Writer: Brandon Apter
New general manager Matt Klentak has made his first offical trade as a member of the Phillies front office. According to CSNPhilly.com's Jim Salisbury, the Phillies were in talks with Arizona to acquire 28-year-old right hander, Jeremy Hellickson. Now, the deal is official, with minor leaguer Sam McWilliams heading to Arizona in the swap. […]
After Jordan Matthews ran 41 yards into the end zone on Sunday night for the overtime win against the Cowboys, he threw the ball into the stands and one thought crossed his mind. “Right after I did it, I was like, ‘I hope they don’t fine me,’” Matthews said. “I’m an economics major. When […]
The Sixers will get Nerlens Noel back tonight, but will still be without Robert Covington and rookie Richaun Holmes, both of whom are nursing injuries. Covington re-aggravated his right MCL sprain on November 3rd and has missed the last five games. He scored four points on 1-for-9 shooting in the Sixers 107-100 loss to Cleveland, […]
After their eighth consecutive loss to begin the 2015-16 season and their 18th overall dating back to last year, the Sixers (0-8) are in Oklahoma City tonight for a matchup with the Thunder (5-3), who are without the services of Kevin Durant after he suffered a hamstring injury on Tuesday night against the Wizards. Last […]
Anxiously seeking their first win of the season, the Sixers (0-7) have a tough test tonight against the first-place Raptors (5-3). To make things even tougher, Nerlens Noel will not play because of a lingering wrist injury and rookie Richaun Holmes strained his hamstring in warmups and is doubtful for the game. Robert Covington also […]
With news surfacing of Jordan Hicks and his torn pectoral muscle, the Eagles look to have added a replacement to their linebacker corps, reportedly bringing back Emmanuel Acho. Acho posted this on Twitter on Monday evening. Guess who's back, back again! pic.twitter.com/yIDquMhPhn — Emmanuel Acho (@thEMANacho) November 9, 2015 Acho and the Eagles reached […]
Photo: Reading Fightin Phils/MiLB.com The Reading Fightin' Phils are celebrating 50 years of affiliation with the Phillies and will kick-off the festivities with the debut of the Future Series on March 31st, 2016 at 6:05pm in Reading. Their affiliation is currently the longest in the minor leagues. The futures game will pit the 2016 […]
Nick Williams hit .320 in 22 game with Double-A Reading in 2015 (Photo: Kevin Durso, Philliedelphia) Every offseason, Baseball America releases numerous rankings of each MLB teams' top 10 prospects. The first installment is just beginning and the folks at Baseball America are going through the National League Eastern division, with today being the Phillies […]
To no one's surprise, the Sixers have decided to exercise team options on Joel Embiid, Nik Stauskas and Nerlens Noel. This will keep all three of them under contract through the 2016-17 campaign. It's becomes official. #Sixers just picked up team options for Nerlens Noel, Joel Embiid and Nik Stauskas — Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) October […]
Photo: Kevin Durso, Philliedelphia Update (7:44pm) – According to CSNPhilly.com, Crawford suffered a small tear in the ligament of his left thumb during a game last week in the Arizona Fall League. He is not expected to need surgery and should be ready to go by Spring Training. "It's a very, very slight tear in the […]
