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View image | gettyimages.com We laughed when the Nationals signed Phillies free agent Jayson Werth to a seven-year, $126 million contract after the 2011 season. The Nationals were in not expected to be in contention in 2012 and their young core was just not ready yet. In the end, the Werth signing worked out […]
View image | gettyimages.com It is very easy for us to forget. We watched Jahlil Okafor get drafted in the first round of the NBA draft and come right to the Sixers to be their starting center. But just 18 months ago, Okafor was attending Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. Okafor is […]
View image | gettyimages.com When Comcast Sports Net looked for a new broadcast partner for Tom McCarthy on Phillies televisions broadcasts, Brad Lidge's name came up. Citing some graduate studies at Regis University in his home Colorado, Lidge politely declined. After hosting part-time for Sirius XM's MLB Network Radio, Lidge has expanded his broadcast duties to […]
View image | gettyimages.com After a three-game losing streak, including two blowout losses, the Philadelphia Eagles have a 4-7 overall record. Head coach Chip Kelly, who made numerous changes on both sides of the ball during the offseason, is currently on the hot seat. Some would think that Kelly should stick his tail between […]
Stop me if you've heard this one before. The Sixers lose for the fifth time in a row while holding a fourth quarter lead. This brings their record to 0-18, matching the NBA's longest losing streak to begin a season shared by the 2009-2010 New Jersey Nets. Both Memphis and Philadelphia started off slowly in […]
View image | gettyimages.com With another embarrassing loss on Thanksgiving Day, the Philadelphia Eagles sank lower than they have all season. This marks the first time in franchise history that Philadelphia has lost a game on Thanksgiving. It is also their third straight loss after winning a close game with the Dallas Cowboys. It’s safe […]
November 28, 1981 The Flyers were in Bloomington, Minnesota to take on Bobby Smith, Dino Ciccarelli and the Minnesota North Stars at The Met Center, one of the tougher places to play in the NHL. On this night, the Flyers would lose to Minnesota 5-3 , however the fireworks that came after the final whistle […]
View image | gettyimages.com This afternoon game between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers started pretty evenly. Halfway through the first, however, Nick Schultz absorbed a very hard hit and was forced to leave the game. This hit set the table for the rest of the game. After Luke Schenn started a fight to […]
While all Sixers fans know there are no moral victories, not all losses are created equal. For the fourth time in as many games the Sixers played hard and held a fourth quarter lead only to see it taken away in the final minutes. On a night where the Sixers set the new record for […]
View image | gettyimages.com With the Philadelphia Flyers mired in a slump that just won't end, Dave Hakstol has wisely shaken up some of the lines and pairs. These new pairs have yielded some decidedly mixed results.
