Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
J.P. Crawford takes a grounder during the Phillies game in Dunedin, FL on March 5th, 2016 (Photo: Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By: Brandon Apter, contributor This morning, the Phillies sent four players to minor league camp, three of which are highly regarded prospects within the organization. Following the halfway mark of the spring schedule, J.P. Crawford, Nick […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, managing editor The Sixers (8-56) haven't won a game in over a month, February 6th, but it came against tonight's opponent, the Brooklyn Nets (18-46). Tonight's matchup will come just hours after the Sixers announcement of Jahlil Okafor missing the remainder of the season with a small […]
Embed from Getty Images Earlier today, we reported that Jahlil Okafor's status was up in the air following a CT scan the Sixers got back on his injured right knee and shin. The team throughly reviewed the results and unfortunately it revealed a small tear of his right meniscus, Sam Hinkie announced in an official […]
Jahlil Okafor has not played since injuring his shin on February 28th against the Magic and there's thought that he may not suit up again this season. Last night, the Sixers had their Youth Gala at the Palestra in Philadelphia and Brett Brown was mum on the future of Okafor this season. The Sixers got […]
Embed from Getty Images Coming into spring training, the Phillies had themselves a variety of outfield depth behind projected starters Odubel Herrera and Aaron Altherr. Peter Bourjos, Tyler Goeddel along with Cody Asche all gave the team some depth in the outfield, but with Altherr out 4-6 months, all of a sudden, that depth […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor Whether or not you would have liked the Eagles to hang on to DeMarco Murray for another season, he just didn't want to be in Philadelphia and that was clear. Last season under Chip Kelly, Murray was seen primarily rushing east to west, while his strengths […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor The Eagles have been making plenty of moves since free agency began on Wednesday at 4pm and they've added two more players to their defense, both former members of the Buffalo Bills, in linebacker Nigel Bradham and cornerback Ron Brooks. The Eagles are not done. Philadelphia […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor The Byron Maxwell trade has been taking over the headlines this morning, but details on the Eagles trade with the Titans involving DeMarco Murray have come through. Tennessee will reportedly swap fourth-round picks with Philadelphia, putting the Eagles at the top of the round and having […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor This morning has been quite the whirlwind for the Eagles, with various reports surfacing about the condition of Byron Maxwell's shoulder. The Dolphins were even close to calling off the deal, but the team has since cleared Maxwell on his physical and according to the cornerbacks' […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor Just one day after agreeing to send cornerback Byron Maxwell to Miami, the Eagles have signed veteran cornerback Leodis McKelvin to a two-year contract. McKelvin was released by the Bills on Friday, freeing up nearly four million in cap space. #Eagles announced CB Leodis McKelvin agreed […]