Writer: Brandon Apter

Embed from Getty Images    By: Brandon Apter, managing editor The Philadelphia 76ers have announced that Jahlil Okafor and Jeremi Grant have been selected to the 2016 USA Men's Select Team. Okafor and Grant are two of 25 players selected that will train with the USA Men's National Team from July 18-21 in Las Vegas. Okafor, 20, averaged 17.5 points and […]

Phillies prospect Roman Quinn is hitting .370 over his last 10 games with Double-A Reading (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia)   By: Brandon Apter, contributor The Phillies have made a handful of trades over the past few years, acquiring top young players for proven veterans like Cole Hamels, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley. Beyond the acquired prospects, the team still has home […]

Embed from Getty Images   By: Brandon Apter, contributor Final: Cubs 6, Phillies 4 ❖  Attendance: 22,162 Philadelphia, PA – The Phillies scored four runs in the ninth after Jon Lester left the game, but they couldn't complete the comeback, dropping the first game of a three-game set with the Cubs at Citizens Bank Park by a […]

Embed from Getty Images   By: Brandon Apter, contributor One of the most talked about trades during Ruben Amaro Jr.'s tenure with the Phillies was sending Cliff Lee to the Mariners in exchange for three prospects, including towering right-hander Phillippe Aumont. At the time, the Phillies had just traded for Roy Halladay and decided to deal Cliff Lee in an attempt to replenish the farm. […]

Embed from Getty Images   By: Brandon Apter, contributor Earlier today, reports surfaced that Eagles running back Darren Sproles was planning to attend minicamp this week after being absent for the teams' voluntary OTA's. Fletcher Cox has also been absent to this point, likely with hopes of landing a new contract before mandatory minicamp. Today, the Eagles star defensive […]

Wikipedia Commons  By: Brandon Apter, managing editor On Monday morning, the Philadelphia 76ers announced that they will travel to the University of Massaschusetts for a matchup with the Boston Celtics on October 4 at the Mullins Center. The Sixers will be the home team. Sixers announce that they'll take on Celtics at UMass on Amherst campus in […]

Embed from Getty Images   By: Brandon Apter, contributor There have been two players that have skipped all of the Eagles voluntary workouts to this point in Fletcher Cox and Darren Sproles. Sproles will report to mini camp this week, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. While the #Eagles wait to learn if star DL Fletcher Cox will show […]

By: Brandon Apter, contributor With three days until the MLB draft, many believe the Phillies will likely select Florida's A.J. Puk. Nothing is quite set in stone at this point, though. Back at the end of may, ESPN's Jayson Stark reported that the Phillies were struggling with who to pick first overall in the draft, which will […]

Embed from Getty Images   By: Brandon Apter, contributor This past weekend in Chicago, Pete Mackanin said that he planned to continue trimming Ryan Howard's playing time against right-handed pitchers to give Tommy Joseph more of an extended look. During the first two games of the series against Washington, Howard started and went 1-for-7 with an RBI-double and three strikeouts. Tonight […]