Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Whether they win more games or they don't, 2016-17 is going to be an exciting one for Philadelphia 76ers basketball. Draft picks Ben Simmons and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot will be on the roster in addition to the much anticipated debuts of Dario Saric and Joel Embiid are expected. On Thursday, the […]
J.P. Crawford is hitting .258 in 70 games with Triple-A Lehigh Valley this season (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor It seems more and more likely that we will have to wait to see Philadelphia Phillies prospect J.P. Crawford at Citizens Bank Park. With September getting closer by the day, fans of the Phillies […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Philadelphia 76ers Olympians Dario Saric and Sergio Rodriguez are back in action on Monday after a weekend that saw Croatia get defeated and Spain win their second straight. With both Croatia and Spain at 2-2, Group B games on Monday will determine seedings and pairings for the […]
Embed from Getty Images Both Dario Saric and Sergio Rodriguez continued Olympic play on Tuesday in the preliminary round in Rio. While both of their teams ended up losing, the two new Sixers looked strong and neither team went down without a fight. Dario Saric and Croatia hung around fought back from some big deficits and made things […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia Phillies have suffered another injury to their young pitching rotation. Following a three-inning effort in which he gave up seven runs, rookie right-hander Zach Eflin has been placed on the disabled list with tendon issues in both of his knees. The Phillies […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Los Angeles, CA – The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers continue their three-game series tonight at Dodger Stadium. L.A. took game one of the series on Monday night, 9-4, thanks in large part to a two-homer run game from Cory Seager and a […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia Eagles got some bad news from their offensive line on Tuesday afternoon. It looks like right tackle Lane Johnson will be suspended for 10 games for his second offense of taking performance enhancing drugs. Johnson was suspended four games in 2014 for violating the […]
Placido Polanco spent two stints with the Phillies (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) This upcoming weekend at Citizens Bank Park should be a good one for fans who attend, with alumni festivities sprinkled throughout the three-game series against the Rockies. Jim Thome will be inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame on Friday, Randy Wolf will retire on Saturday and capping off […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Yes, you read the headline correctly. The Philadelphia Phillies Triple-A affiliate in Lehigh Valley have had a stellar pitching rotation for the majority of the year with Jake Thompson, Zach Eflin and Ben Lively all making multiple starts in Triple-A. One guy who is looking to […]
Phillies prospect Dylan Cozens leads the Eastern League with 103 RBIs (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia Phillies Double-A affiliate in Reading, Pennsylvania has the best record in all of professional baseball at 76-38 and they also have the top two home run hitters in minor league ball, with […]