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Green scores 31 as short-handed Celtics roll

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Jeff Green scored 31 points in his first start of the season, and the short-handed Boston Celtics routed the Phoenix Suns 113-88 on Friday night.

CNNSI.com

Young read-option quarterbacks were all the rage in the NFL the last two seasons, but this draft class is full of traditional pocket-passers. Don Banks looks at this year's crop.

Kevin Zimmerman, valleyofthesun.com

No Josh Smith, no Al Jefferson and nothing too notable. The Phoenix Suns were pretty conservative in their moves before Thursday’s trade deadline, and that’s OK. It’s what most of...

ESPN.com

At his best, Beanie Wells can be a big, physical runner with a wicked stiff arm and a strong nose for the end zone. Wells was not at his best last season. The Arizona Cardinals' running back had 88 carries for 234 yards and five touchdowns in eight game…

Ryan Weisert, valleyofthesun.com

Time: 7:00 pm MST TV: FSAZ After an anticlimactic trade deadline, the Phoenix Suns will get back to business tonight as they host the Boston Celtics. The Celtics lost All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo...

ESPN.com

Welcome to Eight in the Box, an NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week’s topic: Who will be each team’s biggest salary-cap casualty this offseason? Arizona Cardinals: Quarterback Kevin Kolb is scheduled to earn…

ESPN.com

The Arizona Cardinals were good enough early last season to win a road game against New England on their way to a 4-0 record. They were bad enough later to lose nine in a row and 11 of their final 12 overall. Despite the rough finish, new coach Bruce Ar…

Michael Schwartz, valleyofthesun.com

If you were expecting the Phoenix Suns to acquire their next superstar before season’s end, you likely feel Marcus Morris and Hamed Haddadi are merely a lump of coal in your trade deadline...

Kent Somers, azcentral.com

INDIANAPOLIS -- Bruce Arians didn't immediately leave his car when he parked Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium, site of the NFL scouting combine. Memories, not the cold, kept him inside for a few extra seconds. In the past year, Arians has gone from a brief…