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(Photo: Matt Michalski/Flickr Creative Commons) By: Matt Rappa, contributor PHILADELPHIA — The schedule for the 84th and upcoming season of Philadelphia Eagles football — the first under new head coach Doug Pederson — was unveiled Thursday evening on the NFL Network. The regular season schedule, which features four primetime games, is as follows: Week 1: […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Daniel Stumpf has been suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, a performance-enhancing drug, according to Ken Rosenthal. Left-hander Elvis Araujo has been recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to fill the void on the roster. Stumpf, […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor PHILADELPHIA — Having won four of their last five games, the Philadelphia Phillies (4-5) will look for their second consecutive series victory of the season as they face southpaw Drew Pomeranz and the last-place San Diego Padres (3-6) in a Thursday matinee. Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez, […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor PHILADELPHIA — While the Phillies are on break for the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego, California, on Tuesday, July 12, you can catch legendary Beatle Sir Paul McCartney rock the stage as he brings his "One On One" tour to Citizens Bank […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor ATLANTA — Starting the season out having lost each of their first seven games, outscored 46-22 by their opponents, one would think that things could only get better for the Atlanta Braves. They were wrong. Braves starting left fielder Hector Olivera has been arrested following a […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor PHILADELPHIA — Jerad Eickhoff. Colin Rea. One's from Indiana, the other from a couple of states northwest in Iowa. The former drafted in the 15th round of the 2011 amateur draft, the latter in the 12th of the same year. And yet—separated just one day apart […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies (2-5) will look to rebound from losing their fifth consecutive home opener, as they send right-hander Charlie Morton to the mound for his second start of the season against southpaw Robbie Erlin and the San Diego Padres (3-4) Tuesday evening at […]
(Photo: Michael Alan Goldberg/Flickr Creative Commons) By: Matt Rappa, managing editor PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies will honor the life and career of late Comcast Spectacor Chairman and Philadelphia Flyers founder Ed Snider with a moment of silence prior to today's home opener against the San Diego Padres at Citizens Bank Park, according to SportsRadio […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies (2-4) and right-hander Aaron Nola will look to snap their four-game home opener losing skid, as they oppose right-hander Andrew Cashner and the San Diego Padres (2-4) Monday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. After being shutout in three consecutive games against […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor FLUSHING, N.Y. — The Philadelphia Phillies (1-4) will look for their first series win of the season Sunday afternoon in the rubber match against the reigning National League Champion New York Mets (2-2) and All-Star RHP Matt Harvey. Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson will take the mound for […]