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For many NHL fans, a game day starts when they settle in their seats at the arena or turn on their television set (or computer stream) and ends shortly after the final horn. For a significant contingent of people credentialed to cover the team from the pressbox — those who hold full-time jobs in other […]
Embed from Getty Images Most pundits had the 2015-16 Philadelphia Flyers team outside the playoffs. They missed the playoffs last year, and returned largely the same team but headed by a rookie NHL coach. More hardcore fans were also aware of the Flyers stockpile of top young defensive prospects. Shayne Gostisbehere, Samuel Morin, Robert Hagg, […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles will square off with the NFC East division leaders, the Washington Redskins, on Saturday night at Lincoln Financial Field with their season on the line. The NFC East has been awful this season and the Redskins are leading the division over the Eagles by just one game, […]
Several years ago, I saw this originally air on CBS3 Eyewitness News. I think of it every Christmas Eve, and they play it every year. It is not Christmas without listening to Harry's reading of, "Twas the Night Before Christmas". If you didn't get to catch it on CBS3 Eyewitness News this week, […]
Embed from Getty Images In this up-and-down 2015 season, where it seems there has been more downs than ups, the Eagles have actually passed many tests they’ve had come there way in the subject matter of “must win” games. Since 1990, history says an 0-2 start slims your chances of making the playoffs to […]
Embed from Getty Images 1.) OBJ suspended; Norman fined: After engaging in multiple mini fights during Sunday's Giants-Panthers game, Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and Panthers corner back Josh Norman have both been punished by the NFL. Beckham's actions got him suspended for one game while Norman was fined $26,044 by the league for […]
Each week, we will take a look at the NBA and the standings–particularly the bottom of them, to rank teams based on their odds to land the number one pick in the draft. They are not necessarily ranked by who is making the most or who should tank the most, but rather the highest odds […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers have been a team worth watching as of late. The players are building chemistry, making better decisions on the ice, and overall playing solid hockey. A considerable shift in player attitude has been evident this season. There have been a few established players who have paved the way […]
Embed from Getty Images Cliff Lee opted to rest instead of surgery during the Phillies 2015 campaign, and never threw a pitch. After the Phillies exercised a $12.5 million buyout, Lee is a free agent for the first time since the Phillies signed their five-year, $124 million deal prior to the 2011 season. […]
Embed from Getty Images Starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo did not throw a single pitch in 2015, as he recovered from "Tommy John" surgery. Yet, Arroyo was traded mid-season. Then traded again. At 39 years old, the former Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, and Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher (plus the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers […]
