Saturday, November 01, 2008
SIXERS NEWS
Coming off their first win of the season last night the Sixers were looking to keep it going tonight as they traveled to Atlanta for a match up with the Hawks. Elton Brand had another solid game with 17 points and 16 rebounds, as all 5 Sixers starters scored in double figures, with 22 for Thaddeus Young, 12 and 11 rebounds for Samuel Dalembert, 16 for Andre Iguodala, and 11 for Andre Miller. Unfortunately, the Sixer bench supplied just 10 points all together, and that may have been the difference in this one. Another factor was Joe Johnson who went off for 35 points to lead all scorers and frustrate the Sixer's otherwise solid D. So while the Sixers jumped out to an early16 point, 34-18 lead after a quarter of play it would not last. At one point in the 2nd quarter the Sixer lead actually got as high as 23 but by the half the Hawks had rallied to within 13 with the score 57-44. In the 3rd quarter Atlanta continued to chip away and by the beginning of the 4th quarter the lead was down to 9 with the score 75-66. Finally in the 4th quarter the Hawks completed their comeback taking a 90-88 lead with just under 2 minutes to play and eventually holding on for a 96-88 victory. So the Sixers drop to 1-2 overall. They'll just have to shake this one off and figure out away to move forward.
Friday, October 31, 2008
SIXERS NEWS
After a disappointing start to their season Elton Brand and the Sixers rebounded nicely tonight as they welcomed the Knicks to the Wachovia center. All it took was a few more touches for Brand and the Sixers offense was off and running as Elton ripped off 24 points and 14 rebounds, Thaddeus Young added 13, Andre Miller dropped 20, and off the bench Willie Green added 18 and Lou Williams 15. Overall the Sixers shot 59 % from the field while holding the Knicks to just over 32 %. Basically the Sixers jumped out to an early 31-24 lead after a quarter of play and never looked back. At the half the lead was up to 12 with the score 60-48. By the end of the 3rd quarter it had ballooned to 19 with the score 91-72. Finally in the 4th quarter with mostly backups in the game for the Sixers they finished it off going away by 29, with the final score 116-87. So the Sixers improve to 1-1 overall in convincing fashion and seem well on their way to a great season. They'll simply have to continue to come together as a team as they did tonight.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
FLYERS NEWS
The Flyers kept on rolling tonight as they welcomed the New York Islanders to the wachovia center. Marty Biron got the start in the net and continued his great play of late saving 34 of the 36 shots he faced. Unfortunately after whupping the Thrashers 7-0 the Orange and Black had a bit of a scoring let down tonight with just two goals, both in the first period, so only the play of Biron saved them tonight. Midway through the 1st period Mike Knuble made it 1-0. A few minutes later Bill Guerin knotted it up at 1. Then late in the period Jeff Carter put the Flyers back up 2-1. Midway through the 3rd period Andy Hilbert tied it up again at 2. From there neither team could score for the remainder of regulation so the game went into overtime. There just over 4 and a half minutes in Carter slapped in his second goal of the night off a perfect pass from Mike Richards to seal the 3-2 Flyers win. So the Flyers move to 4-3-3 overall for a total of 11 points.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Wait is over. After 25 years and 100 seasons of frustration and heartbreak Philadelphia has its championship. That's right the Phillies are the 2008 world series champions. Believe it! Tonight the Phils and Rays finally completed game 5 of the world series which started way back on monday night. Then Cole Hamels got the start on a soggy night and went 6 strong innings allowing just 2 runs on 5 hits. Unfortunately thanks to an unprecedented rainout it all went for naught and it came down a 3.5 inning free for all tonight. Back on Monday "the Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino got it all started with a 2 run single in the bottom of the 1st for a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 4th Evan Longoria singled in a run to cut it to 2-1. In the top of the 6th in a torrential down pour Carlos Pena singled in a run to tie it at 2 and send the game into a 46 hour rain delay. Tonight Geoff Jenkins got it started in the bottom of the 6th, doubling and scoring on a single blooped by Jayson Werth over the head of 2nd baseman Akinori Iwamora for a 3-2 lead. In the top of the 7th Rocco Baldelli lined a solo homer to tie it up again at 3. In the bottom of the 8th, "the Bat" Pat Burrell led off with a double and was replaced in favor of pinch runner Eric Bruntlett, leading to an RBI single by Pedro Feliz to put the Phils back ahead 4-3. From there, J.C Romero got through the 8th inning thanks to a perfectly timed double play and in came Brad Lidge to close it out in the 9th. Evan Longoria popped up to leadoff the inning, Dioner Navarro then broke his bat and singled. He was lifted in favor of pinch runner Fernando Perez who promptly stole second, uh oh. Fortunately Ben Zobrist then lined one right into Werth's glove and pinch hitter Eric Hinske struck out to ignite the celebration. So the Phils are World Champions baby! It doesn't get much better than this. Go Phils!
