Subject: San Antonio Spurs

• Bad News Bears

  We heart Memphis. We hate the Griz.

  October 30, 2008

• NBA Commish David Stern: Jackass du jour...

  May 17, 2007

• Goat of the series? Suns point guard Steve Nash.

  May 21, 2007

• Suns Setting Soon

  April 26, 2008

• Don't let the Suns catch you crying

  April 29, 2008

• HEY, KJ, LEARN TO SHARE

  January 6, 1993

• GO AWAY, SUNS

  May 26, 1993

• "THE AIDS GIRL"

  THAT'S HOW RONDA CRACE WAS KNOWN IN PRESCOTT AFTER DRUG COPS INVADED HER HOME. AGAINST ALL ODDS, SHE'S REBUILDING HER REPUTATION

  June 9, 1993

• SOMETHING TO INFURIATE EVERYONE

  October 27, 1993

• AN OPEN LETTER TO CHARLES BARKLEY

  June 1, 1994

• Hot Links: Mesa Mayor Slams Arpaio on Raid, Lobbyist Denies Bumpin' Uglies with McCain, Sarah Palin Appears on SNL this Weekend.

  October 17, 2008

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  April 24, 2003

• The Bird praises L. Ron Hubbard, skewers a bladder-challenged bigot and offers a warning to the Big Cactus

  March 13, 2008

• Girl In A Coma Coming to Mesa

  By Martin Cizmar If you like Joan Jett – and judging by every karaoke night I’ve attended in the last year, you do – you might want to check out Girl in a Coma, coming to Hollywood Alley on December 3. Hailing from San Antonio (I’ll do it for you, Phoenix: booooo Tim Duncan sucks!) the all-girl group is signed to Jett’s Blackheart Records and has that grrrly pop-punk thing down pat. “Clumsy Sky” is catchy little chunk of radio-ready rock ‘n’ roll with vocals that are much m

  November 28, 2008

• Glad Tidings, Our Ass: San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns on Christmas

  Anyone else miss the good ol' days, when the Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs were locked in a bitter struggle for ideological supremacy (and home-court advantage in the playoffs)? When the Lakers and Hornets were laughable, and the thought of a return to form for the Boston Celtics was like something out of science fiction? Now potential bugbears lurk around every corner for the NBA Finals hopeful, and there's a fresh threat every night of the week (like Portland's Brandon Roy, who single-ha

  December 24, 2008

• Prodigal Sun: Mike D'Antoni Returns Tonight When His Knicks Take on Richardson-Revitalized Phoenix

    So, when Mike D'Antoni leads his New York Knicks out of the tunnel and onto the hardwood at the Purple Palace, will you boo him or will you cheer him? What's the etiquette for a man who abandoned a listing ship? Sure, following the Suns' first-round playoff ouster by the San Antonio Spurs last season, the former Suns head coach bailed in favor of the Big Apple, but he did it nicely enough. He asked first, in an I'm-telling-you kinda way. And Suns General Manager Steve Kerr -- the

  December 15, 2008

• Merry Effen Xmas, Phoenix: San Antonio Edges the Suns With a Buzzer-Beater

  This year's Phoenix Suns are playing better than ever. They've looked good in the last six games. Unfortunately, they're 3-3 in those contests against (save for the New York Knicks) good teams. Turnovers have killed the Suns all season, and while they've gotten better at protecting the basketball lately, ham-handed botches are the main thing separating them from the NBA's elite. Their 16 turnovers last Saturday were good enough against the Denver Nuggets, who had 21. B

  December 26, 2008

• Icing on Cupcake: Phoenix Suns Take on 3-28 Okie Thunder Tonight

  Thunder star Kevin Durant after a dunk. What's a surefire cure for depression? For the Phoenix Suns -- losers of a brutally heartbreaking game on Christmas Day to the San Antonio Spurs -- a cupcake; namely, the Oklahoma City Thunder.

  December 29, 2008

• Shaq Leads the Way in Suns Victory Over Worst Team in NBA

    The Phoenix Suns played all but nine minutes of Monday night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder without Steve Nash, and the team seemed to pick up steam after its floor leader went to the locker room with back spasms. Even if it was against the team with the worst record in the NBA, the Suns were solid on the road in their 110-102 victory. Shaquille O'Neal led the way with 28 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks. He was 10 of 12 from the field and -- amazingly -- 8 of 12 from the fr

  December 30, 2008

• Who's to Blame this Time? Phoenix Suns Get Beat at the Buzzer for Second Time in Two Weeks

  Ths Suns lost 113-110 at the buzzer to the Indiana Pacers, the second-worst team in the Eastern Conference. But who's fault was it? When Phoenix lost by a point on Christmas Day to the hated San Antonio Spurs, one of the best teams in the Western Conference, it was newly acquired guard Jason Richardson's. Still dazed and confused on his new team, he'd dumbly left his man to help under the goal, and the wide-open guy nailed a three-pointer from the corner. Heartbrea

  January 8, 2009

• Western Conference Rival Mavs Return Tonight for Another Shot at Suns

  What's the one thing the Phoenix Suns learned during their spirit-crushing Christmas Day defeat by the San Antonio Spurs? That they still have heaps of trouble with the Western Conference's elite. (They also have problems with getting clipped at the buzzer. See Wednesday night's gut-wrenching defeat against the Pacers.) Another team that engages a big "o crap" is the Dallas Mavericks. For whatever reason, the Mavs frequently hand it to the Suns' behind. It seems that every time the teams play

  January 9, 2009

• Suns Battle Old Pals Boris Diaw, Raja Bell, and Joe Johnson in Charlotte Tonight and Atlanta Sunday

