You see a lot of “26.2’’ bumper stickers on cars driving around the roads these days but not too many that say “50.0.’’ Well, that’s because marathons are fashionable and get a lot of television […]
When your power play is ranked only 23rd and your penalty kill is just 26th in the 31-team NHL, it’s time for a change. Which is exactly what the Flyers did over the past few […]
Continuing a trend toward hiring coaches with lots of prior NHL experience, the Flyers on Mondaycompleted their coaching staff for next season by hiring veterans Michel Therrien and Mike Yeo as assistants to serve on […]
Youngsters love to dream about possible future exciting careers in professions like firemen. But how often do they get a chance to experience what it’s like to actually sit behind the wheel of a real […]
One man made history with his vision of how the sport of hockey should be played. The other possessed the ability to tell the world of that unique genius. Both have now left us with […]
It certainly was the Flyers’ winter of discontent but there might be a silver lining to the once cloudy outlook. When the season ended, the Flyers appeared to be a long way from any sort […]
Well, don’t say we didn’t warn you it was going to be difficult to predict winners in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. If you had all four division winners going out for […]
What’s the best way to get a youngster involved with running and hopefully maintain his interest in the sport? Keep it fun. So says veteran coach Jimmy Balmer, who works with athletes around the country. […]
If your favorite hockey team isn’t in the Stanley Cup playoffs, probably the next best rooting interest would be players and coaches who once performed for your favorite hockey team. In the case of the […]
You don’t need to be reminded that, in general, Americans need to get in better shape. No one has to tell you that more than a third of our population is overweight and two-thirds aren’t […]
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