Tag: Arizona

  • Bears QB Cutler fined $20,000 by NFL (AP)

    A bad season for the Chicago Bears just got worse. The NFL said Friday that quarterback Jay Cutler had been fined $20,000 for abusive conduct toward a game official during a 41-21 home loss to the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday. Cutler drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty with 6:24 left in the third quarter after an incomplete pass to tight end Greg Olsen on a fourth-down play with the Bears…

  • Cardinals baffle Manning, beat Giants (AP)

    Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Alan Branch(notes) (78) celebrates with teammate Chike Okeafor(notes) (56) after sacking New York Giants' Eli Manning(notes) (10) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Cardinals won the game 24-17.

    The Arizona Cardinals conquered their House of Horrors with a new approach: scary defense. A team built around the passing of Kurt Warner and receiving of Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin could be downright dominant with a stingy defense. And it sure wasn't the offense that carried the Cardinals to just their third win in 18 visits to the Meadowlands, 24-17 over the New York Giants on Sunday…

  • Colts’ Brackett, Hayden out vs. Cards (AP)

    Middle linebacker Gary Brackett and cornerback Kelvin Hayden did not travel with the Indianapolis Colts to Arizona where they will play the Cardinals on Sunday night. Brackett injured his left knee late in last Sunday's victory at Miami. Hayden hurt his hamstring. Both were held out of practice this week.

  • Contreras leads Rockies to win in debut (AP)

    Colorado Rockies' Seth Smith(notes), center, is congratulated by teammates as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Denver on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009.

    Even though he has pitched in the World Series before, Jose Contreras confessed he was nervous before his first start for the Colorado Rockies. He didn't look it once he took the mound. Acquired on Monday from the Chicago White Sox for minor league pitcher Brandon Hynick, Contreras pitched 6 2-3 solid innings to lead the Rockies to a 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

  • NBA suspends J.R. Smith, Richardson (AP)

    The NBA has suspended Denver's J.R. Smith and Phoenix's Jason Richardson after both were recently convicted of driving offenses. Smith will sit out the Nuggets' first seven games for pleading guilty to reckless driving in New Jersey. Richardson will miss two games after he pleaded guilty to drunken driving in Arizona.