Turf Paradise will celebrate its 55th anniversary with the seventh annual running of the Cotton Fitzsimmons Mile this Saturday.
Fitzsimmons, who coached the Suns in three different decades and also worked as a team executive and broadcaster before his death in 2004, was a horse racing enthusiast and a frequent patron of Turf Paradise.
The Fitzsimmons Mile [...]

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Phoenix Suns 118, New Jersey Nets 109 OT
Wednesday night’s game could be a telling one, which seems strange because it’s against the lowly New Jersey Nets.
Some might call the Phoenix Suns “lowly” as of late, as they have lost eight of their last 10 games, including some to the NBA’s worst squads.
But taking on the [...]

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Marcin Gortat did not believe it could get worse than the Sixers loss before the worst team in basketball came from 12 down with six minutes left to beat the Suns.
After an encouraging loss to the Lakers, the thrashing at the hands of the Knicks represented another low point and then a squeaker against a [...]

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Denver Nuggets 132, Phoenix Suns 98
PHOENIX — While the Denver Nuggets inch closer and closer to landing a blockbuster deal that would send Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey, all the Phoenix Suns want is to start winning quarters, halves, and eventually games.
“Right now we need to have some success quarter by quarter by quarter. Right [...]

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PHOENIX —  For the Phoenix Suns’ offense to work effectively, spacing has to be near perfect.
Over the past six years, the Suns’ pick-and-roll offense created that spacing as Amare Stoudemire sucked in the defense with his ferocious dives, which in turn led to a barrage of three-pointers.
If STAT wasn’t making posters, Channing Frye, Jared Dudley [...]

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PHOENIX — There were minimal smiles and zero cheers of celebration in the Phoenix Suns locker room after their 108-100 win over the Cavaliers on Sunday night.
But for a team with a 21.2 win percentage in its last 14 games heading into tonight, even sneaking past the NBA’s worst team to snap a three-game losing [...]

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