Phoenix Suns

BOSTON — Jason Richardson and the Phoenix Suns had no trouble putting their only loss of the season behind them, even against unbeaten Boston.

Jason Richardson and the Phœnix Suns had no trouble putting their only loss of the season behind them, even against unbeaten Boston. Jason Richardson and the Phoenix Suns had no trouble putting their only loss of the season behind them, even against unbeaten Boston.

BOSTON — Jason Richardson and the Phoenix Suns had no trouble putting their only loss of the season behind them, even against unbeaten Boston.

The Phoenix Suns (4-1) continue their road trip at 5:30 p.m. in Boston.

The Phoenix Suns have exercised the club options for the 2010-11 season on the contracts of forward Jared Dudley and center Robin Lopez.

The Boston Celtics hope to win their first seven games of the season for the second time in three years tonight at TD Garden, where they will welcome one of the West's best in the Phoenix Suns.

By (author unknown) Suns guard Leandro Barbosa put up some shots after today's shootaround in Boston but is planning to sit out a third consecutive game tonight against the Celtics. Suns center Robin Lopez, on the mend from a foot fracture, was allowed to work on post moves and running the floor after the shoot...

By (author unknown) Suns Ring of Honor member and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is engaged to District of Columbia Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, according to The Washington Post's gossip blog. Rhee confirmed it for the bloggers in this entry.

By Paul Coro Five games into the season, The Arizona Republic reporter will talk Suns with azcentral.com readers.

By (author unknown) Phoenix guard Leandro Barbosa is out for the Suns' game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night with an injured right wrist.

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By tcw1 … 1. Boston Celtics…+19.25 2. Portland Trailblazers…+16.28 3. Dallas Mavericks…+14.31 4. Orlando Magic…+12.42 5. Philadelphia Sixers…+12.37 6. Denver Nuggets…+9.18 7. Los Angeles Lakers…+7.28 8. Washington Wizards…+6.94 9. OKC Thunder…+4.14 10. Cleveland Cavaliers…+3.35 11. Miami Heat…+3.05 12. Chi...

We'll know a lot more about Phoenix once they get home from a brutal 5-game road trip that includes visits to Orlando and Boston. If Nash can pace them with anything close to his output over the season's opening week, they might just claw their way back to Western Conference relevancy.

The Suns' number of the day is five. It provides good news and bad news for Phoenix. The good news is the Suns are one of only five teams in the NBA who remain unbeaten. That's good regardless of who you play, like the three potential lottery-bound opponents the Suns have had so far.

By James Edwards Steve Nash is bringing the Suns along The Suns are not going to light the NBA on fire this year, but if Steve Nash can help it, they will be major factor in the Western Conference race. As always, any NBA Basketball related comments are welcome.

Steve Nash scored 18 points and had the sixth 20-assist game of his career Friday night in Phoenix's 123-101 rout of the Golden State Warriors in the Suns' home opener.

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Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver was on KTAR (620 AM) Friday afternoon. As the interview concluded he engaged in some off-color banter with co-host John Gambadoro. The dialogue was sexual in nature and completely inappropriate, not only for an afternoon talk show but for the owner of a pro...

The Suns got a team effort to squeeze out a 109-107 victory over the Clippers, but it was telling that in Gentry’s postgame analysis he mentioned Steve Nash, Grant Hill, Goran Dragic, Earl Clark, Jared Dudley and Louis Amundson … but not Stoudemire.

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Channing Frye scored 29 points, Amare Stoudemire had 26, and the fast-moving Phoenix Suns overcame the losses of Steve Nash and Grant Hill to beat the Sacramento Kings 143-127 on Tuesday night in their final home preseason game.

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MONTERREY, Mexico — Andre Iguodala scored 23 points and Thaddeus Young added 17 to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Phoenix Suns 116-94 on Sunday in Mexico.

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By James Edwards takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. The National Basketball League took to the outdoors in Indian Wells, California and played a game of basketball. It was the Golden State Warriors playing against the Phoenix Suns under the sun. How cool is that?

By J.E. Skeets Want just a bold statement? Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes his team is as good — nay, better — than the one that went to the NBA Finals in 2006. Today, it's the Lakers, Spurs, Nuggets, Jazz, Blazers, Rockets, Hornets, Mavs and, well, maybe the Suns.

By J.E. Skeets Want just a bold statement? Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes his team is as good — nay, better — than the one that went to the NBA Finals in 2006. Today, it's the Lakers, Spurs, Nuggets, Jazz, Blazers, Rockets, Hornets, Mavs and, well, maybe the Suns.

Steve Nash's appearance in a new episode of the Emmy Award-winning HBO series airs tonight (10:30 p.m. Arizona time). Nash joins athletes such as Michael Phelps and Tom Brady to shoot a cameo on the show. His scene was filmed in mid-May, the perk of a season ending a month prior to that.

By Rashad Mobley By now you have probably read about the proposed, but not-yet-finalized trade that will send Shaquille O’Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the partially guaranteed contract of Sasha Pavlovic, the possibly soon-to-be retired Ben Wallace, the Suns 46th pick in the draft and $500,000.

Rob Mahoney of Two Man Game: "The Mavs could have allowed the Suns to create a bit too much significance out of the final five games of the season.  Hell, they could have at least let Phoenix make a game out this singular contest, dubbed by Grant Hill as the team's 'World Cup.'  But for whatever r...

If you want to find the best young athletes in the nation, a college campus is a good place to look. The same goes for young sportswriters -- particularly if you're at the University of Arizona reading the sports section of the Daily Wildcat. That's where we discovered Valley of the Suns' Mich...

