Suns go for eight straight wins vs. Clippers

(Sports Network) - Pacific Division rivals battle tonight, as the scorching Phoenix Suns welcome the Los Angeles Clippers to US Airways Center.
The Clippers and Suns split four contests last season, while Los Angeles has won two of the last three games at Phoenix.
Phoenix wraps up a two-game homestand tonight. On Wednesday, Shawn Marion scored 25 points and Steve Nash finished with 18 and 15 assists to lead the Suns to an easy 127-111 win over the Sacramento Kings at US Airways Center.
Leandro Barbosa also had 18 points and Grant Hill recorded 15 points and six assists for the Suns, who have won seven straight, with the last two coming against the Kings. Amare Stoudemire ended with 13 points and six boards for Phoenix, which edged Sacramento 100-98 on Tuesday night at ARCO Arena.
The Suns are scheduled to visit the Golden State Warriors on Monday at ORACLE Arena. Phoenix is 4-1 at home this season...Full Story

Liverpool hopes to continue good away form

Newcastle, England (Sports Network) - Liverpool's poor form away from Anfield last season was a big reason why the Reds finished a distant third place in the Premiership standings.
This season things have changed, with the club recording four wins and two draws away from home, and hoping to keep that good form going when the team visits St James' Park on Saturday to meet Newcastle.
Assistant coach Alex Miller knows how much emphasis the team has placed on winning away games, and he feels confident that his men will continue to thrive.
"We knew at the start of the season that if we were to have any chance then we needed to be better away because we just weren't good enough last year," Miller told the club's website. The opening day win at Aston Villa set us up nicely and we have gone on from there...Full Story

Valencia, Koeman taking it "step by step"

Santander, Spain (Sports Network) - Valencia manager Ronald Koeman needs more time to turn his new club into the team he wants, but it's still important to make little gains every day.
"The team can't play as I want in only two weeks. We have to go step by step," he said.
Koeman recently left PSV in the Netherlands to take over Valencia and with his new club fourth in La Liga - level on points with third-place Barcelona - he can't give afford to give away points while he reshapes the club.
"This is a great club. By now, I'm not working in signing new players," Koeman said. "I'm studying the squad I have in my hands ... I trust my players."
With Real Madrid, Villarreal and Barcelona - the top three teams in the league - playing easier opponents this weekend, Valencia has to return from Santander with at least a draw against seventh-place Racing on Sunday.
A win is obviously what Koeman really wants...Full Story