Arizona?s Fiercest Creatures

As the fire blazes on, the Phoenix Suns mascot prepares for his brave slam dunk jump thru a smokin’ hot ring. No, it’s not an aggressive tiger mascot jumping that ring, it’s Go the Gorilla. Fans Go the Gorilla. Fans go silly for this primate, and it’s widely known why. The Suns mascot is one of the gutsiest, most entertaining and highly charitable mascots in the nation. Word has it this Phoenix Suns mascot was born from a singing telegraph sent to the arena back in 1980. The fans liked him so much, the Suns decided to adopt the hairy fellow. Go is still heating up the stadium to this day.

Although Arizona was disappointed at first at Baxter’s arrival to the Diamondbacks, they quickly grew to like the gigantic loveable Bobcat. The good people of Arizona thought it only fitting that a snake should represent the team name, but Baxter has shown them otherwise. If you put a lion and tiger mascot together, you’d know what D. Baxter looks like. His full name, D.

Humana Names Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center as 0,000 Winner of 2009 Arizona Benefits Grant

The Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC), a non-profit working to
advance research and provide support for individuals with autism and their
families, has been awarded a 0,000 grant as the winner of the 2009 Arizona
Benefits grant, funded by health benefits company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM).

Mark El-Tawil, president of Humana of Arizona, named SARRC as the winner of the
grant during the Arizona Benefits Celebration of Giving dinner Thursday, Oct.
22, at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. Two other finalists for the award – The
Phoenix Public Library Foundation and Sun Cities Area Transit System Inc. – each
received a ,000 grant from Humana.

With the 0,000 award, SARRC will create GardenWorks, a community-based
program designed to engage individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in
developing and sustaining a revenue-producing co-op garden.

“A diagnosis of

Steve Nash NBA Career

Born on February 7, 1974, Steve Nash currently plays the guard position for the Phoenix Suns. He stands 6’3″ tall and weighs 195 lbs. While attending college in Santa Clara, Steve Nash was named as the West Coast Conference Player of the Year for two consecutive seasons. His collegiate basketball career wrapped with him being the Bronco’s all-time leader in career assists, free throw percentage and 3-pointers made and attempted. In 1993, Steve Nash could be found playing for the Canadian National Team and winning a silver medal. In addition, he played for British Columbia in the 1993 Canada Games, which earned him a bronze medal.

The 1996-1997 season marked the rookie year for Steve Nash. As a rookie, he started only one game but later proved himself after having his 3-point accuracy noted as the second-best ever for a Phoenix Suns rookie. The following season, from 1997 through 1998, Steve Nash worked hard to improve his ‘points per game’ average and

The Phoenix Suns perform at a charity event. Lou Amundson sings “Ice Ice Baby” with Shaquille O’Neal and Alando Tucker as members of his on-stage posse, Goran Dragic sings the theme from “Greatest American Hero,” and Robin Lopez sings the theme from “Cheers.” Solid gold!
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Seattle Supersonics – A History

On December 20, 1966, Los Angeles businessmen Sam Schulman and Eugene V. Klein and a group of minority partners were awarded the NBA franchise for the city of Seattle. Schulman would serve as the active partner and head of team operations. Named the SuperSonics, they were Seattle’s first professional sports franchise. Beginning play in October of 1967, the SuperSonics were coached by Al Bianchi and featured All-Star guard Walt Hazzard and All-Rookie Team members Bob Rule and Al Tucker. The expansion team stumbled to a 23-59 record, and Hazzard was traded to the Atlanta Hawks before the start of the next season for future Hall-of-Famer Lenny Wilkens. Wilkens brought a strong all-around game to the SuperSonics, averaging 22.4 points per game, 8.2 assists per game, and 6.2 rebounds per game for Seattle in the 1968-69 season. Rule, meanwhile, improved on his rookie statistics with 24.0 points per game and 11.5 rebounds per game. The SuperSonics, however, only won 30 games

New York knicks Team

The Phoenix Suns is a professional basketball team that is situated in Arizona. It is amongst the seven teams that are a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Its home ground is the US Airways Center that is located in downtown Phoenix where they play wearing purple, white and orange colored jerseys.
They debuted in 1968 as an expansion team and in their career that spans forty years they have recorded 17 fifty-win seasons, eight Western Conference Finals appearances, and two NBA Finals appearances in 1976 and 1993 losing on both occasions. They were formed by the former assistant coach named Jerry Colangelo.
The team featured talented players such as twin brothers Dick Van Arsdale and Tom Van Arsdale, the Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins, Len Robinson, and Alvan Adams. They had a brush with success during the 1970s. In 1976 they posted a finishing record of 42 wins and 40 losses and they followed

Suns All-Star forward Amare Stoudemire took host Jamie Morris on a tour of his downtown restaurant on the latest edition of Suns.com TV’s Phoenix Suns Home Court. The All-NBA big man talked about his downtown eatery, his charity work and looked forward to the playoffs. Log onto Suns.com to view the entire episode and more Suns videos.

