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Jimmy Rollins bats in the first inning. Photo courtesy John Shields The Phillies headed south to Bradenton, Florida to face the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jimmy Rollins in tow. Jeff Manship took the mound first in his quest for the fifth starter spot in the Phillies rotation. Manship pitched well, but a late-inning bullpen implosion would […]
The Eagles made their intentions clear when it comes to Darren Sproles, after signing him to a two-year extension Friday. Darren Sproles clearly isn't just a short-term solution for Chip Kelly's Philadelphia Eagles offense. One day after trading a fifth-round draft choice to the New Orleans Saints for Sproles, the Eagles extended the 31-year old […]
Andrew Bynum and Evan Turner will be at the Wells Fargo Center floor tonight. He will likely play in the Eastern Conference Finals, and who knows, he could be an x-factor off the bench if the consensus matchup against the Heat takes place like many think it will. After all, the standings dictate that way. […]
Welcome to Around the Net, a bi-weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. Know your enemy Broad Street Hockey goes behind enemy lines:[Broad Street Hockey-Collin Mehalick] Measuring stick The Flyers will fnd out how good they are this weekend: [Philly.com-Sam Carchidi] [CSNPhilly.com] [Hockeybuzz.com-Bill Meltzer] "Win today and […]
image via indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com The Flyers currently sit in 4th place in the Metropolitan Division with 73 points and are in possession of the 2nd and final wild card needed to qualify for the Eastern Conference playoffs. However, they are only one point behind the New York Rangers for 2nd place in the Metro and have […]
The Phillies won their second straight game yesterday and began their first winning streak of 2014 with a 6-2 win over New York. Roberto Hernandez got the start in the split squad match up and proved to be on point, tossing five perfect innings before surrendering a hit in the top of the sixth. With […]
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It’s conference tournament time for college basketball players, and that means it is officially time for March Madness. For the interest of this weekly feature though, it is also a time when players eyed more than ever. It’s when draft stocks rise and fall. Remember Evan Turner’s game-winner against Michigan in the Big 10 tourney? […]
The Phillies were able to secure win number three yesterday in a victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Amidst some controversy in both the pitching rotation and at the shortstop position, the team was still able to string together some clutch hits and impressive pitching. While I'm sure it wasn't the most important thing to them, […]
NHL top prospect Nikolaj Ehlers (Photo c/o of Halifax Mooseheads David Chan) Halifax Mooseheads left winger Nikolaj Ehlers is red hot. Actually, he is white hot.
