http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/al_mccoy/73408 Recent articles about Al McCoy en-us PHOENIX (AP) -- Shannon Brown and the Phoenix Suns made a few adjustments after a slow start. The result: an easy victory. Brown scored a season-high 26 points and the Suns routed the Bobcats 121-104 Wednesday night, Charlotte's league-worst 13th straight loss. "If we run our offense, it ain't like I'm doing one-on-one moves and stuff like that," said Brown, who shook off a 2-for-5 start to finish 10 of 16 with five 3-pointers in 34 minutes. "I just want to continue that rhythm and take good shots." After taking a one-point lead at the end of the first, Phoenix outscored Charlotte 22-6 over the first six-plus minutes of the second quarter to take a 50-33 lead with 5:28 left in the first half. Sebastian Telfair led the charge, scoring all 11 of his points in the second and leading a defense that held the Bobcats to 3-of-15 shooting in the period. "One thing we recognized in the first quarter was we were scoring but Charlotte was still getting the same shots," Telf Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:25:02 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/brown_suns_hand_bobcats_13th_straight_loss/12494365 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/brown_suns_hand_bobcats_13th_straight_loss/12494365 Brown, Suns hand Bobcats 13th straight loss http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/brown_suns_hand_bobcats_13th_straight_loss/12494365 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png PHOENIX (AP) -- Shannon Brown scored a season-high 26 points and the Phoenix Suns routed the Bobcats 121-104 on Wednesday night, Charlotte's league-worst 13th straight loss. Goran Dragic added 21 points and Jared Dudley had 20 for the Suns, who have won a season-best four straight. Phoenix connected on a season-high 17 3-pointers on 28 attempts. Kemba Walker scored 27 points and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 25 to match a career high for the Bobcats, who have not won since November 24. After taking a one-point lead at the end of the first, Phoenix outscored Charlotte 22-6 over the first six-plus minutes of the second quarter to take a 50-33 lead with 5:28 left in the first half. The Suns' biggest lead was 96-66 -- on Dudley's jumper with 37.5 seconds left in the third quarter. Charlotte, coming off a one-point loss Tuesday against the Lakers, cut the lead in half midway through the fourth quarter and pulled to 109-95 on a 3-pointer by Walker with 4:17 remaining. But Luis Scola scored six str Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:25:02 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/brown_suns_hand_charlotte_13th_straight_loss/12477157 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/brown_suns_hand_charlotte_13th_straight_loss/12477157 Brown, Suns hand Charlotte 13th straight loss http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/brown_suns_hand_charlotte_13th_straight_loss/12477157 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png PHOENIX (AP) -- Shannon Brown and the Phoenix Suns made a few adjustments after a slow start. The result: an easy victory. Brown scored a season-high 26 points and the Suns routed the Bobcats 121-104 Wednesday night, Charlotte's league-worst 13th straight loss. "If we run our offense, it ain't like I'm doing one-on-one moves and stuff like that," said Brown, who shook off a 2-for-5 start to finish 10 of 16 with five 3-pointers in 34 minutes. "I just want to continue that rhythm and take good shots." After taking a one-point lead at the end of the first, Phoenix outscored Charlotte 22-6 over the first six-plus minutes of the second quarter to take a 50-33 lead with 5:28 left in the first half. Sebastian Telfair led the charge, scoring all 11 of his points in the second and leading a defense that held the Bobcats to 3-of-15 shooting in the period. "One thing we recognized in the first quarter was we were scoring but Charlotte was still getting the same shots," Telf Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:42:58 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/suns_hand_charlotte_13th_straight_loss/12477358 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/suns_hand_charlotte_13th_straight_loss/12477358 Suns hand Charlotte 13th straight loss http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/suns_hand_charlotte_13th_straight_loss/12477358 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association is beginning their awards voting on December 1st for the Hall of Fame and National awards of the year, and many familiar names litter the ballot, including long-time ESPN talking heads Chris Berman and Dick Vitale as finalists for the sportscaster Hall of Fame. Joining Berman and Vitale on the sportscaster Hall of Fame ballot are Ken Squier, Skip Caray, Woody Durham, John Ward, Chris Economaki, Milo Hamilton, Al McCoy, and Dan Kelly. The ESPN duo are the most nationally recognized of all of the finalists among a largely regional list. The sportswriter Hall of Fame ballot contains some more familiar names, and the full ballot is Art Spander, Rick Reilly, Dick Weiss, Hal McCoy, Joe Gilmartin, Sam Lacy, Lesley Visser, Mitch Albom, Wendell Smith, and Thomas Boswell. That's right, fresh off of an awful column trashing stat nerds, Mitch Albom is a Hall of Fame finalist! Rick Reilly is there too after a year where he descen... