A Virginia woman told the sports-news website Deadspin that Kevin Johnson, current Sacramento mayor and ex-Phoenix Suns superstar, paid her $230,000 in 1997 to keep quiet about their inappropriate physical relationship when she was 15. Mandi Koba, 36, told writer Dave McKenna in the article published today that a contract…
A student advocate group for veterans is insisting that the University of Phoenix drop sponsorship of its namesake stadium in Glendale and spend the millions of dollars on educating students. The outcry comes at a time when the institution is under substantial scrutiny regarding allegations of predatory recruitment tactics, staggering tuition rates,…
The Arizona Cardinals’ profitability increased 54 percent in 2015 under the direction of successful Head Coach Bruce Arians — proof that winning ways generate bigger bucks. The NFL team’s value, which had hovered between $800 million and $1 billion for the past decade, jumped to $1.54 billion this year, landing…
Three-time WNBA champion Diana Taurasi won’t be on the court when the Phoenix Mercury heads to the playoffs today, but she still plans to help fill the stadium. Taurasi purchased 333 seats for every Mercury home game and will have them passed out to fans on a first-come-first-serve basis. The…
The first practice for the Arizona Cardinals in pads — the one where the hitting begins — seemed for an instant to be the final practice that would matter. Safety Tyrann Mathieu knocked a blocker into quarterback Carson Palmer, who went down in a heap, momentarily stunning players, coaches, and…
On the bright Sunday afternoon of March 18, 1984, Randy Johnson took the mound for the University of Southern California at Arizona State University’s Packard Stadium. He was among the most interesting collection of sports figures ever assembled on a college baseball field. The game featured two players who would…
The Phoenix Suns’ Markieff and Marcus Morris face felony assault charges stemming from a beating that landed a man in the hospital in January. According to police, the Morris twins were among a group of five men who assaulted 36-year-old Erik Hood outside a high school basketball tournament in Phoenix…
Bryan Henry was sitting in a business management class at Burlington County College when a number with an Arizona area code popped up on his phone. It was 2012, and Henry had just arrived home in New Jersey after his second season as a Diamondbacks farm hand. He darted for…
The young basketball scout was embarking on one of his first big assignments. Ryan McDonough, 24, was visiting the Washington, D.C. area to see the Michael Jordan Classic, in which top prep stars (who then could go directly to the pros) would be scrutinized by NBA decision-makers. He was accompanied…
UPDATE 12:17 p.m.: Coach Bruce Arians says Stanton “does not need surgery — just rest.” Read more from Arians at the bottom of this post. Arizona Cardinals quarterback Drew Stanton was knocked out of last night’s game against the St. Louis Rams with a knee injury, but Stanton’s not necessarily…
As another NFL team with a Native American-inspired mascot came to town last weekend, some Native American groups banded together to protest the Kansas City Chiefs. Although the groups have gotten a lot of attention for their protests of a certain Washington NFL team’s name, they’re also protesting what they…
Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett entertained his 200,000 Twitter followers yesterday by supposedly live-tweeting his trip to jury duty. Dockett’s colorful courtroom tweets became national sports news, with media outlets like Deadspin, the Washington Post, and FOX Sports posting reports. Problem is, at least part of Dockett’s story is…
Jimmy Johnson says the Arizona Cardinals could use running back Ray Rice, who was reinstated to play in the NFL last week after his domestic-violence arrest earlier this year. Johnson, who coached the Dallas Cowboys to back-to-back Super Bowl wins in the early ’90s, made the suggestion during the halftime…
The penultimate race in this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season was held Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway, where Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag. New Times was there to get the fans’ reactions on the important issues, like how to have a proper tailgate party, and who was in…
Hopes that the Arizona Cardinals would be playing Super Bowl 49 on its home turf were dampened on Monday with news that quarterback Carson Palmer would was sidelined for the rest of the season. Head Coach Bruce Arians, in a news conference today, said that Palmer’s ACL tear from Sunday’s…
Steve Nash, former Phoenix Suns player and two-time league MVP, has put his Paradise Valley mansion up for sale, asking $4.15 million. Even at full price, though, it won’t cover the $4.8 he paid in April for a much smaller home in Manhattan Beach, California — which he reportedly wants…
Various Native American groups are banding together to protest games involving Washington’s NFL team, starting with this weekend’s game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale. The groups are imploring the team to adopt a new name “that does not disparage Native Americans.”…
The Arizona Diamondbacks have fired Manager Kirk Gibson and Bench Coach Alan Trammell. “Kirk has done an admirable job under difficult circumstances and we are grateful for his professionalism and his dedicated service to the organization over the past eight years,” D-backs Chief Baseball Officer Tony La Russa says in…
Two Valley women — Maritza Miranda Saenz and Celia Carbajal — are hosting Ben Miranda Boxing Promotions’ inaugural match up on Friday in downtown Phoenix. “Phoenix Fight Night” is slated for the Phoenix Convention Center at 7 p.m. Saenz, the daughter of the late lawmaker and attorney Ben Miranda, and…
A bloody fight between fans at Sunday’s Arizona Cardinals game was caught on video. The Cards beat the San Francisco 49ers 23-14 at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Plenty of action also took place in the stands, as the video shows…
Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was arrested yesterday on felony and misdemeanor assault charges for a pair of domestic-violence incidents. Court documents released this morning detail the altercations between Dwyer and his wife at their Phoenix apartment in July. According to the documents, Dwyer, 25, head-butted his wife during…
The Phoenix Coyotes will officially become the Arizona Coyotes on Friday, more than 10 years after the team left Phoenix.The name-change comes along with the new owners, and the change will take place as the Coyotes select their first-round draft pick on Friday, with the 12th overall pick…
