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Josh Janet 09:25 am | Tweet The Philadelphia Flyers have not had many prospects invited to the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in the last few years. Defenseman prospect Shayne Gostisbehere made the cut last year and won a gold medal with Team USA, but aside from his appearance, there have not been many others to…

Denny Basens 11:06 pm | Tweet We’re coming into the home stretch of the 2013 season. Another quarter of the season has gone by, and that means its time to step back and evaluate the team’s progress in all of the key areas. Coaching Staff Chip Kelly: Kelly’s coaching jobs have been dramatically better over the last four…

GarryCobb 10:47 am | Tweet This week Eagles quarterback Nick Foles will battle against another “Franchise Quarterback”.  It’s the Lions Matthew Stafford this time, who is a former first-round draft pick and supposed savior of his Detroit ball club.  Foles has the numbers going his way so far, but he doesn’t have the Superstar pedigree…

Jeff Kolsky 10:41 am | Tweet You know what Eagles fans; there is a lot about the Detroit Lions that I don’t care for. They have some personalities on their roster that rub me the wrong way. Most notably defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, tremendous talent, but the kid is a joke. The days of John Runyan to…

Denny Basens 10:34 am | Tweet My Overall Record: 119-73 Houston @ Jacksonville Oh boy. I’m not even sure how many people are going to tune in for this incredible matchup. Case Keenum vs Chad Henne getting anybody pumped up out there? Anyone? Honestly when the league does these schedules in the offseason, they can’t schedule a franchise like Jacksonville for…

GarryCobb 09:53 am | Tweet At times, it’s hard for players or coaches to describe the greatness of  Detroit’s Calvin “Megatron” Johnson.  Yesterday they tried to give us an idea of how dominant this guy can be. “Everything combined, with his height, his long arms, his speed, his vertical ability, just everything, nickel back Brandon Boykin…

Josh Janet 11:43 pm | Tweet Talk to any hockey player in a post-game interview and you’re usually going to hear some combination of “lucky bounces,” “give credit to their goalie,” and “we need to play a full sixty minutes.” Although the team defense has improved steadily over head coach Craig Berube’s tenure (the Flyers rank 10th…

GarryCobb 09:30 am | Tweet Do you remember when Eagles head coach Chip Kelly talked about how “big people usually beat up little people”?   He used that phrase to let everybody know that he wanted the Eagles to get bigger as a football team.  There’s no question that the additional size has been paying…

Jeff Kolsky 12:18 am | Tweet The Philadelphia Eagles made it two in row in front of the fanatic home crowd. Fans were treated to some rarities. The black jerseys made an appearance and Desean Jackson’s most memorable end-zone play of the day was breaking up an interception. Most would agree that we will take the win…

Denny Basens 12:15 am | Tweet The Philadelphia 76ers snapped their losing streak on Tuesday night, taking down the Orlando Magic 126-125 in double overtime. Their record improves to 7-12. Michael Carter-Williams led the way for the Sixers tonight with a triple-double. MCW had 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists. He shot a tidy 11-19 from…