Subject: New England Patriots

• THE CARDINALS, MODELS OF CONSISTENCY

  October 13, 1993

• TELLING IT LIKE IT WAS

  EX-KTAR COLOR MAN TODD WALSH HAS LOTS OF FANS AT SUN DEVIL STADIUM. BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE A JOB.

  November 3, 1993

• THE HOUSE THAT YOU BUILT

  IF QUESTIONS ABOUT ITS RETRACTABLE ROOF, POWER-HUNGRY AIR CONDITIONERS AND SUN-STARVED GRASS CAN BE ANSWERED, BANK ONE BALLPARK WILL BE A STATE-OF-THE-ART VENUE. FOR SEPARATING FANS AND TAXPAYERS FROM THEIR MONEY.

  September 21, 1995

• Pic Hits for the week

  March 28, 1996

• Rhymes of Passion

  Hip-hop court jester Busta Rhymes rides high with new album and groundbreaking tour

  December 11, 1997

• Indie Outings

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

  January 1, 1998

• Playing Through

  Letter to patron: It's hard to operate in such little gravity

  January 21, 1999

• Flashes

  From the week of January 4, 2001

  January 4, 2001

• Take Heart: The Cardinals Lost to the Best Team Football, but They Weren't Dominated

  Look out, dork: We may see you again in the playoffs. The difference in the Arizona Cardinals 37-29 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday was special teams. The Giants' played better. Take kick returner Dominik Hixon, who had run-backs of 83 and 68 yards to set up two Giants' scores. These more than offset kickoff returns by the Cardinals J.J. Arrington of 55 and 27 yards. For the Cardinals, it was a game of crazy kicks: two onside attempts. One nearly worked, and other didn't come clos

  November 24, 2008

• 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 are kept on offensive linemen because these guys would be in the toilet. Every time Warner went back in the pocket, he was acosted by a Minnesota defender. He was sacked four times, and his protectio

  December 15, 2008

• 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 win over New England would certainly give the Cardinals cred. But if  they can just pull themselves together and grab that playoff win, wouldn't you trade it in a heartbeat for a 5-0 record agai

  December 19, 2008

• The Weather Was Rotten in New England, and So Were the Arizona Cardinals (Except Matt Leinart)

  It wasn't the worst defeat in Cardinals history. The worst was a 49-0 ass-kicking by the Kansas City Chiefs in December, 2002. But it was an ass-kicking, all right. I know we've said it before, but the Cardinals were really pathetic this time. And it wasn't all about the weather in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Which couldn't have been worse. Granted, Arizona's professional football team (and we use that term loosely, after Sunday's sorry display) doesn't see much snow, sleat, and frigid rain --

  December 22, 2008

• 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 against the Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots by a combined 82-21. During the laugher in Foxboro, Massachusetts., Cards QB Kurt Warner threw for only 30 stinkin' yards, leading the offense t

  December 26, 2008

• Arizona Cardinals Head for the Playoffs on a High Note With a Big Win Over Lowly Seattle

  Finally, we get to report good news about the Arizona Cardinals, who finished the regular season 9-7 -- just as we predicted they would when we named Ken Whisenhunt top head coach in the PHX in our 2008 Best Of edition. Our prediction was based on the Cardinals going 8-8 last season behind injured-for-half-the-year Kurt Warner. Finishing .500 was a miracle. In the Cardinals' 34-21 home win over the 4-11 Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon, a healthy Warner threw f

  December 29, 2008

• Luck of the Draw: Arizona Cardinals vs. Atlanta Falcons in NFC First-Round Playoff on Saturday

  "Charmed" seems an odd descriptor for the 2008-09 Arizona Cardinals, who lost -- no, were crushed in -- four of their last six regular-season games. Yet here they sit, all warm and snuggly at 9-7, hosting a first-round playoff game at home in the Red Zone. Meanwhile, a couple of teams they lost to by a combined score of 61 points -- the New York Jets and New England Patriots -- sit idly at home. The Patriots finished 11-5, and are only the second team in NFL history to finish with that record

