Report from meltwaterpress.com PHILADELPHIA — An announcement that Temple University will be cutting seven of its intercollegiate sports programs in 2014 has sparked multiple Care2 petitions by alumni and athletes at the school. Alexander Gorski, an alumni of the men’s ...
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Griffin, Paul Lead Hobbled Clippers Past Sixers
Blake Griffin netted 26 points and Chris Paul added 25 more to go along with 13 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers topped the Sixers, 94-83, Monday night at the Wachovia Center. the depleted Clippers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 94-83 ...
Read More »Ottawa Earns First Shootout Win, Tops Flyers
By Sean Farrell, Flyers.com OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators finally broke through in the shootout, and managed to pull out a win by the slimmest of margins. Jason Spezza scored Ottawa’s first shootout goal in 13 attempts this season, and ...
Read More »MCW Day-to-Day With ‘Skin Infection’
Report From Sixers.com Philadelphia 76ers guard Michael Carter-Williams right knee soreness was caused by a skin infection on the front of his right knee. Carter-Williams has been treated at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for the infection and is ...
Read More »Lecavalier to Miss 3-4 Weeks
Report from Flyers.com Flyers GM Paul Holmgren held a conference call with reporters on Sunday evening to discuss Vinny Lecavalier’s injury. He announced that Lecavalier will be out of the line-up for 3-4 weeks with a non-displaced fracture in his ...
Read More »Halladay Retires from MLB as Blue Jay
By Gregor Chisholm, Phillies.com TORONTO — Roy Halladay has decided to officially step away from the game, but not before he signed one final contract with the Blue Jays. Toronto’s former ace is set to announce his retirement at 12:30 p.m. ET Monday ...
Read More »Flyers Wage Comeback, Earn Win in Detroit
By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com DETROIT – For a good 20 minutes Wednesday, the Flyers game went something like this: Penalty. Penalty. Penalty. Penalty. Penalty. Penalty. Sure there were a couple of goals mixed in there – one each way, and ...
Read More »Phils Sign Frandsen, Offer Tenders to 4 Others
By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com The Phillies offered no true surprises before Monday’s 11:59 p.m. ET deadline to tender contracts to their players eligible for salary arbitration. They avoided arbitration with infielder Kevin Frandsen, agreeing to a one-year, $900,00 contract, which includes performance ...
Read More »‘Wild’ Minute Costs Flyers in Loss at Minnesota
By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com ST. PAUL, Minn. – If you like pitcher’s duels in baseball, or nil-nil soccer matches or the three-yards-and-a-cloud of dust approach to football, then Monday’s game between the Flyers and Minnesota Wild was for you. It ...
Read More »‘Hack-A-Shaq’ Doesn’t Help Sixers in Latest Loss
After getting down big in the first half, the 76ers resorted to intentionally fouling Detroit center Andre Drummond in the third quarter of their 115-110 road loss on Sunday. Drummond missed nine of 12 free throws in the quarter, but ...
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