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Peyton Manning Likely Definitely Not Coming to Arizona Cardinals. Baseball, Anyone?

​UPDATE: The Arizona Cardinals released a statement from coach Ken Whisenhunt saying Manning "is no longer an option for us."You can throw that Arizona Cardinals Peyton Manning jersey you prematurely ordered straight in the garbage -- the Cardinals won't be landing Manning, and Cards quarterback K ... More >>

Where to Eat and Drink Near Camelback Ranch

​ Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox: Camelback Ranch All week long we're sharing suggestions of where to find breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks near each spring training stadium. Have a favorite spot baseball fans should hit? Leave it in the comments. Widely considered one of the crown ... 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Madonna Confirmed to Perform at Super Bowl XVLI Halftime Show

​As the football weekend wrapped up Monday night, fans had plenty to cheer about. Cheeseheads everywhere breathed a sigh of relief as the Green Bay Packers survived the New York Giants 38-35 to preserve their undefeated season, while the Cardinals shocked the Dallas Cowboys in overtime. Alth ... More >>

Michael Hodgins' Perfect Food Day

Michael Hodgins​Michael Hodgins has been one lucky corporate chef with a "wild" side (riding his motorcycle on weekends like a Wild Hog) and a penchant for endurance sports (probably a good idea for a food professional).

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 >>

Arizona Cardinals Fall to Eli Manning and the New York Football Giants

​With the Arizona Cardinals ahead by four points with about four minutes remaining in their 31-27 loss to the New York Giants yesterday, we said to a friend "and now Eli Manning's gonna march the G-men down the field and win this game.Then Eli Manning marched his team down the field and won the ga ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Drop Second Straight Game in Three-Point Loss to Seattle Seahawks

​Three games into the 2011 NFL season, and the Arizona Cardinals aren't off to a great start -- they're now 1-2 following a 13-10 loss to the Seahawks in Seattle yesterday afternoon.Cards quarterback Kevin Kolb passed for 252 yards in the loss, but only managed to find the end zone once with a 12- ... 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 >>

Jam Band Charity: Deadheads and Phish Phans Focus on Giving

​Hardcore fans of jam bands are a very giving, as are the bands they support. The Grateful Dead recently donated some band memorabilia to a charity auction, while Phishheads/Phans (call them what you will) have raised and distributed over $1 million for charity organizations started by fans of the ... 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 >>

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and Girlfriend Elissa Mullany at 2010 Super Bowl? Gordon Refuses to Answer Questions About Who Paid for Tickets

Elissa Mullany and Arizona Cardinal Larry Fitzgerald.​Since Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon continues to refuse to answer questions about who's paying for the big sporting events he and his girlfriend Elissa Mullany have attended -- and won't even confirm that they went to at least two Super ... 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 >>

Arizona Cardinals 2010 Schedule Includes Christmas-Day Home Game Against Dallas Cowboys

​The NFL revealed the Arizona Cardinals 2010 schedule this morning and not only will the Cards host a Monday night game in Glendale this Kurt Warner-less season, Jesus will have a little competition for a fan-base on Christmas Day.The Cards will host a somewhat-rare Christmas Day game against the ... More >>

Wrestlemania vs. Paul McCartney: Why Glendale Needs to be Superplexed Through a Table

On nights when events at both University of Phoenix Stadium and Jobing.com Arena are booked simultaneously, Glendale becomes hell on earth.​This Sunday is one of the biggest nights in Glendale's history. Wrestlemania XXVI -- the "sport's" marquee event -- will be held inside University of Phoenix ... 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 >>

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 Will Try to Ruin Jake Delhomme and the Carolina Panthers' Day Once Again on Sunday

Man, is this guy struggling or what?​ Remember when the Arizona Cardinals used to ruin the careers of their own players? Well, it's nice, for once, to see them do it to an opponent. Rewind to January 10, when the Cards went to Charlotte for an NFC Divisional Playoff game. QB Jake ... More >>

Cards Win, and Eli Manning Pouts; Just Another Night in New York

www.tonyblogs.net​So we watched Sunday night's Cards Giants game with a New York fan and must say there was nothing in the world more gratifying than watching him eat his words as the Birds laid down some serious smack on the "G-g-g G-Men." New York sports fans are a rare breed, but Giants ... More >>

Mano a Manning: Cardinals Couldn't Rattle Peyton. They Need to Piss Off Eli.

An exultant Darnell Dockett is not what Giants QB Eli Manning wants to see. A flustered Eli Manning is exactly what the Cardinals need to see.Oh, great. Another chance to be humbled by a Manning brother on national TV. The Arizona Cardinals can look at their prime-time game against the ... More >>

Cards Soar Over Seahawks in 27-3 Beat Down

www.thescroogereport.com​The Seattle Seahawks (2-4) folically challenged quarterback Matt Hasselbeck didn't stand a chance yesterday. His offense mustered a measly 128 total yards, he completed only 10 of 29 passes, and he was sacked five times throughout the 27-3 Cardinals ( ... More >>

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 >>

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

Busting Ghosts: Can the Arizona Cardinals Beat Vegas Odds Again Sunday and Make it to the Super Bowl?

Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt is Arizona's ace in the hole. Color Terry Bradshaw red, for he has seen the light, brother. After ragging on the Cardinals all year, the shiny-domed former Super Bowl MVP announced his conversion on the FOX NFL Sunday postgame show following Arizona's shocking ... More >>

You're Not High

Cinderella raptors meet in Glendale

Who Would've Ever Thunk it? The Arizona Cardinals are a Win Away From the Super Bowl

 In our wildest dreams, we never thought we'd be saying Arizona Cardinals and Super Bowl in  the same breath. We never thought we'd be saying Arizona Cardinals and two consecutive playoff wins in the same breath. But here Kurt Warner (pictured) and the Cardinals are, ... More >>

On Curse Words, Salsa Dancing, and the Importance of Compadres

It's a Girl Thing

Our ladies in red are floundering in unfamiliar territory

Battle of the Birds: Philadelphia Eagles Eat Same Ol' Cardinals on Turkey Day

The tryptophan and the Tom Collinses put us under during the second half of the Arizona Cardinals' game with the Philadelphia Eagles. Sleep was a tender mercy, because replay of the last two quarters demonstrates that the Eagles continued to dine on Red Bird for the whole game. The 48-20 loss, ... More >>

Eat More Eagle: Arizona Cardinals Travel to Philly for Thanksgiving Day Showdown

Fallen Eagle: Despite Recent Benching, Donovan McNabb Gets the Start Thursday Against the Cardinals Oh, City of Brotherly Hate, are things jacked up in your neck of the woods. In case you haven't heard, do-everything Philadelphia Eagles' (5-5-1) signal-caller Donovan McNabb - a five-time Pro Bow ... More >>

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 >>

Giant Dork

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

The Mexican on fanatic behavior, Ben Franklin, and his farkakte shtick

Just Score, Baby

Pigskin pinball machine takes the offensive

New Times' top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Somewhat social Super Bowl Sunday at Modified

Patriots Game

18 reasons the Giants will come away with zip

More than mariachi: Yes, Mexicans dig your rock 'n' roll. So why can't you listen to some Café Tacuba?

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Shooting Star

Pioneering photojournalist Morris Berman's images are powerful portraits of this American life

"Look! I Made This!"

Robert Altman wants your attention, if not your affection

House of Pain

Bldg 5 benefit for Autumn House inspired by tragedy that hit close to home

Pic Hits for the week

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