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WE LIKE MIKE

WHY SETTLE FOR A WEENIE FOOTBALL TEAM WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A BRATWURST FOOTBALL TEAM? HERE'S WHY MIKE DITKA MUST BE THE NEW COACH OF THE PHOENIX CARDINALS.

THE PLUG IS PULLED

WHY SETTLE FOR A WEENIE FOOTBALL TEAM WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A BRATWURST FOOTBALL TEAM? HERE'S WHY MIKE DITKA MUST BE THE NEW COACH OF THE PHOENIX CARDINALS.

BUDDY RYAN LEADS THE CARDINALS' JUGGER-NOT

WHY SETTLE FOR A WEENIE FOOTBALL TEAM WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A BRATWURST FOOTBALL TEAM? HERE'S WHY MIKE DITKA MUST BE THE NEW COACH OF THE PHOENIX CARDINALS.

PILING ON WHEN BUDDY'S DOWN

WHY SETTLE FOR A WEENIE FOOTBALL TEAM WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A BRATWURST FOOTBALL TEAM? HERE'S WHY MIKE DITKA MUST BE THE NEW COACH OF THE PHOENIX CARDINALS.

Kid Pics for the week

WHY SETTLE FOR A WEENIE FOOTBALL TEAM WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A BRATWURST FOOTBALL TEAM? HERE'S WHY MIKE DITKA MUST BE THE NEW COACH OF THE PHOENIX CARDINALS.

Rations for the Sporting Life

WHY SETTLE FOR A WEENIE FOOTBALL TEAM WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A BRATWURST FOOTBALL TEAM? HERE'S WHY MIKE DITKA MUST BE THE NEW COACH OF THE PHOENIX CARDINALS.

Indie Outings

The highs and lows of another adventurous year in the world of indie rock

Flashes

The highs and lows of another adventurous year in the world of indie rock

Defense Seals Deal: Arizona Cardinals Clinch NFC West in Blowout

The defense was stellar in the Arizona Cadinals' division-clinching 34-10 win over the St. Louis Rams, forcing two fumbles and intercepting a pass in the end zone and returning it 100 yards for a score. But before we get too giddy and start ordering Super Bowl tickets, let' ... More >>

Earth to Arizona Cardinals: Stay Focused Against Vikings on Sunday

Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings ain't nothing to eff with. Now that the Arizona Cardinals are division champeens for the first time in 33 years, we offer this plea: Don't screw this up, y'all. Though the Cards put a lockdown on the NFC West last weekend, there's still a lot to play for, ... More >>

Hang With The Arizona Cardinals' Defensive Line At The Clubs Tonight

  Defensive end Antonio Smith shows off the "raise the roof" gesture. Wanna high-five a few Arizona Cardinals players on their recent clinching of the NFC West crown? We've got info on where a few players will be kicking back tonight.

Cardinals' Offensive Line's Pathetic in 35-14 Home Loss to Minnesota Vikings

Quarterback Kurt Warner was on his ass all day thanks to an Arizona Cardinals offensive line that couldn't have held off Brophy Prep. Offensive lines can make or break football teams, and Arizona's broke its team's back Sunday afternoon. It's a lucky thing no official stats ... More >>

Grim Forecast: Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots Sunday

The Arizona Cardinals got hammered by the Giants, dismembered by the Eagles, and just plain embarrassed by the Vikings. In between, they clinched the NFC West, guaranteeing themselves a home playoff game on the first weekend in January. It would be nice to go into the playoffs with momentum, and a ... More >>

Boo Birds: Will the Arizona Cardinals Actually Try to Win Regular-Season Finale?

Don't tell us that you're surprised. Really, did y'all expect anything different besides the same ol' bloody Cardinals? Since the team's division-clinching victory against the lowly St. Louis Rams on November 2, your Arizona Cardinals have lost four of their last five , including the previous two ... More >>

If Kurt Warner and His Agent Persist in Asking for Max Dollars for a 38-Year-Old QB, Maybe the Cardinals Should Go With Matt Leinart

Didn't we predict it would come to this? Yes we did, over and over. We said Kurt Warner would seek the highest salary possible following his improbable Super Bowl run, and that the Arizona Cardinals would resist. For two reasons: Because the Bidwills who own the franchise are known to be a tigh ... More >>

Kurt Warner's Entertaining All Offers, but He May Not Be Worth More Than the Arizona Cardinals are Offering to Anbody Else

Good question for the Cards. T-shirt sold through Moe Wampum, Inc .Okay, Kurt Warner's on the open market. He and the Arizona Cardinals, though talking, didn't come to terms on a contract before the free-agency deadline today. What does this mean? Well, he could go to another team, that' ... More >>

On Sticking Up for the Legal Immigrants and Being 20 Years Behind the Times

Good question for the Cards. T-shirt sold through Moe Wampum, Inc .Okay, Kurt Warner's on the open market. He and the Arizona Cardinals, though talking, didn't come to terms on a contract before the free-agency deadline today. What does this mean? Well, he could go to another team, that' ... More >>

