By Jay Greenberg, Flyers.com NEWARK – No question, Claude Giroux saw more of the net than Marty Brodeur saw of Claude Giroux. Did it look as wide open as Steve Yzerman’s throat? Probably not, but whatever the Flyers captain envisioned himself shooting at, he ...
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Young Named Player of Week, Sixers Fall to T-Wolves
Thaddeus Young, who was recently named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week, kept up his impressive play with 20 points Monday night, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Sixers from getting thumped by Kevin Love and the ...
Read More »Flyers’ Giroux Left Off Canadian Olympic Team
By Jay Greenberg, Flyers.com NEWARK, N.J. — Only in an alternate universe is Claude Giroux not one of the 25 best hockey players in Canada so it’s not over yet. As General Manager Steve Yzerman hinted Tuesday morning after announcing a Canadian Olympic ...
Read More »Sixers Use Big 4th Quarter to Defeat Blazers
Fours were wild for the Sixers on Saturday night as they pushed their winning streak to four games with a 101-99 win over the Portland Trailblazers. The loss marked just the fourth time the Blazers (26-7), who held a 76-69 ...
Read More »Eagles’ Season of Destiny Ends in Loss to Saints
By Chris McPherson, Eagles.com The Eagles rallied back from a 20-7 deficit in the third quarter and took a 24-23 lead with just 4:54 remaining. However, the Saints drove down the field and Shayne Graham’s fourth field goal of the game ...
Read More »Flyers Wage Another Comeback, Beat Coyotes
By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com GLENDALE, AZ. – Detroit. Columbus. Edmonton. Vancouver and now Phoenix. Four on the road. One at home. In the past month, those are the game the Flyers trailed in the third period and somehow managed to ...
Read More »Phillies Agree to New TV Deal With Comcast
By Todd Zolecki The Phillies and Comcast SportsNet have struck a new TV contract. Sources said it is a 25-year deal and the Philadelphia Inquirer reported it is worth more than $2.5 billion, with the Phillies also acquiring an equity stake ...
Read More »Behind Simmonds, Flyers Rally to Beat Oilers & Bryz
EDMONTON — Ilya Bryzgalov did his best to pull one out against his former team, but fell short in the Philadelphia Flyers’ 4-3 shootout victory against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night at Rexall Place. Bryzgalov made 35 saves and was the ...
Read More »Eagles Edge Dallas to Claim NFC East Championship
By Dan Klausner, Eagles.com It wasn’t easy, but things are hardly ever easy when it comes to Philadelphia sports. The Eagles came into Arlington, Texas as a heavy road favorite to play a wounded Dallas Cowboys team that refused to die ...
Read More »Flyers Beat Wild, Extend Home Win Streak to 9
By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com PHILADELPHIA – When Craig Berube decided to tweak his lineup six games ago as far as line combinations, there were some eyebrows raised when he decided to put Brayden Schenn, Scott Hartnell and Wayne Simmonds together. ...
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