The History of the Seattle Supersonics

On December 20, 1966, Los Angeles businessmen Sam Schulman and Eugene V. Klein and a group of minority partners were awarded the NBA franchise for the city of Seattle. Schulman would serve as the active partner and head of team operations. Named the SuperSonics, they were Seattle’s first professional sports franchise. Beginning play in October of 1967, the SuperSonics were coached by Al Bianchi and featured All-Star guard Walt Hazzard and All-Rookie Team members Bob Rule and Al Tucker. The expansion team stumbled to a 23-59 record, and Hazzard was traded to the Atlanta Hawks before the start of the next season for future Hall-of-Famer Lenny Wilkens. Wilkens brought a strong all-around game to the SuperSonics, averaging 22.4 points per game, 8.2 assists per game, and 6.2 rebounds per game for Seattle in the 1968-69 season. Rule, meanwhile, improved on his rookie statistics with 24.0 points per game and 11.5 rebounds per game. The SuperSonics, however, only won 30 games

The Braves make the NBA Playoffs ho-hum

The Braves make the NBA Playoffs nothing to me.

Boring and commercialized beyond belief. The fact that our own Phoenix Suns have been eliminated because they couldn’t play defense…

Well, they all should have learned from the Phoenix Indian School Braves.

At the property that is now Indian School Steele Park, northeast of the intersection of east Indian School Road and north Central Avenue, was the Phoenix Indian School.

Now I know the name of the park is the Steele Indian School Park, but to those of us who were once part of the Phoenix Indian School, it is, we think, Stolen Indian School Park but that’s a whole different story.

The property of the Phoenix Indian School was once much larger than the 75 acres sold off by the federal government another promise broken to Indian people, of course, to private commercial interests with the proviso that they remand a certain portion of the

The Clippers Revenge

This Saturday night, with 23 points and 12 rebounds reserve Corey Maggette led Los Angeles

in a 114-108 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

“When we move the ball and get eight, nine, 10 or 11 touches, who can you stop?” Mobley said.

Sam Cassell also had 23 points, Cuttino Mobley had 18, and Elton Brand had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Tim Thomas against his former Phoenix teammates had eight points and 13 rebounds and Shaun Livingston came off the bench to score 14 points and dish off nine assists.

Mike Dunleavy, Clippers coach was pleased.

“I thought this was a really good character win for us,” Dunleavy said. “We did a lot of good things.”

On the other side, Steve Nash led the Suns with 28 points and 13 assists, and Shawn Marion had 25 points and 15 rebounds.

The Clippers, who lost the season opener at Phoenix on Wednesday night, improved to 2-1 and the

Hotels In Scottsdale, Arizona: Hot Deals In A Sun-drenched City

ou know you’re from Arizona, it’s been said, when you feed your chickens ice cubes to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.

Though humorous, the saying aptly describes Arizona’s climate. In Scottsdale, as in any other city in Arizona, the weather is mostly sunny the whole year round. This is one of the reasons Scottsdale is very popular among tourists, particularly as a retirement destination. Known as The West’s Most Western Town, Scottsdale has gained international renown as a prime and posh tourist destination. It is famous for its art galleries, golf courses, and craft shops. It is just as well-known for its horse shows and rodeo festivals.

The hotels in Scottsdale, Arizona are one of a kind, and they’re one of the reasons the city is able to contribute millions of dollars to the economy of Greater Phoenix. These hotels are havens of luxury and relaxation and are the perfect places to go to for pampering and recreation. Most of

Arizona Winter Getaways – From Golfing to Shopping

Got an itch to travel this winter, but not sure where to go? How about a place where you can find great hiking, golfing, skiing, shopping, and ruins to explore? And, all within a few hours drive of one another? Of course that place is Arizona, a state that offers travelers an endless array of things to do in the winter.

Hiking

Superstition Mountains: One of the best places for winter hiking in Arizona is The Superstition Mountains, just east of Apache Junction, which is east of Phoenix. They are best known for the fabled Lost Dutchman Mine. Legend has it that the mine, discovered by Jacob Waltz (the Dutchman), still contains a great stash of gold. That is, if anyone could find it. You can be among the many who have tried to find the mine (some have died trying), or, you can be among the many more who venture to the Superstition Mountains in search of great hiking. Be sure to visit Lost Dutchman State Park, where you will find a variety