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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.

Scene before Cardinals-Cowboys Monday Night Football game

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.

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the national anthem protests, now he can't find a job

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?

David Johnson is featured on the cover of Phoenix New Times and Sports Illustrated.

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

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, Fans Delayed By East Coast Snowstorm

By Miriam Wasser

Jan 22, 2016

If you're anything like us, you've watched the weekend weather forecast for the mid-Atlantic states and thought how great it is live in Arizona. Well, we must have collectively jinxed ourselves, because Winter Storm Jonas now is hitting too close to home. Airports up and down the East Coast are...

The 10 Best Moments from the Arizona Cardinals' Season

By Benjamin Leatherman

Jan 21, 2016

It’s been an amazing season for the Arizona Cardinals. Not only did the team achieve its best regular-season record in its 118-year history at 13-3 (including a nine-game winning streak) and led the league in total offense, its players amassed hefty accomplishments in the process. Quarterback Carson Palmer had the...

11 Best Moments from the Arizona Cardinals' Epic Win Over the Green Bay Packers

By Benjamin Leatherman

Jan 18, 2016

The Arizona Cardinals’ thrilling 26-20 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers this past weekend at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale was an epic victory for the Red Birds and one helluva football game — but it certainly wasn’t for the faint of heart. The back-and-forth divisional round playoff...

University of Phoenix Temporarily Banned from Recruiting New Military Service Members

By Shanna Hogan

Oct 13, 2015

Following allegations of illegal and predatory student recruitment on military bases, the University of Phoenix has been temporarily barred from enrolling new active-duty military personnel under the Department of Defense’s Tuition Assistance Program. The move is a significant blow to the Arizona-based, for-profit college—the largest recipient of military-education benefits. And...

Veterans Student Group Demands That University of Phoenix Drop Cardinals Stadium Sponsorship

By Shanna Hogan

Sep 18, 2015

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,...

Arizona Cardinals Climb to 20th Most Valuable NFL Team Under Bruce Arians

By Elizabeth Stuart

Sep 17, 2015

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...

If Carson Palmer Stays Healthy, the Cardinals Could Power Their Way to the Super Bowl

By Michael Tulumello

Sep 9, 2015

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...

Drew Stanton's Season Not Over, According to Reports

By Matthew Hendley

Dec 12, 2014

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...

Native Americans Calling on Arizona Cardinals to Make Policy Against Headdresses, Redface

By Matthew Hendley

Dec 10, 2014

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...

Darnell Dockett's Tweets From Jury Duty Are at Least Partially Bogus

By Matthew Hendley

Dec 3, 2014

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...

Arizona Cardinals Should Consider Ray Rice, Says Jimmy Johnson

By Matthew Hendley

Dec 1, 2014

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...

Native American Groups Organizing Protest of Washington Redskins at Cardinals Game

By Matthew Hendley

Oct 9, 2014

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."...

Video: Fight Among Fans at Cardinals vs. 49ers (UPDATE with Second Video, Police Response)

By Ray Stern

Sep 23, 2014

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...

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