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Is Kyler Murray overpaid? Here’s what this ranking says

By Zach Buchanan

Sep 24, 2024

While things have looked better for Murray this season, he hasn't lived up to the billing of a No. 1 overall pick.

Worst season-opener blowouts in Arizona Cardinals history

By Zach Buchanan

Sep 5, 2024

Since moving to Arizona in 1988, the Cardinals are 13-22-1 in their first game of the season. There have been some clunkers.

Go Big Red! Cardinals' stadium named cheapest in the NFL

By Zach Buchanan

Jul 26, 2024

The Cardinals haven't been very good. But it costs less to see a game at State Farm Stadium than at any other NFL field.

FTW? Here’s what ChatGPT predicts for Phoenix’s pro sports teams

By Ryan Yousefi

Mar 25, 2024

We asked artificial intelligence to dish on what it expects for the Cardinals, Coyotes, Diamondbacks, Mercury, Rising and Suns.

‘Murray Magic’ returns in Cardinals’ nail-biting win over Falcons

By Ryan Yousefi

Nov 13, 2023

Kyler Murray turns on the afterburners and it's like the first half of the season never happened.

The Cardinals stink but at least State Farm Stadium second-cheapest in NFL

By Ryan Yousefi

Sep 27, 2023

As the Arizona Cardinals tank another season, consider this: Their Glendale stadium offers one of the best game day bargains in pro football.

Toast the Arizona Cardinals’ season with Bud Light’s new commemorative can

By Ryan Yousefi

Sep 8, 2023

For the first time, Bud Light's limited-edition can features a player illustration.

Bye Bye Birdie: Arizona Cardinals Are the NFL’s Worst Team

By Elias Weiss

Mar 29, 2023

This is rock bottom, Bird Gang.

Owners of D-backs, Cardinals Behind Racist Attack Ads in County Attorney Race

By Katya Schwenk

Oct 20, 2022

A political action committee supporting Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell — and largely funded by owners of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona Cardinals, as well as other local business tycoons — is facing criticism for a racially charged attack ad.

How Arizona Became the Biggest State in the West for Sports Betting

By Elias Weiss

Sep 27, 2022

California is overpopulated by professional sports teams. Nevada is the gambling capital of the globe. And then there's Arizona, nestled in between, somehow dominating the sports gambling market after just a year.

From Lame Nerd to Boss Bird: An Arizona Cardinal’s Story

By Elias Weiss

Sep 9, 2022

Big Red of the Arizona Cardinals ranked as one of the best mascots in the league in a recent survey of NFL fans.

High-Profile Arizonans Offer High-Dollar Donations to Penzone for Sheriff

By Ali Swenson and Hannah Critchfield

Feb 19, 2020

Among Sheriff Penzone's prominent 2019 donors were former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, Valley restaurateur Sam Fox, and Jacquelynn Dorrance.

The 2019 Cardinals: Coach Kliff Kingsbury, Quarterback Kyler Murray, and the Clap

By Stuart Warner

Sep 8, 2019

If you can say that three times real fast, this team might be good after all.

5 Things to Know About the 2018 Cardinals That Will Impress Your Football Friends

By Stuart Warner

Sep 5, 2018

Everything old seems new again this season, even the name of the stadium.

Cardinals, Cowboys Make Separate Statements During National Anthem

By Stuart Warner

Sep 25, 2017

Teams took different approaches before the start of nationally televised Monday Night Football game.

Update: Taking a Stand by Not Standing for National Anthem a First Amendment Right

By Stuart Warner

Sep 23, 2017

The Colin Kaepernick issue isn't going away as the 2017 season begins. Would you really boycott your team because one of its stars took a knee during the national anthem?

Season in the Sunset: What You Need to Know About the 2017 Cardinals

By Chris Malloy

Sep 7, 2017

Quarterback Carson Palmer at age 37 is rapidly nearing the end of his career. So is legendary receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who turned 34 in August. Fitz’s heroic postseason run to the Super Bowl in 2009 ended 12 days after the first inauguration of President Obama.

Best of Phoenix 2016: The 10 Best Moments in Sports

By Phoenix New Times Staff

Oct 13, 2016

The 2016 edition of New Times' Best of Phoenix is out now, making an argument for our status as a border town. Here's our list of the top people and accomplishments this past year in the world of sports. Best Rookie Sensation: David Johnson It's not as though Arizona Cardinals...

Sure, Our Arizona Cardinals Sucked in the NFC Championship, but We Still Hate the Carolina Panthers

By Benjamin Leatherman

Jan 26, 2016

Okay, we're late getting this story out because we spent Monday sleeping off our hangover from drinking ourselves numb after the Arizona Cardinals stunk up the Deep South Sunday night Damn, we don't know what football team played against the Carolina Panthers in the NFC Championship in Charlotte, because it...

The 10 Richest Arizona Cardinals

By Matthew Hendley

Jan 22, 2016

Newsflash: Being a professional athlete can be very lucrative. Now, we don't have access to the Arizona Cardinals' Wells Fargo accounts, but based on earnings and endorsements, we can estimate the richest members of this year's successful squad. And some of these players might surprise you, as suspended linebacker Daryl Washington...

Arizona Cardinals

The 10 highest-paid Phoenix athletes

ESPN has a new Pat Tillman documentary. It’s gut-wrenching.

Arizona Cardinals

The 10 highest-paid Phoenix athletes

ESPN has a new Pat Tillman documentary. It’s gut-wrenching.

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