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View image | gettyimages.com A scouting “god.” The next Ozzie Newsome. The architect behind Alabama’s championship runs from 2008 – 2011. If I told you a month ago that these would be the words used to describe the new executive hired by the Eagles, most fans will be thrilled. For good reason. But the […]
The Sixers, riding a 24-4 run to open the game, got their best win of the season tonight, thumping the Detroit Pistons 89-69 in South Philly tonight. It’s the biggest margin of victory for the Sixers this season (only the 2nd time they’ve won by double digits – the first time being twelve days ago […]
View image | gettyimages.com A long-rumored change has been made in the Phillies organization. David Montgomery, President of the Phillies since 1997, will not return to the role of President after a medical leave. Pat Gillick, who as recently as last week indicated he would not be the permanent Phillies president, was named […]
Nearly one year ago to the date, actually on Jan. 29, 2014, the Sixers went up to Boston to take on a team that, for the moment, was tanking more than they were. Boston was resting superstar point guard Rajon Rondo for Phil Pressley, while the Sixers started a lineup of usual starters that won […]
Good Afternoon Flyerdelphia Nation, It's time for Trivia Wednesday. As you can see today's category is Who am I. Before we get started on this week's clues, let's take a moment to review last week's answers. Last week's category was coaches and captains. The answers were:
Photo: mlb.com Yesterday, I wrote at length about the possibility of Cuban switch hitter Yoan Moncada signing with the Phillies and accelerating their rebuilding process. One of the hurdles that stood was, despite his being grated MLB free agency, teams needed to wait until Moncada was cleared by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control. However, […]
View image | gettyimages.com Just when talks appeared dead, they have roared to life. Two reports tonight have said that talks for Jonathan Papelbon with the Brewers are still alive, although it is unclear how serious those talks are. Other reports are claiming that the Blue Jays have jumped into to the mix as […]
Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage. Raffl sick, Straka called up With Michael Raffl ill and Zac Rinaldo suspended for eight games (more on that later), Petr Straka has been called up from Lehigh Valley: [Philly.com-Sam Carchidi] [CSNPhilly.com-Tim Panaccio] Zac Rinaldo Suspended Everyone's […]
After losing Tony Wroten to a partial ACL tear over the weekend, the Sixers were devastated to hear that another piece of the backcourt wouldn’t be available for Monday’s battle with the New Orleans Pelicans as Michael Carter-Williams was sidelined with an upper respiratory infection. And although Michael Carter-Williams’ offensive game has been questionable recently […]
The Tuesday TANK report Each week, we take a look at where the Sixers rank among some of the teams competing for the top lottery picks. TANK Power Rankings (based on chances to finish with No. 1 lottery odds) New York (8-37) Minnesota (7-37) PHILADELPHIA (8-37) LA Lakers (12-33) Orlando (15-33) Utah (16-29) Indiana (16-30) […]
