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Embed from Getty Images Over the weekend, Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports reported that the Philadelphia Eagles 'upped' their offer to impending free-agent quarterback Sam Bradford, saying that the team was 'trying hard' to finish off an extension. Benjamin Allbright of AM1340 in Denver, who has beaten team and national insiders to stories previously, said […]
Embed from Getty Images If Philadelphia Phillies' manager Pete Mackanin was looking for the Phillies' spring exhibition against the University of Tampa to begin to give him any level of clarity on who should be the team's Opening Day starting pitcher, he didn't get it. Jeremy Hellickson and Aaron Nola threw back-to-back scoreless innings […]
Embed from Getty Images As the Phillies prepare for their first official exhibition game tomorrow, spring camp has kicked into high gear. In this week's installment of "Phillies must-reads", top prospect J.P. Crawford is paid an enormous complement, GM Matt Klentak offers up his expectations for the 2016 squad and more. Bowa on Crawford: […]
Embed from Getty Images As the trade deadline nears on Monday afternoon, Flyers fans have already started to speculate which players may be traded due, particularly those with good recent performance. This can be hard to predict, because the number of players with good recent play is increasing and general manager Ron Hextall claims […]
Embed from Getty Images It's a hot button topic every offseason. How long does a coach need before results are expected of him? The Cleveland Browns have made a habit of putting new coaches on short leashes, and as their franchise has fallen further and further into irrelevancy, league experts have become more and […]
Embed from Getty Images Perhaps the reason that the 2017 World Baseball Classic doesn't come with the same anticipation as they 2016 Summer Olympics, or other major sporting tournaments, is that American athletes don't seem to have embraced the tournament. The United States, who upon last check invented baseball and house the world's most […]
Embed from Getty Images With the exception of Mike Schmidt, no player in Philadelphia Phillies' history has ever hit 500 home runs. So on June 14th, 2004, when Jim Thome hit his 400th career home run at Citizens Bank Park, it was a pretty special moment in Phillies' history. Though he quickly made it […]
The Sixers battled back in a game that had them trail by as many as 29, but they were unable to eek out a win against the Orlando Magic. The Orlando Magic beat the Sixers 130-116 Sunday night, extending their losing streak to eight games with the loss. The game seemed to be summed up […]
Embed from Getty Images Philadelphia Phillies' manager Pete Mackanin squashed one of the team's potential Spring Training storylines this weekend when he told a group of reporters, which included MLB.com's Todd Zolecki, that he doesn't intend to move Odubel Herrera from center field. "He accomplished so much defensively and proved he was a legitimate […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies opened up their slate of Spring Training games Sunday afternoon at Bright House Field against the University of Tampa. A season ago, the Phillies drew national headlines when they lost to the D-II powerhouse, 6-2. This afternoon, the Phillies showed they were the superior team, pulling out […]
