Articles by Matt Rappa (1744)
View image | gettyimages.com According to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal, Phillies' ace Cole Hamels is being targeted by the St. Louis Cardinals, along with former American League Cy Young Award winners David Price and Max Scherzer, in order to upgrade their rotation. St. Louis-native Scherzer's price may be too steep, however, and Price entering his contract-year […]
View image | gettyimages.com First reported by Orange County Register's Dan Woike, and later confirmed by CSN Philly's John Gonzalez, the Los Angeles Clippers have interest in acquiring Sixers guard Tony Wroten. It is presumed that this potential move would be separate from the Clippers' Jared Cunningham trade to Philadelphia, which was announced earlier this afternoon […]
View image | gettyimages.com According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, the Philadephia 76ers have acquired guard Jared Cunningham and cash considerations from the Los Angeles Clippers. Wojnarowsi, however, follows by saying that the club is not likely to keep the 23-year-old: Philadelphia is unlikely to keep Cunningham, who was about to be waived with Clippers […]
View image | gettyimages.com Wednesday afternoon, the Philadelphia Eagles announced that offensive guard Evan Mathis has been named to the Pro Bowl, replacing injured Saints guard and Philadelphia-native, Jahri Evans. This is the second Pro Bowl selection for Mathis, 33, who has started 48 games for the Eagles since joining the team for the 2011 […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia 76ers (5-28) and the Milwaukee Bucks (18-18) will go head-to-head tonight for the second of four games this season. The two teams first met back on Halloween night, where O.J. Mayo's 25 points led Milwaukee to their first win of the season, 93-81. Power-forward Nerlens Noel secured his first-career double-double […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Phillies and right-handed pitcher Aaron Harang have agreed to a one-year contract worth $5 million, per their announcement Monday afternoon: #PhilliesUpdate: RHP Aaron Harang signed to 1-yr contract, bringing experience & durability to the rotation. pic.twitter.com/JwiqXsEBxj — Phillies (@Phillies) January 5, 2015 CSNPhilly.com's Jim Salisbury first reported the […]
View image | gettyimages.com Last Friday, the Phillies reportedly signed 35-year-old left hander Wandy Rodriguez to a minor-league deal, as first reported by Santana Martinez and later Jon Heyman of CBSSports. It is presumed that this agreement, pending a physical before becoming official, contains an invitation to Spring Training. Rodriguez, a ten-year veteran, has played most of […]
View image | gettyimages.com As it turns out, the "something big" news pertaining to the Eagles' front office, of which ProFootballTalk hinted at this afternoon, does not involve the departure of head coach Chip Kelly. Instead, Kelly and once general manager Howie Roseman have received promotions amongst what is called "structural change", as announced by chairman and […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Eagles' firing of Tom Gamble, VP of Player Personnel, Wednesday afternoon has left the question whether or not Chip Kelly truly has "power" over general manager Howie Roseman. There has been growing speculation on Twitter since then that Chip is unhappy with his status within the organization. Friday afternoon, ProFootballTalk sparked […]
76ers guard Jason Richardson, 33, hopes to rejoin his team on the court by the end of January 2015 as per Yahoo Sports. Richardson has not seen game action since January 2013 because of cartilage damage to his left knee. He underwent surgery in February of 2013. Somehow during his rehabilitation process, Richardson suffered a stress fracture […]