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The new year is here, and we’re underway with the 18-game marathon that is Pac-10 basketball. There were no real surprises in week one…wait, check that–Oregon State won a game! UCLA didn’t look overpowering, but won both, Cal raised some eyebrows, as did Washington, and a lot of optimism is gone […]

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It wasn’t really hard to figure out what the Arizona Cardinals needed to do to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL Playoffs Saturday at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. Pretty much everyone, including myself, were able to pinpoint the keys to a Cardinals’ victory. And might I […]

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Could Mike D’Antoni be plotting to reunite his Suns’ roster in New York?
Prior to the Knicks’ 93-89 win over the Charlotte Bobcats last night in North Carolina, D’Antoni had (predictably) nice things to say about Boris Diaw, the forward acquired by Charlotte in the deal that sent Jason Richardson to the […]

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An average of 58 wins per season. Four consecutive trips to the playoffs. Two trips to the Western Conference Finals. Three straight seasons of leading the league in scoring. NBA Coach of the Year in 2004-05.
Those are just some of the credentials on the coaching resume of Mike D’Antoni. […]

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On the flip side, there’s some things that should be cause for alarm for the Cardinals in their upcoming playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons…

The Cardinals haven’t fared well against teams with great running backs. In fact, Arizona has played against the four of the top 5 rushers in the league–Adrian […]

Isn’t this great? We’re previewing a Cardinals’ playoff game! Arizona hosts the Atlanta Falcons Saturday at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
Not many are giving the Cardinals a chance to win the game. Of course, two consecutive blowout losses to Minnesota and New England kind of took the wind out of […]

The Atlanta Falcons are truly one of the amazing turnaround stories in recent memory in the National Football League. Last year at this time, they were suffering through one of the worst single seasons for a professional sports franchise. Their marquee player, Michael Vick, was making headlines for all the wrong reasons. […]

Here at Fanster.com, we’ll be spending the last few weeks of 2008 counting down the biggest sports stories in the Valley over the last 12 months.
He tops the all-time Diamondback lists for ERA (2.83), wins (118), and strikeouts (2077). He’s won 4 Cy Young Awards while wearing a Diamondbacks’ uniform. He was the […]

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The Phoenix Coyotes moved three games past .500 for only the second time all season with a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings in L.A. on Friday night.
Peter Mueller scored his first goal in 21 games in the first period to give Phoenix a 1-0 lead. Shane Doan put the Coyotes […]

The New England Patriots completed the 2007 regular season at 16-0, the first team ever to do so. Then they disposed of Jacksonville and San Diego in the playoffs, leaving them one win short of that coveted perfect season.
The Giants came into the Super Bowl as proven road warriors, having won their last 7 […]