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Tonight could have been a night that lit US Airways Center ablaze with desire for the Suns to play their way into the postseason with a win in the season’s final game.

Martin Hanzal scored 9:29 into overtime and the Phoenix Coyotes opened the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Despite losing leading goal scorer Radim Vrbata to an injury early, Phoenix had a 2-1 lead after...

With the Phoenix Suns clinging to their playoff lives in the Western Conference, star point guardSteve Nash insists his back feels “the best it’s felt in a decade.”

A few words of pre-match wisdom from All Blacks centre and Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith played a key part in Wellington Phoenix’s 3-2 elimination semi-final A-League win over Sydney FC on Friday.

Ricki Herbert will encourage his players to embrace the emotion surrounding Tim Brown‘s impending retirement in tonight’s A-League elimination final at Westpac Stadium.

The Suns had the Western Conference’s best record for March and had the San Antonio Spurs on their home floor after a day off, but the Spurs still had the Suns right where they wanted them Tuesday night. The Spurs improved to 12-2 in their...

The Phoenix hope to attract a crowd in excess of 20,000 to Westpac Stadium for Friday’s elimination final against Sydney FC, although they will barely see a cent of the profits.

Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert is considering keeping Paul Ifill and Vince Lia on ice against Central Coast tomorrow in a bid to make sure they are fully fit for Friday’s elimination final.

The Wellington Phoenix have secured a top four finish and are guaranteed a home A-League playoff next Friday. While their opponents won’t be known until the end of the regular season on Sunday, the Phoenix can finish no lower than fourth.

Ai Miyazato reeled off three birdies in a row on the back nine en route to a six–under 66 that left her tied for the lead with world number one Tseng Yani in the LPGA Founders Cup on Saturday. Japan’s Miyazato, owner of seven LPGA Tour titles,...