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(Photo: Flickr Creative Commons/Tim F Bklyn) NEW YORK – During their rebuilding process under general manager Sam Hinkie, the winless Philadelphia 76ers have been in the national spotlight more for late-night talk show discussion, rather than for broadcasts of their games. That trend continued Monday evening during the opening monologue of NBC's "The Tonight […]
View image | gettyimages.com PHILADELPHIA – ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter joined SiriusXM's "Movin' The Chains" with Pat Kirwan and Jim Miller Tuesday afternoon to discuss the latest happenings in the NFL. Among the discussed topics was the status of head coach Chip Kelly with the Philadelphia Eagles. The following is a transcription from […]
View image | gettyimages.com PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Phillies have signed Gloucester Catholic High School alumnus RHP Greg Burke to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training, according to Phil Anastasia of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Former Gloucester Catholic pitcher Greg Burke "fully healthy this off-season," excited about signing with Phillies, his […]
PHILADELPHIA – While a dream is often viewed as fantasy, for Jayson Stark it is reality. Stark has been a senior baseball writer for ESPN since 2000. Prior, six years removed from earning his bachelor’s degree in newspaper journalism at Syracuse University in 1973, Stark joined The Philadelphia Inquirer to serve as the Philadelphia Phillies […]
View image | gettyimages.com PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Phillies are reportedly interested in acquiring outfielder Marcell Ozuna from the Miami Marlins, according to ESPN Deportes' Cristian Moreno. The organization's interest in Ozuna dates back to "early in 2015", according to Moreno, and that the Phillies are the "most aggressive currently pursuing" him.
View image | gettyimages.com BOCA RATON, Fla. – The General Managers Meetings in Boca Raton, Florida is underway, and one of the names being discussed throughout the league in trade speculation reportedly involves Philadelphia Phillies closer Ken Giles, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com. Salisbury writes: "The Phillies lost 99 games, the most in […]
PHILADELPHIA – Even though the 2016 Major League Baseball amateur draft is seven months away, the Philadelphia Phillies are making necessary preparations this offseason ahead of their first overall pick, the first of its kind for the franchise since its 1998 selection of outfielder Pat Burrell. On Monday, the Phillies met with one of their […]
View image | gettyimages.com PHILADELPHIA – Dan Baker grew up a Phillies fan in the 1950s. Starting in 1954, his father would take him and his brother to see games at Connie Mack Stadium, which induced a wide range of sights, smells and sounds – green grass, light standards, hot dogs, sausage sandwiches, cigars […]
View image | gettyimages.com SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Giants have declined the $8 million club option for outfielder Marlon Byrd, according to Janie McCauley of The Associated Press. Byrd, 38, earned $8 million in 2015, half of which was paid by the Philadelphia Phillies as a part of the Dec. 31, 2014 […]
View image | gettyimages.com PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Phillies have claimed RHP Dan Otero off waivers from the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, according to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. Otero, 30, has allowed 205 hits, 77 runs (71 earned), 11 home runs and 29 walks over 184 2/3 career innings in relief. Hardball Talk's Aaron Gleeman […]
