Philly Sports Jabronis

By Joe Darrah It would be unwise to make a rush to judgment about the long-term expectations for the tactics of Sixers general manager/president Sam Hinkie in his short time here. But it’s become obvious that Hinkie is in no ...

Here’s hoping Philly gets the one certainty this draft will offer: Lights-Out Shooting By Joe Darrah Your Philadelphia 76ers are the perfect example of just how chaotic life in the NBA can be even when mired in its ho-hum purgatory. ...

The wrong mid-summer trade is being criticized three years later.  By Joe Darrah At the MLB trading deadline during the summer of 2011, the Philadelphia Phillies were well on their way to a fifth consecutive National League East title. Roy ...

By Joe Darrah Philly has legitimately earned a reputation for “being tough” on Hall of Famers, world champions, MVPs, Rookies of the Year, All Stars, All Pros, (input your adjective here) and the list goes on. Then, there’s Jimmy Rollins, ...

By Joe Darrah Unsurprisingly, the Philadelphia Soul opened its 2014 training camp this weekend without yours truly in uniform. Last weekend, however, I was among 150 participants at the team’s third and final open tryout of the offseason. I attended ...

By Joe Darrah By now, we know enough about Chip Kelly’s “sports science” to know that it’s legit. The personalized smoothies, the message therapies, the up-tempo and music-infused practices, the rather blasé training camp of sorts that didn’t have coaches ...

By Joe Darrah There’s never, and I mean never, been any athlete in any sport in any era who has received more “credit” for what he’s “going to do” than LeBron James. The self-promoting and media anointed “King” of basketball ...

 By Joe Darrah There hasn’t been much that I thought was missing from this impressive 2013 Eagles team as they’ve proven their validity as a legitimately good squad. Mistake-avoiding quarterback with poise and a presence about him that lends to ...

I remember hating the New York Yankees as a kid for no better reason than their status as the “Evil Empire” with the ability and willingness to buy whoever they wanted, whenever they wanted. But as I grew up and ...

I was just as exhausted by last season’s Andrew Bynum situation as anyone who paid attention to it. The anticipation. The setbacks. The updated timelines. The setbacks. The bowling. The setbacks. The hairstyles. The setbacks. The light activity during practice. ...