Coming into this one the Flyers had lost 3 in a row this season just once. In order to avoid equaling the lone streak they would have to knock off the desperate Sabres. Unfortunately once again they just didn't have it this afternoon, at least not in the final 2 periods. Early on they looked great and were firing on all cylinders. First Matt Carle and Mike Richards setup Kris Versteeg for a 1-0 lead. Then a few minutes later James Van Reimsdyk beat Ryan Miller top shelf for a 2-0 lead. After that it just about all downhill for the Flyers
Their defense just fell apart early in the 2nd period as they fell behind 3-2. Only a shorthanded tally from Kimmo Timonen to tie things up 3, kept the Flyers from totally falling out of it. They continued to struggle defensively early in the 3rd period as they fell behind 4-3. The Orange and Black did manage to tighten things up the rest of the way but they couldn't come up with the equalizer. Finally with a couple minutes to play they went with the empty net and the extra attacker but it was for naught. Buffalo eventually scored on the empty net to cap off a disappointing 5-3 loss.
Saturday, March 05, 2011
PHILLIES NEWS
Roy Halladay tossed 3 scoreless innings while striking out 4 and Ben Francisco racked up another 2 hits, including a solo homer, but the Phils still lost to the Pirates 4-3.
Friday, March 04, 2011
SIXERS NEWS
After a tough loss to the Mavericks had a golden chance to get right back on track night as they played host to Kevin Love and the lowly T-Wolves. Despite not giving necessarily their best effort they were able to take advantage of the opportunity. They did just enough defensively, racking up 8 blocks and 6 steals, and holding Minnesota just under 50% from the field at 47%. After a slow start the Sixers were close to lights out offensively, shooting 52% from the field and 82% from the line as 6 Sixers scored in double figures. Andre Iguodala led the way with a triple double(22, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds) while Elton Brand had 21 big points despite getting in early foul trouble, Jodie Meeks sunk a pair of treys and wound up with 12, and off the bench Thad Young had 16 and 8 rebounds, Lou Williams had 12, and Evan Turner had 10.
The Sixers really did get off to a sluggish start, pretty much devoid of energy and found themselves down 9 after a 1st quarter full of bricks and spotty defense. They must have eaten their power bars after that as the 2nd quarter was a totally different story with Sixers out scoring the T-Wolves by 16 to take a 7 point lead into the half. They simply traded baskets with Minnesota with 3rd quarter as they maintained their 7 point lead heading into the 4th. The 4th quarter was more of the same with the Sixers picking it up at the end pull out to a more crowd pleasing 11 point victory, 111-100. The win coupled with a yet another Knicks loss to the Cavs moves the 31-30 Sixers to within a half of a game of 6th in the East.
The Sixers really did get off to a sluggish start, pretty much devoid of energy and found themselves down 9 after a 1st quarter full of bricks and spotty defense. They must have eaten their power bars after that as the 2nd quarter was a totally different story with Sixers out scoring the T-Wolves by 16 to take a 7 point lead into the half. They simply traded baskets with Minnesota with 3rd quarter as they maintained their 7 point lead heading into the 4th. The 4th quarter was more of the same with the Sixers picking it up at the end pull out to a more crowd pleasing 11 point victory, 111-100. The win coupled with a yet another Knicks loss to the Cavs moves the 31-30 Sixers to within a half of a game of 6th in the East.
PHILLIES NEWS
Joe Blanton allowed 2 runs on 4 hits while striking out 2 in 3 and 2/3rd's innings while Ryan Howard collected another 2 hits and 2 RBIs, including his 1st homer of the spring, as the Phils knocked off the Pirates 7-4.
Thursday, March 03, 2011
FLYERS NEWS
Just when it seemed like they were getting healthy again, the Flyers were once again put behind the 8-ball as Jeff Carter and Daroll Powe were both lost for the night with flu like systems. Without those 2 the Orange and Black was forced to call up Ben Holmstrom from the Phantoms and insert a not fully healed James Van Reimsdyk back into the lineup. As a result they ran out of steam towards the end of the game and eventually ended up coming up just a little short.
