Articles by Kevin Durso (5321)
View image | gettyimages.com One swing turned the tide for good. Starling Marte connected on a 1-2 curveball that stayed up in the zone. It sailed over the left-center field wall in a hurry. The Pirates never looked back. Behind a strong outing from Gerrit Cole, the Pirates used the three-run blast by Marte […]
View image | gettyimages.com LeSean McCoy continued to run his mouth. On Wednesday, an interview with ESPN The Magazine came to light with McCoy saying that Chip Kelly "got rid of all the good black players" on the Eagles. Kevin Clark, an NFL writer for the Wall Street Journal, noted that Kelly would have […]
View image | gettyimages.com We're back again to present another prospect as the countdown to the NHL Draft continues. Last week, we started splitting up the positions, as the Flyers could be in the market for either a forward or defenseman. After a look at forward Dylan Strome on Tuesday, it's back to the […]
View image | gettyimages.com Ron Hextall's first season as general manager of the Flyers came complete with the firing of Craig Berube as head coach. Through it all, Hextall had to manage a roster that was constantly changing, deal with questions of the coaching situation while he continued to try to get a philosophy […]
View image | gettyimages.com The offensive mastermind that is Chip Kelly stayed focused on the task at hand this past weekend as the Draft commenced. In drafting six players, five were on the defensive side of the ball. Three were at cornerback. Make no mistake about it, Kelly has established that the defensive depth […]
View image | gettyimages.com It's time to take a look at another potential Flyers draft prospect as the draft continues to approach. All of the talk throughout the regular season was about the battle across the league for the first overall pick and Connor McDavid. But one of McDavid's teammates is projected as a […]
View image | gettyimages.com With their final selection of the 2015 NFL Draft, the Eagles kept the focus on defense. Brian Mihalik was selected 237th overall out of Boston College. Mihalik is 6'9" – yes, you read that correctly – and 295 pounds. Here's more on the newest Eagles defensive end.
View image | gettyimages.com To close out their picks for the 2015 NFL Draft, the Eagles stayed on the defensive side of the ball. With the 237th overall pick, the Eagles selected defensive end Brian Mihalik. The Eagles selected five defensive players with their six picks and should be active among undrafted free agents […]
View image | gettyimages.com In the two years Chip Kelly has coached the Eagles, secondary has been a glaring flaw. Kelly was out to change that in this draft, selecting three cornerbacks with his first five picks in the draft. The third was cornerback Randall Evans, picked 196th overall in the sixth round. Evans […]
View image | gettyimages.com There are cornerbacks aplenty after the Eagles attacked the position in free agency and now the draft. With the 191st pick, the Eagles selected cornerback JaCorey Shepherd. Shepherd is a 5'11", 199-pound wide receiver turned defensive back out of Kansas who was projected to go somewhere in the fifth round. […]