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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 (6-36) Minnesota (7-33) PHILADELPHIA (8-33) LA Lakers (12-30) Boston (13-26) Orlando (15-29) Utah (14-27) […]
View image | gettyimages.com Five thoughts on Championship Sunday as it relates to the Eagles. Let's get right to it: 1. Importance of a Good Secondary The two teams playing in the Super Bowl have a lot more in common than most people realize. They have great head coaches, consistent play at quarterback, a […]
View image | gettyimages.com We learned last week that LeSean McCoy was not going to participate in this year's Pro Bowl due to an undisclosed injury. Alfred Morris was selected in his place. A few days after that news, Jeremy Maclin and Jon Dorenbos were added to the all-star roster. Yesterday, Alex Marvez of […]
The Good: Nerlens Noel game Friday night. Forget who was not playing for New Orleans for the moment (more on that later), Noel’s game on Friday night was really enjoyable. I had been kind of sour on him lately and remarked to my buddy it’d be nice to see a solid game from him on […]
View image | gettyimages.com The New York Islanders scored early and often. Nikolay Kulemin had a pair of goals, Johnny Boychuk added two assists, Jaroslav Halak made 24 saves and the New York Islanders dominated the Philadelphia Flyers 7-4 on Monday afternoon.
Given the uncertainty surrounding the Eagles' quarterback situation heading into the 2015 season and beyond, there has been plenty of speculation that head coach and czar of all things player personnel Chip Kelly will pull the metaphorical rabbit out of his hat and trade up a boatload of spots in the NFL Draft to land Marcus […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Flyers (18-21-7) take on the first place New York Islanders (30-14-1) on Long Island for what has become the annual Martin Luther King Day matinee game. This is the final game for the Flyers at the Nassau Coliseum. Game time is 1:00.
The Washington Nationals are already the strongest team in the National League East on paper. The Nationals have in their starting rotation Jordan Zimmermann, Steven Strasburg, Doug Fister, Gio Gonzalez, and Tanner Roark. One would think that the rotation was just fine as it is. But a report suggests that the Nationals could land themselves […]
Charlie Manuel at this weekend's Philadelphia Sports Writers Dinner. Photo courtesy Fr. Ed Casey Earlier this offseason, we learned that the Baltimore Orioles were interested in former Phillies manager Charlie Manuel to serve as their hitting coach. Manuel declined the offer, as did former Phillies Raul Ibañez and Jim Thome, instend opting to work with […]
January 17, 1998 He was a former first-overall pick who once was quoted as saying, "I am glad I got drafted first, because no one remembers number two." He had not lived up to the hype in his first 301 NHL games north of the border, averaging just over a half point per game. This […]
