It’s been a 100-day version of Alan Sillitoe’s classic novel, “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner.’’ That is, those striders in and around Bucks County who basically self-quarantined themselves in deference to the pandemic these […]
Everyone saw how important a fourth line can be when the St. Louis Blues made their march to a first Stanley Cup championship last year. The unit of Oskar Sundqvist, Alexander Steen and Ivan Barbashev […]
There have been some memorable films involving the ultimate sin city – from Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas to Frank Sinatra in Ocean’s Eleven to Elizabeth Taylor in The Only Game in Town. But […]
When a player enjoys the kind of possible Selke Trophy-winning season Sean Couturier was experiencing, it’s only justice he get to see it through to its completion, at least with a shot at a championship. […]
While the NHL pllan to resume play just reached Phase 2, some players are already thinking about Phase 4, another name for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Joel Farabee happens to be one of them. The […]
Like all major professional sports, hockey is paying serious attention to the impact of George Floyd’s death on a global level. The National Hockey League says it’s already taking affirmative action, developing an inclusion program […]
Most competitive runners find these times to be frustrating, none more than those about to enter a new age group. You don’t have to remind Doylestown native Tracey Sawyer. She just crossed over perhaps the […]
Oskar Lindblom epitomizes just about everything for which the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy represents. The Flyers talented left wing has been battling Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of blood cancer, and he’s been doing it […]
The first realistic sign Flyers hockey will return could come as early as Monday. That’s when the NHL begins its Phase 2 Return to Play plan and teams can allow small groups of players into […]
Boston got it right. Not just once or twice but three times. First, the world’s most famous marathon wisely postponed its annual event in mid-April because of the pandemic and moved it back to September. […]
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