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The Last Fake Game Before It Gets Real And so here we are, the sixth and final preseason game. The end of the road before basketball starts to count again. For Chris Finch and his staff, Friday night in Philadelphia is the last chance to tinker, experiment, and evaluate the young guys before the Timberwolves […]
The Philadelphia Flyers might have played one of the most visually off-putting games of hockey as they lost 5-2 against the Winnipeg Jets Thursday night, but there was a small glimmer of hope for some excitement in the future. For a brief 58 seconds, Rick Tocchet threw out a forward line combination that could be seen as putting all his eggs in one basket but it went beyond that. The trio was dominating possession — doing everything that Tocchet has preached all preseason long about what ...
In case you weren’t aware, it was reported earlier this week that the Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman would indeed be opting out of the remaining two years on his contract with Boston and will enter free agency. It was not really an unexpected move, as Bregman sat around all of last offseason looking […]
The weekend is here, or just about. Both pennants could be clinched before the next work day. The Phillies are looking to their future. Baseball keeps moving ahead, borne by the currents. Phillies news You’ve probably heard some of the news from the end of season press conference already, but here’s the main takeaways. Dave […]
The Phillies are likely to trade or release Nick Castellanos this offseason, reports Matt Gelb of The Athletic. The veteran outfielder is owed $20MM for the final season of a five-year, $100MM free agent deal. It has been apparent for the past few months that Castellanos’ time with the organization would probably come to an end…
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The Baltimore Ravens entered the 2025 season tied with the Philadelphia Eagles for the best odds to win Super Bowl LX at +700. Oh, how things have changed. The Ravens are now +2000 to win the Super Bowl this season, tied for the 10th-best odds with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. That […]
2025 stats: 135 G, 452 PA, .222 / .277 / .325, 6 HR, 55 RBI, 73 OPS+ (70 wRC+), .265 wOBA, 1.1 bWAR, 31 FRV (best in baseball) Looking back at the 2025 San Francisco Giants season, the apex may have come in a July 8 game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Trailing by two runs […]
Good win to close out the preseason. Next time they take the court, it will be for real against the 76ers. Raptors fans are funny. They trashed their own team way more than they did the Celtics. Poor Scottie Barnes. He really got a lot of hate from the fans. And, they sent a lot of love toward the Celtics, especially Pritchard and White. I do think the Celtics are going to be fun to watch this season. My favorites are in bold. What ar...
Week 6 of the NFL season featured some solid NFLSU action. The highlight was a wide receiver going off for nearly 100 yards and 2 TDs, but it’s probably not one of the ones you think! Let’s break it all down. Eagles 17 at Giants 34 Cor’Dale Flott had three tackles and maybe the biggest […]
The Winnipeg Jets ( 2-1-0 ) will finish their first road trip of the season after they take on the Philadelphia Flyers ( 1-1-1 ) on Thursday, but only get to return to the friendly confines of the Canada Life Centre for one contest before packing their luggage again. Both franchises will be playing their 4th game of the season when the puck drops at 6 pm Central, lets see how things have played out so far. Philly is coming off a disappointing campaign in 2024-25, finishing with worst reco...
