Super Bowl

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 >>

Andre Rison, Decent Former Football Player, Owes More Than $300,000 in Child Support

Andre "Bad Moon" Rison is a former NFL wide receiver who made the Pro Bowl five times, and had his mansion burned down by the late TLC singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in 1994.Rison also made child-support payments precisely zero times, which he was ordered to start paying in 1999.Since he managed to sk ... 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 >>

Arizona Cardinals Give Up 28 Points in First Quarter in Loss to Vikings

​The Arizona Cardinals got crushed 34-10 by the winless (until yesterday) Minnesota Vikings yesterday, which tends to happen when a team gives up 28 points in the first 13 minutes of the game.The first quarter for the Cards couldn't have gone any worse.After having to punt on the first two unimpre ... 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 XLV in Cave Creek, Arizona: the Good, the Bad, and the Trashy

​This year's Super Bowl was a special one for a lot of cities -- Dallas, Pittsburgh, and Green Bay among them. But few had a scene comparable to Cave Creek, Arizona.The hamlet north of Phoenix is most famous for drawing outlaws like the rapper DMX and Hell's Angel's founder Sonny Barger but it's a ... More >>

Cardinals Sin

AZ tries to de-sanctify the Super Bowl champs

Measure Up

A stinky team tests the Cards’ viability

The Arizona Cardinals: Questions Aplenty As Training Camp Starts Tomorrow

ssur.orgWill the Cardinals make the playoffs for the third-straight year? ​ After being a doormat in the NFL for decades, the Cardinals have put together back-to-back solid seasons that even included a trip to the Super Bowl two years ago. But the roster turnover between this season and last has ... 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 >>

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 >>

Ben Roethlisberger an Arizona Cardinal? That's the Rumor, Anyway

www.thebssportsreport.com Ben Roethlisberger in Glendale?​Now that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has emerged from his second round of sexual-assault accusations in two years legally unscathed, he may be saying buh-bye to his job in the Steel City. According t ... More >>

Ten Random Thoughts as the Oughts (2000-2009) Fade Away

The following are 10 random things that, at the start of this weird decade, we never would have believed: ​1. That the historically pathetic Arizona Cardinals would move out to bumfuck Egypt (a.k.a. Glendale, a.k.a. sweet deal), and then would (at the end of the decade) find themselves e ... 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 >>

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 >>

Less than Jake

Cards fans hope Delhomme coughs up another W for the Birds

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 >>

Redbirds of Prey

Now, Super Bowl runners-up are the hunted

Now This on Kurt Warner: It's Unlikely He'll Be Re-Signed by the Arizona Cardinals Before the Free-Agency Deadline Tomorrow

azcardinals.com Like we've been saying all along, Cardinals starting quarterback Kurt Warner may be playing elsewhere next season. A blogger on azcardinals.com., the team's official Web site, reports that Warner and the team are still about $4 million a year apart on a cont ... More >>

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 >>

Hot Links: Kyl and McCain Want Smaller Stimulus Package; Public Transit Fare Hike "Inevitable"; NFL Says Ref Made Right Call in Warner Fumble

Size matters: Arizona's Republican senators are both pushing for an alternative to Obama's stimulus package. Napolitano called him "Chicken Little" when he made the prediction that the state was going to run out of money, but now State Treasurer Dean Martin is sounding an optimistic note, declaring ... More >>

Super Bowl Decided by Ref? How Did Kurt Warner's Pass Get Down Field if it Was Fumbled?

For our own mental health, we've been trying to let go of the Super Bowl for two days now. We've been trying to remind ourselves that the NFL is sports entertainment, and that we correctly predicted what was going to happen: Cardinals fans would be massively outnumbered in Tampa, and the Steelers w ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Return Home

Jonathan McNamara It would take more than a Super Bowl loss to prevent the Arizona Cardinals from receiving a hero's welcome at Sky Harbor Airport on the afternoon after their defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers. A few thousand dedicated fans with the luxury of leaving their respective jobs at ar ... More >>

Looking for the Valley's Biggest Super Bowl Parties? We've Got the Lowdown

These ladies definitely know how to celebrate Super Bowl Sunday in style. Do you? Less than 48 hours remain until Kurt Warner and the rest of the Arizona Cardinals become either champs or chumps. As Steve Jansen wrote earlier today over on our Valley Fever blog, Kurt and the boys in red have a gold ... More >>

Brew Review: That Victory Sip

We've made no secret here at New Times who we're pulling for in the match-up between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers this Super Bowl Sunday. Chances are if you're reading this, you're pulling for the Cardinals despite jumping on the bandwagon only after they won the NFC champions ... More >>

Arizona Cardinals Get Big Airport Send-Off by Fans Before Heading to Tampa

An estimated 1,800 fans turned out at Sky Harbor airport this morning to give the Arizona Cardinals a rousing send-off on their way to Tampa Bay for the Super Bowl. The enthusiastic Cardinals supporters and their families, many holding homemade signs (or babies in cute, red jers ... More >>

Wide Receiver Anquan Boldin Throws Momentous Tantrum on Arizona Cardinals' Momentous Day

Maybe Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin should take a lesson in sportsmanship from Leinart.

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 >>

Jan. 12 In Blogs: Arizona Cardinals, Craig Ferguson, Sheriff Joe and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Who Would've Ever Thunk it? The Arizona Cardinals are a Win Away From t ... 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 >>

National Junior College All American Game

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 >>

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”

Springsteen at the Super Bowl? Ugh. Why Not Kanye?

Better Than Petty?: Hypothetical Super Bowl halftime shows

The more you huck, the higher you get

Extreme showcase is just for fun

Super Bowl V

The Valley's bid for the Big Game may be derailed by five missing tortoise babies

Ladies Who Crunch

The hard-hitting Knighthawks are bringing a new edge to women¹s football

National Football Cartel

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

Gallo's Humor

Fledgling filmmaker Vincent Gallo scores audacious debut with Buffalo 66

Kid Pics for the week

Let's Get Blitzed!

What this place needs is an NFL team. I'll be the owner.