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Embed from Getty Images Brandon Apter (@bapter23), contributor With Chip Kelly's bags packed, the Eagles have already begun to find ways to restructure the way they do things, most specifically at head coach and the head of player personnel, two positions held by Kelly during his three year tenure. Tom Donahoe, the Eagles senior […]
Photo by Don Smith/NHLI via Getty Images One year ago, the Philadelphia Flyers had 34 points and a 14-14-6 record at the Christmas break. Although, the team endured an horrific 0-8-1 spell in the latter part of November to early December, the team took a 6-1-3 run and a three-game winning streak into Christmas. Things […]
Embed from Getty Images This time last year, the Phillies still felt they were going to be contenders. If Cliff Lee was healthy and paired with Cole Hamels, the Phillies could content for a playoff spot, they thought. Even without Jimmy Rollins on board, the team felt that they were going to have a […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Flyers welcomed Mark Streit back to the lineup as the team looked to rebound from their loss to the Anaheim Ducks a few nights ago. With Streit's return, the team needed to do some lineup juggling, and sent little used Sam Gagner to the AHL. With the new […]
Embed from Getty Images Kyle Kendrick is headed back to the National League East. A year ago, Kendrick was able to pick up a $5 million guaranteed deal with the Colorado Rockies. However, this time it will not be worth the same kind of money, and will not be a Major League deal. […]
Embed from Getty Images Jeffrey Lurie did not wait for "one year to many" to come. After waiting 14 years to pull the plug on Andy Reid, he fired Chip Kelly after just about three seasons, in which the Eagles missed the playoffs in the final two. Lurie explained at his Wednesday press conference […]
Embed from Getty Images Phillies president Andy MacPhail had not worked in a Major League front office since the conclusion of the 2011 season, when he opted not to sign another contract with the Baltimore Orioles. After joining the Phillies in 2015, MacPhail found his general manager in former Orioles employee Matt Klentak, […]
Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia After Friday's loss to Bridgeport, Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach Scott Gordon said the team needed to get more shots on net. The Phantoms unleashed 39 shots on the Binghamton Senators tandem of Matt O'Connor and Chris Driedger. The problem? They stopped 38. Andrew MacDonald scored the lone Lehigh Valley tally, and Matthew Puempel netted Binghamton's regulation goal and the winner in […]
Embed from Getty Images When the Phillies traded their ace pitcher Cole Hamels to the Texas Rangers, that did not spell the end of Hamels helping the Philadelphia area. The Hamels Foundation remains based out of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and continues to raise money for urban education. One of the events that […]
Embed from Getty Images Broncos in playoffs with win over Bengals: In a thriller of a game that featured backup quarterbacks A.J. McCarron and Brock Osweiler, it was the Denver Broncos who escaped with a 20-17 overtime win that earned them a playoff spot. The two quarterbacks, Osweiler and McCarron, played solid, mistake-free football. Osweiler, […]
