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After a regular season that left much to be desired, two head coaches, about two dozen goalies, and one of the best postseasons ever put together by a professional sports team, the Philadelphia Flyers are headed into the series that will decide who takes home the Stanley Cup. For the Flyers, it's the first time since 1997 they've made it this far, and it could be the first time ...
Philadelphia 76ers Win the Lottery, Get Second Overall Pick in Draft
Posted: 19th May 2010 by Bob Cunningham in NBA
Entering the lottery, the Sixers were slated as the sixth-worst team in the league. Given that dubious distinction, there was only a six percent chance they would move up as high as the second overall pick, but that is exactly what happened. "We hope our fans are as excited by the outcome of tonight’s draft lottery as we are," said Sixers' Czar Ed Stefanski. "We are fortunate that the ...
Phillies’ Closer Brad Lidge Gets Some Good News After Elbow MRI
Posted: 15th May 2010 by Bob Cunningham in MLB
If you listened closely enough this past Wednesday, you could hear the collective groan of a city when we were all informed that Brad Lidge would be leaving Denver in the middle of a series with the Rockies to head back to Philadelphia for an MRI on his surgically-repaired elbow. Ryan Madson is already out for a couple months and the bullpen probably wasn't up to snuff to begin ...
Will the Philadelphia Phillies Try to Move Shane Victorino to Keep Jayson Werth?
Posted: 11th May 2010 by Bob Cunningham in MLB
According to Howard Eskin and his brand new Twitter feed, the Phillies are seriously considering trading Shane Victorino in order to free up some money to resign Jayson Werth. It makes sense on the surface, as finding a way to keep Werth has to be on top of Ruben Amaro's to-do list, and trading Victorino would free up $7.5 million next year. The Phils would then just insert Dominic ...
Philadelphia Eagles Brought in Dick Jauron To Replace Sean McDermott?
Posted: 10th May 2010 by Bob Cunningham in NFL
Back in 2003, Andy Reid brought in his old friend Marty Mornhinweg after he was fired as the head coach of the Detroit Lions. Since Brad Childress was already named the offensive coordinator, Mornhinweg was given the title of "Senior Assistant." Mornhinweg floated around the Eagles' coaching staff until after the 2005 season when Childress was hired by the Minnesota Vikings to be their head coach. He was immediately ...
DeSean Jackson Might Not Fit Philadelphia Eagles’ New-Look Offense
Posted: 2nd May 2010 by Bob Cunningham in NFL
All of the talk surrounding the Eagles this offseason has been the departure of Donovan McNabb and the beginning of the Kevin Kolb era. The change at quarterback is supposed to be accompanied with a change in philosophy that will more closely reflect a traditional west coast offense. Call it what you want, but the Eagles have not run a west coast offense over the past couple of seasons ...
Victor Abiamiri Has Knee Surgery, Could Miss 2010 Season Opener
Posted: 1st May 2010 by Bob Cunningham in NFL
If Victor Abiamiri's future with the Eagles wasn't cloudy enough, it's not going to help that he will be heading into the 2010 season with little to no workout time as he recovers from microfracture knee surgery he had done on February 9.Apparently the Eagles did a good job of keeping it quiet, but now that mini-camp is starting and he's not participating, it was time to let everyone know."It's ...
Sav Rocca Will be Hard for Philadelphia Eagles to Replace
Posted: 29th April 2010 by Bob Cunningham in NFL
Sav Rocca continues to break records as the Eagles' punter, but that's more a testament to the lack of talent at the position throughout the team's history than it is to Rocca's play. Outside of Sean Landeta, the Eagles haven't exactly had notable punters like, say, the Oakland Raiders. And now, after a shaky 2009 season, the Eagles are trying as hard as they can to see to it ...
Now that the draft has wrapped up and rosters are, for the most part, a reflection of what players teams will field in September, it's appropriate to look at how the season could shape up for this brand new Eagles team. Sean McDermott enters his second season as the full-time defensive coordinator, while Andy Reid and Marty Mornhinweg appear ready to shift away from a vertical passing attack to ...
Heading into the draft the Eagles had a need at free safety and backup quarterback, among many others. Two veterans, Darren Sharper and Jeff Garcia, were rumored to be the solutions to those problems, but that appears highly unlikely anymore.Nate Allen, taken in the second round, will probably become the starting free safety. He will compete with Marlin Jackson, but Jackson is a more natural cornerback and, with a need ...