Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
This morning, the Phillies announced their first round of cuts this spring. Ryan Lawrence of the Daily News reports that Jesse Biddle will be headed to minor league camp along with pitchers Sean O'Sullivan, Adam Morgan, Ethan Martin, outfielder Aaron Altherr, and catcher John Hester. They also have released Xavier Paul. Biddle, who was looking to […]
Photo credit: John Shields The Phillies (7-4-1) traveled to Lakeland, FL for a matchup with the Tigers (6-7). This was the third time in the last five days the teams have played each other. Detroit won on Tuesday, 6-0, while the Phillies bested them, 6-5, on Thursday. A late-inning passed ball allowed the Phillies to […]
View image | gettyimages.com With the Eagles likely to stay put for now with newly-acquired quarterback, Sam Bradford, one of their division rivals may be looking towards the draft to land their next quarterback. According to Howard Eskin, the Redskins will take Mariota if he is available at the five spot in the draft. […]
Seeing Jeremy Maclin sign with the Chiefs really added salt to the wound for Eagles fans. Though some may agree that $11 million a year is too much to pay him, reports surfaced last week that Maclin and the Eagles had reached an agreement on a contract just to find out later that they hadn't […]
View image | gettyimages.com At 14-50, the Sixers have put together more wins than most would have imagined. Even after trading Michael Carter-Williams and K.J. McDaniels, the team powers on and fights every night. The man behind all of the Sixers plans is Sam Hinkie. His plan is clear – compile draft picks and […]
A day after losing one of their best players to the Eagles, a hated division rival, the Cowboys made a move to solidify their running game on Friday morning with the signing of oft-injured running back, Darren McFadden. Cowboys agree to two-year deal with Darren McFadden pending a physical. — Charean Williams (@NFLCharean) […]
With Cliff Lee out for the foreseeable future, rotation locks Jerome Williams and David Buchanan took the mound today during the Phillies (4-4-1) 6-5 win over the Tigers (5-4). Williams, in his third outing of the spring, ran into some trouble, giving up two runs on four hits in three innings of work. […]
By far the biggest addition of free agency thus far for the Eagles has been that of cornerback, Byron Maxwell. The two sides agreed upon a six-year deal worth $63 million dollars. Maxwell began his press conference by thanking Eagles management for this opportunity while also mentioning his former coaching staff and teammates in Seattle. […]
Today, the Eagles introduced their new quarterback, Sam Bradford. The 27-year-old met with the Philadelphia media today for just under 14 minutes. While the move to get him here, sending Nick Foles to St.Louis, is still baffling, Bradford was very excited to join Chip Kelly and is even more eager to play in his offense. […]
Though the Eagles just agreed to a three-year contract with oft-injured running back Ryan Mathews, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, that hasn't stopped the team from pursuing DeMarco Murray. Landing Ryan Mathews does not end Philadelphia's pursuit of Dallas free-agent RB DeMarco Murray. Hardly. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 11, 2015 Yesterday, ESPN's […]