The Arizona Wildcats and Colorado Buffs are very similar teams--scrappy, undersized, terrific team defense, very well-coached. The two teams met last month in Boulder, and the Cats lost a one-point heartbreaker.More >>

​Yesterday had both its highs and lows for the Phoenix Suns.

First the good news: Steve Nash was named to this year's NBA All-Star team as a reserve on Thursday, which shouldn't come as a surprise based on his outstanding play thus far in the season (including leading the league in assists).

And now the bad stuff: Planet Orange saw its three-game winning streak snapped via a 96-89 loss to the Houston Rockets at US Airways Center last night after stumbling for most of the game. Nash provided his usually great performance (14 points, 11 assists) and the Suns had a three-point lead after a good first quarter (where they landed 57 percent of their shots), but the Rockets came back big time in the remaining periods.

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Lots of sports action in Tempe this weekend, which for our purposes starts tonight at the Wells Fargo Arena, where the ASU Sun Devils should be in a close, if not so artistic, battle against the equally lowly Utah Utes. More >>

The ending of last night's Phoenix Suns game against the Milwaukee Bucks was certainly dramatic and pulse pounding.

With the score tied at 105 in the final moments of the fourth quarter, Steve Nash blew past Bucks defenders, drove deep into the paint, and fired a six-foot layup that bounced off the glass and swished through the hoop with only five seconds to spare.

A few ticks of the clock later and it became official. Final score: 107-105, giving the Suns their third straight victory and the biggest win streak of this tumultuous season. Not a bad way for Nash to spend his 38th birthday.

While the tie-breaking basket made for an exciting climax to the contest, it's tempered by the fact that Planet Orange nearly blew it after squandering a 21-point lead before Nash stepped in to save their asses.

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If the current crop of trade rumors are troubling Steve Nash, the Phoenix Suns point guard certainly isn't showing it. He's been playing with plenty of verve and renewed vigor since recovering from a bruised thigh, including nabbing a franchise assist record last week and helping Planet Orange to a 99-90 road win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday evening.

Nash was on fire for most of the night, leading the Suns in the stats after going 9-12 and racking up 24 points and 11 assists. Twelve of his points came from a quartet of three-pointers, including a last-second buzzer beater that sent Phoenix into halftime with a seven-point advantage. It was also a great night for Channing Frye, who had 19 points.

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A Maricopa County jury convicted Harold "Bud" Lee Jr. of three felony counts related to gambling on Friday, including conspiracy and illegal control of an enterprise.

 

​The 68-year-old Lee, who once served as a Phoenix Justice of the Peace, was allowed to remain free from custody until his sentencing, now scheduled for March 7. Lee will be eligible for probation but also faces a possible prison term.

We published a story back in April 2009 about Lee's mission in life--which has been to convince the world that Arizona's anti-gambling laws are lunacy.

Trouble for Lee was that he walked the walk, which led the state Attorney General's Office (under then-AG Terry Goddard) to secure a grand-jury conviction against the Phoenix man and two co-defendants, both of whom pleaded guilty earlier to reduced charges.

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​The Phoenix Suns split their road-home series this weekend with a 99-81 loss on the road to the Houston Rockets on Friday and a 95-89 home win over the lowly Charlotte Bobcats.

After the weekend's action, the Suns stand at 9-14, which is 3.5 games out of a playoff spot in the NBA's Western Conference.

Marcin Gortat had a solid weekend for the Suns, pulling down 12 rebounds each night, scoring 15 and 12 points, respectively, and blocking four shots on the weekend. Gortat has hit double-digits in rebounds for 15 straight games, which matches the Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love's season-high streak.

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The Arizona Wildcats' triple-overtime road win last year over California-Berkeley was one of the best college games we've seen in awhile, and not just because our alma mater came out on top by a score of 107-105 More >>

Steve Nash is pushing 38, and he's been taking a particularly brutal physical beat-down this year on what is a lousy Phoenix Suns team. More >>

Last night's highlight of ASU's basketball game against Washington at Wells Fargo Arena didn't come during the 40 minutes of play, which should give readers an idea of the outcome.More >>