Former Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan passes away at 82

Embed from Getty Images   The Eagles lost a part of their history on Tuesday morning.   Former Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan passed away.  Ryan was 82 years old. Ryan coached the Eagles from 1986 to 1990, and was head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 1994 through 1995.   Ryan was best known for […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  28 Jun 2016
Phillies erupt in seventh to beat D-backs

Embed from Getty Images   By: Theo DeRosa, contributor Final: Phillies 8, Diamondbacks 0 PHOENIX—Edubray Ramos stood in the batter's box at Chase Field and watched ball four sail by his head.  The relief pitcher, who was rushed to the plate when manager Pete Mackanin decided to let him hit for himself, walked in his at-bat […]

Theo DeRosa  •  28 Jun 2016
Phillies’ MacPhail acknowledges thought that club could be elite in future

Embed from Getty Images   By: Tim Kelly, Managing Editor The Philadelphia Phillies are going to enter the 2016 All-Star break with one of the worst records in the National League, though the belief in league circles appears to be that the team has one of the league's brightest futures.  Both MLB.com's Todd Zolecki and […]

Tim Kelly  •  27 Jun 2016
Phillies mailbag: Thompson and Williams, Morgan the reliever, and Nola to Triple-A?

Nick Williams could be a September call-up for the Phillies (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) It is time once again for a Phillies 97.3 ESPN Monday Mailbag.  We take your questions every Monday and then we talk about them during the Sports Bash with Mike Gill on Tuesday afternoons at 2:30 p.m.   If you are not in South […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  27 Jun 2016
Thoughts on the Sixers Draft

Embed from Getty Images   Patrick Causey, on Twitter @pcausey3 Last night was a defining moment for the Sixers franchise on a number of levels. Let's skip the long introduction and jump right into it. Here are five thoughts on how this draft impacts the Sixers, both in the near and long term: 1. This Draft […]

Patrick Causey  •  27 Jun 2016
Phillies nuggets: Club doesn’t deserve to have All-Star representative

Embed from Getty Images   By: Tim Kelly, Managing Editor By default, the Philadelphia Phillies will have a representative at July 12's MLB All-Star Game in San Diego, though it's fair to wonder if they deserve one. Beyond being the third worst team in the National League, the Phillies lack a player that deserves to represent […]

Tim Kelly  •  26 Jun 2016
Phillies aim for first series win of June

Embed from Getty Images   San Francisco, CA – The Phillies (32-44) are 6-18 this month, and look to win their first series in June against the NL West leading Giants (48-28) this afternoon.  In the first two games of the series, the Phillies offense was slow to get started. However, they hit well and […]

Matthew Shinkle  •  26 Jun 2016
Phillies’ Velasquez says he hopes not to go over 160 innings in 2016

Embed from Getty Images   By: Tim Kelly, Managing Editor Though it's been rather disappointing that Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Vince Velasquez has only pitched more than six innings one time this season — his April 14 complete-game shutout, his lower innings totals may actually work to the Phillies benefit in 2016.  Velasquez has yet […]

Tim Kelly  •  26 Jun 2016
Cameron Rupp powers Phillies to game two victory

Embed from Getty Images   The Phillies offense took a while to get going tonight in San Francisco, but they would walk away with a 3-2 win. The NL West leading San Francisco Giants came into tonights action having won 12 of their last 13 games. At the plate, the Giants led all of Major […]

Matthew Shinkle  •  26 Jun 2016