Philadelphia 76ers center Nerlens Noel finished third in the NBA’s rookie of the Year voting, the league announced Thursday. Minnesota’s Andrew Wiggins, last year’s No. 1 overall pick, earned the award with Chicago forward Nikola Mirotic taking second place. For ...
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Phillies Drop 3rd Straight in St. Louis
David Buchanan continued his abysmal start to the 2015 season Thursday night and the Phillies fell for a third straight time in St. Louis when the offense could not rally enough times to bail out the starting pitching. The Cardinals staked ...
Read More »2015 NFL Draft Tracker
To the dismay of many Philadelphia fans, Marcus Mariota is not yet an Eagle quarterback. The former Oregon Duck was selected No. 2 overall by the Tennessee Titans Thursday night, with the trade going down without any of the many ...
Read More »Harang Proves to be Human in Phillies Loss to Cardinals
Aaron Harang was due for a letdown, and it occurred in the fifth inning of the Phillies loss Wednesday night in St. Louis. With the Phillies nursing a 2-1 lead that would have been a larger advantage had base running ...
Read More »Phillies Prospect Gonzalez Gets Roughed Up During MLB Debut
Severino Gonzalez didn’t face the best of circumstances leading up to his Major League debut. Not only did the 22-year-old have to make his first start on the road against one of the National League’s top teams in the St. ...
Read More »Eagles Draft Predictions & Notes
After long speculation and prognosticating the NFL 2015 Draft is less than one week away. For diehard Philadelphia football fans, Thursday will mark the most exciting time of the offseason since our beloved Eagles ended their 2014 season without a ...
Read More »Eagles Exercise Option for Fletcher Cox
Report From Philadelphia Eagles The standard mark of success for a first-round pick is whether the player’s team picks up his fifth-year option. Clearly, the Eagles chose well in 2012, when they traded up for the opportunity to select Mississippi ...
Read More »Phillies Beat Cards With Late Rally, Hamels Gets 1st Win of 2015
It took almost the entire month of April, but Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels earned hist first win of the season in impressive fashion Monday night in St. Louis, lasting long enough for the Phils to rally against Johgn Lackey ...
Read More »With Tense Win, Phillies Take Series From Braves
It might still be a tad premature to say, but Ryan Howard may be joining the likes of Freddy Galvis and Ben Revere on official hot streaks. Howard homed for the second consecutive day Sunday afternoon to help lift the ...
Read More »Union Drops Match to Columbus Crew SC
Report From Philadelphia Union Columbus, Ohio – Philadelphia Union lost to Columbus Crew SC, 4-1 at MAPFRE Stadium on Saturday night. A solid first 15 minutes for the Union went to no avail, as Crew SC piled on pressure for ...
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