The Philadelphia Phillies won their second tightly contested contest to kickoff the second half of the season Saturday night, beating the Miami Marlins, 3-1. Chad Billingsley earned the win despite leaving earlier than expected with elbow problems. For more on ...
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Aaron Nola to Make MLB Debut Tuesday Vs Rays
Right-handed starter Aaron Nola, currently the Philadelphia Phillies top pitching prospect, will make his Major League debut July 21 when the Phils host the Tampa Bay Rays in Interleague play. Nola, 22, was officially called up on July 17 when ...
Read More »Phillies Open 2nd Half With Win Over Marlins
The Philadelphia Phillies had a bit of an awkwardly thrilling start to the second half to their 2015 season Friday night, beating the visiting Miami Marlins and their ace Jose Fernandez 6-3 despite striking out six times and collecting just ...
Read More »Big 5 Double Dip Coming to Palestra
A Big 5 basketball doubleheader at the Palestra will be held January 20 whenTemple plays La Salle and Saint Joseph’s faces University of Pennsylvania. For more on this story, click here.
Read More »Flyers Extend Del Zotto, Sign Konecny
Report From Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have signed 6-0, 195-lb defenseman Michael Del Zotto to a multi-year contract extension, according to general manager Ron Hextall. Del Zotto, 25 (6/24/1990), enters his second season with the ...
Read More »AFC Bournemouth Tops Union, 4-1
Report From Philadelphia Union Chester, Pa. – The Philadelphia Union fell 4-1 to newly promoted English Premier League side AFC Bournemouth Tuesday night in an international friendly in PPL Park. AFC Bournemouth scored the first goal of the game in the 20th minute ...
Read More »Eagles’ Executive Leaves Charity
Sarah Martinez-Helfman, an executive who has led the Eagles Youth Partnership for many years, has reportedly resigned. For more on this story, click here.
Read More »Sixers Sign PG Pierre Jackson
Report From Philadelphia 76ers PHILADELPHIA, PA. – The Philadelphia 76ers today announced they have signed guard Pierre Jackson. Jackson (5-10, 180) was originally the 42nd overall pick by Philadelphia in the 2013 NBA Draft before his rights were traded to ...
Read More »Embiid Situation Changes Nothing for Hinkie
Sixers GM Must Build Now By Joe Darrah The recent bad news regarding Joel Embiid, that player we all know as the eventual presumed-to-be starting center for the Philadelphia 76ers, shouldn’t come as any surprise to anyone in Philadelphia — ...
Read More »McNabb ‘Suspended Indefinitely’ From Fox Sports Following 2nd DUI
Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb has been suspended for an undetermined amount of time by his employer, Fox Sports, following his second arrest for driving under the influence. For more on this story, click here.
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