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Embed from Getty Images By: Nick Mandarano, contributor PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies were playing solid baseball entering this series against the Washington Nationals. They had won four of five games and the previous two series. Now, Philadelphia will take the field today looking to avoid a sweep against the division leaders. Scoring runs has been […]
Embed from Getty Images On Thursday night, the NFL released the schedule for the 2016 season. The Philadelphia Eagles will be opening their campaign with a home game against the Cleveland Browns to kick off the Doug Pederson era, and while the NFL Draft and Training Camp really need to play out before we'll […]
April 11, 1989: Hextall Scores on Capitals in Playoffs He had a goal two years prior in the regular season, so why not take a stab at it in the playoffs too? That’s exactly what Ron Hextall did. He hit the back of the empty net in the Cap Centre in the Flyers 8-5 win […]
Embed from Getty Images Another night, another lopsided loss for the all of a sudden slumping Phillies. Since Vince Velasquez's 16-strikeout masterpiece, the Phillies pitching staff has been anything but stellar. Actually, just good would be an upgrade. Aaron Nola surrendered a career high seven runs in the Nationals 8-1 win over the Phillies […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Nick Mandarano, contributor PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies (5-6) will try to build a new winning streak tonight while Aaron Nola seeks his first win of 2016. Darin Ruf returns to the starting lineup following a minor shoulder injury and will see his first start in left field this season. Phillies manager Pete Mackanin has elected to start Howard at […]
Embed from Getty Images Through his first two starts with the Philadelphia Phillies, Vince Velasquez has displayed a mid to high 90's fastball that he has an excellent ability to command. The 23-year-old righty hasn't allowed an earned run in his first two starts of 2015, and caught the attention of the baseball world […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Nick Mandarano, contributor PHILADELPHIA — After starting the season 0-4, the Phillies have won five of their last six games and look to surpass .500 for the first time since April 11, 2015. In sole possession of second place, the Phillies (5-5) trail the National League East leading Washington Nationals (7-1) […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Michael Kaskey-Blomain, managing editor So, this is what Jerry Colangelo wanted all along. He never had an interest in running the Philadelphia 76ers – his unwillingness to relocate from Phoenix speaks to that, as does the quick manner with which he shed his organizational title upon his son’s instatement […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Michael Kaskey-Blomain, managing editor Upon his introduction as the Sixers new General Manager, Bryan Colangelo made clear that his strategy was not necessarily to veer from the ‘process’ path that Sam Hinkie had paved, but rather to build upon it. “This is not a departure from a process,” Colangelo […]
Embed from Getty Images Along with the two top quarterback prospects in the 2016 NFL Draft, the Eagles have been most consistently linked to top running back prospect Ezekiel Elliott out of Ohio State. The former Buckeye is leaps and bounds ahead of the rest of his position group in terms of draft ability and, […]
