Though we’re certainly not optimists, we have some good news: the American Dream is not completely dead. That’s because standup comedian ANT, who’s worked his way to (or, at least, near) the top against incredibly long odds, is living proof. The 42-year-old comedian spent the better part of his twenties…
We love it when a baseball squad starts playing the spoiler role. We think it’s the implied spitefulness — there’s something positively delightful about a group of players who don’t care about winning so much as they care about making another team lose. The Arizona Diamondbacks are stuck in the…
If we learned anything from the Pauly Shore classic Son in Law, it’s that everyone can benefit from a little bit of country living. Unfortunately, Phoenix isn’t exactly the easiest place to start up a farm. Want a little slice of rural life, but don’t quite have the acreage? Rachel…
People feel bad when friendships fade away, but losing an enemy is just as sad. In both cases, you’re losing something that defines you. The matchup between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Mets is a good chance to rediscover a part of yourself that you might have lost…
Predictability is underrated in sports. There’s something to be said for getting exactly what you paid for when you go to a game. With that said, tonight’s game at US Airways Center between the Arizona Rattlers and the Utah Blaze is a contest that should promise to give you your…
We spend time with our parents mainly to see what we’ll be like in the future. Sports teams, of course, don’t have the luxury of genetic parents, which is why we’ll be at Chase Field for today’s game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Florida Marlins. In 1997, the Marlins…
Father’s Day is a bit of a trap holiday. It sneaks up on you right after Memorial Day, so it’s kind of easy to forget about it. Then your dad thinks that you secretly resent him, which is really awkward.If you messed up on Father’s Day, it may interest you…
Schadenfreude – a pleasure gained at the expense of somebody’s misfortune – is petty and immature. Nonetheless, when your favorite team’s playoff hopes are fading, sometimes it feels good to see another team that’s even worse than yours. If you want to watch another fan base suffer (or if you’re…
June is a tough time to live in Phoenix. While winter allows us to puff out our chests and brag to the rest of the country about the perfect weather, the Cardinals’ playoff appearances, and the Suns’ title hopes, this time of year makes us stare at our shoes while…
There are a handful of teams that will always be a central part of their sports’ identity. For example, no matter how bad the Dallas Cowboys are, people will shell out big money to watch them play, because they’re the Dallas freaking Cowboys.The Arizona Diamondbacks will be playing one of…
One thing we love about baseball is that you never have to wait too long for revenge. In football, the losing team often has to sit around for a year or more to settle the score. With baseball, there’s almost always a chance for payback lurking around the corner. The…
In any form of entertainment, it’s natural to pay more attention to the most visible people. That’s why singers (not drummers) always get the girls and why sports players have higher Q-ratings than coaches. The Diamondbacks’ upcoming series with the Atlanta Braves may not be the most visible but that…
When the original Arena Football League folded, we had to wonder if it wasn’t because the league paid too much attention to the “entertainment” aspect of their product. It’s undeniably entertaining to watch a live buffalo run onto the field during a timeout for no apparent reason, but there’s no…
The Phoenix Mercury won two titles in three years. Diana Taurasi is the league’s premier player, and the Mercury beefed up their roster when they signed Candice Dupree. Nonetheless, this year’s team is still an unknown. The Mercury has to prove that it can win a title without Cappie Pondexter…
With the Arizona Diamondbacks struggling to stay out of the NL West cellar, it’s a good time to count the team’s blessings. By the luck of the draw, the D-Backs have the fortune of playing in a division that’s consistently one of the weakest in the Majors. That means even…
With the strong playoff runs turned in by the Suns, Cardinals, and Coyotes, it’s easy to feel optimistic about a Phoenix team winning a championship in the near future. For our money, the team with the best shot of bringing a title to Phoenix is the squad that brought one…
With a weak heavyweight class and rampant corruption, it’s easy to see why boxing is losing so much ground to mixed martial arts. However, there are certain nights when you can still catch a glimpse of what made the sport popular: watching two world-class athletes try to give each other…
It’s brutal to watch an entertainer who’s lost his fastball. It’s like when your aunt had that nervous breakdown and tried to wear her old high-school cheerleading uniform; you knew that she could never again be who she wanted to be, and the whole thing ended up reminding you of…
If the first season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air taught us anything, it’s that people from Philadelphia who move west are bound to get homesick. Phoenix is great, but it can’t replicate the violent sports fanaticism that makes a Philly person feel at home. We’re sure we’ll see a…
The best thing about the start of baseball season is that every team has hope. The worst component is that few of those teams have a good reason to be hopeful. Whether the Arizona Diamondbacks are equipped with a solid foundation is a question that will be answered tonight at…
Sports puns suck. Saying that the Diamondbacks were “snakebitten” or that winning “wasn’t in the Cards” for the Arizona Cardinals isn’t clever. If we didn’t hate puns, we’d tell you that the day is drawing to a close for the Phoenix Suns. (Get it?) Fortunately, tonight’s game against the Denver…
Last call at a bar makes for wonderful people watching. We love peeping would-be pick-up artists ply their trade when their window of opportunity is about to slam shut. There aren’t any franchises in the NBA that can relate to the plight of those desperate souls more than the Phoenix…
