Report From Philadelphia Union CHESTER, Pa. – The Philadelphia Union announced the first phase of its 2016 preseason schedule today, with training sessions beginning Sunday, Jan. 24 at the University of Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, Jan. 27, the club will host ...
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Flyers Finally Face Penguins, Lose 4-3
A two-goal first-period lead was not enough for the Philadelphia Flyers to steal a win in Pittsburgh on Thursday night during their first meeting with the Penguins in 2015-16. The Pens rallied for three unanswered goals in the second period ...
Read More »Union Re-signs Midfielder Brian Carroll
Report From Philadelphia Union CHESTER, Pa. – The Philadelphia Union announced on Wednesday the club has re-signed midfielder Brian Carroll ahead of the 2016 season. Carroll, 34, has been with the Union since 2011 and was a part of Major ...
Read More »Sixers Earn 6th Win of Season With 96-87 Win Over Magic
Report From Philadelphia 76ers Game Recap: 76ers 96, Magic 87 Snapshot: Resiliency is a characteristic of the 2015-2016 Philadelphia 76ers (6-38) that has rarely wavered. Wednesday night in Orlando was no different. Pushing past a choppy start in the back-end of ...
Read More »Eagles Add Offensive Coordinator, Other Staff Members
Report From Philadelphia Eagles After serving as the Cleveland Browns’ offensive coordinator last season, John DeFilippo will join the Eagles’ coaching staff as the quarterbacks coach in 2016 as the two sides agreed to terms Thursday morning. At the NFL ...
Read More »Eagles Name Jim Schwartz Defensive Coordinator
Report From Philadelphia Eagles During Doug Pederson’s introductory press conference on Tuesday afternoon, the Eagles’ head coach officially announced the first new member of his coaching staff, defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. Schwartz comes to Philadelphia with 19 years of NFL ...
Read More »Late Goal Lifts Leafs Over Flyers, 3-2
The Philadelphia Flyers were 7.5 seconds away from playing another overtime period Tuesday night when Matt Hunwick’s deflected slap shot from the right point slipped past goalie Steve Mason to give the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 win. Matt ...
Read More »Knicks Beat Sixers, 119-113, in Double OT on MLK Day
Report From Philadelphia 76ers Game Recap: Knicks 119, 76ers 113 (2OT) Snapshot: A furious fourth-quarter comeback. A pair of game-extending shots that resulted in two extra periods. Monday afternoon’s Atlantic Division rivalry clash at Madison Square Garden fittingly featured all of ...
Read More »Flyers Lose 2nd Consecutive Shootout; Fall to Detroit, 2-1
For the second consecutive day the Philadelphia Flyers fell in a shootout on Sunday, losing in Detroit, 2-1, to the host Red Wings. Claude Giroux’s 13th goal of the season tied the game at 1-1 at 4:24 of the third ...
Read More »Eagles Make Doug Pederson Hire Official
Report From Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles have announced the hiring of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson as the team’s new head coach. The Eagles will introduce Pederson as the team’s new head coach at a 2 PM ...
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