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Meet the Best Line in Hockey: Flyers v. Blues Preview
Okay, a slight exaggeration... or is it? There was a long stretch before this current three game win streak where the Flyers were a bit of floating debris, awash in a sea of inconsistency and turmoil. I will attest that erratic defensive play and a ridiculous schedule had alot...
Meet the Best Line in Hockey: Flyers v. Blues Preview
Okay, a slight exaggeration... or is it? There was a long stretch before this current three game win streak where the Flyers were a bit of floating debris, awash in a sea of inconsistency and turmoil. I will attest that erratic defensive play and a ridiculous schedule had alot...
Terrelle Pryor returns to the Country; Big Ten, BCS on the line?
Originally posted on Black Shoe Diaries by BSD member smashtheguitar Kevin McGuire from Examiner and Nittany White Out is back again to provide The 700 Level with a Penn State game thread.
This is the game that Penn State faithful have been waiting a long time for. While...
I Don't Know Playing Third Base
Ruben Amaro is wasting no time this offseason, already telling Brett Myers thanks, but no thanks for his services next season. Now it's becoming clear Brett may not be the only semi-high profile player being bounced this fall. According to an article at Philly.com, with the team...
Michael Vick Needs Clothes Too
Here's a Philly.com video of Michael Vick at the tailor. If ever there's a name to trust with your suits, it's Pasquale Scioli.
Today in Philly Sports History: Ugie Arrested for Machete/Gasoline Attack, 2005
I think we all want our closers to be just a little bit insane. There's something about the position--the pressure, the tension, the occasional self-flagellation involved--for which many reasonable, level-headed pitchers just aren't fit. Pitchers on the verge of lunacy just...
Tri-State Vengeance: Sixers Look to Take Out City's Frustrations on Nets
New Jersey may not have asked to get in the middle in the tug-of-war between Philadelphia and New York these past few weeks, but hey, no one invited them to the Interstate. Tonight, an ailing sports city casts their eyes to the city's pro basketball team--well, some of them might...
Some Much-Needed Flyers Hockey...
I try not to complain about two things when I post about hockey on this site—"weak" penalties and the schedule. I try, but I fail. Miserably. Lately it seems like there's a week between brief spurts of action for the Flyers, two games around a weekend, off for three...
Listen for the Uproarious Laughter. No, Wait for It.
Yeah, can't hear it. Great idear, Bloomberg. Tool shed.
And the Dominoes Begin to Fall: Myers Says His Phillies Career is Over
Wow. That happened a lot faster than I anticipated. One of the key pieces of the Phillies magical run over the past two seasons is reportedly done as a Phillie.
"I officially won’t be a Phillie next year," Myers told the Inquirer's Jim Salisbury. Ruben Amaro Jr...
Things You Haven't Done in a While (~162 Games)
I went to a social function last night and didn't check a sports score on my phone once! Also avoided all sports on television, including highlight shows such as SportsCenter and DNL for an entire day.What have you done differently since the Phils departed the playoffs?
Impersonating Jaws
One of the few redeeming qualities about the latest incarnation of the Monday Night Football broadcast crew is the presence of Eagle great Ron Jaworski. The guy pretty much watched film for a living and his knowledge is vast. A Houston Texans wide receiver does a pretty nice impression...
A Little Friday Photoshop Fun with Big Red
You may remember our pointing out the fantastic photo of DeSean Jackson bumping with Big Red from last week's throttling of the New York Giants and subsequent Photoshop work.
The ruffians over at KSK took the Photoshop efforts to a wonderful place that only they&...
Today in Philly Sports History: The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, 1979
Apparently, the turn-of-the-decade period between the 70s and 80s was the first golden age of NBA stars hitting the big screen. You had Kareem in Airplane!, Wilt in Conan the Destroyer and Sixers immortal Dr. J in The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh--the disco-era, astrology-fixated pro...
Roy Williams Will Not Have You Mistaking Him for TO, Thank You
I don't know what it is about sports that makes us enjoy the valleys of our rivals almost as much as our own teams' peaks. I believe the Germans call it schadenfreude, and try as I might (not really) to be above it, I can't help but get a laugh when a Cowboys star tries...
Has Your Special Ladyfriend Been a Good Phillies Fan This Year?
If so, I think we may have a gift idea for next month's giveapalooza. Hell, why wait til then. She probably wants to show her pride right now. From Sharif's Etsy shop, check out this ill pendant. Via Philebrity.
Take Out Some Frustration On These Guys
For the second consecutive week, the Eagles will enter The Linc with first place on the line, except this contest is even bigger than the last. Not only would a victory over Dallas raise our collective spirit somewhat, the distance over the rest of the division would be about as...
Nothing But Pride Today: Thank You, 2009 Phillies
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The World Series may have gone the other way, with the Yankees out top, but no Phillies fans should be feeling too disappointed or upset today.
Sure, celebrating another title, doing what so few teams have done in the modern era in going back to back, would have been amazing. Another...
Today in Philly Sports History: TO Gots To Go, 2005
The scales finally tipped for good for Terrell Owens on November 5th, 2005. Even with the self-aggrandizing behavior, the bizarre press conferences, the in-team feuds, the questioning of the coaching staff, and everything else, Owens had been dynamic enough a receiver to at least...
Sadly, no baseball will be played tomorrow.
With their backs against the wall, needing a victory to keep their season alive, the reigning WFC failed to capitalize with men on base and as a result the New York Yankees are world champions. Pedro Martinez seemingly never had a chance against this potent Yankees line up, Hideki...
2009 World Series Game Six: Pedro in the Bronx Round Two
After Jimmy Rollins walked, Shane Victorino singled, and the go-ahead run came to the plate in the form of Chase Utley to face the seemingly unbeatable Mariano Rivera during the eighth inning of game two, I turned to the New York fan sitting in the seat next to me at Yankee Stadium...
Quotable: Charlie in the Pregame
"We came to win today. Not only can we win today but we plan on playing tomorrow. First of all we gotta get through tonight. I like our chances."
Did You Know: Pettitte Has Been Here Before (and Failed)
Yankees game 6 starter Andy Pettitte is lauded as being one of the top playoff pitchers of all time (by some, not us). He has a long track record, including a fair amount of success. However, when faced with exactly this situation, the Yankee's experience hasn't been all that...
Break That Jay-Z CD in Half
In an article today titled "Five reasons why Phillies could pull of a shocking comeback," Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman passes along a factoid that I've been waiting to hear all series, "According to Rollins, the only major change they made going into Game...
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