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Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia The Flyers came away with five out of eight points on the recent road trip. Teams win some and lose some, and the Flyers did a pretty good job of gaining points to remain in the playoff race. But with five teams looking at four spots in the Eastern Conference playoff spot every […]
Vince Velasquez is one of two finalists to be the Philadelphia Phillies' No. 5 starter. (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) Most Philadelphia Phillies' fans, if given the option, would gladly choose to skip the rest of the team's Spring Training slate if it meant the regular season could start sooner. Monday's game however, isn't the type of game fans […]
March 27, 2010: A lone appearance for a forgotten Flyers netminder One game, 40 minutes. That was the entire regular season career in the NHL for Swedish goalie Johan Backlund as a Flyer, tagged with the loss in a 4-1 defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Embed from Getty Images Over the last two weeks, the Philadelphia Eagles have added youth and depth to their wide receivers by signing Chris Givens and Rueben Randle. The two moves not only made the Birds a much deeper unit at the receiver position, but added some upside and dynamic potential that didn't exist […]
Embed from Getty Images Though speculation has begun that the Philadelphia Eagles may trade up from the eighth pick for the chance to draft a quarterback, one report suggests another player that's projected to be taken before they are on the clock may be of interest to them. According to John McMullen of 97.3 ESPN, […]
Embed from Getty Images Prior to Thursday night's rain-out between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, former Phillies' outfielder Jeff Francoeur discussed not returning to the team for his second season. Francoeur, noted for the positive perspective that he brings to any team, told MLB.com's Todd Zolecki that he doesn't hold any animosity […]
The Sixers will travel across the country to take on Damian Lillard and the Blazers The Sixers (9-63) are going out west coast to take on the Portland Trailblazers (37-36) in a game slated to tip off at 10 PM. The Sixers beat the Blazers the last time these two teams squared off earlier in […]
Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia Looking to bounce back from an 8-0 loss to the Hershey Bears on Wednesday that head coach Scott Gordon termed "disgraceful," the Lehigh Valley Phantoms bounced back in a big way, defeating the Providence Bruins 4-3 on Friday night at PPL Center.
Embed from Getty Images Odubel Herrera returns to the lineup for the first time since March 12 Starting Pitching Matchup: Toronto Blue Jays (15-4) Philadelphia Phillies (14-7) RHP Marco Estrada RHP Jeremy Hellickson (0-0, 9.00 ERA) (0-0, 1.29 ERA) Opening Day starter Jeremy Hellickson makes what is likely his second to last appearance of the […]
Embed from Getty Images Apparently the Philadelphia Phillies' front-office likes Pete Mackanin's 50 cent fines, because they may have used the reported sum of near $1,000 that Mackanin has collected in fines this Spring Training to give him a new contract. The club announced this afternoon that they have signed Mackanin to a new […]
