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The Flyers tacked another game onto their win streak on Saturday afternoon after defeating the Calgary Flames in a 2-1 effort. Brayden Schenn and Claude Giroux scored for the Flyers, while Matt Stajan got Calgary’s lone goal. Philadelphia’s Ray Emery came up big in net, making 32 of 33 saves. Reto Berra stopped 21 of […]
Photo by JIM YOUNG/REUTERS via BostonGlobe.com It took just 53 seconds for the No. 1 women's hockey team to assert their dominance in their Olympic game opener. Hilary Knight gave the U.S. women's Olympic hockey team the 1-0 lead on a breakaway and the rest of the team cruised to a 3-1 victory over Finland's […]
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the 76ers in Philly tonight, 112-98. The Sixers started off hot, jumping out to a 35-26 lead after the 1st quarter. The Lakers drew closer in the 2nd, but the Sixes still led 64-61 at half. It was the second half where everything started to unravel for the Sixers. The […]
Joe Anderson was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles Friday after playing six games for the Chicago Bears in 2013, mostly on special teams. The Eagles announced the signing Friday of former Chicago Bears wide receiver Joe Anderson. Anderson, 25, played in six games last season for the Bears before being placed on injured reserve with […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani The worst-kept secret in the Phillies' front office is that they would likely be interested in a Ryan Madson reunion for 2014. Finally, today, Madson threw for teams today on a one-on-one basis to demonstrate that he is recovered from multiple injuries. The Phillies were one of them. CSN Philly's Jim Salisbury […]
The Phillies are short on starting pitching, even according to their own manager. Then, the Phillies actually were linked to a starting pitcher, A.J. Burnett, according to a report in the Boston Globe. Burnett would solidify a starting rotation that has two pitchers who ended 2013 on the disabled list and one who has never […]
Chirs Polk and Bryce Brown are in for a long battle to see who will backup All-Pro LeSean McCoy (Image Courtesy of Philly.com). Chris Polk and Bryce Brown are in for an interesting offseason. The need to give star running back LeSean McCoy more rest is imperative. McCoy was not just the NFL’s leading rusher, […]
Welcome to Around the Net, a bi-weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. Snider mad over Giroux snub, Olympics Mr. Snider voiced his displeasure over his star player not playing in Sochi and his general dislike of the Olympics:[CSNPhilly-Tim Panaccio] [Broad Street Hockey-Kurt R.] [Puck Daddy- Greg […]
Jeremy Maclin could be on the verge of receiving a long-term contract offer from the New York Jets once free agency opens on March 11th. (Image via GCobb.com) If the Eagles hope to re-sign Jeremy Maclin this offseason, they may find themselves in a bidding war for the fifth-year receiver who missed all of last […]
