Saric’s Olympic run ends with Croatia defeat; Rodriguez, Spain advance

Embed from Getty Images   By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Philadelphia 76ers Olympians Dario Saric and Sergio Rodriguez were in action on Wednesday night in quarterfinals action with Croatia losing to Serbia and Spain defeating France. Because this phase of the tournament is the knockout round, Saric and the Croatians have officially been eliminated while Spain will […]

Brandon Apter  •  18 Aug 2016
Phillies Minor League Wind Down: Reading Fightin Phils

  Phillies OF prospect Dylan Cozens leads Minor League Baseball with 105 RBIs (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia Phillies have some nice depth in their farm system and the majority of their minor league affiliates are right in the midst of a playoff race. Double-A Reading has been atop […]

Brandon Apter  •  16 Aug 2016
Saric, Rodriguez punch tickets to Olympic quarterfinals

Embed from Getty Images   By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor On the final day of Olympic preliminary play in Men's Basketball, both Philadelphia 76ers Olympians advanced to the knockout round of the tournament.  Dario Saric and Croatia ended up as the top seed in Group B with a win over Lithuania while Sergio Rodriguez and Spain defeated Nigeria […]

Brandon Apter  •  16 Aug 2016
Sixers unveil 2016-17 schedule, open season at home against Oklahoma City

Embed from Getty Images   By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Whether they win more games or they don't, 2016-17 is going to be an exciting one for Philadelphia 76ers basketball. Draft picks Ben Simmons and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot will be on the roster in addition to the much anticipated debuts of Dario Saric and Joel Embiid are expected. On Thursday, the […]

Brandon Apter  •  15 Aug 2016
Phillies top prospect J.P. Crawford remains sidelined with oblique injury

J.P. Crawford is hitting .258 in 70 games with Triple-A Lehigh Valley this season (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor It seems more and more likely that we will have to wait to see Philadelphia Phillies prospect J.P. Crawford at Citizens Bank Park. With September getting closer by the day, fans of the Phillies […]

Brandon Apter  •  15 Aug 2016
Saric tallies double-double in Croatia defeat; Rodriguez, Spain fall to 0-2

Embed from Getty Images   Both Dario Saric and Sergio Rodriguez continued Olympic play on Tuesday in the preliminary round in Rio. While both of their teams ended up losing, the two new Sixers looked strong and neither team went down without a fight. Dario Saric and Croatia hung around fought back from some big deficits and made things […]

Brandon Apter  •  10 Aug 2016
Phillies place Zach Eflin on disabled list with patellar tendinopathy

Embed from Getty Images   By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor   The Philadelphia Phillies have suffered another injury to their young pitching rotation. Following a three-inning effort in which he gave up seven runs, rookie right-hander Zach Eflin has been placed on the disabled list with tendon issues in both of his knees. The Phillies […]

Brandon Apter  •  09 Aug 2016
Phillies look to even series with Dodgers behind Velasquez

Embed from Getty Images   By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor   Los Angeles, CA – The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers continue their three-game series tonight at Dodger Stadium. L.A. took game one of the series on Monday night, 9-4, thanks in large part to a two-homer run game from Cory Seager and a […]

Brandon Apter  •  09 Aug 2016
Eagles OL Lane Johnson reportedly facing 10 game suspension, denies it

Embed from Getty Images    By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia Eagles got some bad news from their offensive line on Tuesday afternoon. It looks like right tackle Lane Johnson will be suspended for 10 games for his second offense of taking performance enhancing drugs. Johnson was suspended four games in 2014 for violating the […]

Brandon Apter  •  09 Aug 2016