Phillies fall to Astros in first Grapefruit loss of Spring

Time for baseball. #PhilliesST pic.twitter.com/jd9s9rDbND — Phillies (@Phillies) March 5, 2015 The Phillies headed to Kissimmee, FL to face the Astros at Osceola County Stadium.  Cliff Lee started the game for the Phillies. Lee had not pitched since July 31st, 2014 against the Washington Nationals. Lee pitched two strong innings to open the game only […]

Andrew Shipotofsky  •  05 Mar 2015
Trent Cole to Visit Tampa Bay, Seahawks Hosting Cary Williams

  View image | gettyimages.com The Eagles cut ties with defensive end Trent Cole on Wednesday, despite the fact he openly said he would be willing to take a pay cut to stay in an Eagles uniform to finish his career. The two sides couldn't come to terms on a revised contract, so the Eagles […]

Brandon Apter  •  05 Mar 2015
Positive, Slim Ryan Howard flashes leather for Phillies at first base, new batting stance

Your browser does not support iframes.  Two Grapefruit League games is a small sample size, but the early results are encouraging for embattled first baseman Ryan Howard.   Howard made a nice diving play to his right today with Jerome Williams on the mound. In Tuesday's game, Howard went 2 for 2 with one run […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  04 Mar 2015
Flyers Trivia: Follower Favorites

Hello again and welcome to Flyers Trivia. Today is the day where we select a random follower and dedicate the trivia to them and their favorite Flyers player. We had an excellent turnout with people answering the questions. Keep the answers coming for your chance to be selected.

Bill Minchin  •  04 Mar 2015
Midnight Thoughts: McCoy for Alonso

Chip Kelly does nothing conventionally.  Seriously…nothing. Trades like the one that happened yesterday are phenomenally uncommon in the NFL.  The MLB trading deadline is a mid-Summer beat writer’s dream.  The NBA & NHL sees players moved on a near nightly basis.  The NFL is a different animal altogether.  The NFL trading deadline usually passes without […]

Michael Coggin  •  04 Mar 2015
The Tuesday TANK Report

TANK Power Rankings (based on chances to finish with No. 1 lottery odds) New York (12-47) PHILADELPHIA (13-47) Minnesota (13-46) LA Lakers (16-43) Orlando (19-42) Denver (20-39) Sacramento (21-37) Detroit (23-36) Boston (23-35) Utah (24-35)   Don’t sleep on Indiana, who are now poised to climb the Eastern Conference standings and get into a more […]

Mike Angelina  •  03 Mar 2015
Report: Eagles will trade running back LeSean McCoy to Buffalo Bills for Kiko Alonso

  View image | gettyimages.com Chip Kelly reportedly wants his former Oregon Duck Marcus Mariotta to be his quarterback.  But Mariotta would not be the only one if a new report of a trade is true.  This trade is one that will sting Eagles fans, because it involves perhaps their most popular player. Adam Schefter […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  03 Mar 2015
Massive Trade for Mariota + Free Agency Spending Spree = Bad News for Eagles

  View image | gettyimages.com (Note: This post has been updated after news broke of the LeSean McCoy trade). Well, that escalated quickly. The Eagles just shocked the football world by trading LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills for Kiko Alonso.  This came on after reports that the Eagles released high priced veterans Trent Cole […]

Patrick Causey  •  03 Mar 2015
Report: Trent Cole will be released by the Eagles

View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Eagles continue to tinker with their roster.   So far the Eagles have released veteran players and created salary cap space.  According to a report, the Eagles appear prepared to lose a familiar veteran face in their defense. Geoff Mosher of CSN reports he hears outside linebacker Trent Cole's […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  03 Mar 2015