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Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Rumor of the Day -- Alex Smith: Yay or Nay?

Stop us if you've heard this one before -- there's a rumor involving a quarterback and the Arizona Cardinals.The last 48 hours were devoted to a rumor about the Cardinals being interested in drafting USC quarterback Matt Barkley, but the Arizona Republic's Kent Somers has a new rumor -- a trade for ... More >>

Top Five Phoenix Food Stories of the Week: Super Bowl Edition

Every week, there's a cornucopia of Phoenix food news, features, and reviews to report here at Chow Bella. If you're like most people, you probably just don't have the time to get to all of it. It's kind of like those burgers at Old Town Whiskey; it just won't all fit in your mouth ... or in this ca ... More >>

Superbowl Eats: 16 Most Awesome/Disgusting Food Stadiums

No matter if you're a fan of the San Francisco 49ers, the Baltimore Ravens, or a neutral observer, if you're attending a Super Bowl party this year, the food is what (hopefully) will make everyone cheer. See also: 10 Best/Worst Pizza Tattoos and Top 10 Knitted Foods And for some parties, it's go b ... More >>

Superbowl Cupcakes This Weekend Only at Urban Cookies

Still don't know what you're serving at your big Superbowl party on Sunday? Urban Cookies Bakeshop has you covered -- for dessert, anyway. One flavor represents San Francisco, the other Baltimore. So if you're a 49ers fan, hopefully you love dark chocolate, red wine, and cheese. Pulling for the Rave ... More >>

Sibling Rivalry

Best Word to Describe the 2012 Arizona Cardinals Season?

Believe it or not, the Arizona Cardinals' fourth quarterback choice of the year didn't lead the team to a miraculous victory in the season finale on Sunday, and the firing of the bozos making the decisions started on Monday.Brian Hoyer was the quarterback selected to seal the deal on a 5-11 Cardinal ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals End Nine-Game Suck-Fest, Defeat the Detroit Lions 38-10

Here's your Christmas miracle, folks: the Arizona Cardinals won an actual football game, and they actually scored touchdowns in the process.After losing nine games in a row, rookie quarterback Ryan Lindley and the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Lions of Detroit, by a score of 38-10.See also:-Arizona ... More >>

Mid-Season Poll: How Many Games Will the Arizona Cardinals Win This Year?

After getting crushed on Monday Night Football by the San Francisco 49ers, the Arizona Cardinals have now lost four games in a row.That's quite a difference from the start of the season, in which the Cardinals won their first four games.See also:-Arizona Cardinals Smoked by San Francisco 49ers on Mo ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Smoked by San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football

The Arizona Cardinals lost their fourth straight game last night with a whooping by the San Francisco 49ers, and the Red Birds aren't looking any better.The Cards scored three whole points in the 24-3 loss, while picking up a grand total of seven rushing yards -- seven yards.See also:-Arizona Cardin ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Arizona Cardinals Win Fifth Straight With Victory Over San Francisco 49ers

​The Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers 21-19 yesterday for the team's fifth win in 6 games -- and that's after starting the season 1-6.Cards' quarterback Kevin Kolb went down early with concussion-like symptoms after getting drilled by Niners linesbacker Ahmad Brooks.Enter B-squad QB ... More >>

Feathered Follies

Arizona Cardinal Outlast St. Louis Rams 23-20 for Relatively Meaningless Victory

​Beanie Wells had arguably the biggest game of his career yesterday, as the running back rushed for 228 yards during the Arizona Cardinals' 23-20 win over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday afternoon at the Edward Jones Dome. He nabbed a franchise record for rushing during the game, averaging 8.4 yards ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Destroyed by San Francisco 49ers

​The odds were definitely against the Arizona Cardinals in their lopsided 23-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Candlestick Park. The hometown team was in enemy territory, playing in the rain, and were facing the current NFC West leaders (and one of the top 10 defenses in the NFL) wi ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Stun Philadelphia Eagles -- Compliments of Larry Fitzgerald

​The Kevin Kolb-less Arizona Cardinals stunned Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles with a 21-17 road victory in the city of brotherly love yesterday -- which never would have happened if wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald wasn't straight-up nasty.Aside from Fitzgerald's two touchdowns -- making h ... 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 >>

Derek Anderson Still an Arizona Cardinal. It's Friday. WTF?

