In baseball, they call them utility players. In hockey, the word “valuable’’ might seem more apropos. For example, just look at the Flyers new center, uh, left wing, uh, right wing Jori Lehtera. The fact […]
Most NHL players never get to log 30 minutes of ice time in a regulation-time game for their entire career. Then you have Ivan Provorov, who might AVERAGE 30 minutes a game for a season […]
News of any professional athlete’s death hits hard in the sports community. But word of the passing of popular former Phillies pitcher Roy “Doc’’ Halladay had an especially big emotional impact on Philadelphia, including the […]
First Andrew MacDonald went down with a knee injury. Then Radko Gudas took an elbow to the head at Chicago last week and suddenly the Flyers’ defense almost didn’t look old enough to drink or […]
When the Flyers have a chance to give back to our nation’s service men and women, they come skating faster than a last-minute breakaway. That was the case once again on Monday as Wayne Simmonds […]
Today I talked to this guy.
BRRRIIINNNNNG! BRRRIIINNNNNG! Hey, sleepy head, that’s your alarm going off. Yes, it’s 6:30 a.m. and you can’t believe it. How did five hours go by so fast? Well, here’s one clue: You went to bed […]
How can something so small inflict so much damage? That’s the question outdoors-type people — a group that includes runners — would like to know. One tiny tick infested with Lyme disease can change a […]
One of the most historic races in the nation, the Philadelphia Marathon covers fast and mostly flat terrain, crossing the heart of Philadelphia and some of the city’s most iconic landmarks — including Independence Hall, […]
Every so often a pro hockey player comes along who’s so brutally honest in his comments, it almost makes you do a double-take. Those are the kind of guys, who, upon retirement, make the best […]
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