By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies are looking for as many young players and pitchers as possible this offseason. They signed a young reliever to a Major League contract on Thursday. The club announced it signed left-hander Elvis ...
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Sixers Sign FA Forward Covington
Report From Philadelphia 76ers PHILADELPHIA, PA. – NOVEMBER 15, 2014 – The Philadelphia 76ers announced today the team has signed free agent forward Robert Covington. Covington, who was the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft by ...
Read More »Phillies Sign 8 Players to Minor League Deals
By Quinn Roberts, Phillies.com The Phillies have signed eight players to Minor League contracts with non-roster invitations to Major League Spring Training. Those players include: infielder Andres Blanco, outfielder Brian Bogusevic, utility player Russ Canzler, utility player Chase d’Arnaud, outfielder ...
Read More »Return of MCW Doesn’t Help Sixers in Loss to Dallas
By Max Rappaport, Sixers.com DALLAS –– It was a game in which nothing seemed to go right. From the jump, the Mavericks pressed their foot firmly upon the gas pedal and relented. They quickly built a double-digit lead early in the ...
Read More »Sproles Named NFC Special Teams POW
Running back Darren Sproles was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 10. It’s his second Special Teams Player of the Week award this year, and his third Player of the Week award overall this season. Sproles returned ...
Read More »Eagles Trounce Carolina on MNF in Sanchez’ Starting Debut
By Dave Spadaro, Eagles.com They rose, all at once, as the Eagles trotted off the field at halftime with a 24-point lead, a prime-time show if there ever was one for the fans at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday night. A ...
Read More »Name Your Top 5 Backup Quarterbacks for the Eagles
With Mark Sanchez poised to make his starting debut with the Eagles, we’re asking “Who are your Top 5 backup QBs for the Birds? Answer here for a chance to win a $50 gift card* to our sponsor, Brennan Tech Services. ...
Read More »Battered Sixers Get Beat Down in Toronto
Playing with just nine healthy bodies for the second time in three days, the Sixers found themselves on the wrong end of a lopsided 120-88 defeat at the hands of the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors shot 56.6% from the field ...
Read More »Gostisbehere Suffers ACL Tear
Flyers GM Ron Hextall announced this evening that defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere has a torn ACL and will have surgery on Thursday, Nov. 13. He will be out indefinitely. The injury occurred near the midway point of the third period between ...
Read More »Flyers Hold on to Beat Colorado 4-3
Report From Philadelphia Flyers * The Flyers have won the first three games of their four-game homestand, which will resume in six days when they take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, Nov. 14. * The Flyers have also ...
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