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    Jersey Issues

    shopadidas.com At last night’s Suns game I noticed that a lot of Suns fans are still wearing their Shaquille O’Neal jerseys that they bought over the last two seasons. Of course, wearing old jerseys is not anything new. At the US Airways Center one is likeley to see a variety of jerseys from some noted retired Suns stars, such as Charles Barkley, Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle. The occasional Shawn Marion jersey is still spotted even though The Matrix is now a member of the Dallas Mavericks. ...  

    November 2, 2009 | Read the story »

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    No Longer a Virgin

    September 29, 2009 - the day I lost my virginity. No - not that virginity you sicko, my WNBA virginity. On September 29, 2009 I attended my first WNBA game - game one of the 2009 WNBA Finals between the Indiana Fever and the Phoenix Mercury. If one were to hand pick my first
    September 29, 2009 | Read the story »

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    Mark Reynolds: Numbers do Lie.

    [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="298" caption="Courtesy SI.COM"][/caption] As Mark Reynolds continues to break his own Major League Baseball single season strikeout record each night, many people write opinions defending him or making excuses for his failure to make contact. It seems that the power numbers Reynolds has put up this year (43 HR, 100 RBI as [...]
    September 25, 2009 | Read the story »

    And The Rest...

    Shaqye O’West

    September 14th, 2009 9:49 PM

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    After Kanye West's outburst at the MTV Video Music Awards, many observers were left to wonder what kind of egomaniac someone has to be to try to become the center of attention in any situation. As a Suns fan I was all too familiar with the type of behavior West desplayed, because I had seen it first hand from former Sun Shaquille O'Neal. From the time he came [...] Read the story »

    New Ideas for Shaq Vs.

    August 18th, 2009 11:47 AM

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    Steroids Don’t Matter

    July 31st, 2009 1:03 AM

    [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="426" caption="Courtesy UDEL.EDU"][/caption] I must begin by explaining that I consider myself to be a baseball traditionalist. I don't like the designated hitter, the American League, interleague play, the Wild Card, or the fact that the All Star game decides home field advantage in the World Series. I would rather watch a 1-0 pitchers' duel than a 14-12 slugfest. I believe a baseball uniform should be [...] Read the story »

    GO (insert corporate sponsor here) GO!!!!!!

    June 1st, 2009 11:20 PM

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    Josh Byrnes = Steve Kerr

    May 9th, 2009 12:05 AM

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    If there's something that a young General Manager of a professional sports team should do, itis look to older, more experienced sports executives as role models. After the Boston Red Sox won the 2004 World Series, the Arizona Diamondbacks hired their young promising assistant G.M. Josh Byrnes to lead the team into the future. After all, Byrnes had learned from Theo Epstein, the man who had [...] Read the story »

    What Will Coyotes Move Mean to Valley Sports?

    May 5th, 2009 10:36 PM

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    With the announcement that the Phoenix Coyotes may be returning to Canada after filing for bankruptcy on Tuesday, the Valley sports fan is left to wonder what this could mean to the sports scene in the Valley? Fortunately, with the Suns, Cardinals, D-Backs, plus college sports - the Arizona sports scene is packed. For most sports fans, the Coyotes won't be severely missed. The Coyotes franchise ranked [...] Read the story »

    Confessions of a Former NBA Fan

    April 26th, 2009 8:43 PM

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    With the NBA playoff season in full swing and the Suns not participating, I have come to the realization that I no longer care one bit about the NBA other than the Suns. I have not watched one minute of the playoffs this year, and I haven't missed it at all. I'm sad to admit this, because at one time in my life I was an NBA [...] Read the story »

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