This afternoon the Phoenix Suns announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the Annexus Group, an annuity design firm based in Scottsdale.
Per the terms of the agreement, the upper right-hand corner of the Suns’ practice jerseys will now feature an Annexus Group logo.  This is the first year that the NBA has allowed on-jersey advertising, and the [...]

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When Suns head coach @AlvinGentry first started tweeting, he credited his daughter for getting him to join Twitter.
So who better to go to for the second part of ValleyoftheSuns’ in-depth look at social media and the NBA than Alexis Gentry herself?
OK, so the head coach has only sent out a happy Fourth of July tweet since [...]

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For years, fans could only view their NBA heroes through the lenses of the media and a PR-savvy league.
Players were towering, athletic fish in a fish bowl, only to be gawked at on the court before leaving the confines of the arena to lead their own private, mysterious lives.
Fast forward to this offseason, and anybody [...]

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For Suns fans, although the prospects of an ultra-successful season are looking grim, there are a lot of things to be excited about for next season. A healthy Amare, a more experienced Goran Dragic and Robin Lopez, the homecoming of Channing Frye and the development of Earl Clark.
All of those storylines can certainly be placed [...]

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This is not a post about just Jason Richardson.
This is a post about Charles Barkley, Carmelo Anthony, Hassan Adams and most certainly Donte Stallworth.
And although this post will focus on athletes in particular, this post is about anyone who has ever gotten behind the wheel after having a few too many.
According to DUILimit.com, 135 million [...]

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Goran Dragic played his best game of EuroBasket 2009 today against defending world champion Spain.
Coming off the bench, Dragic exploded for a team-high 19 points on 6-for-10 shooting while recording six steals going up against Spanish wunderkind Ricky Rubio in Slovenia’s 90-84 overtime loss to the mighty Spaniards. He added three boards and an assist in [...]

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