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Jermaine O'Neal Goaltending a Buzzer-Beater Is All You Need to Know About the Suns' Season

Haven't been paying attention to the Phoenix Suns this year? Don't worry, one play from Tuesday night's game against the Houston Rockets is all you need to know about to have a clear picture of how this season is going.That play involved Suns center Jermaine O'Neal getting called for goaltending on ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Week

It's become a tradition around here. Every week, on Monday -- the worst of all days -- we bring you our Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix this week. You know, to help make it all bearable. Dig in, kiddos.

Nash-onal Spotlight

Top 10 "Harlem Shake" Videos From Phoenix (Plus One New Times Made)

Tired of "Gangnam Style" yet? Don't worry -- current meme "Harlem Shake," featuring students, office workers, and your mom getting down to Baauer's song of the same name -- is currently all anyone can talk about. The viral phenomenon has caught on like, uh, a virus, partly because it's really ea ... More >>

De-Gentrified

Too Close for Comfort

Change of Tune

The Blake Show

Home and Away

Orlando Gloom

Path To Victory

Royal Desertions

Motor City Trend

Great Walls

Nash Cloud

Shiny And New

Underground Hip-Hop Program The Pulse on Power 98.3 To Air Last Show in Phoenix Tonight

See also: The Pulse on Power 98.3: Broadcasting Underground Hip-Hop to The Valley (Video) See also: Dave Pratt's Out, MasterChef Contestant Monti Carlo Is In at 103.9, Plus More Radio News They say bad things come in threes. First Steve Nash decides to bolt from the Phoenix Suns (although, it's n ... More >>

We Hate Los Angeles: Six Songs As the Coyotes Prep to Take on the Kings

By now, your Facebook feed is swelling with posts with posts from brand-new hockey fans, folks saying "Go 'Yotes" when they didn't give the slightest damn two weeks ago. But that's an awful cynical way to look at it, isn't it? On Tuesday night, the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Predators and advanced to ... More >>

Suns Take Beatdown From Oklahoma City As Ex-ASU Star James Harden Goes Off

James Harden, who was one of the best things to happen to the ASU men's basketball program in, say, a generation, is an NBA All-Star in the making.He would be a star, or the star, on many teams in the league. But on the Oklahoma City Thunder--a small-city franchise that has a bona fide chance to win ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Take Care of Portland Trail Blazers, Move Into Playoff Spot (for Now)

If the season had ended last night, the Phoenix Suns would be headed to the playoffs as the eighth seed in the West after an easy 125-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.The performance from the Suns starters made the victory very unsurprising: 20 points and 10 rebounds from center Marcin Gortat ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Drop Game in Denver, Beat Kobe-Less Los Angeles Lakers at Home

The Phoenix Suns won one and lost one this weekend, with a six-point loss to the Denver Nuggets in Colorado on Friday, and a 20-point whooping of the Kobe Bryant-less Los Angeles Lakers in the desert Saturday night.Friday's game was a gradual loss for the Suns after finishing the first quarter with ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Are A Pretty Good Little Team Right Now, Beat Jazz

Don't want to jinx it, but the Phoenix Suns have turned themselves into a pretty good little team. Last night's thrilling 107-105 win over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City proved that this squad is hellbent on making the NBA playoffs, a thought seemingly absurd not so long ago.Steve Nash reached back ... More >>

Play Time

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 >>

Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers Have a Field Day on the Phoenix Suns

​Two Phoenix Suns players made ESPN's highlight reel of the "Top 10" plays after last night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers.Unfortunately, they were on the receiving end of Blake Griffin flying through the air.The Suns lost 103-86 last night at the Staples Center, in what appeared to by a ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Hang Tough Against San Antonio Spurs Until Crunch Time, Lose

Good ballgame to watch last night down at the US Airways Center, but San Antonio's veteran stars proved too much in the end, as the Spurs pulled away late from the Phoenix Suns to win 107-100. ​The Suns dropped to 25-25 with the loss, which came after they were leading (shades of the re ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Win Two Road Games Over the Weekend

The Phoenix Suns stayed alive in the hunt for a Western Conference playoff bid after two big weekend wins. On Friday night, the Suns edged out a good Indiana Pacers team 113-111, and on Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, they demolished the Cavaliers 108-83. The two wins give the Suns a 25-24 record on ... 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 Bring Winning -- Yes, Winning -- Streak to Four With Weekend Wins Over Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets

​By turning a two-game win streak into a four-game win streak with a pair of wins over the weekend, the Phoenix Suns are currently half a game back of the last playoff spot in the Western Conference, and one game over .500.The Suns' win on Friday night wasn't too unexpected -- Jared Dudley brought ... More >>

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 Get Season's Best Win, Top Champion Dallas Mavs In Thriller

When Grant Hill stepped to the foul line with seconds left in the game and the Phoenix Suns up by two points, we thought he'd be money.Hill shoots about 80 percent from the stripe, and the game on the line,​ and has been clutch forever, so.... ​Clunk and clunk.The usually reliable Duke grad ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Make Grand Total of Three Shots From the Floor in Fourth Quarter as Oklahoma City Thunder Roll to Win

​The Phoenix Suns managed to make three field goals in the fourth quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder last night, which -- adding in the free-throws -- made for a 16-point quarter.Unfortunately, the Suns earned zero points for the 14 shots they missed that quarter, and the game ended as a 11 ... More >>

Legging Behind

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 >>

Where to Eat and Drink Near Maryvale Baseball Park

Milwaukee Brewers: Maryvale Baseball Park While the atmosphere at this stadium is decidedly fan-friendly and flowing with Miller beer, the food offerings are strictly no-frills. And with mostly chain and fast food restaurants within sight of the ballpark, fans should plan a short drive to pre- and ... More >>

Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks at Crescent Ballroom, 2/24/12

Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks Crescent Ballroom Friday, February 24 Okay, Phoenix. First, the good news: According to no less an authority than Stephen Malkmus, godfather of slacker cool, genuinely tall and good-looking former frontman of Pavement and current leader of The Jicks, Portland now consi ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Much Like Rick Santorum In Heartbreaking Loss To Warrriors Last Night

The Phoenix Suns were a bit like Rick Santorum at the Republican debate in Mesa last night: They started terribly, got way behind, made a late comeback, but faded at the end in a stinging 106-104 home loss last night to the Golden State Warriors.​The last game before the All-Star break was a crush ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Whip the Washington Wizards

​What's the best cure-all tonic for a troubled NBA team like the Phoenix Suns? Why, a double-digit rout of a weaker opponent, which took place on Monday night when Planet Orange crushed the Washington Wizards 104-88 at US Airways Center.The Suns (14-19) scored first -- via a 25-foot Channing Frye ... More >>

'Linsanity' Was Predicted by Harvard Pal of Ours: We Told Him He Was Nuts

This whole Jeremy "Linsanity" Lin thing is out of control, and the NBA is far better for it, a one-off feel-good, out-of-the-box, unexpected story that transcends the game itself.   ​  If Lin had arisen from nowhere in, say, Sacramento, Salt Lake City or right down the street ... More >>

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 >>

Tough Luck

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 Sun Go Softly Into That Good Night, Lose Game in San Fran

The Phoenix Suns seemed in control of the Golden State Warriors for about the first 34 minutes of last night's game in San Francisco. The problem was, the pro game is 48 minutes long, and the Suns couldn't stop the Warriors for the duration, losing 102-96.Locals lose a tough one in Bay Area​  ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Crown the Sacramento Kings for Easy Win on Saturday Night

​Jared Dudley and Markieff Morris were the heroes of the weekend as the Phoenix Suns cruised to an easy 98-84 road win on Saturday night over the Sacramento Kings.While J-Dud nabbed a double-double with 20 points (including a trio of three-pointers) and 10 rebounds, the rookie Morris racked 18 poi ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Beaten By Houston Rockets as Steve Nash is Named to the All-Star Team

​Yesterday had both its highs and lows for the Phoenix Suns. First the good news: Steve Nash was named to this year's NBA All-Star team as a reserve on Thursday, which shouldn't come as a surprise based on his outstanding play thus far in the season (including leading the league in assists). A ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Beat the Milwaukee Bucks For Their Third Straight Win After Steve Nash's Last-Second Shot

The ending of last night's Phoenix Suns game against the Milwaukee Bucks was certainly dramatic and pulse pounding. With the score tied at 105 in the final moments of the fourth quarter, Steve Nash blew past Bucks defenders, drove deep into the paint, and fired a six-foot layup that bounced off th ... More >>

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 >>

Bouncing Back

Phoenix Suns Nipped by Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors had lost 14 straight games to the Phoenix Suns dating back to 2004. Clearly, the good old days have long past for the Suns, who lost 99-96 to the perennial doormat Raptors on Tuesday night at US Airways Center.