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Play long enough, and you'll hear the strangest things. Like young opponents trying to pay respect to Grant Hill.

"Hey man, you're playing great!"

And before Hill can smile or even respond, the caveat appears.

"I had your shoes when I was in seventh grade." Or: "I didn't know you had gray hair!"

"I don't know if it's an insult or if they're being genuine," Hill said. "But I know what I'm thinking when I hear that stuff: I'm going to beat them downcourt every time."

By Stefan Swiat, Suns.com

It was the one-year anniversary of the Suns’ acquisition of Shaquille O’Neal and the Suns celebrated it by capturing a 115-105 home victory over the Warriors. Grant Hill played inspired basketball, leading five Phoenix players in double figures and shooting 12-of-17 from the floor to finish with a season-high 27 points.

Most people complain long and loud if they have to work on Christmas Day. Veteran NBA forward Grant Hill isn't among them. "This is probably my fourth or fifth time, believe it or not, doing it," says the 36-year-old Hill, whose Phoenix Suns will square off at home against the San Antonio Spurs in the opener of ABC's NBA doubleheader on Thursday, Dec. 25, "and I think it's better, of course, when you're home. Playing on Christmas last year in L.A., it was tough - on the road, with the children, celebrating Christmas, and having that early game.

Growing up in the Washington D.C. area, Suns forward Grant Hill was used to digesting politics with his meatloaf at the dinner table. With a mother that was once suitemates with Hillary Clinton at Wellesley College, it only seemed natural that Hill would be not only monitoring Tuesday’s election, but playing a role in it.

ATLANTA (AP) -- Grant Hill made an 18-foot jump shot with 5.6 seconds left and the Phoenix Suns beat the Atlanta Hawks 102-100 in a preseason game Wednesday night.

“I thought it was going to be 120 or something the way it was in the first half,” Suns coach Terry Porter said of the game that Phoenix led 59-58 at halftime. “There wasn’t that much defense to be played in the first half. It was like we had signed a peace treaty with each other.”

Raja Bell scored 18 points and Boris Diaw added 15 points for Phoenix.

Grant Hill had waited so long to start a season like his first with the Phoenix Suns.

He was happy. Healthy. Playing long minutes and playing every night, contributing to a winning, veteran team on both ends and running the floor like he was turning back a clock.

But that same season ended with an all-too-familiar script — with his team bounced in the first round of the playoffs, and with Hill injured, in pain and unable to contribute.

WASHINGTON − This fall, as children across the country head back to school and hit the sports’ fields, there may be one unexpected opponent on their schedule – MRSA.

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a potentially life-threatening antibiotic resistant Staph infection that is becoming increasingly common in places like locker rooms, gyms and schools and it affects more than 90,000 Americans every year.

Sooner or later we all hits the skids. It happens to everyone. At some point we all wind up with our backs against the wall and need to make a comeback. So how do we do it? Tonight, we've brought together athletes, business leaders, psychologists, even a former housewife to give you the blueprint... for a brilliant comeback.

Catch Grant tonight at 10p/ 1a EST. on CNBC's The Big Idea, hosted by Donny Deutsch.

NEW YORK – Grant Hill of the Phoenix Suns is the recipient of the Joe Dumars Trophy presented to the 2007-08 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner, the NBA announced today.

Hill, a 12-year veteran and the recipient of the 2004-05 Sportsmanship Award, was one of six divisional winners which included Detroit’s Antonio McDyess, Houston’s Shane Battier, Portland’s Brandon Roy, Toronto’s Chris Bosh and Washington’s Antawn Jamison. This marks the first time that a player has received the award more than once.

On a night where the Suns racked up a “W” in their regular-season finale, earning a trip to San Antonio to battle the Spurs this Saturday in Game 1 of the Opening Round of the NBA Playoffs, a very different kind of victory preceded the 100-91 win over the Trail Blazers.

During pre-game festivities, Suns Ring of Honor great Dan Majerle presented the 2007-08 Majerle Hustle Award to guard Grant Hill, who now joins the ranks of teammates and recent winners Leandro Barbosa and Raja Bell.