Twins reportedly win bidding for Korean slugger Byung-ho Park

  View image | gettyimages.com Well, it was a fun idea for a few hours.  While the Phillies were one of the final teams to be ruled out in the Byung-ho Park posting sweepstakes, the Phillies have not won the winning bid.  Jon Heyman of CBS Sports ruled out the Phillies by name on Monday […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  09 Nov 2015
Pros and Cons: Eagles dagger Cowboys in OT, keep pace with Giants in NFC East

  View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Dallas Cowboys in overtime on Sunday night by the score of 33-27.  The Eagles got off to a slow start yet again.

Michael Malia  •  09 Nov 2015
Dream Big: Trade scenarios that would be quicker fixes for Flyers

As the Philadelphia Flyers crawled out of their six-game losing streak with a win against the Winnipeg Jets, fans can finally be hopeful. With improving power-play action, offense hopefully getting fire under their skates and scoring and defense carrying pucks with no turnovers, one may dream of improvements. Dream of quick improvements. Here are three […]

Denise Mroz  •  09 Nov 2015
Winning Byung-ho Park posting bid is accepted; could Phillies be in play?

  View image | gettyimages.com One again an international star player has been posted for American bidding.  Byung-ho Park, a 29 year-old Korean  first baseman, was posted and a winning bid was accepted according to many published reports including SI.com.  The team who won the bid is currently unknown. Park is a right-handed hitter who […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  09 Nov 2015
DeMarco Murray shines in return to Dallas, Eagles improve to 4-4

  View image | gettyimages.com In a Week 9 prime-time battle, the Philadelphia Eagles traveled to AT&T Stadium on Sunday night seeking revenge on the Dallas Cowboys after losing to them in Week 2 at Lincoln Financial Field. On Sam Bradford's birthday and DeMarco Murray's return to Dallas as an Eagle, Jordan Matthews scored a walk-off touchdown […]

Michael Malia  •  08 Nov 2015
Phillies prospects Andrew Knapp and Edubray Ramos showcased in “Fall Stars” game

The Arizona Fall League held their annual Fall Stars Game last night, which gives baseball fans a nice quick dose of post World Series baseball and a look at various prospects in the game in All Star fashion. Representing the Phillies in this contest were Andrew Knapp and Edubray Ramos.  Andrew Knapp played the final four […]

Account Deleted  •  08 Nov 2015
Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz are “in the plans” for 2016, and that is just fine

  View image | gettyimages.com The Phillies have two holdovers from their 2008 World Series championship: first baseman Ryan Howard and catcher Carlos Ruiz.  While the Phillies have cleared the roster of the rest of the aging veterans, these two remain.  While the Phillies reportedly dumping both in the past, it appears that they will […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  08 Nov 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week Ending November 8

November 4, 2000 When Flyers goalie Brian Boucher lost the starting job to Roman Cechmanek in the 2000-01 season, the 28 year old "rookie" from the Czech Republic was not about to give it back anytime soon. The Flyers sixth-round pick of the 2000 NHL draft was here to stay. On this Saturday night, Cechmanek […]

Mike Watson  •  08 Nov 2015
By the Numbers: Flyers power play comes through to beat Jets

  View image | gettyimages.com Both the losing streak and road trip are finally over. The only even-strength goal of the game was an empty-netter, so the game was entirely decided by special teams. Perhaps even more importantly, it was another fantastic performance from Michal Neuvirth for his league-leading third shutout in only eight games. […]

Marc Naples  •  08 Nov 2015