The Eagles have fired defensive coordinator Sean McDermott. After the Eagles playoff loss to the Packers Andy Reid said McDermott would return next season. Apparently he has now changed his mind. Possible candidates to replace McDermott are current secondary coach Dick Jauron, and Jim Mora Jr. among others.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils and Ben Francisco have come to terms on a 1 year deal, avoiding salary arbitration. Francisco should compete with Dominic Brown and others for the vacant starting spot in RF. If he can replace the righthanded power and defense of Jayson Werth the Phils will be very happy.
Friday, January 14, 2011
FLYERS NEWS
After a sloppy loss to the Bruins the Flyers really needed to come back strong tonight against a hot Atlanta Thrashers team and they did. Sergei Bobrovsky got the start in goal and solid again stopping 27 of the 29 shots he faced. Meanwhile Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux each had a goal and an assist and Danny Briere scored a huge goal early in the 3rd period when the outcome was still very much in doubt. Again it was all and all a very fine effort by the Orange and Black and a good sign for the team moving forward.
The scoring did not start in this one until late in the 2nd period. There with the Flyers down 1-0, Jody Shelley registered his first goal of the season to knot it up at 1. Then Giroux and James Van Reimsdyk teamed up to assist Kimmo Timonen for a 2-1 lead. After Atlanta tied it up at 2 with just seconds left in the period, the two teams went scoreless again for much of the 3rd period. Finally with 8 minutes to play Ville Leino and Scott Hartnell setup Briere for a 3-2 lead. A few minutes later Carter and Carle helped to setup Giroux for a 4-2 lead. Finally Carter deposited an empty netter to cap off another 5-2 win.
The scoring did not start in this one until late in the 2nd period. There with the Flyers down 1-0, Jody Shelley registered his first goal of the season to knot it up at 1. Then Giroux and James Van Reimsdyk teamed up to assist Kimmo Timonen for a 2-1 lead. After Atlanta tied it up at 2 with just seconds left in the period, the two teams went scoreless again for much of the 3rd period. Finally with 8 minutes to play Ville Leino and Scott Hartnell setup Briere for a 3-2 lead. A few minutes later Carter and Carle helped to setup Giroux for a 4-2 lead. Finally Carter deposited an empty netter to cap off another 5-2 win.
SIXERS NEWS
After falling out of the 8th spot in the Eastern conference with their loss to the Pacers, the Sixers had to have a win tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks, to keep from falling even further down the standings. Fortunately, Andre Iguodala returned to form with 15, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and flawless defense late in the contest to help the Sixers cause greatly. It wasn't all Iggy though. On the whole the Sixers shot 57% from the field and 50% from beyond on another superb shooting night. Aside from Iggy Elton Brand had 15, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, Jrue Holiday had 10, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists, and Lou Williams had 25 big points including the winning trey. Defensively the Sixers were also much better than they had been lately holding Milwaukee to only 47% from the floor and 35% from beyond.
The Sixers started fast and rode some hot shooting to a 5 point lead after a quarter of play. The hot shooting continued in the 2nd quarter as the lead increased to 6 by the half. The Sixers had it up to double digits at one point in the 3rd quarter before Milwaukee fought back to within 5 heading into the 4th quarter. Milwaukee kept fighting back in the 4th but somehow the Sixers held them off until Corey Maggette hit a runner with 2 minutes left to put the Bucks up 94-92. With 44 seconds left Lou Williams drilled a trey to put the Sixers back up 95-94. After that Maggette had the ball with a chance to put the Bucks up again but Iggy blocked his shot with 5 seconds left. Then Earl Boykins missed a prayer at the buzzer and the Sixers had held on for their first win by 4 points or less, 95-94.
