Philly Sports Jabronis

By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com PHILADELPHIA – Jake Voracek has played just one game against the Columbus Blue Jackets – the team that drafted him – since being traded to the Flyers. In that one game, Voracek had one goal and ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com The Phillies finalized a one-year, $4.5 million contract with right-hander Roberto Hernandez on Wednesday. The deal, which includes performance and award bonuses, was announced by general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. Hernandez, formerly known as Fausto Carmona, went 6-13 with ...

By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com PHILADELPHIA – Long before Tom Wilson decided to turn into the Polar Express and try to send Brayden Schenn to the North Pole with a blinding hit that sent the Flyers forward face first into the end boards, ...

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 ...

Predicting a letdown game for the Eagles Sunday in Minnesota didn’t take a Harvard education. Though none of us likely envisioned the Eagles to falter in the fashion in which they did – didn’t we learn last week that Shady ...

By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com WASHINGTON – Imagine a relay race of some distance (not a sprint) where the runners on the first three legs get out to a huge lead and then, when passing the baton to the anchor, instead ...

By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com PHILADELPHIA – Michael Raffl said that prior to Thursday night’s 2-1 Flyers win over the Montreal Canadiens, his father had never been to an NHL game. That wasn’t necessarily true. “He didn’t know because I went before he ...

By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com CHICAGO – When the Flyers lost an ugly game to Dallas last week, Kimmo Timonensaid “If you give up four goals in the second period you are going to lose.” Pretty sure he has the same sentiment ...

Report from meltwaterpress.com PHILADELPHIA — An announcement that Temple University will be cutting seven of its intercollegiate sports programs in 2014 has sparked multiple Care2 petitions by alumni and athletes at the school. Alexander Gorski, an alumni of the men’s ...

Blake Griffin netted 26 points and Chris Paul added 25 more to go along with 13 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers topped the Sixers, 94-83, Monday night at the Wachovia Center. the depleted Clippers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 94-83 ...