...of an NFL preseason football game against the Arizona Cardinals Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Connors

...first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Connors

...500 race at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Connors

...of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors

...in Phoenix. The Fever will play the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 on Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Connors

Super stupor? What ails the Cardinals

...Super Bowl losers' curse. The reasons for Arizona's struggles are clearer than that. AP Photo/Paul Connors Ken Whisenhunt cites a lack of execution as a big reason for his team's 1...

...in Phoenix. The Mercury will face the Indiana Fever in Game 1 on Tuesday.(AP Photo/Paul Connors

...2 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference finals Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors

...2 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference finals Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors

NFC West: Rating the stadiums

...ratings: Team-by-team glance Arizona Cardinals (University of Phoenix Stadium, capacity 63,400) AP Photo/Paul Connors University of Phoenix Stadium can boast having the country's first retractable grass field. The Cardinals...

...of Phoenix Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals, in seen Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Connors

Fast start for NFC West defenses

AP Photo/Paul Connors Patrick Willis, shown here intercepting Cardinals QB Kurt Warner, was one of several NFC West defenders...

Daily Dime: Unhappy Iverson

...love Allen's 3-pointer that sealed a 111-109 2OT win over Charlotte. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) J-Rich dealt with Shane Battier, left, and James White in the Suns' 114-109 win...

ASU-UCLA: Are you kidding me?

...greatest defensive performances ... ever? Four defensive touchdowns? Again, are you kidding me?     AP Photo/Paul Connors   Linebacker Travis Goethe returns an interception for a touchdown against UCLA Friday night. Said to...

Georgia makes statement but its got a lot of work ahead

...brutalize Ohio State. And I've now watched Georgia manhandle Arizona State.     AP Photo/Paul Connors   Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno showed once again he is one of the best in...