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, January 25

Good question for the Cards. T-shirt sold through Moe Wampum, Inc .Okay, Kurt Warner's on the open market. He and the Arizona Cardinals, though talking, didn't come to terms on a contract before the free-agency deadline today. What does this mean? Well, he could go to another team, that' ... More >>

The Curse

Here's why the Cardinals have sucked forever, and why they might never suck again

She's a little teapot

Show biz, confidential no longer

Mean Season

A once-powerful Arizona Boys Ranch football team struggles to find its way into the end zone

CABBAGES AND KINGS

A once-powerful Arizona Boys Ranch football team struggles to find its way into the end zone

Tony Mandarich, Ex-Green Bay Packers Player, Sued by Ex-Girlfriend Over Explicit Online Postings

Image: From Ferbrache's Twitter siteSharra Ferbrache A former Green Bay Packers player famous for his use of steroids has been sued by an ex-girlfriend who claims he posted sexually explicit pictures of her online -- under her own name. Tony Mandarich of Scottsdale, who recently released a tell-mos ... More >>

Web Site With Explicit Shots of Tony Mandarich's Ex-Girlfriend is Taken Down

  An hour after Valley Fever called ex-Green Bay Packers player Tony Mandarich (above) for comment about a lawsuit filed against him by an ex-girlfriend, an offending Web site with pictures of the girlfriend no longer works. Mandarich never called us back, but our message may h ... More >>

June 19 In Blogs: MADE, Glory Hole, Welcome Diner, Tony Mandarich, and Gannett

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Up on the Sun: Arty Girl: Save money at MADE art boutique tonight! DJ Dossier: Glory Hole Chow Bella: Brew Review ... More >>

Chef Aaron May's "Mabel Murphy's" Coming to Old Town Scottsdale

Chef Aaron MayYesterday we announced Chef Aaron May's plans to open a noodle house and Mexican restaurant as part Downtown Phoenix's CityScape project. As it turns out, the good chef is cooking up something else in Scottsdale. Last week, May closed on the building formerly known as Green Bay Packer ... More >>

NFL Regular Season's Finally Here! Cardinals Begin Defense of NFC Championship Sunday Against 49ers at U of P

SF head coach Mike Singletary and his team won't be the patsies of the past on Sunday.​ How much stock should one put in a team's performance during the NFL preseason? In our opinion, not a damn thing. That's why Arizona Cardinals' fans should give a rousing "so what?" and "who cares?" when ... More >>

Forget the Alamo: Arizona Cardinals Must Whup Hubris and the Houston Texans to Salvage Their Season

If Beanie can hold on to the ball, expect a breakout day for the rookie RB against the Texans.​ Three years ago, Suns fans considered Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers their personal bitches. Two years ago, D-Backers openly lampooned the hapless, pre-Joe Torre L.A. Dodgers. Last year, Arizon ... More >>

Coming Soon: Mabel's on Main

​I've talked to chef Aaron May about a number of his restaurants over the past few years, but I'm not sure I've ever heard him sound as excited as he does about Mabel's on Main, the old-school-chic watering hole he's opening sometime around December 1. "For me, after Sol y Sombra and Over E ... More >>

Home, Sweet Home? The Cardinals Will Actually Try to Win in Glendale Against the Struggling Seattle Seahawks

Will the real Kurt Warner please stand up?​ Not much good has happened for the 3-5 Seattle Seahawks since the Arizona Cardinals smoked them on October 18 at Qwest Field by a 27-3 count. (Arizona outgained Seattle in total yardage, 344 to 128.) The next week, they were manhandled by the Dal ... More >>

Cardinals-Vikings Game Gets Moved to Prime Time; It's Not Too Often Quarterbacks With a Combined Age Of 78 Meet On the Field

ChopsRock​When given the option of an exciting wildcat offense and a stud quarterback, or two middle-aged guys in the twilight of their careers, NBC is going with the latter.NBC has decided to show the Arizona Cardinals a little love this season and has opted to move the Cards December 6 gam ... More >>

Middle-Aged Showdown May Not Happen When Brett Favre Comes to Glendale This Weekend; Cards Coach Whisenhunt Says Warner is a Game-Time Decision

ChopsRock​When NBC moved this Sunday's Cardinals - Vikings game from a locally broadcast afternoon game to a nationally televised prime time game, it was probably expecting a middle-aged showdown between two of the league's most seasoned quarterbacks. The combined age of Kurt ... More >>

Cardinals Shut Down Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings; Next Stop: San Francisco

​When Tim Hightower fumbled on the opening drive of the Cardinals 30-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings last night in Glendale, and the Vikings marched down the field to score with ease, you couldn't help but to think, "Okay, here comes a classic Brett Favre beat-down." Fortunately, that was a ... More >>

Kurt Warner's Dismantling of the Vikings Defense Earns Him NFC Offensive Player of the Week Honors

www.seaonofdiscontent.comKurt Warner​It may have poured in the Valley yesterday but coming off of a 30-17 win against Brett Favre and the then 11-1 Vikings, it was nothing but sunshine for Arizona Cardinals fans.The big win put the Cards back on the NFC radar and it was announced today that Cards ... More >>

