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Leighton has been the savior for the Flyers this year and has been a huge part of their turn around. It looks like they will need to find a new savior to help carry them into the playoffs becasue Leighton is out 8-10 weeks with a severe high ankle sprain.

They are already thin at goalie since it was announced a few weeks ago that Ray Emery would miss the rest of the season. Luckily though they still had Leighton. Read the rest of this entry »

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They started off the free agent period very slowly and didn’t make and splashes in the first few days. They watched stars like Tomlinson, Thomas Jones, Anquan Boldin and Julius Peppers switch teams but were waiting to make their moves. Well that time has come because, even though it’s only Wednesday, the Eagles have had a very busy week.

It started Tuesday by signing Saints RB Mike Bell to an offer sheet. Read the rest of this entry »

The Eagles need another running back.  I don’t care what the front office or the coaching staff says, I know that if we go into the season with the young inexperienced running backs that we have now it is a recipe for disaster.  With that being said, I actually do think that the Eagles know they need some help in that area. Read the rest of this entry »

First I would like to congratulate Villanova for getting placed as a 2 seed. That’s a very lucky break. They’re heading into the tournament having lost 5 of their last 7 games. They played very well for most of the year but seem to have lost something over the past month.

As for Temple, they had a great season too. They won the A-10 regular season title and tournament, are currently ranked 13th in the country and Read the rest of this entry »

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The Eagles failed on us this year. We had high hopes for them going into the last week of the regular season and the playoffs but they completely fell apart and let us down. Now they’re sitting low in free agency and they don’t get another shot at the playoffs for about 10 months.

The Sixers seem to fail on us every year. They haven’t been out of the first round of the playoffs in 7 years and have had 6 different head coaches since 2003. This year they’re among the leagues worst Read the rest of this entry »

The Eagles have been quietly making moves this off season.  While they may not be block buster trades or huge free agent signings I feel that they have made some significant transactions

Here are the moves they have made and the impact I feel they will have:

1. Weaver signed to a 3 year contract:  This may be the most significant move of all.  Weaver proved to be a vital part of the offense last season especially when Westbrook was missing.  This year he should continue to contribute.  He had a career year last season and can Read the rest of this entry »
   
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Roy Halladay started his second spring training game as a Phillie last night against the Braves and picked up right where he left off last week. He pitched three shut out innings and struck out five batters. It was just like his first time out against the Yankees where he pitched two scoreless innings, striking out three batters. It’s already clear that he is in top form.

As the regular season approaches (26 days away), we will continue to see Halladay more and more. It will be interesting to see when he gives up his first run of Spring training. It’s good to see this out of the Phillies ace this early in the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Prediction: 2-2

The Sixers have a busy week with 4 games between Tuesday and Sunday. Of those 4 games only one of them is against a team with a record worse than their own. The Cavs have all but locked up the top spot in the East and the Heat and Bobcats are in a close battle for the 7th and 8th playoff spots.

The Pacers (20-43) are the worst of the 4 and happen to be the first game of the week. The Sixers are riding off a big double-digit win against the Raptors and should be able to lock this one up. The teams have been pretty evenly matched this year though. That was evident back in January when they played back to back games and each team won 1 by at least 10 points. Read the rest of this entry »

Last night the Flyers took on the Toronto Maple Leafs and there was a ton of action.  The Flyers since coming back from the Olympic break were 1-2 going into last nights game.  Now they are 2-2 and last night showed a lot of things about the team.  From defense to offense the Flyers played an exceptional game and I can only hope that they can continue to play at that level.

I saw three things from last nights game that I was impressed with:

3) Leighton has what it takes to be the goalie that can push the Flyers through the post season.  He made all the Read the rest of this entry »

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Selection Sunday is just over a week away so the brackets aren’t set yet but there’s no doubt that Temple and Villanova will be representing Philly in the NCAA tournament later this month. Philadelphia is one of the greatest college basketball cities with so many skilled, competitive teams and this year there’s hope that a Champion will come from this city.

It’s no surprise that Villanova is having such a great year. They were ranked 5th in the AP’s preseason rankings. The last rankings come out on Monday but they are 9th right now and will probably finish the year right around where they were projected. They were ranked as high as number 2 this year but couldn’t hold onto the spot for more than one week. Read the rest of this entry »