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Phoenix Suns Upset the Memphis Grizzlies 98-91

Suddenly, the Suns are surging. But even with their fifth straight home win -- a 98-91 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies -- the Suns are still two games under .500 and several games back from 2.5 games out of the eighth seed in the NBA's Western Conference playoff picture.

Phoenix Suns Split Weekend Series With Los Angeles Lakers

​The Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers traded wins over the weekend, with each team grabbing 12-point victories at home.The Suns got the Kobe Bryant treatment in L.A. on Friday, as he dropped 36 points in a 111-99 victory.Last night, the Suns turned it around in Phoenix -- despite Bryant scoring ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Thunderstruck In 116-98 Loss Against Oklahoma City

nba.com/sunsSteve Nash gets pumped for another day at the office.​The Oklahoma City Thunder struck the Phoenix Suns down 116-98 at the US Airways Center yesterday, burying the Suns' playoff hopes deeper. Last night's defeat leaves Planet Orange two games below .500. Vince Carter put up a mon ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Overcome Fatigue To Beat Toronto Raptors And Keep Their Playoff Hopes Alive

nba.com/sunsAaron Brooks was a star last night.​The Phoenix Suns kept their playoff hopes alive last night with a 114-106 victory over the terrible Toronto Raptors. For awhile, it looked like the Suns were going to let another home game against a lousy team slip away. Planet Orange played ti ... More >>

Clock Management Issues and Brain Farts Doom Phoenix Suns in Triple Overtime Loss To Los Angeles Lakers

nba.com/sunsIt's all fun and games until the team loses.​The Phoenix Suns put up a tremendous effort in triple overtime against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers last night -- except for the final moments of the game, when it mattered most. Planet Orange kept it close in regulation, ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Offense Disappears Against Orlando Magic in 111-88 Rout

nba.com/sunsOrlando didn't need any Magic tricks against the Nash-less Suns.​The Phoenix Suns didn't stand a chance against the Orlando Magic yesterday, not with Steve Nash out with "pelvic instability," and not with their magically disappearing offense. Orlando whomped on the Suns in a 111-8 ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Outlast Houston Rockets in Shootout

www.nba.com/sunsHakeem Warrick: Career night filling in for Channing Frye.​Hakeem Warrick and Vince Carter scored 32 points each Tuesday as the Phoenix Suns edged the Houston Rockets 113-110 at US Airways Center. It was a career night for Warrick, who was filling in for the injured Channing Fr ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Split Weekend Games. Bigger News: Channing Frye's Dislocated Shoulder

nba.com/sunsChanning Frye's injury puts even more pressure on Steve Nash.​The Phoenix Suns stomped all over the Milwaukee Bucks Friday night, winning 102-88 before dropping a tight game 122-118 to the Oklahoma City Thunder in overtime Sunday. Worse than the loss is an injury to Channing Frye, wh ... More >>

Channing Frye Out 2-3 Weeks; MRI Confirms Dislocated Shoulder

nba.com/suns Frye's injury is a significant blow to the Suns' playoff hopes.​Phoenix Suns star Channing Frye will be out for the next two to three weeks with a dislocated right shoulder, confirmed by an MRI this morning. Frye has been a rock for the Suns this season, averaging 12.3 points ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Open Long Road Trip with Two Wins Over the Weekend

www.nba.com/sunsGrant Hill: A season-high 34 points against the Pacers​The Phoenix Suns launched a six-game road trip with games Friday and Sunday and came away winners in both, upping their record to three games over .500 for the first time this season. Regarding the Western Conference playof ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Beat Milwaukee Bucks to Creep Closer to .500

www.nba.com/sunsMarcin Gortat: 19 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday.​Gortat the Great made another appearance Wednesday as the Phoenix Suns knocked off the Milwaukee Bucks at US Airways Arena 92-77. Marcin Gortat, the Polish import who came to the Suns in a December trade, continued his weeklong st ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Lose in Overtime to Memphis Grizzlies

www.nba.com/sunsJason Richardson: Went 1 for 11 from the field.​The Phoenix Suns lost their second game in a row and fell back to the .500 mark after losing in overtime at home to the 9-14 Memphis Grizzlies. The Suns held a 92-89 lead with 2.8 seconds left in regulation but let Rudy Gay sink a thr ... More >>

Poke the Bear

The Suns take on Memphis

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 >>

Phoenix Suns Roar Past Memphis Grizzlies. Next Up: Dallas Mavericks Tonight

www.nba.com/sunsJason Richardson (left) and Amar'e Stoudemire combined for 48 points on Tuesday. ​ Amar'e Stoudemire won't be wearing a Phoenix Suns uniform for very much longer, if the current maelstrom of trade rumors prove to be true. With a little over 24 hours to go until the NBA trading de ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Head to All-Star Break with Loss to Portland Trail Blazers. Next Up: Grizzlies on February 16

nba.com Steve Nash's having a great season at the ripe old age of 35, but his sharpshooting couldn't get his team the W last night.​The beaten-up Portland Trail Blazers played and lost the night before, and were in eighth place in the NBA's Western Conference. Th ... 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 >>