The Sixers started fast and rode some hot shooting to a 5 point lead after a quarter of play. The hot shooting continued in the 2nd quarter as the lead increased to 6 by the half. The Sixers had it up to double digits at one point in the 3rd quarter before Milwaukee fought back to within 5 heading into the 4th quarter. Milwaukee kept fighting back in the 4th but somehow the Sixers held them off until Corey Maggette hit a runner with 2 minutes left to put the Bucks up 94-92. With 44 seconds left Lou Williams drilled a trey to put the Sixers back up 95-94. After that Maggette had the ball with a chance to put the Bucks up again but Iggy blocked his shot with 5 seconds left. Then Earl Boykins missed a prayer at the buzzer and the Sixers had held on for their first win by 4 points or less, 95-94.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
FLYERS NEWS
The Flyers continued to be off defensively tonight and this time the goaltender, Brian Boucher got the start and allowed 6 goals to the Boston Bruins, couldn't save them. Considering the poor defense, despite Matt Walker's first start of the season, it wasn't all Boosh's fault, but he probably should have stopped at least a couple of the goals. Meanwhile, goals kept coming for the Orange and Black. Danny Briere and Nikolay Zherdev each had a goal and an assist and Ville Leino had 2 more assists. Still it doesn't matter how many goals you score if you can't stop the other guys.
The Flyers had the early lead as Leino and Briere setup Hartnell. Down 2-1 late in the 2nd period Andreas Nodl setup Zherdev and James Van Reimsdyk and Kimmo Timonen setup Jeff Carter to put the Flyers backup 3-2. Down 4-3 early in the 3rd period, Braydon Coburn and Leino setup Briere and Mike Richards and Zherdev setup Sean O'donnell to put the Flyers back up 5-4. After that the Bruins scored 3 late goals including an empty netter to pull out a wild 7-5 win. Better luck next time boys.
The Flyers had the early lead as Leino and Briere setup Hartnell. Down 2-1 late in the 2nd period Andreas Nodl setup Zherdev and James Van Reimsdyk and Kimmo Timonen setup Jeff Carter to put the Flyers backup 3-2. Down 4-3 early in the 3rd period, Braydon Coburn and Leino setup Briere and Mike Richards and Zherdev setup Sean O'donnell to put the Flyers back up 5-4. After that the Bruins scored 3 late goals including an empty netter to pull out a wild 7-5 win. Better luck next time boys.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
FLYERS NEWS
Sergei Bobrovsky got his first start in goal in a while and was brilliant stopping 38 of the 40 shots he faced and held the Buffalo Sabres scoreless on 2 power plays. Meanwhile all star snub Danny Briere led an offensive barage with a goal and 3 assists. Scott Hartnell also had 2 goals and an assist and Kimmo Timonen had 2 assists as well. So all in all, though not their best, it was a solid team effort all around by the Orange and Black.
Early on Buffalo actually led 2-0 before Briere and Timonen teamed up to setup Hartnell on the power play to cut it to 2-1. Late in the 2nd period Timonen assisted Briere to knot it up at 2. The 3rd period then belonged to the Flyers. First Briere and Hartnell setup Ville Leino to make it 3-2. Mike Richards followed with an unassisted tally to make it to 4-2. Finally Briere setup Hartnell for an empty netter to cap off a 5-2 win.
Early on Buffalo actually led 2-0 before Briere and Timonen teamed up to setup Hartnell on the power play to cut it to 2-1. Late in the 2nd period Timonen assisted Briere to knot it up at 2. The 3rd period then belonged to the Flyers. First Briere and Hartnell setup Ville Leino to make it 3-2. Mike Richards followed with an unassisted tally to make it to 4-2. Finally Briere setup Hartnell for an empty netter to cap off a 5-2 win.
SIXERS NEWS
Despite the return of Andre Iguodala to the lineup the Sixers continued to struggle a bit defensively, as they allowed the Indiana Pacers to shoot 51% from the floor and 50% from beyond. You're just not going to win very often when you let your opponent do that to you. Offensively, things were fine as 7 Sixers scored in double figures and the team shot 47% from the field. Jrue Holiday led the way with 19 and 8 assists, Elton was close behind with 18, Evan Turner and Mo Speights both chipped in with 14, while Jodie Meeks drilled 3 treys and wound up with 13 and Thad Young and Lou Williams both had 12. It all went for naught though as the Sixer's defense failed to hold up down the stretch.
It was a tight affair in the first half with Indiana taking a 4 point lead after the 1st quarter and an 8 point lead at the half. Finally in the 3rd quarter the Sixers rallied back to cut the lead to 3 heading into the 4th quarter. After that the Sixers at one point surged ahead by 5 and looked primed for another big win at home. Unfortunately it was not to be on this night. The Sixers went pretty cold the rest of the way and couldn't make stops defensively. They hung in there for a while but eventually Indiana pulled away and won by 8, 111-103.