There are many different things to write about in the World of Baseballs, or, in bigger terms, the World of Sports. There’s the fact that the boring mega-payroll Dodgers just ousted the fun, also mega-payroll Phillies from the playoffs. (Ben has you covered.) Personally, I think the entire playoff structure is wack, and it should […]
Saturday night’s game was one of those that the Carolina Hurricanes needed to win. There was a lot of good, but it’s still evident the Canes have more work to do, especially in the defensive end. Carolina started on time and jumped out to an early double-digit shot lead. Despite the good start, the Hurricanes […]
It’s nice that the folks at ESPN felt that the season opener for the Hurricanes warranted being carried on a national platform, and the game sure delivered. While several can complain about the fact that it was on ESPN’s streaming service, at least it meant they were able to show the entirety of the Storm […]
Welcome to Phillies Town, Twinkie Town’s Philadelphia Phillies playoff coverage because I like watching Jhoan Duran play baseball and don’t handle change well. Let’s go Phillies! While I didn’t anticipate this going into this feckless experiment, it turns out that rooting for the Phillies was fairly similar to rooting for the Twins. Maybe there’s some […]
Welcome to Phillies Town, Twinkie Town’s Philadelphia Phillies playoff coverage because I like watching Jhoan Duran play baseball and don’t handle change well. Let’s go Phillies! After saving all their runs for late in game two, it appears our beloved Phillies were really saving all their runs for late in the series. With their backs […]
I know you have all seen Rocky IV. It’s one of the finest films ever made, a cinematic masterpiece if you will, so why wouldn’t you have? Last week’s picks reminded me a lot of Rocky IV. Less than one Continue reading Week Five College/NFL Picks: BCole Looks to Avoid Balboa-like Beatdown →
There will be a rundown of everyone at the end of the year so no particular reason to go over Nunez's power surge or Wood's power drop (before today) right now. Instead let's meet some newer guys since there are a lot of new faces around Jorge Alfaro - in the "we gotta try something behind the plate" world that the Nats are in - here is Alfaro. If the name sounds familiar we was a big-time prospect about a decade ago for the Phillies, a key piece to the Rangers trade f...
The Philadelphia Eagles head into the 2025 season as defending Super Bowl champions with the expectations that come from being at the top. Nick Sirianni returns for his fifth year as head coach, guiding a roster that is widely regarded as one of the most complete in the league. Last season’s 14-3 record and postseason [...] The post Philadelphia Eagles in Focus: Key Players and Early Season Expectations first appeared on Sports Then and Now .
The Dallas Cowboys open the 2025 season at the defending Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 4. Change was already evident for the Dallas Cowboys as they prepare to kickoff the 2025 season this week. A new head coach, new coordinators, and many new players acquired via trades, free agency, and the NFL draft [...] The post Cowboys Face Major Changes as 2025 Season Kicks Off This Week Against Defending Champion Eagles. first appeared on Sports Then and Now .
Much like the week one loss against the Eagles, Sunday's loss against the Vikings wasn't so much the story of a turning point as it was a number of missed opportunities. For the purposes of this article, I had a hard time picking just one play that turned the game in the Vikings' favor. Really, there are four. Here they are: Two missed field goals: Brayden Narveson's missed 37-yard and 48-yard field goals ended up being more than the difference on the scoreboard. There's no guarantees t...
The Anaheim Ducks made a shocking trade Monday evening sending young defenseman Jamie Drysdale and their own 2025 2nd Round pick to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for the rights to forward Cutter Gauthier. It was a move that caught both fanbases and everyone else around the league by complete surprise and could change the trajectory of both organizations over the next several years. We asked our staff for their thoughts on some of the more pressing questions to come out of this deal to se...
Kadarius Toney | Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Travis Kelce says ‘I don’t know how he got out of that building’ Former New York Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney has made an overwhelmingly positive impression on at least one of his new Kansas City Chiefs teammates. “I don’t know how he got out of that building. I just don’t get it. I don’t get it one bit,” Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said this week on the ‘New Heights’ podcast he does with his brother Philadelphia Eagles center Jaso...
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images With Ja Morant ruled out on Wednesday, the guards on the Grizzlies give us plenty of value to choose from. The NBA has been largely unpredictable this season and blowouts have become even more abundant recently. Weird things have been happening across the association as of late and it’s made things difficult to predict, whether you are playing NBA DFS or sports betting. For example, on Monday night, the Miami Heat were easily defeated by the Philadelphia ...
Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images In this episode of The Long 2, it’s playoff prognostication and player adds by position! This week Brandon and Natty discuss four possible playoff scenarios: the Denver Nuggets vs the Dallas Mavericks , the Toronto Raptors vs the Chicago Bulls , the Minnesota Timberwolves vs the Memphis Grizzlies , and the Brooklyn Nets vs the Philadelphia 76ers . Then, Brandon and Natty suggest adds for the upcoming week, a player per position each, all avai...