The worst action movies of the last decade and a half all have one thing in common: fighter jets. While the advent of jet planes has undoubtedly been great for America’s national security, air show fans, and people harboring grudges against geese, it has been almost universally putrid for action movies.
Sure, we loved Top Gun, [...]

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Over the past six seasons, the Phoenix Suns have seen plenty of change. Three head coaches, a revolving door of general managers until Steve Kerr stuck for three years and draft picks coming and going, booming and busting.
More than anything though, the Suns have seen a great change in the core that made the Suns [...]

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PHOENIX – When Steve Nash hobbled off the court with the help of Leandro Barbosa after landing awkwardly on a three-point attempt, you could hear the hush in the crowd at US Airways Center.
After everything else that has befallen the Suns this season, losing Nash would be only the latest calamity.
“I can’t say what was [...]

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Suns 112, Bobcats 102
 
 
 
 
 
 
When the Suns shipped out Boris Diaw and Raja Bell for Jason Richardson I applauded the Suns’ efforts in obtaining a bona-fide scorer in return for two malcontents, including one with a bad contract.
With Amare Stoudemire out for the season, it’s unfortunate that after his Charlotte Bobcats visit US Airways Center tonight [...]

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From the aftermath of Bowen’s cheap shot to Amare’s likely season-ending eye surgery, not much has gone right lately for a Suns team whose championship window appears to be all but shut.
The following is a timeline of moves and circumstances from the past 21 months that has taken the Suns from the verge of a title to the verge of the lottery.

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The Suns can only hope this is rock bottom, because I’m not sure how much further they can fall after being embarrassed in Charlotte of all places on Friday, 98-76.
Yes, not Boston, Charlotte, a franchise that had previously never won a single game against Phoenix.
The Suns trailed by as many as 25 in the first [...]

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