SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — As A.J. Burnett took the PNC Park mound on July 6 in a Philadelphia Phillies uniform, he was saluted with a video board montage that ended with, “Thank you, A.J.” Wrong sign-off. It should have said, “Till we meet ...
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Phillies Provide Health Update on Montgomery
By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — Everybody wants to know how David Montgomery is feeling these days. He said Friday he is doing much better. Montgomery took a medical leave of absence as Phillies president in August, following jawbone cancer ...
Read More »Phillies Ink Reliever
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 ...
Read More »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 »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 ...
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