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Cards claim Brian Hoyer off waivers

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

On the same day Cardinals ownership backed coach Ken Whisenhunt (for the rest of the season, anyway), the Cardinals went to the waiver wire for an option. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Cards claimed Brian Hoyer off waivers from the Steelers. Ho…

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When the Arizona Cardinals' 58-0 defeat to Seattle ended Sunday, receiver Larry Fitzgerald and his teammates took responsibility for what had happened. They handled a difficult situation professionally. "There is a lot to be salvaged," Fitzger…

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Vasquez, Hornets tip Rockets to win third straight

Kevin Zimmerman, valleyofthesun.com

Following the Phoenix Suns’ loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, Marcin Harasimowicz of Przeglad Sportowy caught up with Marcin Gortat for a second round of pointed tidbits following...

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt’s job is safe. For three more weeks. According to team president Michael Bidwill, the son of owner Bill Bidwill, Whisenhunt will coach the Cardinals’ final three games of 2012, and a decision about his future will be mad…

Chris Broussard, ESPN.com

A day after the Suns lost their seventh straight game to fall to 7-15, team owner Robert Sarver told ESPN.com that head coach Alvin Gentry's job is safe.

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The Seattle Seahawks' 58-0 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday was big around here. Not just for the historic margin, either. It was big because it killed a running joke on the NFC West blog, one Seahawks fans couldn't escape since the 2011 sea…

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The facts: The Arizona Cardinals fell to 4-9 with a 58-0 road defeat to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 14. The upside: Even the worst defeats tend to feature a bright spot or two. The Cardinals took three or fewer sacks for the fifth week in a row, anothe…

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

The Arizona Cardinals: For a team to lose 58-0, they need "contributions" from nearly every player, coach and front office executive. The Cardinals got that sort of effort on Sunday. With Kevin Kolb still out with a rib injury, and Kurt Warner…

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The Seattle Seahawks attempted a pass on fourth-and-23 while holding a 51-0 lead over the Arizona Cardinals with 7:21 remaining in the fourth quarter Sunday. They attempted another pass on third-and-6 while leading by the same score with 2:46 to play. A…

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

The Cardinals' free fall continued Sunday with an epic 58-0 loss at Seattle that left Larry Fitzgerald's father to conclude that Arizona has quit on the season.

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The Arizona Cardinals should have expected some dropoff at quarterback following Kurt Warner's retirement. Total bankruptcy at the position wasn't a reasonable expectation. Around the NFC West: Dec. 10, 2012 Coach Ken Whisenhunt naturally wasn't filled …

Michael Schwartz, valleyofthesun.com

PHOENIX — Well, at least they aren’t the Cardinals. On a day the Valley’s football team suffered its worst defeat in franchise history (and that’s quite an ignominious history), the Suns...