Phoenix Suns

NEW ORLEANS — Peja Stojakovic hit seven 3-pointers during a 25-point, 13-rebound performance, and the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Phoenix Suns 110-103 on Thursday night.

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By Paul Coro Suns' imperfection on TNT continued with their first bad loss of the season on Thursday night.

Seldom-used Sun Jarron Collins played tough end-of-game minutes and nailed the win against Houston.

By Kelly Dwyer Chicago at Los Angeles Lakers I can't believe Utah against San Antonio is the passed over, third game for this evening. Two marquee teams featuring some bankable players? Can't possibly pick it, though. Not with both teams playing last night. Not with all those injuries.

The TNT streak is worse than I thought. The Suns have actually lost 15 consecutive TNT broadcast games, rather than the 14 I previously had. The TNT skid includes last week's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, a preseason outdoor game loss to Golden State, an 0-10 TNT 2008-09 regular season, a ...

Its getting cooler in the nights here in the desert.A Is hell freezing over?A No, that's just the Suns getting wins by their incredible defensive play as of late.

By acombatveteran The Phoenix Suns have had their eyes set on Channing Frye ever since he played his first game for the University of Arizona.  Suns Owner Robert Sarver and General Manager Steve Kerr jumped up and down with anxiety when they discovered Frye was a free agent. Before the season started the leagu...

It figures to be a PG battle royale between Steve Nash and super-quick Aaron Brooks of the Rockets.

PF: Amare Stoudemire ... Luis Scola PG: Steve Nash ... Aaron Brooks Just like we all predicted, Atlanta and Phoenix are sitting atop the NBA. The Suns can reclaim the best record in the NBA tonight if they win and go to 10-2. If they do so, they would be the third Suns team to have ...

Looking at the NBA's best records thus far. The Celtics have been celebrated for their tough early schedule, but Suns have the NBA's best record at 9-2, and they haven't exactly had a cakewalk of a schedule, either. Seven of their 11 games have been on the road. They've had three sets of back-to...

In Miami, Nash cushioned the Suns lead with 2:13 to go with a scoop for a 3-point play as one of the game's best, Dwyane Wade, was held in the check in the fourth quarter for a Suns win in a game Miami once led by 13. On opening night in Los Angeles, the Suns ...

By Kelly Dwyer Phoenix at Los Angeles Lakers I'm more interested in watching the Suns in Los Angeles. I'm sure you are, too. No, Pau Gasol(notes) isn't healthy, and the Suns played last night, but ... Suns and Lakers. Free-flowing, all that jazz, and worth paying attention to.

By Rafael Uehara We could easily make the argument that once again the Phoenix Suns go as Steve Nash goes. Last season when the Terry Porter experiment took place and they tried playing through Shaq, Nash was ineffective, so were the rest of those guys. Now with the style of offense that suits him better, Nash...

Dan Bickley of The Arizona Republic: "Already, this reshaped basketball team has become the talk of the NBA, just like it did in 2004. That's when the run-and-gun Suns were formed, a team that sparked a revolution in the NBA. This team is much different. These Suns are gritty, committed and so...

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

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Steve Nash scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half and added eight assists and the Suns used a dominant fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 104-96 in a matchup of NBA unbeatens Tuesday night.

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By Paul Coro The Phoenix Suns used 28 fast-break points to beat the Warriors 123-101 at US Airways Center.

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The Portland Trail Blazers got a 113-93 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night in both team's final preseason game.

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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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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...

By Massacre Pau did perfectly against Stoudemire. He kept Amare out of the paint by forcing him to step to the side of the paint to keep up with his efficient high post moves. When Pau got the ball he did well in posting up outside of the middle where Amare is strongest and then forced Stoudemire to back up, ma...

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...

By Atma Brother ONE Golden State of Mind: What are the pro's and con's of the recent blockbuster trade between the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat centering around Shaquille O'Neal and Shawn Marion for the Suns? Golden State of Mind: Which if any Western Conference teams will this trade help the Suns match up to b...

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.

Tight budget facing Phoenix. b SunsSpurs series at a glance

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.