Report From Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers will honor the recently-announced retirement of former Flyers center Danny Briere in a pre-game ceremony before the Flyers vs. Buffalo Sabres game on October 27 at the Wells Fargo Center. Briere’s 17-year professional ...
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Phils’ Late Rally Falls Short Vs. M’s, Burnett Mulls Retirement
By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — Ryne Sandberg beamed in February, when the Phillies announced they had signed A.J. Burnett. He pictured big things from his rotation. “He’s the belated Christmas present and Valentine’s Day present that I’ve been waiting ...
Read More »Mr. Rendell, Build Allen Iverson A Statue
There’s been only one real stain on Allen Iverson’s glorious tenure in Philadelphia. One big, miserable blight that started and ended with one simple word: practice. Erase that stain from your stream of consciousness. Another former NBA great, Gary Payton, ...
Read More »No regrets for Donovan McNabb
Love or hate him, Donovan McNabb earned the lofty accolades heaped upon him Monday morning. The Eagles won a lot of football games with No. 5 at the helm, a fact that cannot be disputed. McNabb retired as the franchise’s ...
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