Saturday, January 05, 2008
FLYERS NEWS
After a tough loss to the Devils last night, the Flyers rebounded tonight against the Maple Leafs. Antero Niittymaki got the rare start in goal and saved 54 shots to help shepherd the Orange and Black to victory. Late in the 1st period Steve Downie and Jeff Carter each scored for a 2-0 Flyers lead. The 2nd period was scoreless. Then in the 3rd period Mats Sundin took the Leafs on his shoulder and scored the next two goals to tie it up at 2 with about 8 minutes to play. Then with just under 3 minutes to play, Mike Richards to put the Flyers up 3-2. From there Niittymaki held the lead and Flyers hung on for the 3-2 victory. So the Flyers improve to 20-15-4 and move back up into 4th place in the Atlantic division.
Friday, January 04, 2008
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers had been playing pretty well during their current 6 game road trip, but tonight against the Lakers, in this, their 5th of the 6 games, they weren't so good. Offensively, 4 Sixers scored in double figures, but only one starter,(Louis Williams, Jason Smith, Thaddeus Young, Andre Iguodala) with sweet Lou's 17 off the bench leading the way. Defensively, the Sixers had a terrible night. Andrew Bynum dominated Samuel Dalembert with 16 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 17 points, as the Lakers out rebounded the Sixers 46-35. All told the Lakers shot 66.2 % from the field, and 57.1 % from beyond the arc. Simply put, the Sixers couldn't stop them all night and the Lakers knew it. Through the 1st quarter of play the Lakers were already ahead by 8, 34-26. By the half L.A led by 24, with the score 64-40. By the start of 4th quarter the lead was 28, with the score 96-68. In the 4th, using mostly reserves the Sixers actually, cut back into the Lakers lead a bit, but it was for naught, as L.A eventually ran away with a 31 point win, with the final score 124-93. pretty embarrassing to say the least. So the Sixers drop to 14-19 overall, but remain in 4th place in the Atlantic division.
FLYERS NEWS
After three straight wins the Flyers took it on the chin tonight in New Jersey at the hands of Marty Brodeur and the Devils. For whatever reason the Flyers just can't seem to score on the guy, while the Devils have no problem scoring on Marty Biron. All I can say is where the hell is Simon Gagne when you need him. Anyway, the Devils got off to a quick start as Paul Martin and Travis Zajac each scored in the 1st period for a 2-0 Devils lead. Late in the 2nd period Patrick Elias made it 3-0 New Jersey. In 3rd period, with Brodeur forming a veritable wall in front of the New Jersey goal, there was no further scoring and the Devils closed out a 3-0 victory. So the Flyers drop to 19-15-4 overall and back into last place in the Atlantic Division, but don't worry they are only 7 points out of first and there is still plenty of season left.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers continued their road trip today with the aforementioned visit to Utah to face the Jazz. Despite monumental efforts out of the Andre's, Iguodala and Miller, they fell short. Offensively, four Sixers scored in double figures (Andre Iguodala, Andre Miller, Samuel Dalembert, Louis Williams) with Andre Iguodala's 30 leading the way. Defensively, Samuel Dalembert was again the standout with 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, but he had help this time from Reggie Evans who pulled down 12 rebounds, as the Sixers ruled the boards 40-26. As for the game, it was close, exciting, and unfortunately a crushing blow for the Sixers. Through the 1st quarter of play the Jazz clung to a 24-20 lead. By the half that lead was up to 6, with the score 53-47. Through 3 quarters that lead was up to 7, with score 78-71. Finally, in the 4th quarter the Sixers cut into the Jazz lead, and were within 2, with score 105-103, with just 36 seconds remaining. Then former Sixer Kyle Korver, hit 8 free throws down the stretch and the Jazz hung on for a 110-107 victory. So the Sixers drop to 14-18 overall and remain in 4th place in the Atlantic division.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers return to action tomorrow night against the Utah Jazz and their recent ex-teammate Kyle Korver. It should be an interesting night.
