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Kevin Durso

Sports Editor

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Kevin have been writing for Sports Talk Philly since 2011. Currently editor and lead writer of Philadelphia Flyers coverage. He is also Flyers insider for 97.3 ESPN-FM in South Jersey, a Flyers writer for Last Word On Hockey, and the host of the Flyers Files Podcast on BFA Live Sports. Kevin graduated from Cabrini University in 2014.

Articles by Kevin Durso (5321)

Snow Stories: Connor Barwin makes life-sized snowman

Snowed in! #blizzard2016 pic.twitter.com/lvMoSrcMbZ — Connor Barwin (@ConnorBarwin98) January 23, 2016 While the Delaware Valley dealt with Winter Storm Jonas and upwards of two feet of snow in some parts, one Eagles fan favorite decided to make the best of the weather. Connor Barwin spent part of his Saturday building quite the snowman.

Kevin Durso  •  24 Jan 2016
Eagles building strong staff around rookie coach Pederson

Embed from Getty Images   As the Eagles options dwindled and the team came closer to making the inevitable hiring of Doug Pederson official, it marked the end of a search that left Eagles fans scratching their heads.  On paper, there was nothing overly attractive about Pederson's resume. He had a past with the Eagles. […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Jan 2016
Flyers-Islanders postponed due to Winter Storm Jonas

Embed from Getty Images   The NHL and NBA seasons are in full swing and as Winter Storm Jonas moved up the East coast, several games were being cancelled across both leagues, including the Sixers game against the Celtics on Saturday night, which is now on Sunday night at Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers can […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Jan 2016
A Ghastly Tale: How Gostisbehere nearly stayed in the minors

Embed from Getty Images   The halfway point of the season has come and gone and with the Flyers continuing to make a playoff push, reaching the halfway mark allows a chance for evaluation. It isn't hard to find the point when things started to turn on a season that was going downhill fast. Ron […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Jan 2016
Postgame Perspective: Flyers lack typical energy for rival Penguins

The momentum shifted at 19:45 of the first period. The Flyers, who had a 2-0 lead with a pair of power-play goals, watched everything deflate when Ryan White turned the puck over in the Flyers zone and took a slashing penalty. With six seconds left on the power play, at 1:39 of the second period, […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Jan 2016
Flyers recall Sam Gagner, Couturier out for Thursday

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers used the trade of Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn to create cap space so they could make essentially any move they wanted. They have made one of the moves previously not possible due to their tight salary cap woes. GM Ron Hextall announced that forward Sam Gagner has been […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Jan 2016
Eagles working to round out Doug Pederson’s coaching staff

Embed from Getty Images   UPDATE (11:34 a.m.): The Eagles have officially confirmed John DeFilippo as quarterback coach. The Eagles coaching staff is nearly complete. With the hiring of Doug Pederson made official on Monday and his introduction on Tuesday, it didn't take long for the Eagles to fill out a coaching staff around Pederson.

Kevin Durso  •  21 Jan 2016
Is Flyers Jordan Weal set to debut on Thursday?

Embed from Getty Images   Make way for the newest Flyer. It sounds like Jordan Weal is going to get his first chance to play for the Flyers since being acquired from the Los Angeles Kings. Dave Hakstol said there is a "decent" chance that Weal cracks the lineup, but nothing will be decided until […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Jan 2016
LeSean McCoy compliments Chip Kelly, offers advice to 49ers players

Embed from Getty Images   From his departure from the Eagles prior to the 2015 season all the way up until Chip Kelly's firing in December, there have been many different quotable moments for LeSean McCoy when it comes to the now former Eagles coach. But on Wednesday, in the hours leading up to Kelly's introduction […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Jan 2016
Stolarz growing in 2nd year of pro hockey

Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia In two weeks, Anthony Stolarz will take the ice in Syracuse as an All-Star goaltender for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Two years ago, that almost didn't seem like a possibility. Stolarz had suffered a gruesome injury while playing junior hockey for the London Knights, when a skate cut the back of his […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Jan 2016