Match-up with Utah officially a must win for Suns

Suns whip Blazers, move into final playoff spot

There’s no place like home. You don’t have to tell the Phoenix Suns, whose happy homecoming included a 125-107 pasting of the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers Monday night at U.S. Airways Center. Portland was without the services of LaMarcus Aldridge, Raymond Felton and Nicolas Batum who did not play due to injuries.

Two players to leave Arizona basketball

These days when you think about players leaving a program, Arizona State is the first to come to mind. While Arizona has a long way to go to catch up to the number of players who have left Tempe, they too have quietly lost three players now since the beginning of the 2011-12 season.

NBA commissioner in Phoenix

NBA Commissioner David Stern was in attendance at the Phoenix Suns game last night and met with the media before the game. With the NCAA Tourney coming down to the…

Louisville punches ticket to Final Four

It wasn’t easy, but in the end the teacher gave one final lesson to his favorite student. Rick Pitino’s 4th-seeded Louisville Cardinals used a 23-8 run in the second half…