Before coming up a little short in the 3rd period, the Flyers actually had the upper hand. About 6 minutes into the 1st period Mike Richards setup Kris Versteeg for a 1-0 lead. Later about 7 minutes into the 2nd period Richards setup Versteeg again for a 2-1 lead, but that would be the Orange and Black's last lead of the night. Toronto surged in the 3rd period and the Flyers just didn't have enough left to stop them before falling 3-2 for their first back to back losses in some time.
Before coming up a little short in the 3rd period, the Flyers actually had the upper hand. About 6 minutes into the 1st period Mike Richards setup Kris Versteeg for a 1-0 lead. Later about 7 minutes into the 2nd period Richards setup Versteeg again for a 2-1 lead, but that would be the Orange and Black's last lead of the night. Toronto surged in the 3rd period and the Flyers just didn't have enough left to stop them before falling 3-2 for their first back to back losses in some time.
PHILLIES NEWS
In his 2nd spring start Cole Hamels tossed 4 scoreless innings while allowing 1 hit and striking out 3. Meanwhile Ben Francisco continued on his tear, going 2 for 3 with a run scored, as the Phils shutout the Red Sox 2-0.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
PHILLIES NEWS
In his spring debut, Roy Oswalt allowed 1 run on 2 hits while striking out 1 in 2 innings. Meanwhile, Ryan Howard collected his first RBI of the spring with a double but it was for naught as the Phils fell to the Orioles 6-5.
EAGLES NEWS
Mike Vick has signed the Eagles one year franchise tender which means he will be back with the Birds next season if there is a next season.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
SIXERS NEWS
The 2nd hottest team in the NBA locked in a battle with the hottest team in the NBA tonight at Wells Fargo as the Sixers battled the Mavericks. Unfortunately, as Donovan McNabb would say, they should their youth in the closing minutes of the game and came up a bit short against the more experienced Mavs. 58% shooting from the foul line and multiple 4th quarter turnovers really hurt them, as did Jason Terry who came off the bench for 30 and Dirk who had 22 despite not hitting a 3 all night. The top performers for the Sixers were Andre Iguodala with 15 and 7 rebounds, Jrue Holiday with 14, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, Elton Brand with 12 and 6 rebounds, Jodie Meeks who drilled 4 treys and wound up with 16, and Thad Young who had 13 and 7 rebounds, all of whom took a nose dive when it really mattered in the games final minutes.
Early on the Sixers just tried to hang in there with them and actually were down by 1 after the 1st quarter. In the 2nd quarter they continued to stay close and trailed by just 7 at the half. In the 3rd quarter they finally started to make a push for lead, actually pulling even at one point, before settling for a 2 point deficit heading into the 4th. The two teams stayed neck and neck for much of the 4th quarter. The Mavs would drill a big shot and the Sixers would invariably answer. As late as the 1:41 mark of the 4th the Sixers were within 1, and that was were things slipped away. After Dirk drained a deuce to make it a 3 point game Holiday was blocked on a drive to the basket and Jason Terry took the ball the other way and dunked for a 5 point lead. That was as close as the Sixers would get the rest of the way. They missed 4 free throws in a row after that while the Mavs sunk their freebies to close out a 101-93 win and a season sweep of the Sixers.
Early on the Sixers just tried to hang in there with them and actually were down by 1 after the 1st quarter. In the 2nd quarter they continued to stay close and trailed by just 7 at the half. In the 3rd quarter they finally started to make a push for lead, actually pulling even at one point, before settling for a 2 point deficit heading into the 4th. The two teams stayed neck and neck for much of the 4th quarter. The Mavs would drill a big shot and the Sixers would invariably answer. As late as the 1:41 mark of the 4th the Sixers were within 1, and that was were things slipped away. After Dirk drained a deuce to make it a 3 point game Holiday was blocked on a drive to the basket and Jason Terry took the ball the other way and dunked for a 5 point lead. That was as close as the Sixers would get the rest of the way. They missed 4 free throws in a row after that while the Mavs sunk their freebies to close out a 101-93 win and a season sweep of the Sixers.
