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Flyers skate by Leafs 4-3, snap three game skid

Flyers' (LW) Scott Hartnell

by Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers’ Beat Writer With help from a ‘Gordie Howe’ hat trick by Scott Hartnell, the Flyers were able to knock off the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3, and snap their own three-game game losing streak. Hartnell was able to do something that he’s never accomplished in his career. That is in the [...]

Lundqvist the difference in Flyers 5-2 loss at the Garden

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by Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers’ Beat Writer In a game that could’ve solidified Ilya Bryzgalov’s place in the goalie conundrum in Philadelphia, the situation remains status quo. Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers once again handled the Flyers inside Madison Square Garden with a 5-2 win Sunday afternoon. It’s no secret the Rangers own the Peter [...]

Simmonds’ pair stifles Preds in 4-1 win

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by Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers’ Beat Writer As each game passes Wayne Simmonds continues to mature as a hockey player. Even more than that he’s becoming a bonafide star in the Flyers lineup. Simmonds’ two goals helped the Flyers defeat one of the West’s top powerhouse in the Nashville Predators 4-1 inside the Wells Fargo [...]

Flyers grab shootout victory in Sunrise over Panthers

Flyers' (G) Sergei Bobrovsky

By Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers’ Beat Writer It had all the makings of failure. All-Star break coming up which brings a four days of rest and relaxation, unless you’re the five Flyers all-stars who are headed to Ottawa. However, the Flyers, led by Sergei Bobrovsky, defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2 in a shootout. No, you did [...]

Happy Birthday, Champ

Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on Jan. 17, 1942, Ali took up boxing at age 12

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At 70, Muhammad Ali is “still the greatest” to friends and admirers worldwide. The boxing champ basked in chants of “Ali! Ali!” as hundreds of supporters cheered him on Saturday night with a hearty rendering of “Happy Birthday” during his 70th birthday celebration in his Kentucky hometown. Never mind that Ali [...]

‘Big Al’ Meltzer reflects on a half-century of sports broadcasting (With Video)

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by Bruce Adams for The Daily Times (Editor’s note: Legendary sports broadcaster Al Meltzer, who was inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Nov. 11, has written a new book titled, “Big Al: Fifty Years of Adventures in Sports Broadcasting.”):   See the article here: ‘Big Al’ Meltzer reflects on a half-century of sports broadcasting [...]

Week 12 Preview – Eagles vs Texans

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Eagles vs Texans Video Preview

Week 9 Preview – Eagles vs Colts

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Week 9 Preview – Eagles vs Colts by Emory Hunt Good morning Eagles Fans!! Good Luck this Week!! – EH

They Ain’t Done Yet

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The Phillies are heading back home. In the last three playoff years (since 2008) the Phillies are 12-3 at home.

I Met A Man…

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I Met a Man… by Schlonger I met a man today. This man, I know that I have seen him before. For example, you are walking down the street, avoiding the sidewalk at all costs due to the harmful interaction with concrete and bare feet, and as you look up in a tree and there [...]

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