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Flyers Extend James van Riemsdyk’s Contract Six Years
The city’s teams are certainly dipping into their pockets to keep their stars happy. Not even 24 hours on the heels of the announcement of […]
Alex Ovechkin Not Thrilled That Bryz is a Flyer
Alex Ovechkin spoke with Puck Daddy about—among other things—how the Flyers spent their summer. Ovechkin mentions that he’s not happy that Ilya Bryzgalov will be […]
Hunter Pence Drafts LeSean McCoy
Yesterday, Hunter Pence tweeted that he’d used the sixth pick in the first round of his fantasy football draft to select Eagles running back Shady […]
Esquire Talks to an Eagles Cheerleader
So, you want to get to know an Eagles cheerleader, huh? Well, Esquire has a Q&A-esque piece—and accompanying photographs—with Birds cheerleader Stephanie Smith. She talks […]
Temple is the School of Hard Knocks
“Temple TUFF” is a new television show chronicling the preparation of the Temple football team leading up to the 2011 season. The series is six […]
Jay Wright Dances to Katy Perry in Flash Mob
Villanova basketball’s head coach Jay Wright is known for a lot of things. He’s known for being well dressed. He’s known for recruiting top-notch talent […]
Michael Vick Is White in ESPN Mag’s Art
In the recent wave of Michael Vick features, ESPN has a piece titled “What if Michael Vick Were White?” And—instead of leaving that up for […]
Surgery Shelves Contreras for Rest of Season
Jose Contreras—who has been on the disabled list since June—felt a familiar pain when throwing a bullpen session on Monday. The Phillies closer to start […]
Roy Halladay Is More Focused Than You Thought
While the rest of Philadelphia was filing out of skyscrapers and scrambling for cell service this afternoon following the shock from the earthquake in Virginia, […]
The Palestra Will Get Two Video Boards
The historical Palestra is a fixture in Philadelphia. It’s as much a part of this city as the William Penn statue, the Schuylkill or “How […]
Jimmy Rollins Talks About Black Baseball Players
Ken Rosnethal of FOX Sports writes about the Yankees’ Curtis Granderson and Major League Baseball’s perceived lack of motivation to promote baseball’s African-American players. In […]
Jimmy Rollins Headed to the DL
Jimmy Rollins has tweeted that he’ll be placed on the 15 day disabled list after straining his groin in yesterday’s painful loss to the Nationals. […]
Four Flyers to Grace the Silver Screen
James van Riemsdyk, Scott Hartnell, Ian Laperriere and Matt Carle were all recently on set of the new Judd Apatow movie This is Forty starring […]
Jim Thome to the Phillies?
The Twins front office has reportedly said they’d be willing to at least consider accommodating Jim Thome’s desire to finish the season on a legitimate […]
Michael Vick’s “GQ” Profile
Will Leitch—founder of Deadspin, contributing editor to New York Magazine, and author of numerous books on sports—has a profile of Eagles quarterback Michael Vick in […]