PHILLIES NEWS
Cliff Lee was a little wild in his spring debut with a walk and a hit batsmen, while allowing 2 runs on 1 hit and striking out 3 in 2 innings of work as the Phils lost the Tigers 6-2.
Monday, February 28, 2011
FLYERS NEWS
The Flyers made just one move at the trading deadline, sending prospects Greg Moore and Micheal Chaput to the Columbus Blue Jackets for bearly left winger Tommy Sestito. Sestito is expected to report to the Phantoms and probably won't play for the Flyers this season. Next year he'll be a valued commodity since he can fight and score and is the most likely candidate to replace free agent Dan Carcillo next season.
PHILLIES NEWS
Ben Francisco collected another RBI and Roy Halladay tossed 2 scoreless innings as the Phils continued spring training with a 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers traveled to Cleveland tonight as they looked to get over .500 for the first time all season. Once again they put forth a solid all around effor, not quite as good as in their last two games but certainly good enough to win this one. Still, Cleveland didn't make it easy and the Sixers had to use all of their experience from heartbreaking losses early in the season to pull it out in the end. Defensively, they racked up another 8 blocks and 10 steals and held the Cavs to just 21% shooting from beyond. Meanwhile, the Sixers shot 45% from beyond and decent 49% from the field as 6 Sixers scored in double figures. Elton Brand led the way with 16 and 8 rebounds, while Jrue Holiday had a big 13, 9 assists, and 6 rebounds, Jodie Meeks drilled two key treys and finished with 14, and off the bench Evan Turner had 10, Thad Young had 12 and 5 rebounds and Lou Williams had 16.
The Sixers were solid but not great all game long, and actually trailed by one after the 1st quarter. In the 2nd quarter they picked it up on both sides of the ball and went into the half up by 6. They kept it up in the 3rd quarter, expanding the lead to as many as 15, before settling for an 11 point cushion heading into the 4th. As late as the 8 minute mark in the 4th the Sixers had the lead at 12 and were in control. They then went cold from the field for a while from there and Cleveland was able to make a late push to cut the lead to down to as little as 3 with 4 minutes to play. After that a Holiday layup and a Meeks trey quickly pushed the lead back to 8 before Cleveland cut it to 3 again and got the ball with 29 seconds left. Thad Young then got a huge steal with 13 seconds left and got the ball to Holiday to drilled a pair of freebies to push the lead back to 5. Daniel Gibson followed with a clutch trey to cut the lead to 2 but Meeks was able to sink a couple more free throws after that and a couple Cavs misses later and the Sixers had hung on to win 95-91. With the win they move over .500 to 30-29 overall but remain 7th in the East, 1 game out 6th.
The Sixers were solid but not great all game long, and actually trailed by one after the 1st quarter. In the 2nd quarter they picked it up on both sides of the ball and went into the half up by 6. They kept it up in the 3rd quarter, expanding the lead to as many as 15, before settling for an 11 point cushion heading into the 4th. As late as the 8 minute mark in the 4th the Sixers had the lead at 12 and were in control. They then went cold from the field for a while from there and Cleveland was able to make a late push to cut the lead to down to as little as 3 with 4 minutes to play. After that a Holiday layup and a Meeks trey quickly pushed the lead back to 8 before Cleveland cut it to 3 again and got the ball with 29 seconds left. Thad Young then got a huge steal with 13 seconds left and got the ball to Holiday to drilled a pair of freebies to push the lead back to 5. Daniel Gibson followed with a clutch trey to cut the lead to 2 but Meeks was able to sink a couple more free throws after that and a couple Cavs misses later and the Sixers had hung on to win 95-91. With the win they move over .500 to 30-29 overall but remain 7th in the East, 1 game out 6th.
PHILLIES NEWS
Ben Francisco knocked in 3 runs on a double and a 2 run homer and Joe Blanton tossed 3 scoreless innings while allowing no hits and striking out 1, but the Phils still suffered their first actual spring training loss, falling to the Yankees 7-3.
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