Sports
Sports Illustrated Profiles Chooch
This month Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz is on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The accompanying profile—written by SI‘s Gary Smith—details Chooch’s childhood in Panama, popularity […]
The FCC has Served Comcast Over the Tennis Channel
A lawyer for the Federal Communications Commission has accused Comcast of treating the Tennis Channel unfairly. Comcast has denied the attempts of Tennis Channel’s owners […]
Halladay to Start All-Star Game
Phillies ace Roy Halladay has officially been named the starting pitcher for the National League team in Tuesday’s All-Star game. Halladay leads the National League […]
Cole Hamels Leaves Game with Injured Hand
This isn’t the healthiest the Phillies pitchers have ever been. Starters Joe Blanton and Roy Oswalt are on the disabled list—as are relief hurlers Contreras, […]
Phillies and Citizens Bank Launch “Phans Feeding Families” Initiative
The Phillies have been in a giving mood this month. The 2011 Phillies Phestival was the best in the 22-year history of the event. Then, […]
Sports Illustrated Poll Lists Michael Vick as Best “Baseball” Player
Sports Illustrated got 269 Major League players to vote for the athlete outside of MLB they thought would be the most successful in the Bigs. […]
Khloe Kardashian Influenced Andre Iguadala for Lamar Odom Trade?
Rumors are circulating that the trade that would have sent Andre Iguadala to the Lakers for Lamar Odom was scrapped when Philly brass decided pulling […]
Terrell Owens Ponders Retirement
Terrell Owens, former Eagles wide receiver and regional driveway sit-up champion, has torn his ACL and is without a contract for the (hopefully) upcoming NFL […]
Flash Mob Robs Upper Darby Sears
Flash Mob Pillages Upper Darby Sears. Approximately 40 boys from West Philly invaded the Upper Darby Sears and swiped thousands in merchandise over the weekend. […]
Flyers Trade Richards, Carter to Sign Goalie Bryzgalov
The Philadelphia Flyers have had a busy day. First their 2011-12 schedule comes out detailing their league-opening game against the Stanley Cup Champion (ugh) Boston […]
Flyers to Host Rangers in 2012 NHL Winter Classic
The Flyers/Rangers NHL Winter Classic had been all but written in stone. Now, it’s been officially etched into the NHL’s 2011-12 schedule for 1 p.m. […]
Tiger Woods Will Sit Out in Philly
Tiger Woods has announced, via Twitter of course, that he will not golf in next week’s AT&T National Tournament to be held at the Aronimink […]
Joe Paterno Gets His Own Holiday?
Joe Paterno has been at the helm of Penn State’s football team for over six decades. Now, Pennsylvania’s state government has plans to honor the […]
Richie Ashburn Trademark Lawsuit
The family of Phillies icon Richie Ashburn is being taken to court to settle a dispute surrounding the profits generated from the merchandising and naming […]
This Just in: Pro Athletes Make $$$$
The Scoop has breaking news to report: Professional athletes make a lot of money. Sports Illustrated has four of Philly’s phenoms—Ryan Howard, Roy Halladay, Roy […]