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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) PHILADELPHIA (0-4) Orlando (0-3) Detroit (0-3) Milwaukee (1-2) LA Lakers (0-4) Utah (1-3) Minnesota (1-2) Not […]

  Vincent Lecavalier was the premiere free agent during the 2013 offseason, and the Flyers went out and signed him. At the time the Flyers needed defense and goaltending, but after buying out Daniel Briere they also needed a veteran center; enter Vincent Lecavalier. Lecavalier signed with the Flyers on July 2, 2013 to a […]

Philadelphia fell behind early, rallied soon after, but fell late to the Houston Rockets 104-93. The loss marks the 76ers’ fourth consecutive to open the season. Houston raced out to an early 32-19 lead after the first quarter, out-running the Sixers and dropping buckets at too high a pace for them to catch up. They […]

We were teased earlier, as the Phillies transaction page briefly stated that starting pitcher A.J. Burnett had opted for free agency.   Then the website was updated and that news was gone.  This is for real this time:  A.J. Burnett has declined his $12.75 player option. Ryan Lawrence of the Philadelphia Daily News reports: Burnett […]

Earlier today some astute observers noted that the Phillies' website listed a November 2 transcation that stated that Phillies starter A.J. Burnett "elected free agency": Picture via Christopher Smith. However, a look at the site right now shows that they have removed the transaction: Matt Lombardo of NJ.com noticed that Burnett had been removed from […]

  #454500358 / gettyimages.com Respective baseball website Baseball Prospectus has been periodically releasing their prospect rankings of each organization.   Today Baseball Prospectus listed their top 10 Phillies prospects.  Some names are familiar to fans, while some others might be new to you. They are: SS J.P. Crawford RHP Aaron Nola 1B/ 3B Maikel Franco LHP Yoel Mecias LHP Jesse […]

Week 1 of the NBA Season is in the books, and the Sixers are off to a completely opposite start from last year’s 3-0 start, falling in each of their first three games this year. Will that lead to a reversal of fate? I doubt it. Did you miss anything from the past week? Here’s […]

Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage.

  #458123750 / gettyimages.com In today's piece we will take a look the first month of the NHL season.  There have been some hot starts by teams and individual players. There have also been some poor starts by others.  First up will be team statistics through the first month.