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Sixers Take On Iverson Free Memphis Squad
Just a few weeks ago, Philly fans had tonight's basketball contest with the Memphis Grizzlies highlighted as a game to look forward to due to a certain scorer coming back to face the team he made his bones with for all of those years. Well, the Allen Iverson in Memphis experiment...
The McNabb-O-Meter's Inglorious Return
We've wound up in a familiar place in this football season, roughly halfway with an apparently middle-of-the-road team and all sorts of obvious problems, yet somehow poised to make another miraculous run. Most people are not amused, and seem to prefer changes. For starters, there...
Joe Mays Could See Action At MLB This Week
After a pretty underwhelming preseason in which he failed to capture a spot in the starting lineup, Joe Mays finally could get another opportunity on Sunday night. With Akeem Jordan expected to be out for the second consecutive week, the Eagles are once again considering a shift in...
Today in Philly Sports History: Andre Waters Commits Suicide, 2006
Before Brian Dawkins was rocking the #20, the Eagles had Andre Waters patrolling the secondary. Waters was a fixture of Buddy Ryan's Gang Green defense, a tough-as-nails safety who four times led the team in tackles, and received All-Pro honors in 1991. Waters's play was often...
Video: Wednesday's Sixers Highlights
Andrew put together a nice recap of last night's Sixers game earlier in the day, but here's a short highlight of the final sequence of plays. This team may be awful at times, but some solid D during crunch time and a well executed break is always nice to see.
Solid...
Jimmy Plus Rollins Equals Balls in Play
I'm certainly no SABR geek but I have come to enjoy a good advanced stat once in a while as another tool to evaluate a player's performance. Yahoo!'s Big League Stew is running a series which is basically "Advanced Stats for Dummies" and in today's post...
It's Funny Because It's Believable
The Onion absolutely owns it with their latest article on the Eagles. From the amazingly titled "Eagles Settle for Field Goal After 260-Yard Drive,"At least we came away with three points. Those 120 yards in penalties
really hurt our field position, but those conversions...
Quotable: Someone in the Eagles Organization Admits to Someone Else "Probably Being Right"
Les Bowen writes, "Offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said if quarterback Donovan
McNabb yelled over on camera during Sunday's loss to San Diego that the
Eagles should have run the ball on third-and-1 from the 7-yard line, 'He was probably right.'...
Brand Recognition: Sixers Stave Off Bobcats at Home With Elton's Season-Best Performance
Enrico said it best in the comments of the game thread: "Maybe they should threaten to take Brand out of the starting line up every night and then he'll finally put up some numbers." Indeed, the Sixers thought they were getting a 20-10 guy when they inked Elton Brand...
Westbrook Update: Doctors Expect Full Recovery
What a huge relief. After experiencing his second concussion in less than a month, Brian Westbrook went to Pittsburgh to meet with specialists, and so far the news is good. Doctors released the following statement:"We are very encouraged by Brian's progress, we believe that...
Today in Philly Sports History: Miracle at the Meadowlands, 1978
"It's Giants football now, third and two. We thank our producer Bob Rowe, our director Jim Silman, and our CBS crew, spotter and statistician John Mara and Tom McHugh here at Giants Stadium. As the clock winds down on the Philadelphia Eagles, a game they...
The Kings Is Dead; Flyers In West Coast Action
The Flyers begin their first meaningful road trip of the season tonight, a slate of five games that includes a pair of first place Western Conference opponents in San Jose and Colorado. Tonight's appetizer is the Los Angeles Kings, who are off to a very solid start themselves at...
Now What? Uncertain Sixers Lineup Hosts Bobcats at Home
Remember when I said that the one upside of Marreese Speights going down with a torn MCL was that at least Brand would now definitely get all the minutes he needed to shake off whatever rust he had left from spending the better part of two seasons on the bench? Whoops. Four days after...
Commenters See The Future: Eagles Win, Then Lose, Then Win...
Sometimes commenters knock it out of the park and that's exactly what Dean did on Kulp's "A Cautiously Optimistic Look At The Birds' Remaining Opponents" on how the Eagles season will unfold:
Most likely scenario?We win the next two, and irrational...
Ruben's Making a List: Free Agency Signings Loom
It's like Christmas in November. You have your list of desires all written out but you know jolly old Uncle Cholly doesn't always get you exactly what you want. A brand new Figgins would look great in front of that Raul you got last year, but you'd be pretty stoked if a...
A Cautiously Optimistic Look At The Birds' Remaining Opponents
The Eagles have a ton of work to do internally before fans are willing to take them seriously again. It's the same story on offense: convert on short yardage and inside the red zone. The defense needs to come up with crucial stops late in games. As a team, they need to reduce the...
Today in Philly Sports History: Bobby Abreu to Phils, 1997
The Astros could maybe be forgiven for letting Bobby Abreu go unprotected in the expansion draft in 1997. He appeared in just 74 games for Houston, with a combined .687 OPS over 234 plate appearances. But I bet the Rays were quickly kicking themselves for drafting him on November...
Quotable: Philly Should Sign Allen Iverson (to Play Quarterback, of Course)
Ever since Allen Iverson packed up his guitar case and left Memphis, the Internets have been buzzing about his next potential landing spot. "The Sixers should sign him to fill seats," people excitingly regurgitated. Would it be entertaining? Sure, but I'd rather not see...
Nobody Cares About Your Fantasy Team: Week Ten Results
Ten weeks into the 700 Level's Inaugural Fantasy Football League, and the race is getting tighter than ever--that is, of course, with the exception of my Edmonton Enigmas, who with their loss to previous cellar-dwellers Kibbles n Vicks drop to a pathetic league-worst 2-7-1, all...
Scottie Reynolds Gets Sports Illustrated Cover Treatment
Villanova's star guard Scottie Reynolds just assured he'll twist his ankle in the next week or so. I'd guess this is a regional cover, but it's clear that Villanova is one of the top programs in college hoops these days.Incidentally, ESPN is airing 24 straight hours...
Sixers Rumors: Dalembert On the Block (But Can't Finish)
Okay, let's play a game. Here's part of a quote from a Yahoo! post.The Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings were apparently discussing a deal that would send Samuel Dalembert out West in exchange for...Do you even care what the end of that sentence is? Obviously you don...
WATN: Reno Mahe Helping Earthquake and Tsunami Victims in American Samoa
He wasn't exactly the most beloved Eagle during his playing days in Philadelphia. More a symbol of Andy Reid's stubbornness to show that his players are capable of getting the job done than an actual playmaker, Mahe is now using his post football life to help others in need...
Today in Philly Sports History: Sixers Held Under 100 for 8th Straight, 1993
File this one under "Looking To The Past To Make Us Feel Better About the Present." A year removed from trading away franchise player Charles Barkley and going 26-56 for the season, most people probably expected little from the Sixers coming out of the gate in the 1993-94...
Shane Victorino and Melissa Tie the Knot in Hawaii
He may be wearing shorts, but at least he didn't propose at Citizens Bank Park. Another photo below.
Photos via MediaTakeout obviously.
Flyers to Honor "The Hammer," Put Stop to Devils Winning Ways
Perhaps Dave "The Hammer" Schultz being inducted into the Flyers' Hall of Fame this evening will give the boys in Orange and Black a little something extra against a red hot road team. The Devils team from up the turnpike has won 8 straight games overall with 9 straight...
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