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A’ja Wilson comes up big as Aces cruise past Mercury
A'ja Wilson recorded game highs with 41 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to a 97-79 win over the host Phoenix Mercury on Sunday afternoon.,Wilson, a leading candidate for WNBA Most Valuable Player, made 16 of 23 shots. Kelsey Plum added 16 points, and Jackie Young had 11 points and ...
Hawks swap PF E.J. Liddell for Suns PF David Roddy
The Atlanta Hawks traded recently acquired E.J. Liddell to the Phoenix Suns for fellow power forward David Roddy on Monday.,Liddell was part of the package of players and draft picks that the New Orleans Pelicans shipped to Atlanta on July 6 for All-Star guard Dejounte Murray.,Roddy, 23, was the 23r...
Mercury look to stay hot, catch Fever on a slide
In search of a season-best fourth straight victory, the Phoenix Mercury begin a three-city road trip on Friday against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis.,Winners of three in a row, Phoenix (12-10) has matched its longest win streak from May 18-23. Most recently, the Mercury rallied from an early def...
Motivated Dearica Hamby, Sparks try to solve Mercury
After snapping an eight-game losing streak, the Los Angeles Sparks will try to win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly a month when they play host to the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. ,Los Angeles (5-15) beat the Las Vegas Aces 98-93 in overtime on Friday, picking up its first victory since...
Reports: Alex Meruelo abandons plan to bring NHL back to Arizona
With no path to construct a new arena in the Phoenix area, Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo is abandoning his plans to revive the franchise, multiple reports said Tuesday.,Meruelo told his remaining staff Monday that he is no longer pursuing a new arena, which was requisite for bringing an NHL tea...
Coyotes fume over canceled land auction
The scheduled auction of a land parcel in north Phoenix was canceled on Friday, prompting the Arizona Coyotes to declare that the move "seriously jeopardizes the future of NHL hockey returning to the desert.",Alex Meruelo sold his existing hockey franchise to the owners of the Utah Jazz in April, an...
Streaking Lynx face mentally tough Mercury
The Minnesota Lynx will go for their sixth win in a row when they tip off against the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (12-3) is coming off a 68-55 win over the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday night. The Lynx have not lost since June 7, which was the last time they played the M...
Losing skid behind them, Mercury try to snap Storm's winning streak
The Phoenix Mercury, who snapped a four-game losing streak Sunday, will go on the road Tuesday to face a Seattle Storm team that has won its last four games.,Phoenix's four-game skid was capped by three consecutive losses on the road.,The Mercury (4-5) had a triumphant return home Sunday with an 87-...
NASCAR to keep Cup Series championship in Phoenix
NASCAR revealed part of its 2025 schedule on Thursday, announcing that Phoenix Raceway will host the Cup Series championship race on Nov. 2.,It will be the sixth consecutive year that Championship Week has been held in Phoenix, starting in 2020. NBC Sports will air the title race.,NASCAR also disclo...
Champion Aces set a three-peat course vs. Mercury
While plenty of attention has been paid to some of the WNBA's newest players entering this season, the Las Vegas Aces are out to show once again they are the league's most complete team.,The two-time reigning champion Aces are set to raise another banner and receive their rings before hosting the Ph...
Suns Owner Robert Sarver Refutes Report Of Relocation Threat, Says The Suns "Are Not Leaving Phoenix"
Reports yesterday had Suns owner and overall dingus Robert Sarver threatening to relocate his shoddy-ass basketball operation to Las Vegas or Seattle if the city of Phoenix didn’t get behind a public financing plan to renovate the team’s current home. Also yesterday, Sarver was thrashed at a city co...
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Arizona TV Station Airs Chase That Ends With Police Shooting Into Windshield [Update]
A police chase in Phoenix, Ariz. ended after one of the officers got out of his vehicle and shot several times into the driver’s windshield....
<i>Grand Theft Auto</i> Is Currently Playing Out Live Near Phoenix [UPDATE]
Here’s a gent leading cops on a police chase who can be seen hopping out of his truck, attacking a dude on a motorcycle, failing to abscond with said motorcycle, and then getting back in his truck and speeding away. You can keep up with the chase here, at KNXV....
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Cops: Warren Sapp Arrested For Soliciting Prostitute, Assault [UPDATE]
NFL Network analyst and former Bucs defensive lineman Warren Sapp was arrested in Phoenix this morning and charged with soliciting a prostitute and assault. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office confirmed the arrest. Sapp was taken in at 7 a.m., according to TMZ....
Phoenix Mercury Practice With Mayor, Break His Nose
Greg Stanton became Phoenix's mayor last November in what was called the "nastiest" and "most contentious mayoral Phoenix has seen in nearly 30 years." As nasty as Stanton might be, he's no match for Nakia Sanford's flying elbows....
The WNBA Has Gotten Awfully Violent Since You Last Tuned In
Kristi Toliver of the L.A. Sparks delivered an elbow square to Ketia Swanier's head last night that left the Phoenix guard writhing on the ground with blood leaking out of her left eyeball. Sorry to be graphic; it's just accurate. The play earned Toliver a flagrant foul, and Sparks assistant Joe B...