Monday, December 31, 2007
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers began the New year in style tonight, continuing there road trip with a visit to Seattle to face the Supersonics. Offensively, five Sixers scored in double figures(Andre Miller, Andre Iguodala, Rodney Carney, Samuel Dalembert, Lou Williams) with Iggy's 25 leading the way. Defensively, Samuel Dalembert was again the standout with 7 rebounds and 6 blocks. Additionally, although the Sixers were out rebounded by Seattle 46-35, they had a much better shooting night, shooting nearly 50% from the field and from beyond the arc. As for the game it was closer than the final score would indicate. Through the 1st quarter of play Seattle actually led 23-21. By the half however, the Sixers had exploded for a 12 point, 46-34 lead. The rest of the way they used that lead to hang on. Through three quarters Seattle had cut the lead, to 11 with the score 73-62. In the 4th quarter Seattle continued to rally, but the Sixers had just enough to hang on for a 98-90 victory. So the Sixers improve to 14-17 overall, but remain in 4th place in the Atlantic division.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers continued their road trip today with a visit to Portland to face the young Trailblazers. They came in looking to win their third game in a row, but after three solid quarters of play, the game slipped away from them in the 4th quarter. Offensively, only three Sixers scored in double figures(Andre Iguodala, Andre Miller, Rodney Carney) with Iggy's 24 leading the way. Additionally, Andre Miller had a great night with 11 assists to go along with his 17 points, but this time it went for naught. Defensively, the Sixers did not have a very good night, They were out rebounded 31-29, and turned the ball over six more times than the Trailblazers did. Additionally they shot under 40% from the field, but allowed Portland to shoot nearly 50% from the filed. That just won't get it done. As for the game it was all Sixers in the 1st half and all Blazers in the 2nd. Through the 1st quarter of play Portland led 21-16. By the half the Sixers had rallied to take a nine point, 45-36 lead. At one point in the 3rd quarter that lead ballooned up to 11, but Portland turned the tables,and by the 4th quarter they trailed by only one, with score 63-62. In the 4th quarter it was all Portland as they outscored the Sixers 35-9 and wound up winning easily 97-72. So the Sixers drop to 13-17 overall and back into sole possession of 4th place in the Atlantic division.
EAGLES NEWS
The Eagles finished out their season today with a visit from the Buffalo Bills. Thanks to another tough defensive effort and just enough fireworks from the Eagles offense, the Birds pulled out the win. Offensively, Donovan Mcnabb completed 29 of his 41 passes for 345 yards and a touchdown and Brian Westbrook amassed 99 total yards from scrimmage, as the Eagles collected nearly 400 yards of offense. Defensively, the Eagles limited Buffalo to just 271 total yards of offense, and o TDs, exactly what they're coached to do. As for the game, it was one of those boring season ending games when you know you're not going to playoffs, but it was competitive nonetheless and as some might say it upheld the integrity of the NFL. In the 1st quarter Mcnabb hit rookie TE Brent Celek with a 2 yard TD pass, for the only score, to put the Eagles up 7-0. Late in the 2nd quarter the two teams traded short field goals for a 10-3 Eagles lead at the half. Late in the 3rd quarter Rian Lindell hit his second field goal of the day for Buffalo to cut the lead to 10-6. Then Reggie Brown caught what appeared to be a TD pass from Mcnabb, before fumbling into the endzone, where Kevin Curtis recovered it for 17-6 Eagles lead. Rian Lindell then ended the quarter with his 3rd field goal of the day to cut the lead to 17-9. The Bills had opportunities after that in the 4th quarter to put the ball in the end zone and tie the game, but the Eagles' defense stood stout and the Birds hung on to win 17-9. So the Eagles finish the year 8-8, which is not bad considering all they have been through, but it's good enough only for last place in the NFC East,where Dallas(13-3), NY(10-6), and Washington(9-7) all made the playoffs.
FLYERS NEWS
The Flyers are as hot as they're uniforms now, with this their 3rd straight victory, this time over the Florida Panthers. Antero Niittymaki got the start in goal, giving Marty Biron a rare night off, and saved all 38 shots he faced. So it was a rare good night for Niittymaki. As for the game it was largely uneventful thanks to the equally strong performance of Panther's goalie Thomas Vokoun with 19 saves out of the 20 shots he faced. The first period was scoreless. The second period was also scoreless. Finally, midway through the 3rd period Derian Hatcher finally made it 1-0 Flyers, with the only goal of the night. So that's how it ended with a 1-0 Flyers victory. So the Flyers improve to 19-14-4 overall and move back up into 3rd place in the Atlantic division.
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