The Brooklyn Nets Shaun Livingston stole a chance for the Sixers to steal a win in New York Monday night, literally. With 5.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Livingston corralled his seventh steal of the night to secure a 108-102 ...
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Flyers Use Fierce 3rd Period to Sink Sharks
By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com When the NHL schedule came out this season, 20 teams were slated to have a road trip that would have to run the California gauntlet. Consecutive games in Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose, in any order, ...
Read More »Pistons Waste Little Time in Dismantling of Sixers
The Sixers got off to a slow start Saturday night and never recovered during a 113-96 loss in Detroit. The Pistons (19-27) scored 32 points in the opening quarter to stake a 10-point lead and never looked back. Tony Wroten ...
Read More »Flyers Top Kings on Mason’s Shutout
By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com The questions have certainly swirled since Steve Mason signed his new contract. Like sharks circling a leaky barrel of chum at seas, the critics have been looking for any and every reason to decry the contract extension as a ...
Read More »Union Signs Nogueira From France
Philadelphia Union have signed French midfielder Vincent Nogueira, formerly of Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard of Ligue 1, the club announced today. He will join the team pending reception of his U.S. P-1 Visa, International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and will occupy an international ...
Read More »Union Asst. Coach Burke Leaves Squad
Philadelphia Union announced today that assistant coach Brendan Burke will pursue other professional opportunities and will not return to the club in 2014. Burke, the 2010 PDL Coach of the Year, departs after working on the Union’s technical staff since ...
Read More »Flyers Start Road Swing With Loss to Ducks
Report from NHL.com The Anaheim Ducks’ depth is a big reason they’re on top of the NHL standings. They showed off that depth Thursday night in a 5-3 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Ducks got goals from their stars, ...
Read More »Sixers Edge Celtics on Turner’s Buzzer Beater
Evan Turner’s short jumper off an inbound pass from Michael Carter-Williams lifted the Sixers to a 9594 win Thursday night in Boston over the reeling Celtics. The loss set a franchise record for the number of defeats in a calendar ...
Read More »Temple University Could Scale Back Reported Sports Cuts
There may still be hope for numerous sports programs at Temple University that were expected to be eliminated due to funding issues announced late in 2013. According to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer, school leaders recently met with team ...
Read More »Flyers Blank Red Wings, Slide Into Playoff Seed
By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com While the concern over Scott Hartnell’s left foot mounted Sunday when he was seen at the Flyers Wives Carnival wearing a walking boot – something he had been wearing for a couple weeks now – little was ...
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