Olympic Games

Meet Amy's Baking Company's New PR Guy: Big-Haired, Big-Mouthed Jason Rose

It was inevitable that Jason Rose represent Amy's Baking Company. Who else but the guy who thought to nudge semi-senile, publicity-obsessed Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio into shilling for a restaurant called Pink Taco? The flack who bent campaign sign laws to get his sushi-slinging client pub ... More >>

Who Needs The Olympic Ceremonies? Duran Duran Chilled in Tucson

Where we're going, we don't need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. See also: Pet Shop Boys' New Release Rivals Muse's Official 2012 Olympic Anthem See also: George Michael: Better Today Than Yesterday? See also: Madness, a Soundtrack to '80s ... More >>

Collision Center

Olympic Shot Put-er

See Also: BrewDog's Latest Beer Claims It'll Get you Banned From the Olympics (But It Really Won't) Drinking games are fun but is it really necessary for them to be so strenuous? We live in a time when we can shoot a nuclear mini cooper into space and land it with a rocket sky crane, but we can't t ... More >>

Five Metro Phoenix Bars Where You Can Eat, Drink and Watch the Summer Olympics

See also: From High Tea to Fish and Chips, Seven Places to Get a Taste of Britain in Metro Phoenix See also: Five (Surprising) Ways to Eat Like an Olympian See also: Five Must-See Summer Olympics Parties The Olympics are coming! The Olympics are coming! So grab a seat at a local bar and an Olympic ... More >>

The Best and Worst Olympic Theme Songs in History

The Olympics are about a lot more than gold medals, figure skaters, bong-smoking swimmers, and crushing human rights (I'm looking at you, Beijing). More than anything, it's about ceremony. And, like a lifeless family sitcom, that means theme songs. Over the years, the Olympics have provided us wit ... More >>

Ike Diogu (Onetime ASU Basketball Great) and Eric Boateng (Onetime ASU Not-So-Great) In Olympic Games

See Also: Destiny's Child See Also: Winning Season It doesn't seem that long ago, but it's almost been a decade since a precocious freshman basketball player named Ike Diogu led Arizona State University to the second-round of the NCAA championships. His given name was Ikechukwu Somtochukwu Diogu ... More >>

The Sporting Life

The Flowers of War: Making a Spectacle Out of Tragedy

Chou's Kitchen: An Adventure to Northeastern China

Ask a Mexican on Winter Sports and Embracing Your Heritage

Jason Rose, Valley PR Bigshot, Canned by Special Olympics for Comparing "Knucklehead" to Someone With Special Needs

​If your public relations firm happens to represent an organization that advocates for people with disabilities, it's probably in your best interest to not make fun of people with disabilities. Just ask Valley PR honcho Jason Rose, who took to Twitter over the weekend to compare a "knucklehea ... More >>

Skull of Human Child Up For Grabs on Craigslist

www.craigslist.com​If you're in need of the skull of a human child, you're in luck; one is currently for sale on Craigslist.According to the Craigslist post, the skull is "missin' most teeth," and likely is that of a 12 to 14-year-old child.

Scrap Shoot

Don’t get progressive music? Start here.

Diana Taurasi Booted From Turkish Team for Doping

Diana Taurasi got the boot from her Turkish team for doping.​Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi's contract with the Turkish women's basketball team Fenerbahce was terminated this morning after she tested positive -- again -- for using a doping agent.Taurasi, who inked a new deal with the Mercury i ... More >>

Chile for Charity, Havana's Vegetarian Wine Dinner and Sophisticated Jello Shots in Today's Eater's Digest

jelly-shot-test-kitchen.blogspot.com​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Chili for CharityThis evening, head down to Z'Tejas on Mill Ave. in Tempe for their 6th Annual Chile Fest benefiting Special Olympics Arizona. This years Chile Fest menu wil ... More >>

Wayne Gretzky May Be Final Olympic Torchbearer in Vancouver

"The Great One"​After being chewed up and spit out as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, "The Great One" could be getting a little love from the Vancouver Olympic Committee. Wayne Gretzky, the Coyotes former coach, is being considered to be the final torchbearer at the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver ... More >>

Susan Sarandon Of Montreal Pig Spankings = Real Life

Yeah. The on-stage antics created by Of Montreal were pushed just a little bit further. Right over the edge of the cliff. They had Susan Sarandon come one stage and spank a man in a pig suit with a ruler. Even for those who aren't easily shocking, this is pretty disturbing. Warning: You may have a ... More >>

Bird’s Nest: Herzog & de Meuron in China

Heavy Medal

Phoenix-based swimmer talks about her Olympic-size fall

Video games as Olympic sport? Not this year, pal

Phoenix Mercury vs. San Antonio Silver Stars @ U.S. Airways Center

Sun Block

Will the Mercury finally rise?

Storm Warning

Lauren Jackson? Sheryl Swoopes? Uh and oh.

Axel Rose

Skating’s It Girl is as sweet as jam

Finger-Pickin’ Good

Practice makes perfect for Aussie guitar master

Finger-Pickin’ Good

Practice makes perfect for Aussie guitar master

Shoe and Tell

Learn how to do 26.2 without croaking

Torino It Off

This horrible Winter Olympics game doesn't even medal

Fellowship of The Ringer

Knoxville's still an ass, but co-stars are something special

Lap Dawgs

Speed thrills at PIR

Beach’s Brew

Rotate on down to v-ball tourney

Super Swingers

LPGA tees off in Gold Canyon

Posh Playas

Foxy sirens and oversexed sultans self-lubricate until the state's new 2 a.m. cutoff at Suede.

Greece Burgers

Ronald McDonald is going for the gold. Sort of.

School of Jock

Follow the bouncing ball to the Mercury summer camp

Diagnosis Unknown

Further investigation ordered into ASU Student Health probe.

Pole Results

Olympic hopefuls aim high in Paradise Valley

Speed Queens

Peoria teen sisters are racing toward success on the track and off

Eye of El Tigre

Is Phoenix fighter Jesus Gonzales the next Oscar De La Hoya? He may not be as good-looking, but he punches just as hard.

Spiked

Man-juice gets a flavor make-over

Snow Job

Phoenix counselor finds a different kind of gold at the Winter Olympics

Flame and Fortune

The Olympic torch makes hot spots of two Valley sites

From Russia With Glove

Vassiliy Jirov has answered every challenge in the boxing ring. But his weight division and Russian background may keep him from ever getting the recognition he deserves.

Diff'rent Strokes

Eccentric swimmer Gary Hall Jr. of Phoenix heads into the Olympic trials, hoping to win a place on a historic medley relay in Sydney. In this potential scenario, he would join an eclectic mix of likely and long-shot compatriots.

A Season on the Rink

A tumultuous year inside the crucible that is the National Hockey League

A Long Day's Journey

As a promising amateur boxer, Michael Carbajal set lofty but simple goals. Ten years later, he's achieved them. What makes him fight on?

Slow Strokes

Once dominant, U.S. swimmers have fallen back in the Olympic pack. And some observers are questioning whether Gary Hall Jr., the world-class sprinter from Paradise Valley, has the work ethic to find gold in Atlanta.

THE FLYING LEININGER BROTHERS

THEY'RE JUST A COUPLE OF NICE BOYS WHO CHOKE PEOPLE, CRACK JOINTS AND THROW THEIR WEIGHT AROUND. IT'S CALLED JUDO, AND THEY'RE NATIONAL CHAMPS.

BAD SPORT