Derek Anderson and Deuce Lutui ham it up as their team is down 18 points in the fourth quarter to the San Francisco 49ers last November.​It's no secret that Arizona Cardinals failed quarterback Derek Anderson is getting the heave-ho from the team, the only question is when.ESPN's Adam Schefter, a ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Derek Anderson Expected to Get the Boot This Week. Break Out the Champagne

Derek Anderson, seen here in the midst of a giggle-fest with lineman Deuce Lutui as his team is down 18 points in the fourth quarter to the San Francisco 49ers.​As the saying goes, don't let the door hit you in the ass...Of the countless boners made by the Arizona Cardinals last season, payi ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Crushed by 49ers to Finish Season in Last Place in Worst Division in NFL

​The Arizona Cardinals got clobbered 38-7 by the San Francisco 49ers yesterday, but there's a silver lining: what's been an atrocious season for the Cards is now over -- with the team finishing in last place in the worst division in the NFL.As has been the narrative all season, the Cards were awfu ... More >>

Derek Anderson, Please Leave Town and Never Come Back. Sincerely, Arizona

Hey, Derek Anderson, you suck!​Arizona Cardinals quarterback Derek Anderson achieved one thing in last night's Monday Night Football game: he managed to outdo Governor Jan Brewer in embarrassing Arizona in front of a national audience.OK, so that might be a stretch -- even a 27-6 loss to the ... More >>

San Francisco Treat

After all the trash talk, the 49ers come to play

Arizona Cardinals Single-Game Tickets On Sale Saturday

ssur.org​Fear not, Cardinals fans. Your time is almost here. With the D-Backs not turning any heads lately and the Suns and Coyotes not generating much news, it's time to focus on football again. Even if it's just the announcement that single-game tickets for the 2010 season go on sale this Satu ... 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 >>

Cardinals Cruise Past St. Louis to Win Ten Games in a Season for the First Time Since 1976

​In a football culture where winning ten games in two seasons was often a milestone, for the first time in Arizona history the state has an NFL football team that has won ten games in a single season. But it hasn't come without its ups-and-downs. The Cards beat up on the St. Louis R ... More >>

Cards Eek Out a Win Against Lowly Detroit Lions; Clinch Playoff Spot and NFC West Title

​The Arizona Cardinals will be heading to the playoffs again this season thanks to a 31-24 win over the Detroit Lions yesterday in the dreary Motor City. Unfortunately, that's about the only good news coming out of Sunday's narrow victory. For the second week in a row -- and despite winning t ... More >>

Will The Cardinals Beat the Lions or Will the Cards Beat Themselves? After Last Week, It's Anyone's Guess

​If you're a Cardinals fan, you're probably still trying to figure out what the hell happened on Monday night, when the Cards got lit up against the San Francisco 49ers. Here's what happened: The Cardinals beat themselves. When a team turns the ball over seven times, the opposi ... More >>

Cardinals Crushed by 49ers; Turn the Ball Over Seven Times in Embarrassing Loss

​For anyone who watched the Arizona Cardinals beat down Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings last week and then saw the Redbirds get crushed by the San Francisco 49ers last night, you may have the same reaction we did: What the fuck happened? The Cardinals made history last night in the 24-9 ... More >>

Can the Cards Beat the Niners to Clinch Division? Despite History, the Answer is Yes

​When the Arizona Cardinals take the field tonight, the team has a chance to do something it hasn't done in 34 years -- win two consecutive division titles. Standing in their way -- the lackluster but troublesome San Francisco 49ers. The two teams have met 36 times, with the Niners win ... More >>

Cardinals Shut Down Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings; Next Stop: San Francisco

​When Tim Hightower fumbled on the opening drive of the Cardinals 30-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings last night in Glendale, and the Vikings marched down the field to score with ease, you couldn't help but to think, "Okay, here comes a classic Brett Favre beat-down." Fortunately, that was a ... More >>

Dine with Kurt Warner at the Wrigley

On Monday, November 16, Warner and wife Brenda will host a Night of Champions dinner at The Wrigley Mansion, 2501 E. Telewa Trail in Phoenix.