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers began a new exciting season of basketball tonight at the Wachovia center against the Toronto Raptors. New Sixer Elton Brand had a good night with 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Andre Miller chipped in with 15, Andre Iguodala dropped 13 and Lou Williams added 16 off the bench. Unfortunately it was not enough, as the Raptor defense held the Sixers to under 40% shooting and just 84 points to send the Sixers to a season opening loss. Early on the Sixers looked good leading 21-18 after the first quarter. The Raptors D took over from there and by the half they had pushed ahead 51-45. After 3 quarters they had pushed their lead to 74-65. Finally in the 4th quarter the Sixers could only trade baskets with the Raptors, and it was not enough to avoid a 95-84 loss. So the Sixers drop to 0-1 to begin the season, but don't worry there will be brighter days ahead.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
FLYERS NEWS
What a difference a win makes. After enjoying their first 2 wins of the season over the weekend the Flyers, who couldn't buy a win during an 0-6 start, suddenly can't lose. Of course it helps when your opponent is as bad as the Atlanta Thrashers. Still ,the Flyers performance tonight was awe inspiring and although probably more a function of the totally inept Thrasher defense than anything, it was perhaps an indicator of what this team is capable of. After Marty Biron led the Flyers to their first two wins he strangely got night off tonight, in favor Antero Niittymaki and boy did it payoff, as Niittymaki shutout the Thrashers on just 24 shots. Meanwhile, Simon Gagne, Joffrey Lupul, and Mike Knuble each scored two goals on the night and the Flyers went 3 for 5 on the power play for their best goal scoring effort of the season thus far. Lupul got it started early in the first period for a 1-0 lead. Early in the 2nd period Knuble made it 2-0. Then with just seconds left in the period Gagne made it 3-0. Early in the 3rd, Lupul and Knuble traded goals to make it 5-0. Midway through the period Gagne scored to make it 6-0. Finally with the just over 3 minutes to play Glen Metropolit made 7-0 Flyers and mercifully, that's how ended. So the Flyers move to 3-3-3 overall for a total of 9 points which isn't bad at all this early in the season.
PHILLIES NEWS
Well game 5 remains suspended and will apparently resume tomorrow night at 8:30 with the score still locked at 2-2. Hopefully it won't take more than 3.5 innings remaining for the Phils to come out on top
Monday, October 27, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
Well tonight was supposed to be the night when 25 years of unfullfilled dreams finally came true. Unfortunately mother nature had other ideas and the game was suspended in the bottom of the 6th inning with the score tied at 2 thanks to a 2 run single by Shane victorino and RBI singles by Eva sorry Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena. It will either be resumed tomorrow night at 8 or wednesday night at 8 so until then stay tuned for a full report whenever the game is finally over.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils and Rays faced off in game 4 of the world series tonight. After a dramatic win in game 3 the Phils had a chance to take a hold of the series with a win. They looked to Joe Blanton on this night to keep the momentum going and he did just that tossing 6 brilliant innings, allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits and striking out 7. Meanwhile, the Phils jumped out early with some of their first hits with runners in scoring position of the series leading to 6 runs through the first 5 innings. In the bottom of the 1st, Jimmy Rollins doubled and scored on a bases loaded walk for a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 3rd Pedro Feliz singled in a run for a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 4th Carl Crawford slammed a solo homer to cut it to 2-1. In the bottom of the 4th, Ryan Howard crushed a 3 run homer for a 5-1 lead. In the top of the 5th Eric Hinske slugged a pinch solo homer to cut it to 5-2. In the bottom of the 5th, Blanton himself slapped a homer, the first of his career, for a 6-2 lead. In the bottom of the 8th Jayson Werth slung one 2 run homer into the seats for an 8-2 lead and a few batters later Howard followed by launching his 2nd homer of the night into orbit for a 10-2 lead. From there J.C Romero closed it out in the 9th for 10-2 win and a 3-1 series lead. So the Phils now stand just one win from a world title.
EAGLES NEWS
Coming off a bye week the Birds were 9-0 under Andy Reid coming into today. So it was even money they would make it an even 10-0 today against the Falcons. Thanks to some solid defense, some of the old Mcnabb magic with the legs, and the return of Brian Westbrook to the starting lineup they were able to do just that. After a slow start Donovan Mcnabb wound up completing 19 of 34 passes for 253 yards while rushing 6 times for 25 yards and a TD. Westbrook was equally effective with 22 carries for 167 yards and 2 TDs, and 6 catches for 42 yards. Meanwhile the Bird's defense was solid limiting Micheal ,the Burner, Turner to just 58 rushing yards on 17 carries and intercepting Matt Ryan twice. Early on Atlanta actually had the lead as Ryan hooked up with Roddy White on a 55 yard TD pass for a 7-0 lead late in the 2nd quarter. Mcnabb answered a few minutes later capping off a long drive with a 3 yard QB draw to tie it at 7. Then after a defensive stop with just seconds left in the first half Mcnabb hit Desean Jackson for a 20 yd gain to set up a David Akers field goal for a 10-7 lead. Early in the 3rd quarter another long Eagles drive ended with a 16 yard Westbrook TD run for a 17-7 lead. The Birds had a chance to put it away late in the 4th quarter but couldn't push across the goal line and had to settle for another Aker's field goal and a 20-7 lead with just under 6 minutes left. Ryan answered with a long Falcons drive and another TD pass to Roddy White to cut the lead to 20-14. After the Birds failed to run out the clock on the ensuing drive, Adam Jennings muffed the resulting punt or at least the officials though he did, and although replays clearly showed he never touched the ball there was nothing Atlanta could do about it, as they were without a timeout and there were just over 2 minutes to play. So the Birds got the huge break and the ball and took advantage of it as Westbrook danced 39 yards for another TD, to finish off the 27-14 win. So the Eagles move to 4-3 overall and although they remain last in the division they are still right there now in the early stages of the race to the NFC playoffs.
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