  Charlotte's Boris Diaw in his strange new role: starter. If Charlotte were Philly, the Phoenix Suns would be wise to beware of flying alkaline batteries and half-filled beer cups when they take the court against the Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena at 5 p.m. tonight. But North Carolina's still part of the genteel South, and that's good news for Suns head coach Terry Porter and company, 'cause our fair city has not been kind to poor, put-upon Charlotte of late. (Neither has the economy

  January 23, 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

• Tougher San Antonio Spurs Find a Way to Beat the Phoenix Suns -- Again

  This time, it wasn't a heartbreaking three at the buzzer that pushed the San Antonio Spurs past the Phoenix Suns. It wasn't a cheap-shot foul by a Spurs sub against a Suns star. It wasn't Suns turnovers killing any chance Steve Nash & Co. had of winning the game. It wasn't less-than-All-Star play by 2009 All-Star Game starting power forward Amar'e Stoudemire. It was just the Spurs doing what they do so well -- hanging tough when it counts. The final score was 11

  January 30, 2009

• On the Run: Fast-Moving Phoenix Suns Host OKC Tonight and the Boston Celtics Sunday

  More impressive than the 140 or more points scored in each of the Phoenix Suns' dominating victories over the Los Angeles Clippers is this quote by Clippers guard Eric Gordon, which followed the second game of the Alvin Gentry era. "They are going to be a really hard team to beat now that they are running up and down the court and moving at a fast pace. We're not that bad. The Suns are just really good." Oh yeah, baby. The Suns are back to their running-and-gunning ways.

  February 20, 2009

• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Suns Blow Out the Thunder and Get Dominated by the Celtics Over the Weekend

  The good, of course, were Rajon Rondo (pictured) and the mighty Boston Celtics, who came into US Airways Center Sunday Afternoon and took care of business, 128-108, against the Phoenix Suns. The bad were the Oklahoma City Thunder, who got dominated by the Suns here Friday night, 140-118, in Phoenix's third win in a row scoring 140 points or more. The ugly was Phoenix's defense in both games. When you give up at least 118 points on your home court, you're not playing enou

  February 23, 2009

• Player Hater: Phoenix Suns Need to Channel Shaq's Aggro to Win on the Road This Weekend

  www.nba.com As the saying goes, "Don't hate the player, hate the game." Well, considering the current tongue-lashing dished out by Shaquille O'Neal at Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy, the hate is all-encompassing for the Suns' big man. The triggering episode occurred Tuesday night in Orlando during Phoenix's 111-99 loss. During the game, Magic center Dwight Howard elbowed Shaq in the chest. The Suns center flopped worse than his 1998 album Respect. Van Gundy, who coached O'Neal for a

  March 6, 2009

• Should the Phoenix Suns Have Gotten Rid of Amar'e Stoudemire When They Had the Chance?

  The Phoenix Suns are cringe-worthy these days, after losing the first two games on a four-game road trip at a time when they desperately need to win to squeak into the Western Conference playoffs. (We're praying for a miracle tonight against the Tracy McGrady-less Rockets in Houston, before they meet the Manu Ginobli-less San Antonio Spurs Sunday afternoon.) So the bad news about Amar'e Stoudemire's eye was just another reason to cringe. Though it looked painfully evident&nbs

  March 6, 2009

• Phoenix Suns Go 0-4 on Road Trip, Losing in Final Minutes to Hated Spurs on Sunday

  nba.com Tony Parker owns the Suns this season.There's only bad news about the fading Phoenix Suns, whose chances of making the Western Conference playoffs get slimmer by the game. The sad thing is, the Suns could've won every one of the past four road games in Orlando, Miami, Houston, and San Antonio. They were in each game until the home team overpowered them in the fourth quarter. Which's what good teams do. They find a way to win. The Suns best showing came against the

  March 9, 2009

• Kobe: Doin' Work

  February 12, 2009

• All-Star Schedule

  February 12, 2009

• Ghosts of Christmas Past

  December 25, 2008

• Phoenix Suns Season Opener Viewing Party

  October 23, 2008

• Tall Tale

  April 24, 2008

• Steve Kerr's been beating the odds his whole life

  April 24, 2008

• Kerr's legendary moments

  April 24, 2008

• Just Score, Baby

  March 20, 2008

• Dallas in Wonderland

  February 14, 2008

• Tim Dunkin'

  January 31, 2008

• Stormin' Mormons

  November 29, 2007

• Remember the Alamodome

  October 25, 2007

• Letters From the Issue of Thursday, May 31, 2007

  May 31, 2007

• Year of the Goat

  This dastardly dodo dogs Phil "Goober" Gordon, lambastes Gilbert mayor Steve Berman, and assigns guilt for the Suns' Game 6 loss

  May 24, 2007

• Amaré's Burden

  The Phoenix Suns superstar has more to worry about than his ailing knees

  March 30, 2006

• Elephant Slayer

  Napolitano deftly played politics this legislative session to fend off all GOP foes

  May 26, 2005

• Valley of the Suns

  The Barkley-dominated Suns had a stranglehold on us. Team Nash is better. Let's go crazy!

  May 5, 2005

• Stingray Stung

  January 6, 2005

• DON'T BLINK

  February 3, 1993

• Foul Play: Remembering Horry/Nash as Fun 'n' Gun Phoenix Suns Open New Season in L.A.

  Robert Horry and Steve Nash scuffle after Horry's infamous decking of Nash on May 14, 2007. The play sent the Suns into a tailspin they're still trying to recover from.​ Suppose for a sec that Robert Horry, on the morning of May 14, 2007, had looked in the mirror and said, "Today, I'm not going to be a total dick." True to his nature, though, Horry decked Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash during the waning seconds of that night's Western Conference semifinal game four, almost certainl

  October 28, 2009

• Motown Modown

  November 19, 2009