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:32:05 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/chris_berman_dick_vitale_finalists_for_nssa_hall_of_fame/12329257 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/chris_berman_dick_vitale_finalists_for_nssa_hall_of_fame/12329257 Chris Berman, Dick Vitale finalists for NSSA Hall of Fame http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/chris_berman_dick_vitale_finalists_for_nssa_hall_of_fame/12329257 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png By HAL McCOY FOXSportsOhio.com CINCINNATI -- What Dusty Baker feared most materialized this weekend -- premature talk of postseason play might distract the job at hand, no matter how menial it seemed. And it couldn't have seemed more menial with the Houston Astros coming to town, towing 95 losses with them. They hadn't won a series on the road in 2 years -- not since early June of 2010 when they took two of three from the White Sox in Chicago. So, nothing to worry about, right? Toss the gloves on the field, toss the bats into the batter's box, and they'll do all the work. That's not the way it worked out, though. The Astros, 40 games behind the Reds in the National League Central and sporting a roster full of minimum-waged rookies, put it to the Reds, taking two of three. The most surprising was Sunday's game, a 5-1 victory, because they did it against the best the Reds have to offer, 17-game winner Johnny Cueto. Cueto, though, lasted only four innings and gave up four runs and Sun, 09 Sep 2012 17:22:10 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/reds_need_to_forget_postseason_and_refocus/11668624 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/reds_need_to_forget_postseason_and_refocus/11668624 Reds need to forget postseason and refocus http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/reds_need_to_forget_postseason_and_refocus/11668624 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png A Memorable Night Suns great Kevin Johnson had his familiar No. 7 retired during a special ceremony at halftime of the Suns-Kings game on March 7, 2001. Suns.com columnist Joe Gilmartin was on hand to detail the big event. Behind the scenes photos of KJ's ceremony Letters to Kevin Johnson KJ's visit with Al McCoy after the eventThe Night in Video Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:15:01 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/thanks_kj/10186198 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/thanks_kj/10186198 Thanks, KJ! http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/thanks_kj/10186198 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Posted: April 24, 2003 A couple hundred onlookers – fans, reporters and Phoenix Suns employees – packed the Hard Rock Café across the street from America West Arena on Thursday afternoon as the NBA presented Suns forward Amaré Stoudemire with the 2002-03 'got milk?' Rookie of the Year Award. The following is a transcript of that press conference. SUNS BROADCASTER AL McCOY: Good afternoon everybody, happy to have you here. Of course, we’re here for a very wonderful task today to present the 'got milk?' Rookie of the Year Award to the NBA’s top first-year player, our own Amaré Stoudemire. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:14:40 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/rookie_of_the_year_press_conference/10185949 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/rookie_of_the_year_press_conference/10185949 Rookie of the Year Press Conference http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/rookie_of_the_year_press_conference/10185949 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Posted: March 16, 2004 On Saturday, March 20, Charles Barkley will become the 10th member of the Suns' Ring of Honor when his No. 34 is retired during halftime of the Suns-Bucks game. In honor of the big event, Suns.com is turning the tables on the always-opinionated personality, and asking some of his former teammates, coaches and opponents for their opinions and stories of Sir Charles. Tim Kempton was role player on the 1992-93 Suns team that won a league-best 62 games and came away with the Western Conference championship. Now Al McCoy’s analyst for KTAR’s Suns broadcasts, Kempton talked with Suns.com about what it was like to be around Barkley that storied year, as well as his thoughts on Sir Charles, the broadcaster. Suns.com: What are your thoughts about playing with Barkley during the 1992-93 season? Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:14:30 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tim_kempton_on_sir_charles/10185823 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tim_kempton_on_sir_charles/10185823 Tim Kempton on Sir Charles http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/tim_kempton_on_sir_charles/10185823 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/3/2393d30bc2a44822411f870e7ca8e907339a655b/mini/79795755.jpg Updated: Feb. 18, 2009 Don't miss one possession of exciting Phoenix Suns basketball whether you are in the Valley or not. The Phoenix Suns radio network extends throughout the state and into New Mexico, as well. Tune into to your local radio station and hear the Voice of the Suns, Al McCoy, and analyst Tim Kempton call all the action. Phoenix Suns Radio Network Affiliates: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:13:48 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/phoenix_suns_radio_network_affiliates/10185358 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/phoenix_suns_radio_network_affiliates/10185358 Phoenix Suns Radio Network Affiliates http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/phoenix_suns_radio_network_affiliates/10185358 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png By Josh Greene, Suns.com Posted: Nov. 25, 2009 It’s no secret where to locate legendary play-by-play man Al McCoy on a Suns game night, but off the court, now you can add a few new spots to find the longtime broadcaster – on Valley bookshelves. Get your copy of the new book, “The Real McCoy,” a must-read for any Suns fan that features never-before-heard and behind-the-scenes stories of his life and broadcasting career, as told by the Hall of Famer himself. “The Real McCoy” is available now at the Suns Team Shop at US Airways Center, all Fry’s Food Stores, or anywhere in the Valley where books are sold. