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THE CARDINALS, MODELS OF CONSISTENCY

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.

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.

Pic Hits for the week

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.

Rhymes of Passion

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

Indie Outings

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

Playing Through

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

Flashes

From the week of 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 m ... More >>

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 >>

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, Ma ... 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 >>

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 ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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&nb ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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.

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

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 >>

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

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 >>

Giant Dork

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

Patriots Game

18 reasons the Giants will come away with zip

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

18 reasons the Giants will come away with zip

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

18 reasons the Giants will come away with zip

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

18 reasons the Giants will come away with zip

National Football Cartel

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

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

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

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 ... More >>

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 recor ... 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 >>

Did Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Party at the 2008 and 2010 Super Bowls? And Who Paid for the Tickets?

Facebook.com​ Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon may be refusing to answer questions about a $3,200 payment made to the NFL in 2008 out of a fund meant to promote downtown Phoenix -- but a Facebook photo of his girlfriend may provide a clue about that expense.In the photo, Elissa Mullany (left front ... More >>

AshleyMadison.Com Wants Naming Rights for Meadowlands After City of Phoenix Wouldn't Play Ball

​AshleyMadison.com, a dating Web site for people who are already married, has reportedly offered $25 million for naming rights of the new Meadowlands football stadium -- the home of the New York Giants and Jets -- in East Rutherford, New Jersey.A Web site for cheaters might be better served re-nam ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Are 30th Valuable Sports Franchise In World

ssur.org​ Of the hundreds of sports franchises in the world, the Arizona Cardinals are worth quite the pretty penny. According to Forbes magazine, the Cards rank as the 30th most valuable sports team in the world. The value of the team, owned by William Bidwill, is a hefty $935 million and the C ... More >>

Naked Pizza Comes to Phoenix

Inside the new Naked Pizza in Goodyear. Ever since filmmaker Morgan Spurlock gained 25 pounds in one month by eating McDonald's grub for his documentary Super Size Me, the public eye has scrutinized fast food's contribution to the American obesity epidemic.  Obama's 2010 legislatio ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals 30th Most Valuable Sports Franchise on Earth, According to Forbes

​Prior to the Arizona Cardinals miraculous 2009 NFL playoff run -- and Super Bowl loss -- the team had only one playoff win in 60 years. However, the team's tradition of losing aside, the franchise is still worth some serious coin.According to Forbes' list of the 50 most valuable sports franchises ... More >>

Super Bowl Will Be Played in Phoenix Area in 2015, NFL Decides Today

​Super Bowl 49 will be played at University of Phoenix Stadium here in 2015, the National Football League decided today.  It will be the third time the Valley of the Sun has hosted the big game. U of P Stadium hosted the Super Bowl in 2008, when the New York Giants staged an imp ... More >>

Meet Raven, a Homeless Man With More Community Than Many of Us Have

​Super Bowl 49 will be played at University of Phoenix Stadium here in 2015, the National Football League decided today.  It will be the third time the Valley of the Sun has hosted the big game. U of P Stadium hosted the Super Bowl in 2008, when the New York Giants staged an imp ... More >>

Charles Barkley (Best Interview In History of NBA) Goes Off On Tim "Jesus" Tebow In Notable Rant

We Phoenix sports-loving types have been blessed over time with some terrific interviewees among the pro players in our midst--Shaquille O'Neal (forget for a moment our nasty take last year on the Big Cactus), Steve Kerr, Kurt Warner, Shane Doan, Luis Gonzalez, (former Arizona Diamondbacks manager) ... More >>

NFL Hype Songs: Four Tracks Inspired by Football's Final Four

nfl.com​This Sunday's NFL conference championships will determine which two teams will be headed to Super Bowl XVLI in Indianapolis on Sunday, February 5. Until then, the league's final four teams will be duking it out for a shot at football immortality when the San Francisco 49ers and New Y ... More >>

Kelly Clarkson Nails Super Bowl 2012 National Anthem

​It's safe to say that Kelly Clarkson nailed her performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl XLVI last night. Largely a low-scoring, defensive affair between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, the game's fireworks came towards the end of regulation. Clarkson's rendition of "Th ... More >>

The Phoenix Tale Behind LL Cool J and Z-Trip's "Super Baller" (Free Download)

A week ago, the Superbowl inspired Volkswagen to fork up millions to rework its Darth Vader commercial of Superbowls past. The New York Football Giants' victory over Sith Lord Bill Belichick and his Patriots moved Giants fans to celebrate. Most fans were moved to the kitchen to grab a final celebrat ... More >>