Philly Sports Jabronis

By Joe Darrah Philly has legitimately earned a reputation for “being tough” on Hall of Famers, world champions, MVPs, Rookies of the Year, All Stars, All Pros, (input your adjective here) and the list goes on. Then, there’s Jimmy Rollins, ...

By Joe Darrah Unsurprisingly, the Philadelphia Soul opened its 2014 training camp this weekend without yours truly in uniform. Last weekend, however, I was among 150 participants at the team’s third and final open tryout of the offseason. I attended ...

By Joe Darrah By now, we know enough about Chip Kelly’s “sports science” to know that it’s legit. The personalized smoothies, the message therapies, the up-tempo and music-infused practices, the rather blasé training camp of sorts that didn’t have coaches ...

By Joe Darrah There’s never, and I mean never, been any athlete in any sport in any era who has received more “credit” for what he’s “going to do” than LeBron James. The self-promoting and media anointed “King” of basketball ...

 By Joe Darrah There hasn’t been much that I thought was missing from this impressive 2013 Eagles team as they’ve proven their validity as a legitimately good squad. Mistake-avoiding quarterback with poise and a presence about him that lends to ...

I remember hating the New York Yankees as a kid for no better reason than their status as the “Evil Empire” with the ability and willingness to buy whoever they wanted, whenever they wanted. But as I grew up and ...

I was just as exhausted by last season’s Andrew Bynum situation as anyone who paid attention to it. The anticipation. The setbacks. The updated timelines. The setbacks. The bowling. The setbacks. The hairstyles. The setbacks. The light activity during practice. ...

AI’s prolonged final goodbye to Philly comes at a fitting time.   By Joe Darrah We’ve been through this before — sort of — that being Allen Iverson’s exit from Philadelphia. But just like his gritty play on the floor ...

By Joe Darrah Truth be told, the version of this year’s division is more like the NFC Least than it is the beast of the NFL that it once was. But that doesn’t mean that this coming Sunday’s showdown between ...

For Donovan McNabb, it must seem awkwardly fitting that Andy Reid will be occupying the opposing sideline of Lincoln Financial Field when his No. 5 is retired by the Philadelphia Eagles later this week . Much like the tale of ...