Arizona Cardinals Visit a Sleeping Giant in the Seattle Seahawks

Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck may be bald and married, but he's not a wimp.​ On par with the ascension of the Denver Broncos and the complete collapse of the Tennessee Titans is the threatening-on-complete-resurgence of the Seattle Seahawks. Now, how is that possible, considering that the NFC Wes ... More >>

Forget the Alamo: Arizona Cardinals Must Whup Hubris and the Houston Texans to Salvage Their Season

If Beanie can hold on to the ball, expect a breakout day for the rookie RB against the Texans.​ Three years ago, Suns fans considered Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers their personal bitches. Two years ago, D-Backers openly lampooned the hapless, pre-Joe Torre L.A. Dodgers. Last year, Arizon ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Game Risks Blackout -- Again!

www.everythingishistory.com​Any big plans for the weekend? Going to the mall? Golf? Bed Bath and Beyond? Here's something you may not be doing: Watching the Cardinals game on television!

Things Are Getting Back To Normal In Glendale; Cards Look Like Crap In Loss to San Francisco

www.nfldotcom.com Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals put on a laughable performance in Glendale yesterday. These guys really almost won the Super Bowl?​ After nearly not selling out on opening day, after a lackluster training camp, after a quiet off-season, and after winning the NFC Cham ... More >>

NFL Regular Season's Finally Here! Cardinals Begin Defense of NFC Championship Sunday Against 49ers at U of P

SF head coach Mike Singletary and his team won't be the patsies of the past on Sunday.​ How much stock should one put in a team's performance during the NFL preseason? In our opinion, not a damn thing. That's why Arizona Cardinals' fans should give a rousing "so what?" and "who cares?" when ... More >>

Redbirds of Prey

Now, Super Bowl runners-up are the hunted

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Lingerie Shows, Big Pimpin, Punk Karaoke, and More

The Crush is scheduled to perform tonight at MADCAP Theatres in Tempe. Dreamy Lingerie and Swimwear Launch Party at the Mondrian (Friday) There are a few good reasons why you might consider attending this sexy soiree: The Mondrian's Midnight Room provides quite a swanky background in which to w ... More >>

Kurt Warner Signs Two-Year, $23 Million Deal With Arizona Cardinals, $19 Mil of it Guaranteed

You could see this coming after Kurt Warner's trip to visit the San Francisco 49ers and his compromise offer to the Cardinals: He has agreed to a two-year, $23 million contract, with a $15 million signing bonus and $4 million in base salary. The remaining $4 million would be paid based on incen ... More >>

Kurt Warner Visits the San Francisco 49ers Today, No Doubt as a Ploy to Make the Arizona Cardinals Come Around

Question: How much money does Kurt Warner need?! Answer: As much as he can possibly get. Forget all that Christian stuff when it comes to big-time athlete bucks; everybody wants every million they can wring out. Warner's agent, Mark Bartelstein, wants us to believe that Kurt's too mor ... 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 >>

Defense Seals Deal: Arizona Cardinals Clinch NFC West in Blowout

The defense was stellar in the Arizona Cadinals' division-clinching 34-10 win over the St. Louis Rams, forcing two fumbles and intercepting a pass in the end zone and returning it 100 yards for a score. But before we get too giddy and start ordering Super Bowl tickets, let' ... More >>

Best of the NFC Worst: Cards Should Clinch Division Title Against Lowly St. Louis on Sunday

Cards QB Kurt Warner will meet his old team in Glendale. You can't win in the NFC West. Even if you win. That's the moral of the story for the Arizona Cardinals, who've been crucified for years as the doormat of the weak-sister NFC Worst. Now  that they're on the verge of winning their first ... More >>

Just Ken, Baby

Coach Whiz takes us down the rabbit hole

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

Big Scam Theory

Downtown Phoenix has always had its high points, but the Civic Center boondoggle isn't one of them

Indie Outings

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

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