Hot Links: Rail Bathrooms, Bomb Threats, and Suns Stomped

​After its one year anniversary, Metro Light Rail has opened bathrooms at the light rail stop in Mesa. The $153,000 restrooms opened December 17 at the stop near Sycamore and Main Street, and are the only bathrooms available at any light rail stop...A man who died in a motorcycle wreck early Sunda ... More >>

Hot Links: Homemade Bombs at NAU, a Reattached Hand, and the Phoenix Suns

​The Phoenix Suns beat the Memphis Grizzlies 126-111 in Phoenix Wednesday night. The win was the Suns 15th consecutive home victory this season and gave the team the best record in the NBA at 12-3...A West Valley Mayo Clinic has stopped accepting a certain types of Me ... More >>

Suns Host Bad-As-in-Bad Memphis Grizzlies, Sans the Toxic Allen Iverson

The Memphis Grizzlies should stick with talented cats like O.J. Mayo rather than jive turkeys such as Allen Iverson.​ The Memphis Grizzlies aren't good. Like, not good like the St. Louis Rams. Crappy like the Phoenix Coyotes. Sucky like your sister-in-law's Thanksgiving cranberry sauce. Thu ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Thanksgiving Weekend

The Limit Club is scheduled to perform on Friday at The Firehouse in downtown Phoenix.​Turkey Day is almost upon us, which means there's five straight nights of drinking and debauchery ahead. There's gonna be plenty of fun and frolicking to be had starting tonight through Sunday, with much of it h ... 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 >>

Road Test: Brutal NBA Swing Opens With 3-0 Suns at 3-0 Heat

www.nba.com/heat Miami's Dwyane Wade is the newest member of the NBA's 10,000-point club.​ A record of 3-0 to start the season? Even against poor-to-middling competition (L.A. Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves), we'll take it, though we're not deluding ourselves. The o ... More >>

Hot Links: Sexy Temples, Tomb Pimping, and Vatican Gone Wild

Phoenix police are keeping a close eye on the Phoenix Goddess Temple after receiving complaints from neighbors that the temple is really a brothel. The temple offers "cuddle parties" and a sex ed program on Fridays...The Phoenix Suns beat the Memphis Grizzlies 119-110 Monday night, marking their ... More >>

All-Star Schedule

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

King-Size Losers

Uh, we mean Suckramento, not PHX

Think Times Are Hard for the Suns? Try Loving the Washington Wizards, Phoenix's Opponent Tonight.

In 2004-05, the Washington Wizards boasted the NBA's most fearsome backcourt. Led by ex-UA Wildcat standout Gilbert Arenas, Antwan Jamison, and Larry Hughes, Washington earned a modest forty-five victories in the regular season, but turned heads during the NBA Playoffs with its first-round conquest ... More >>

Western Conference Rival Mavs Return Tonight for Another Shot at Suns

What's the one thing the Phoenix Suns learned during their spirit-crushing Christmas Day defeat by the San Antonio Spurs? That they still have heaps of trouble with the Western Conference's elite. (They also have problems with getting clipped at the buzzer. See Wednesday night's gut-wrenching defe ... More >>

Same Ol' Clippers: NBA's Version of the Chicago Cubs Take on the Suns Tonight

Clippers' rising star Eric Gordon A reserve suspended for violating the NBA drug policy. A star player talking openly about trade desires. Injuries and multiple losing streaks. Yep, things are most definitely topsy-turvy in Los Angeles Clippers Land. Or, based on the franchise's underwhelming pas ... More >>

Hot Links: Charles Barkley Gets DUI; Lobbyist Sues NY Times Over McCain Story; AAA Questions DPS Speed Camera Safety Study

Do we still have to call him "Sir?" Charles Barkley, former Suns player and legendary local resident, gets busted for DUI. What's a misleading story in the New York Times worth? About $27 million, if you're Washington D.C. Vicki Iseman, and you've been accused of a possible affair with Arizona Sena ... More >>

Bear Market: Phoenix Suns at Memphis Grizzlies Tonight

The Boston Celtics bought themselves an NBA Championship in 2007-08. The Los Angeles Lakers nearly stole one by snookering away the rights to All-Star forward Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies last February 1 for the NBA equivalent of nothing. Oh, Memphis Coach Marc Iavaroni, a former Suns ass ... More >>

Shaq Leads the Way in Suns Victory Over Worst Team in NBA

  The Phoenix Suns played all but nine minutes of Monday night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder without Steve Nash, and the team seemed to pick up steam after its floor leader went to the locker room with back spasms. Even if it was against the team with the worst record in the NBA, th ... 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 >>

Center of Gravity

Suns rise with Shaq in, go boom when he’s not

Bad News Bears

We heart Memphis. We hate the Griz.

Jerry Colangelo Gold-Medal Salute

Gunnin' for that #1 Spot

Valley of the Suns

The Barkley-dominated Suns had a stranglehold on us. Team Nash is better. Let's go crazy!

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