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What is the best part about a bad loss? That would be the only good thing, playing the next game to get the taste out of your mouth. The next one. Tonight, Philadelphia gets a chance to put their 45-point defeat behind them. It’s also one of their final two chances to end their losing […]
Mexico Repeats As Caribbean Series Champions In a 7-1 victory, Mexico defeated Puerto Rico to recapture the Caribbean Series crown on Saturday night. Former Phillies outfielder Chris Roberson took home the Series MVP, hitting .370 with two home runs and six RBIs. Phillies farmhand Sebastian Valle drove in four of the runs on Saturday with […]
Welcome to Around the Net, a bi-weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. Flyers hot at Olympic break Figures, right? [The Checking Line-John Russo] [Philly.com- Sam Carchidi] [CSNPhilly-Tim Panaccio] Flyers well represented in Sochi Just not on Team USA or Canada…[Philly.com-Sam Carchidi] [Philly.com-Seth Zweifler] Sochi news Pavel […]
Because of how the Eagles and Chip Kelly weathered the fallout from Riley Cooper's controversy last season, Michael Sam, who came out as an openly gay man in August, may be the team most prepared to welcme him into the locker room. Michael Sam is about to be the answer to the question that has […]
Some good reads for a Monday morning. "Legacy In Limbo", Marcus Hayes, Philadelphia Daily News Many people I know who even personally know love Marcus Hayes get really frustrated/annoyed/angry at some of his pieces. I find that Hayes is spot-on in a post today in the Daily News that looks at the Legacy […]
Photo Courtesy of Getty Images In their second preliminary game of the Olympics, the U.S. women's Olympic hockey team set the new Olympic world record for the fastest five goals in a game in their overpowering 9-0 victory vs Switzerland on Monday. Led by Amanda Kessel and Kendall Coyne's four points, two goals and two […]
Image courtesy of Pittsburgh-Blitz.com With a lengthy break in the NHL schedule for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, there are several intriguing headlines across the league. The biggest stories surround a defenseman on a rival team suffering from an unusual health predicament for a professional athlete, a Western Conference club that might be on […]
Wow, was that a game for the history books. Or one you will want to forget, if you’re in Philadelphia’s locker room. The 76ers dropped their sixth in a row in embarrassing fashion Sunday night to the Clippers, 123-78. There are not many bright spots to follow in this recap, so here’s one right […]
If you subscribe to the theory that Philadelphia needs to tank, drop and lose no matter what they do, some great news emerged regarding the Sixers’ next opponent, the Los Angeles Clippers. The team announced that the superstar point guard will return to the lineup for the first time since Jan. 3 after separating his […]
In their fifth season of existence, the scrappy Philadelphia Flyers were clawing their way up the ladder in the then -West Division standings. On February 8, 1972, they set out on a five-game road trip, starting in Vancouver to play the Canucks. In goal that evening was Bruce Gamble, a 33-year-old veteran who had almost 300 […]