Michael Schwartz of Valley of the Suns: "Amare has now made the All-Star team in four consecutive years not counting the year he was hurt, and he becomes the first Suns big to start the game since Barkley in 1996. Amare's come-from-behind win over Carmelo no question represents a victory fo...

In the clutter of the Suns' new offense, Steve Nash looks like a hummingbird trapped inside a sandwich bag. Last night against the Lakers, there was an eight-minute stretch over the second and third quarters when nobody except Shaquille O'Neal recorded a single point for the Suns. Amazing...

Shaquille O'Neal knew he wouldn't escape totally unscathed from the Suns' latest review at the NBA offices. He took the $25,000 fine for "verbal abuse of an official and failure to leave the court in a timely manner" in stride. "It's just like a tax. It's not something I worry about," O'Neal sa...

By rss@youtube.com (asiu1990) PHOENIX, November 16, 2008(AP) -- Shaquille O'Neal made an early exit from Amare Stoudemire's 26th birthday party. Stoudemire and the rest of the already short-handed Phoenix Suns did just fine without him Sunday night. Stoudemire had 29 points and 11 rebounds and the Suns overcame O'Ne...

By J.E. Skeets Key Players Added: Matt Barnes (free agent), Louis Amundson (free agent), Goran Dragic (draft), Robin — ROBIN! — Lopez (draft), Sean Singletary (draft-trade combo for strawberries), Coach Terry Porter, defense Key Players Lost: Gordan Giricek (free agent, Turkey), Brian Skinner (...

By Mr. AZ Vibe Another season of Suns Basketball is approaching fast and the team looks to build upon their successes from last season.  New Players, new coaches and a new attitude is what you should expect from the Phoenix Suns this season! The Suns recently released their pre-season schedule which includes the first ever NBA basketball game held outdoors.  Unfortunately, it’s not in the Phoenix Area. Anyways, here’s the Pre-season Schedule so mark your calendars! Wed., Oct. 8 Versus the Atlanta Hawks @ US Airways Center, Phoenix 7 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 9 Versus the Utah Jazz @ Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 11 Versus the Denver Nuggets @ Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, C.A. 7 p.m. * Wed., Oct. 15 Versus the Atlanta Hawks @ Philips Arena, At...   [read the full post]

It attracted record crowds that included fans as diverse as heiress Nicky Hilton and Suns owner Robert Sarver. Now about the Suns. Then everyone said, 'You guys can't get past the Western Conference finals if you can't play defense,' " he said.

By (author unknown) Most did not realize the Suns had traded for Slovenian point guard Goran Dragic in the second round. The trade was made just a couple picks before San Antonio's 45th pick, which the Spurs used to take Dragic on Phoenix's behalf in exchange for the No. 48 pick (the Suns took Malik Hairston on San...

The Suns will have more workouts Friday, Sunday and Thursday with a new rule allowing them to bring in as many as six at a time. Friday's workout is scheduled to include Texas point guard D.J. Augustin while Sunday's group is slated to feature the likes of Florida power forward Marreese Spreig...

By Atma Brother ONE For Warriors fans it was one of those nights. Take your pick of evils: Getting blown out by the San Antonio Spurs.Slipping down to the 9th spot with tonight's Nuggets win against the Suns in Denver. Check out Nuggets Slip Past Suns (126-120) [Bright Side of the Sun] and Pickaxe and Roll for more....

A Stephon Marbury sighting at the Knicks training facility.The Star-Ledger's Dave D'Alessandro on why Sean Williams isn't playing more: "Sean isn't doing anything intentional to tick off anybody, outside of the fact that he can't defend pick-and-rolls like he's supposed to, can't pl...

By Leitch • You know, it's amazing what we can do with a little blood sample these days. The Phoenix Suns - unsure whether Shaq can stay healthy for the remainder of the season and facing questions about their team depth - have decided to violate the very laws of nature and create several Shaq clones to f...

25-- The number of assists Phoenix had, on 36 field goals. Pretty impressive. Steve Nash led the way with 10 assists. 14 and 12 -- The points and rebound totals for Kurt Thomas in his return to Phoenix. Thomas finished with a double-double for the second time this season.

Alando Tucker and D.J. Strawberry each share a need to improve their shots but also some qualities that got them drafted by Phoenix.

Steve Kerr talks about the difficulty of trading for Kevin Garnett while David Griffin talks about the possibility of trading into the top 12 of Thursdays draft.

By Paul Coro The Suns are linked the rumors as trade destinations for Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant. But it's unlikely to happen.

There was no good way to tell the Suns that Amar Stoudemire and Boris Diaw would be suspended for tonights Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Turns out the Phoenix Suns style does work in the playoffs, especially when it comes to advertising. Trophy Guy, the physical embodiment of the NBAs championship trophy who has, in a series of commercials, been pondering a move to Phoenix, impressed league officials enough that they wan...

The men who sit in the Suns locker room dwell on the same thing that the people in the orange Tshirts walking the Valleys streets do the title. But before everybody gets ahead of themselves, it might be worth recognizi just what Phoenix has accomplished already.

For the third consecutive year, Victor Leija of Phoenix has led a team of window cleaners in an unusual task.

By Paul Coro Suns center Amaré Stoudemire denied the frustration after the game but it was clear during the Suns' 103-95 victory Friday. The foul troubles are back for Stoudemire, who ranks third in the NBA for fouls per game.

The Suns had just completed another awkward win, squeaking by another inferior team on their home court, and Raja Bell sat at his locker examining the nights stat sheet.