  January 2, 2009

• Lo and Behold! The Arizona Cardinals Are Going to the Super Bowl Against the Pittsburgh Steelers

  It was fourth and inches late in the fourth quarter, and it wasn't the play we would've called with our team down 25-24 in the NFC  Championship. But two running plays up the middle had yielded next to nothing. Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner takes the snap and hands off to Tim Hightower (pictured), who bolts toward the right side. Everybody wearing red in University of Phoenix Stadium is holding their breath. The dreadlocked Hightower's nearing the sideline. Will he

  January 18, 2009

• 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 that we'll forgive him his six turnovers (the team had 19). After all, he'd been suffering from his chronically bad back for the past three games. Nash made great passes all game long and wound

  January 26, 2009

• Hey Cardinals, Don't Pull a '92-'93 Suns or a '96 Sun Devils. Just Win It Now!

  The Phoenix Suns nearly pulled it off in 1993. The 1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football squad totally had it until the final seconds. And now the Arizona Cardinals are a game away from sports immortality. (And, arguably, the biggest comeback in modern-day athletics.) So some words of advice to the Cardinals as they head into the biggest game in franchise history: Just win the fricking thing now because this could be your only chance for a long, long while.

  January 30, 2009

• Renowned Celebrity Tattooist Rob G. Commits Suicide

  Rob G., a tattoo artist known for his work on celebrities such as Suns star Shaquille O'Neal, hip-hop stars G-Unit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, and DMX, and the New England Patriots, died at his home in Orlando, Florida on Monday, January 26.

  January 30, 2009

• 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 tight-fisted clan. And because the Cardinals have a potential star NFL quarterback in the making. That would be Matt Leinart, he of Heisman Trophy and two National Championships at USC fame. Okay, ev

  February 25, 2009

• 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's what it means. How much does this matter. Maybe a lot (it would be reassuring to see him back in red and white for another season, after that Super Bowl appearance). Maybe not that much (Matt L

  February 27, 2009

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

  February 12, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Fans, You'd Better Get Ferocious or Steeler Nation Will Eat You Alive

  January 29, 2009

• Giant Dork

  In this case, “MVP” stands for “Most Vacuous Player”

  November 20, 2008

• Patriots Game

  18 reasons the Giants will come away with zip

  January 31, 2008

• Snoop and Diddy headline a cast of stars destined to steal the spotlight from Super Bowl XLII

  January 31, 2008

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  November 11, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  September 16, 2004

• National Football Cartel

  How the Arizona Cardinals and their NFL brethren exert monopoly power to extract billions of dollars from American taxpayers

  January 31, 2002

• FREEDON FROM THE PRESSNAU'S PRESIDENT IS ON THE CUTTING EDGE--AND THAT'S WHY JOURNALISM STUDENTS AND FACULTY ARE WORRIED

  October 7, 1992

• The End of an Era: Gokey and His Glasses Go Home

  Don't cry, Gokey. You always have a future as a Lenscrafters model...I will be the first to admit that as excited as I am about last night's Idol results, I am also really shocked (as are a lot of other people, apparently). I think most people--whether they were Gokey fans or not--thought his large hausfrau fan base would keep him safe in the hopes that if he won, he would do dirty things to them with his glasses.How quickly the Idol tables turn. Kris Allen gave Gokey a run for his money with hi

  May 14, 2009

• Can '09 Redbirds Go 8-0 on the Road? First, They Have to Get by a Super Bowl of Sorts in St. Louis.

  It's slippery, slashing Rams RB Steven Jackson vs. Arizona's nutty road-field advantage on Sunday in St. Louis.​ Talk about a daft stat. If the Arizona Cardinals get back to the Super Bowl in 2010, it'll likely be thanks to their nutty road-field advantage. Sitting pretty with a road record of 4-0 (6-3 overall) in '09, Ken Whisenhunt's Redbirds got smoked on the road last season by scores of 47-7 (New England), 48-20 (Philadelphia), and 56-35 (New York Jets). With road games remaining

  November 20, 2009

• 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 game against the Minnesota Vikings from a 2 p.m. local broadcast to its prime time, nationally aired, night-time spot.

  November 24, 2009