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:12:39 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/q_a_with_al_mccoy_the_real_mccoy/10184641 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/q_a_with_al_mccoy_the_real_mccoy/10184641 Q&A With Al McCoy: "The Real McCoy" http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/q_a_with_al_mccoy_the_real_mccoy/10184641 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Stefan Swiat, Suns.com Posted: July 21, 2010 The Suns may have had to give up the “Brazilian Blur,” but in the end, they received the “Turkish Michael Jordan.” At a press conference in the Al McCoy Media Center in US Airways Center on Wednesday, the Suns officially welcomed forward Hedo Turkoglu to the organization. Turkoglu arrived in Phoenix via a trade that sent guard Leandro Barbosa and forward/center Dwayne Jones to Toronto. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:12:02 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/suns_introduce_forward_hedo_turkoglu/10184227 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/suns_introduce_forward_hedo_turkoglu/10184227 Suns Introduce Forward Hedo Turkoglu http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/suns_introduce_forward_hedo_turkoglu/10184227 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Photo by Christian Petersen | Getty ImagesIt’s February 19, 2012 and the (18-12) Lakers have traveled to the valley of the sun to play the (12-19) Phoenix Suns. Two days after defeating the Suns at the Staples Center round two will take place at the US Airways Arena.Despite Friday’s much needed Laker win there was a good dose of the good, the bad and the ugly. The good, L.A. had four players score in double-digits including double-doubles by both Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol, 54 points in the paint, 52 rebounds, a triple double by the reserves (34-points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists).The bad, L.A. had nine offensive rebounds, shot 75% from the free throw line and Kobe Bryant logging 35 minutes. The ugly, L.A. was careless with the basketball leading to 19 turnovers, allowing the Suns bench to score 46 points.Nothing has really changed in 48 hours, the Lakers are the better team, the only question is can the Lakers prove it on the road? The Lakers lead their season series with the Suns (2-0), after winning la Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:04:50 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/lakers_in_phoenix_for_round_two_with_the_suns/10010041 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/lakers_in_phoenix_for_round_two_with_the_suns/10010041 Lakers in Phoenix for Round Two with the Suns http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/lakers_in_phoenix_for_round_two_with_the_suns/10010041 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Bears running back Matt Forte is fifth in the NFL in rushing yards per game (96.0, 672 total) and first among running backs in yards from scrimmage (1,091). He’s on a pace for 1,536 rushing yards — which would be the most by a Bear since Walter Payton in 1985 (1,551) — and a franchise-record 2,494 yards from scrimmage. He’s been called the MVP of the team, the best running back in the NFL, even the best player in the NFL, by teammate Brian Urlacher after the victory over the Buccaneers in London. But Forte might not be the best … Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:30:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/hes_the_real_mccoy/7835191 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/hes_the_real_mccoy/7835191 HE’S THE REAL McCOY http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/hes_the_real_mccoy/7835191 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The phrase "boxing hotbed" is one of those fight terms that gets thrown about with ease whether the user truly understands its meaning or not -- like "shot," "exposed" and "ring generalship." There aren't many boxing hotbeds around right now, be it for lack of overall interest in the sport, or maybe even times just not being quite as tough as in previous eras. If asked which cities or regions of the United States frequently churn out young talent, the Great Lakes area probably wouldn't make the cut. For instance, Minnesota's finest crop in the last 20 or more years has been Will Grigsby, Jason Litzau and maybe Matt Vanda -- not exactly the Murderers' Row of the fight fame. Such wasn't always the case though. In the early 1900s, states like Wisconsin and Minnesota were not only producing respectable fighters (and a few very, very good ones), they were also included in the battle grounds of boxing legislation in that ... Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:51:32 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/victoria_aut_mors_mike_odowd/7784392 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/victoria_aut_mors_mike_odowd/7784392 Victoria Aut Mors: Mike O'Dowd http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/victoria_aut_mors_mike_odowd/7784392 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png PHOENIX -- For the first time since uncredited sources identified him as the guy attempting to throw away the key to the NBA lockout, Robert Sarver was within microphone distance of several local reporters at the same time. "I can't comment," The Phoenix Suns' managing partner said of the lockout. Although the right to free speech allows Sarver to say whatever he wants (within reason) without landing in the hoosegow, it doesn't protect him from the punitive wrath of NBA commissioner David Stern. And even though Monday's press rally at US Airways Center was billed as an introduction to Brad Casper, the Suns' new chief of business would have to pull off a few immediate marketing bonanzas to cover the cost of Sarver breaking communication ranks regarding the lockout. "Eventually, when it's over," Sarver said of the owners-players scrum, "the facts of my involvement will come out. And I can't wait for that day." But he did have a nice parting shot ... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:31:54 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/suns_sarver_introduce_new_team_president/7339519 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/suns_sarver_introduce_new_team_president/7339519 Suns, Sarver introduce new team president http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/suns_sarver_introduce_new_team_president/7339519 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png