Teams often play better – at least for a bit – when their coach/manager gets canned in the middle of the season. So I’m not surprised the Phillies responded to the firing of Joe [...]
When the Phils signed Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos, it was clear that defense wasn’t going to be a priority. I was fine with the moves, because they should’ve really boosted [...]
I go back and forth about James Harden: Part of me thinks the future Hall of Famer is on a fast, downhill slide, and that no amount of offseason training will reverse that. But another part [...]
Lost in all the Philadelphia sports happenings was the news that analyst, radio host and Pro Football Hall of Fame writer Ray Didinger is retiring at 75. Known affectionately as Ray Didi by [...]
I was too stunned at the time to appreciate the trade for A.J. Brown on the draft’s first day. But it looks like a tremendous move, so kudos to general manager Howie Roseman for engineering [...]
8:17: Jaguars take Trayvon Walker, Georgia linebacker, No. 1 overall. I can’t remember a year where there was this much uncertainty about who would go first. But the ESPN guys thought [...]
There’s been a lot of frustration expressed by Phils fans early this season about the club’s inconsistent offense. I get it. The lineup’s streakiness – zero runs one game, [...]
The Flyers have endured such a nightmarish season that it was long clear they would deal Claude Giroux before the trade deadline. The team’s longtime captain – a free agent to be at [...]
Like a lot of Phils fans, I had Kris Bryant at the top of my free agent wish list. But I would have been more than fine with outfielder Kyle Schwarber, 29, as a consolation prize. So I was happy [...]
As I watch Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey improve by leaps and bounds, I remember when Philadelphia drafted him. He played one year at Kentucky before going to the NBA. When the Sixers selected him [...]
