chances of taking two straight against the Los An ... More >>

Trading Frenzy Breaks Out in Last Night's Game Between the D-Backs and Dodgers

msn.foxsports.comJon Garland, now a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.​ Last night during the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Fox Sports Arizona confirmed that five-time All-Star Jim Thome had been dealt from the Chicago White Sox to the Dodgers for a player ... More >>

Philadelphia Phillies Destroy D-Backs 8-1 As Dan Haren Nabs an Epic Fail

Who is this guy and what did he do with Dan Haren on Wednesday night?​Diamondbacks starter Dan Haren purchased a first-class trip aboard the Failroad last night as the Philadelphia Phillies whomped Arizona in spectacular fashion during an 8-1 rout in the City of Brotherly Love. The D-Backs a ... More >>

D-Backs Sweep the Pirates in Pittsburgh; Up Next: The Washington Nationals in D.C.

Alex Romero's first career four-hit effort was key for the surging Diamondbacks.​ Even when things are going well for the Arizona Diamondbacks, somebody or something takes a big ol' dump in their Cheerios. For example, during Wednesday night's victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, star outfi ... More >>

Just Hustle, Baby: Forgettable Arizona, New York Teams Could Get a Clue from the Miracle Mets

Forty years and one day ago, Cleon Jones was baseball's ultimate goat, but he -- and the Mets -- turned the negative into something Amazin'.​The 2009 New York Mets are more or less an afterthought. Despite their humongous payroll -- second only to the ever-profligate crosstown Yanks -- and the pr ... More >>

Diamondbacks Sink the Pittsburgh Pirates in Weekend Series With Back-to-Back Shutouts

Max Scherzer showed off his Pirate-killing skills in yesterday's 9-0 blowout.​ Max Scherzer might as well start calling himself Jack Sparrow, since the Diamondbacks pitcher was cutting down Pirates left and right during yesterday's 9-0 shutout over Pittsburgh at Chase Field. Instead of using ye ... More >>

Shock and Awe: Diamondbacks Notch Fourth Straight Win With 4-3 Victory Over San Diego

Gerardo Parra whacked an RBI triple in last night's 4-3 victory over San Diego. Don't look now, but the Arizona Diamondbacks, the second-worst team in Major League Baseball, currently have the hottest win streak going in the bigs. Yes, you read that right. Our lovable hometown zeroes have triump ... More >>

It Took 18 Innings, but the D-Backs Beat San Diego 9-6 Sunday. The Teams Square Off Again Tonight

www.mlb.com Mark Reynolds hit a 400-foot, three-run homer to end the stalemate in the 18th.It was a marathon game in which the Arizona Diamondbacks seemingly had it won early. When ace Dan Haren left after seven innings, Arizona held a commanding 6-1 lead over the San Diego Padres. Haren ... More >>

D-Backs Relievers Blow Five-Run Eighth-Inning Lead in 6-5 Loss to Dodgers

Mr. Bungle: Tony Peña helped screw the D-Backs in the eighth last night. One single out. Just three little strikes. That's all the Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen -- or more specifically, Tony Peña -- needed to protect a five-run lead with two away in the bottom of the eighth versus the Los Angeles ... More >>

D-Backs Squeak Out a Big Win in L.A. Against the Dodgers

Dealing against baseball's best, Billy Buckner picked up his fourth career win. The most pivotal moment in perhaps the Arizona Diamondbacks' hoped-for turnaround took place during the top half of the second inning during their Monday-night game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in L.A. Facing Hirok ... More >>

Doug Davis is Lights-Out as D-Backs Wallop Cubs in Series Finale

Sports fans, particularly baseball fans, love to play "What If?"  So, what if Brandon Webb were not stuck on the disabled list for the first month (and, perhaps, two months) of the season? What if? Would the D-Backs be keeping pace with the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers as we slide into ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Show a Little Fight in Dramatic 12th Inning Win Over San Francisco Giants. Next Up: Chicago Cubs, Tonight Through Wednesday.

After a couple of truly dismal games on Friday and Saturday, the Arizona Diamondbacks showed Sunday why we can't quite write them off and why there's still reason to believe (though they'll probably continue to drive us crazy all season long) in a team loaded with some of the best youn ... More >>

Runs? You Got 'Em, but D-Backs Are Sloppy and the Pitching Stinks

After a dramatic extra-inning win on Tuesday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks came out swinging on Wednesday afternoon in the series finale and homestand-closing game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Unfortunately, for every bit of goodwill the D-Backs generated Wednesday, they took a step back ... More >>

Recent Restaurant Closures

Nothing lasts forever. Here's a rundown of the latest local eateries to throw in the towel. In Phoenix, Lil' Mama's Soul Food Restaurant is gone, alone with the award-winning Wicked Bakery (that one was a bit of a surprise) and downtown breakfast joint Palatte. As for Ninetta's Passion Bis ... More >>

Buck Shot: Suns Attempt to Sweep the Cheeseheads from Milwaukee Tonight

Andrew Bogut and the Milwaukee Bucks come to town We're always trying to find trends with our hometown sports teams. For example, our genius minds figured out that the ASU Sun Devils football team sucked all season long. Same with the Phoenix Mercury and the Coyotes, thus far. So imagine our glee ... More >>

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Tee Party

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Cool Whips

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Shots in the Dark

Here's to good friends--this night is kinda special

BYO CPA

Ocean Club requires deep dip into wallet

Silk Purse

You can't dress up a new stadium for the Cardinals when the owner wears no clothes