By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com MIAMI — Ruben Amaro Jr. and some of his top scouts have been to the Dominican Republic and Japan in the past couple of weeks, picking up frequent flyer miles and hotel points while evaluating talent. ...
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With Win Over ‘Skins, Eagles are Historic at 3-0
By Dave Spadaro, Eagles.com The Eagles are known as a team that has the flash and the dash and the highlight-reel plays. From this point forward, after a 37-34 gut-check win over Washington, should anyone take this team’s toughness for granted. ...
Read More »A’s Take Series Finale in Extras
By Alex Espinoza, Phillies.com OAKLAND — The Phillies finally ran out of answers against the A’s on Sunday. Despite doing an effective job of playing catch-up earlier in the game, Philadelphia was saddled with an 8-6 walk-off loss to Oakland ...
Read More »Union Plays to Scoreless Draw Against Houston
Report From Philadelphia Union Chester, Pa. (September 20, 2014) – There were a bevy of chances but the Philadelphia Union were unable to score and ultimately come away with three points. However, the Union still registered one point and pushed their unbeaten streak ...
Read More »Jerome Williams Earns Unprecedented Trifecta as Phillies Beat Oakland
By Aaron Leibowitz, Phillies.com OAKLAND — Jerome Williams made baseball history on Saturday — albeit in bizarre fashion — as he became the first pitcher ever to earn three wins against the same team in one season as a member of three different ...
Read More »Buchanan Battles, Howard Homers, Phils Still Fal to A’s
By Aaron Leibowitz, Phillies.com OAKLAND — David Buchanan was good, not great, on Friday in the Phillies’ first game at O.co Coliseum since 2008, but a three-run second inning by the hosts was enough to spell defeat against Jon Lester and the A’s. Philadelphia ...
Read More »Phillies’ No. 1 Draft Pick Watson Busted for Drug Abuse
By Aaron Leibowitz, Phillies.com OAKLAND — Right-hander Shane Watson, the Phillies’ first pick of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, has been suspended for 50 games without pay after a second positive test for a drug of abuse. His suspension will ...
Read More »Hextall Addresses Media With Timonen Regarding Defenseman’s Health
Report From Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall, alongside Kimmo Timonen called a press conference late Thursday afternoon to discuss the defenseman’s health and injury update to reporters. “I wish we were here to announce that Kimmo was here to continue ...
Read More »Kendrick Gets Out of the 1st, Then Struggles as Phillies Defeated by Padres Again
Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com SAN DIEGO — This is not the season Kyle Kendrick or the Phillies imagined when Spring Training opened in February. It will be over soon enough. Kendrick struggled with his command in five innings in Thursday’s 7-3 loss to ...
Read More »Sproles Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week
After his dazzling performance in the Eagles’ 30-27 come-from-behind win over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night, Eagles running back Darren Sproles was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week. In the victory, Sproles had seven catches for 152 yards (including ...
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