Philly SportsCast

Friday:
Mike Pelfrey, RHP (2-0, 6.32) vs. Chan Ho Park, RHP (0-0, 7.16)
The Phillies have beaten the Mets in three of the four career starts Pelfrey has made against them.
Saturday:
Oliver Perez, LHP (1-2, 9.31) vs. Jamie Moyer, LHP (3-1, 5.09)
For the third time in four starts, Perez was removed without completing the fifth inning, [...]

Philly SportsCast #177 – April 29, 2009
There are times when we want our teams to only win and never lose. However, that is as unrealistic an expectation as me at the poker table. The Phillies have given us a taste of what it’s like to have a winner in town and the flavor is so [...]

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Dwight Howard, the Orlando Magic’s all-everything center, has been suspended for the pivotal Game 6 of the playoff series against the 76ers.
The NBA announced this afternoon that Howard will be suspended for his flagrant elbow to the had of Sixers center Samuel Dalembert in Game 5 last night. The two got engaged going up [...]

According to MLB.com, the Phillies are unsure when closer Brad Lidge will make his next appearance.
Lidge, who underwent an MRI on yesterday because of inflammation in his right knee, is listed as day-to-day.
“Based on the MRI, I’m not overly concerned,” Lidge said. “It didn’t show any tears. I’m concerned on a small level because it’s [...]

Suspended Phillies reliever J.C. Romero filed a lawsuit today against the companies that manufactured 6-OXO, Ergopharm Inc. and Proviant Technologies, and the companies that own and operate the Vitamin Shoppe and GNC alleging an unlisted ingredient in one of its products caused him to test positive under Baseball’s Drug Policy.
Romero, who is suspended for the [...]

Fox Sports’ John Czarnecki gives the Eagles overwhelming praise for their picks in the 2009 NFL draft. This is one post-draft report I look forward reading every year:

When rating this draft, start by remembering the Eagles used a first-round pick for Buffalo offensive tackle Jason Peters, who has Pro Bowl talent. Peters will team [...]

By all accounts, today is as important to the Eagles franchise as any. Will they move up? Down? What’s the latest rumor? Discuss the day’s event’s here.
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The NFL will look into teams revealing their draft picks on their Web sites and through Twitter even before commissioner Roger Goodell might have announced the selections.
The San Diego Chargers plan to post their picks this weekend on their Web site as soon as they hand in the name card. The information could show up [...]

The Flyers are still alive.
Led by Arron Asham and Claude Giroux – who? – the Flyers avoided elimination by beating the Penguins 3-0 last night night to force Game 6 in the Eastern Conference first-round series on Saturday in Philly.
“We were more excited to win than nervous to lose,” Giroux said after the game. [...]