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Prospect of the Week: James vanRiemsdyk
Today we’re going to look at the future of the Philadelphia Flyers, the 2nd overall pick of the 2006 draft and left winger from the University of New Hampshire, 20 year old James vanRiemsdyk. After two years of collegiate hockey, vanRiemsdyk signed a contract with the Philadelphia Phantoms for the stretch run (hopefully, it’s the…
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Who will man the new ship?
So now the question at hand is who will man the ship for the Sixers now that DiLeo is gone? While DiLeo did an awesome job filling in we now need to start thinking who’s next? Who do we all feel will be the next face of this organization? Who will have the “you know what’s”…
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DiLeo stepped down
Tony DiLeo withdrew his name from consideration to return as head coach of the 76ers and will return to his previous position as senior vice president and assistant general manager, Sixers president and general manager Ed Stefanski announced today. “Tony and I had a meeting scheduled for this afternoon, during which time he informed me…
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Eagles almost landed Bo Scaife?
The Eagles reportedly “explored the possibility” of trading for TE Bo Scaife during last month’s draft. Scaife’s Wikipedia entry was briefly changed to indicate he had been traded for Reggie Brown and a third-round pick. Having not signed his franchise tender by then, Scaife was ineligible to be traded. -dailynews Now don’t get me wrong…
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Phillies lose 2 straight and fall to 3rd place.
Casey Kotchman(notes) lofted a short fly to center field in the third inning and angrily slammed his bat to the ground. He took out his aggression on the Phillies the rest of the game. Kotchman had three hits and three RBIs, Kenshin Kawakami(notes) pitched six effective innings and the Atlanta Braves rallied for a 4-2…
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Phillies lose to the Braves and slip out of First place
Javier Vazquez(notes) kept his pitches down and in the strike zone. Even in a hitter-friendly park, that’s a formula for success. Vazquez pitched neatly into the eighth inning, Yunel Escobar(notes) and Brian McCann(notes) hit two-run homers and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Saturday. Vazquez (3-3) allowed two runs and four hits,…
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Phillies beat the Braves
Well what a game that was lastnight. If you had a chance to watch it then you had a chance to see the Phillies offense at its best. Everyone was swinging the bat well even J-Roll had a nice little 2 run rbi double. Jason Werth (who is HOT right now) Coste and Utley all…
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Favre wants to stay retired
For Brad Childress, it was just another day at the office. And, for now, Brett Favre(notes) is not wearing purple.The Minnesota Vikings’ dalliance with the supposedly retired quarterback didn’t reach the stage of face-to-face, close-the-deal talks Thursday—and maybe they never will. Yahoo! Sports reported that Favre called Childress sometime Wednesday or early Thursday and told…
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Phillies fall again to the Mets
Well the Phillies bats are swinging, but their Pitching is just HORRID. And from all people Jamie Moyer. He got light up like a lamp post last night. Hopefully the Phillies can figure our what is going on real soon. Hopefully Charlie will bring someone up that will be able to get a spark going…
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Just Manny being Manny?
Mannywood is gone and so is its chief resident. Manny Ramirez’s(notes) 50-game suspension left both the Los Angeles Dodgers and baseball reeling at the news the sport’s second highest-paid player was banished for a drug violation.The dreadlocked outfielder was suspended by Major League Baseball on Thursday, adding another chapter to what will forever be known…
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