It was a tight affair in the first half with Indiana taking a 4 point lead after the 1st quarter and an 8 point lead at the half. Finally in the 3rd quarter the Sixers rallied back to cut the lead to 3 heading into the 4th quarter. After that the Sixers at one point surged ahead by 5 and looked primed for another big win at home. Unfortunately it was not to be on this night. The Sixers went pretty cold the rest of the way and couldn't make stops defensively. They hung in there for a while but eventually Indiana pulled away and won by 8, 111-103.
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils traded minor league lefty reliever Sergio Escalona to Astros today for minor league 2nd baseman Albert Cartwright. Escalona was never that great a prospect and couldn't seem to stay healthy so this isn't a surprise. Also the Phils now have J.C Romero back and clearly have some confidence in Antonio Bastardo, so they didn't really need Escalona anymore anyway. As for Cartwright, he's a decent prospect and could be perhaps a solid utility man in time or who knows maybe he'll be a diamond in the rough.
EAGLES NEWS
The Eagles have already started their off season, signing free agent WR Sinorice Moss today. Moss, younger brother of Santana Moss, is a former top pick of the Giants who has yet to materialize into the big play threat everyone thought he would be coming out of college. Who knows, maybe he'll become something for the Eagles.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Sunday, January 09, 2011
EAGLES NEWS
It's been a wild up and down season for the Birds thus far. No one expected at the beginning of the season that it would culminate in a wild card playoff game at the Linc today. After all this was supposed to be a rebuilding year. Then Mike Vick was inserted as the starting QB and suddenly the Birds were super bowl contenders which makes what happened today against Green Bay all the tougher to swallow. The Eagles simply weren't as effective as they needed to be on both sides of the ball. Offensively, Vick was close to his usual self, throwing for 292 yards and a TD and running for 32 yards and another TD. Other than that there wasn't much like. Jason Avant did catch 7 passes for 93 yards and a TD, and Jeremy Maclin had 3 catches for 73 yards, but Desean Jackson had just 2 catches for 47 yards and Lesean McCoy managed just 46 yards on 12 carries. Meanwhile the Eagle's defense did hold Aaron Rodgers just 180 yards passing and Greg Jennings to just 1 catch for 8 yards, but rookie RB James Starks ran 23 times for 123 yards and that proved to be the difference.
Early on it was all Green Bay as David Akers missed a field goal Rodgers marched the Packers to 2 TDs for a 14-0 lead with 5 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. Finally with a minute left in the quarter Akers drilled a 29 yard field goal to make it 14-3 at the half. Early in the 3rd quarter the Birds took advantage of a Rodgers' fumble as Vick found Avant from 24 yards out to cut it to 14-10. After the Eagle's defense succumbed to another long Packer drive, resulting in another TD and a 21-10 deficit. After another miss by Akers, the Eagles finally put a drive together as Vick marched them 75 yards in 13 plays before plunging in himself from a yard out, cutting the lead to 21-16 after a missed 2 point conversion. The Eagles actually held on 3rd and short after that and had the ball in Vick's hands with about a minute to play and a chance to win. After starting at their own 34, Vick took the Birds down to the Green Bay 27, where they had 1st and 10 with 44 seconds left. Rather than downing the ball there and wasting play Vick decided to take a shot down field and was intercepted in the end zone by Tramond Williams. That was it, season over and super bowl dreams crushed again.
Early on it was all Green Bay as David Akers missed a field goal Rodgers marched the Packers to 2 TDs for a 14-0 lead with 5 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. Finally with a minute left in the quarter Akers drilled a 29 yard field goal to make it 14-3 at the half. Early in the 3rd quarter the Birds took advantage of a Rodgers' fumble as Vick found Avant from 24 yards out to cut it to 14-10. After the Eagle's defense succumbed to another long Packer drive, resulting in another TD and a 21-10 deficit. After another miss by Akers, the Eagles finally put a drive together as Vick marched them 75 yards in 13 plays before plunging in himself from a yard out, cutting the lead to 21-16 after a missed 2 point conversion. The Eagles actually held on 3rd and short after that and had the ball in Vick's hands with about a minute to play and a chance to win. After starting at their own 34, Vick took the Birds down to the Green Bay 27, where they had 1st and 10 with 44 seconds left. Rather than downing the ball there and wasting play Vick decided to take a shot down field and was intercepted in the end zone by Tramond Williams. That was it, season over and super bowl dreams crushed again.
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