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Embed from Getty Images With every team in the league scheduled to have pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training within the next week, USA Today released a countdown that broke down 100 names that they say fans 'need to know' before 2016. Though the division-rival Atlanta Braves were tied with two other National […]
Embed from Getty Images Safety Walter Thurmond thrived in his first season both with the Philadelphia Eagles and at the safety position in 2015, but his future with the team still seems murky with less than a month left until he is eligible to become a free-agent. Thurmond had success in his first season […]
Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia Sometimes in hockey, you put out a fantastic effort and no matter how hard you try, a win to is just out of reach. On Friday night at PPL Center, Portland Pirates goaltender Mike McKenna made sure his team was leaving downtown Allentown with two points. McKenna stopped 45 of 46 shots, and Kyle […]
Embed from Getty Images Earlier this week, Baseball America ranked the Phillies as having the league's eighth best farm system in the league. They followed up their impressive ranking of the team's farm system yesterday evening, when their annual top 100 prospects list featured five names in the Phillies' system. Catcher Andrew Knapp checked […]
The guys are back–Makki Russo, Pat Densmore and Mike Angelina talk all things Sixers, the NBA and NCAA before they go to the most recent win against Brooklyn. Topics include exploring a Blake Griffin, lottery odds/simulations and, believe it or not, a debate on what position Boogie Cousins plays. Check it out below:
Embed from Getty Images Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Phillies designated left-handed relief pitcher Bobby LaFromboise for assignment to make room on their 40-man roster for infielder Taylor Featherston, who they acquired in a trade from the Los Angeles Angels. According to Jim Salisbury of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, LaFromboise made it through waivers after […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies seem to almost unanimously be viewed as a top 10 minor league system around the MLB, which is a far cry from where they had been in previous years. Last week, Sports Illustrated released a countdown that used a formula to combine both Baseball America and MLB […]
Flyers get back on track against Sabres Embed from Getty Images Game Events [Mouse-over image for goal details} Forwards [What is Corsi rating?] The Philadelphia Flyers lines look pretty evenly mediocre in the possession stats last night, although there's a number of qualifiers on that. They played decent to start against the Buffalo […]
Embed from Getty Images After playing for Cuba in this year's Caribbean Series, Brothers Yulieski and Lourdes Gurriel defected from their homeland likely seeking deals with MLB clubs. As Reuters in Havana pointed out for The Guardian, MLB has been trying to hammer out a deal with Cuba regarding the acquisition of their baseball talent. Despite US and […]
Life as an NBA shooter is marked by streaks; you’re either hitting every shot, or you’re in a serious slump. Sixers’ forward Robert Covington is no different. A D-League success story for the affiliate of the Houston Rockets, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Covington made his Sixers debut on November 17, 2014, against the San […]