Can the Cards Beat the Niners to Clinch Division? Despite History, the Answer is Yes

​When the Arizona Cardinals take the field tonight, the team has a chance to do something it hasn't done in 34 years -- win two consecutive division titles. Standing in their way -- the lackluster but troublesome San Francisco 49ers. The two teams have met 36 times, with the Niners win ... More >>

Cardinals Crushed by 49ers; Turn the Ball Over Seven Times in Embarrassing Loss

​For anyone who watched the Arizona Cardinals beat down Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings last week and then saw the Redbirds get crushed by the San Francisco 49ers last night, you may have the same reaction we did: What the fuck happened? The Cardinals made history last night in the 24-9 ... More >>

Will The Cardinals Beat the Lions or Will the Cards Beat Themselves? After Last Week, It's Anyone's Guess

​If you're a Cardinals fan, you're probably still trying to figure out what the hell happened on Monday night, when the Cards got lit up against the San Francisco 49ers. Here's what happened: The Cardinals beat themselves. When a team turns the ball over seven times, the opposi ... More >>

Cards Eek Out a Win Against Lowly Detroit Lions; Clinch Playoff Spot and NFC West Title

​The Arizona Cardinals will be heading to the playoffs again this season thanks to a 31-24 win over the Detroit Lions yesterday in the dreary Motor City. Unfortunately, that's about the only good news coming out of Sunday's narrow victory. For the second week in a row -- and despite winning t ... More >>

Cardinals Host the St. Louis Rams After Clinching Division; After the Last Two Weeks, a Little Practice Couldn't Hurt

​The Arizona Cardinals clinched the division last week with a sloppy win over the dismal Detroit Lions -- sealing their fate for a second consecutive post-season appearance.  Woo-hoo. However, if the Cards head into the playoffs playing like they have the last two weeks, it will probably ... More >>

Cardinals Cruise Past St. Louis to Win Ten Games in a Season for the First Time Since 1976

​In a football culture where winning ten games in two seasons was often a milestone, for the first time in Arizona history the state has an NFL football team that has won ten games in a single season. But it hasn't come without its ups-and-downs. The Cards beat up on the St. Louis R ... More >>

Can the Cardinals Get the No. 2 Playoff Spot? They Gotta Beat Green Bay First

​There is a legitimate chance that the Arizona Cardinals could earn the No. 2 seed for the 2009 playoffs, but some things need to happen -- a lot of things.First and foremost, the Cards need to beat Green Bay on Sunday. Given everything else that needs to happen -- all of which are out of the Card ... More >>

Cards Get Crushed by Green Bay, but the Game Meant Squat and They'll See 'Em Next Week

www.theredzonereport.com​By kickoff time for the Cardinals 33-7 loss to the Green Bay Packers yesterday, the Redbirds knew their shot at a No. 2 playoff seed was not to be. The Minnesota Vikings beat down the Giants earlier in the day making the outcome of the ... More >>

Boldin Questionable Against Green Bay as the Cardinals Return to Playoff Glory

www.17weeks.comAnquan Boldin is hopeful to play Sunday but an ankle injury may keep him on the sidelines​The Arizona Cardinals return to the playoffs on Sunday to square off against the Green Bay Packers for the second time in two weeks, and they may have to do it without wide receiver Anquan Bold ... More >>

Karlos Dansby to the Rescue; Cardinals Beat Packers in Overtime

Cards hero Karlos Dansby​If Cardinals kicker Neil Rackers left University of Phoenix Stadium in anything other than a body bag after yesterday's 51-45 win over the surging Green Bay Packers, he probably has Karlos Dansby to thank. After the Packers clawed their way back from a 17 ... More >>

No Pants Ride, Neil Hamburger, Cardinals vs. Packers, and Cherry Lounge Over the Weekend

​No Pants Ride Invades the Light Rail and Downtown Phoenix In conjunction with Improv Everywhere's No Pants Subway Ride in New York, half naked people in cities around the world enjoyed freedom from pants on public transit on Saturday, January 10, 2010. In Phoenix, Improv AZ organized two team ... More >>

NFL Playoffs: Somehow, We Were Perfect Last Week. Here's This Week's Picks

We make it a practice (once) every year of making the trek to Vegas and donating money to the "cause," that is, those poor casinos, by wagering on all manner of sporting events.   ​Unfortunately, we were not up there last week to put down our hard-earned shekels on the four Natio ... More >>

A History of Underdogism May help the Cardinals Against the New orleans Saints Tomorrow

​The Arizona Cardinals have defied the odds once again and are heading to the divisional round of the playoffs to take on the Saints in New Orleans. The Cards weren't favored to win last week, they weren't favored last year in the playoffs, and, as you may imagine, they aren't favored now.The Card ... More >>

Franz Ferdinand Singer Calls Epic "Arrogant Motherfucking Pig-Brained Arseholes"

​Epic Records, owned by Sony, evidently allowed McDonald's to use a Franz Ferdinand song without checking with the boys first. Lead singer Alex Kapranos was less than pleased about the decision. While he did state, "I'd rather eat a cowpat on a bun than a bloody McDonald's," he's actually far more ... More >>