March 13, 2010
Having won seven-straight at home against the Blackhawks, dating back to 1996, the Flyers wanted to add another at an important turning point of the season.
BY JAY BOEHMER, Staff Writer
Photo: Matt Slocum/AP
Despite a decent record of 3-2-1 since the Olympic break, the Flyers have looked weak. Two of their wins came against the Eastern conference’s basement teams. Since Thursday night’s blowout at the hands of the offensively dead Boston Bruins, coach Laviolette has taken every opportunity to turn his team around and send them in a new direction.
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March 12, 2010
BY MATTHEW NADU, Columnist
Fact: Temple beats St. Bonaventure in Atlantic 10 quarterfinals.
Fact: Villanova loses to Marquette in quarterfinals.
Fact: Owls beat Wildcats.
You don’t have to be Dwight Shrewt of your office to know the Temple Owls (27-5, 15-2) are good. Real good.
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March 12, 2010
BY JAY BOEHMER, Staff Writer
The past two games, wins over Toronto and then the Islanders, came against the bottom of the barrel in the conference and the league as a whole. The Flyers managed two wins, but they were anything but confidence boosters. Either way, they lived to fight another day, left the rink with two more points, and made it to a matchup at home against the Boston Bruins.
Here’s where their luck ran out. Having won five straight home games and facing the team with the lowest goals per game average in the league, it seemed to be a formula for one of those by-the-books wins. Unfortunately, by continuing to play the way they did in their last two wins, the Flyers were taken for a ride by a team able to take advantage of their sloppiness.
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March 11, 2010
BY HOMER PLATE, Humor Columnist
I’m really starting to wonder what the heck I’m doing here? I am a “sports humor writer” and all I seem to ever write about is dead dogs and live dongs. Over the past two weeks, I’ve heard Randy Miller interviewed by every media outlet this side of the Mason Jar full of KY Jelly Dickson Line.
It seems Miller wrote a book about Harry the K and his career as one of the greatest men behind the mike the sports world has ever known. He also deals with the troublesome exploits of Harry’s life and that was his apparent love for the lovely ladies. Now before all of you get your trunks all bound up and start the Homer hate mail barrage, can I please make my point! I think all of you read my heartfelt ditty on Harry a few weeks ago so you know I respect what the man meant to the City (and me).
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March 10, 2010
BY JARED NAGLE, Staff Writer
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles have signed CB Marlin Jackson to a two-year contract. With the Eagles depth at corner it is apparent the front office views Jackson as a safety going forward.
I expect Jackson to compete with incumbent starting FS Macho Harris for the starting free safety position in training camp.
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March 9, 2010
BY JAY BOEHMER, Staff Writer
As we begin to round the bend into the final stretch of the NHL season, a playoff picture starts to take shape. Fortunately for the Flyers, the brush is in their hand. None of the teams that they are in serious contention with have more games left to play than they do, so coach Peter Laviolette’s team has complete control over its destiny.
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March 9, 2010
BY JARED NAGLE, Staff Writer
The Eagles have had a very uneventful last couple days in the eyes of many. Those of you who expected a big splash in free agency were surely disappointed when word came in of Julius Peppers $91 million payday from the Chicago Bears. The Birds reportedly had an offer on the table for Peppers, but ultimately he proved too costly.
Peppers would have been far from the only move in this busy Eagles off-season. So let’s take a look at some of the Birds other activity.
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March 8, 2010
BY SHAY RODDY
File Photo: Getty Images
Everyone knows Stephen A. Smith and what he’s about. I’m not in the business of ripping people for their columns, even though it wouldn’t have been hard to build a lawsuit against Smith for his piece in yesterday’s Inquirer. If you want, find it on your own time. I won’t link to it. But it basically said Allen Iverson would die in the near future if someone didn’t reach him to steer away from an apparent life of drinking and gambling.
It seemed like BS to me. Just a bad attempt to get his name out there again by Smith. But perhaps, I was wrong.
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March 8, 2010
BY JARED NAGLE, Staff Writer
PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles have traded former second round pick Reggie Brown to the Tampa Bay Bucs for a 2011 sixth round pick.
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March 8, 2010
BY JARED NAGLE, Staff Writer
Photo: Getty Images
According to philadelphiaeagles.com, Jason Avant has resigned with the Eagles for five years locking him up until 2014. Avant has established himself as a premier slot receiver with a knack for making the tough grab in his first four seasons in the midnight green.
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