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After Friday night’s 102-80 victory over the Sacramento Kings, Sixers’ coach Doug Collins gave Elton Brand the option to sit out tonight’s game against the Portland Trailblazers. Brand’s response? “I’ll be out there. We’re greedy.” Greedy, because the Sixers are inching ever closer to a coveted playoff berth. Friday’s win, coupled with the New York [...]

According to Aaron Wilson of NationalFootballPost.com, the Philadelphia Eagles were on hand Monday to watch the workouts of a couple Ohio State linebackers: Brian Rolle and Ross Homan.

Rolle (5’10, 229) ran a 4.56 40-yard dash at the combine, which was third-best amongst…

Everyone knows the Reds have a vault of young talent. Everybody knows about Joey Votto, Drew Stubbs, Jay Bruce and Aroldis Chapman. Most have heard about Chris Heisey , Mike Leake, Travis Wood, Devin Mesoraco, Juan Francisco, Yonder Alonso, Todd Frazier and Chris Valaika. Here comes a serious question: Have you ever heard of center [...]

The chorus of fans looking to trade Philadelphia 76ers’ swingman Andre Iguodala has become a little less vocal these days. Those beating the drum for his departure have been a bit more reserved. Over the past several weeks, Iguodala has transformed his game from one of a scorer to that of an all-around threat; locking [...]

Over the past two or three seasons, Jimmy Rollins has not been the guy at the plate the Philadelphia Phillies need him to be.

Instead of playing small-ball and just trying to get on base, Rollins has been acting like he’s a power-hitter and swinging for the fences every time he picks up the bat.
This has become evident not only [...]

If you’re following the NHL in 2010-11, you’re hearing about the stellar years that Steven Stamkos, Sidney Crosby, and Daniel Sedin are having.

Sedin leads the league with 69 points while Stamkos is the league leader in goals (39) and is second to Sedin in points (68). Crosby is second in goals (32), third in points (66)….

The draft, as we know, is an art and not a science.

The fact that there are any number of ways to decide why or why not to draft a player gives that part away, but basically there are three ways teams approach the draft.

One is to draft according to need, the second is to draft the best player on the board regardless of position, [...]

When Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren signed 34-year-old enforcer Jody Shelley to a three-year, $3.3 million contract, there was an outbreak by the fans about paying a fighter $1.1 million per season. Shelley, who scored only two goals in 57 games with the San Jose Sharks and New York Rangers last year, was added to [...]

Regardless of seeding, there wasn’t going to be a single team in the NFC with an easy road to the Super Bowl, but the Eagles might have gotten stuck with the worst draw of all.

If they don’t want to get bounced from the playoffs right away for the second year in a row, the Eagles’ defense will have to find a way to contain the always-dangerous Aaron Rodgers and his receiving corps…

According to Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News, the Flyers have recalled 22-year-old rookie defenseman Erik Gustafsson from Adirondack. Gustafsson leads the Phantoms in points (26) and assists (22) in 33 games. Gustafsson could make his NHL debut on Thursday in Los Angeles as the orange and black continue their crucial west coast swing [...]