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Cardinals sign fifth-round draft pick
The Arizona Cardinals signed the first member of their 2008 draft class, agreeing to a three-year contract on Thursday with fifth-round pick Tim Hightower. Hightower, a 6-foot, 224-pound running back, broke 18 school rushing records at Richmond, including running for 1,924 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior in 2007. The rushing total ranks as the third-highest total in Colonial Athletic ...
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The Closer: Are the Suns finished?
Fanster.com — ... year (oh wait it’s being given out by Las Vegas nightclub Prive, nothing says good father like a Las Vegas night club). That story just about sums up pop culture for you. Enough with the B-list, or is it z-list, celebrities. Here are your Arizona sports headlines and links: Are the Phoenix Suns dead? The Sporting News seems to think so [SportingNews.com] The Cardinals signed their fifth round pick (first rounder to sign sometime in September) [EastValleyTribune.com] The Diamondbacks drafted former NFLer Mark Schlereth’s son ...

FRIDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com — ... despite a foot injury. The Cardinals agreed to a three-year contract with fifth-round pick Tim Hightower. The Chiefs think their return game ...

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