Posts Tagged ‘ ESPN ’

Sixers' Andre Iguodala is keeping an exclusive diary for the Daily News at the World Championships. The latest entry comes after Team USA's 99-77 win over Slovenia in a Group B preliminary game played before a pro-Slovenia crowd. The U.S. team is now 2...
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Los Angeles Dodgers leftfielder Manny Ramirez is headed to the Chicago White Sox today, according to ESPN.com, in what is looking like a straight waiver claim, a league source with knowledge of the situation said yesterday on condition of anonymity.
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Now that we've given the old quarterback his due, let's talk about the new guy some more. ESPN.com's Jeff Chadiha takes a different direction in his piece on Kevin Kolb today. If you're one of those people that puts much...
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You can't sit around waiting to react to things. Not any longer. These days, with the never-ending news cycle and the public's ever-growing appetite for instant information, you have to forecast the future. Nostradamus and ESPN taught us that.
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Just a quick note here on the retirement of former Eagles left tackle Tra Thomas. Tra was attempting to make the Chargers roster this summer, but the San Diego Tribune says he's calling it a career. Bill Williamson of ESPN...
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Believe it or not, the Eagles are set to open their 2010 season with an exhibition matchup this Friday, August 13. The offseason has, as usual, been long and has had fans yearning for the return of actual games, but for Philadelphia, the time away from...
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CORTLAND, N.Y. - New York Jets coach Rex Ryan's Super Bowl guarantee is now in writing. When asked to sign his team's logo sticker on the back of ESPN's tour bus at training camp Thursday, the brash coach, instead of just signing his name, wrote: &quot...
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While bracing for the forthcoming blows, it's time to empty out the mailbag . . . Has anything in the annals of Philadelphia sports been beaten to death more thoroughly than the Michael Vick situation? It's hard to believe, but I think you folks have o...
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Friday late night linkage.. Troy Renck of the Denver Post tweets that the Cubs could move Ryan Theriot to the Diamondbacks for Kelly Johnson. The Phillies may be done trading and are telling teams that they are out of money and prospects, tweets ESPN's Jayson Stark. The Tigers and Jays are talking, and John...
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The Padres' chief infield target is Miguel Tejada, reports CBS' Scott Miller. They're facing competition from the Phillies, who are also said to be after the Orioles infielder. Last we heard, the Cardinals inquired but didn't get anywhere. The Padres and Phillies share another target in the Royals' Willie Bloomquist, tweets ESPN's Jerry Crasnick....
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From: Gonzalez, John To: Jensen, Michael; Fox, Ashley Subject: Mmm, mmm good  ESPN's Outside the Lines recently did a piece on ballpark/arena/stadium concessions. Not surprisingly, they aren't the cleanest venues. In Philly, 33 percent of the v...
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Ryan Howard spoke to the media about Dom Brown’s call to the majors: Listen to Ryan Howard on ESPN Radio South Jersey
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ESPN has compiled a list of vendor inspection reports from the majority of the stadiums, ball parks, and arenas in the four major sports. I was a bit surprised that the Philadelphia venues actually ranked among the more cleanly, relatively...
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It seems Michael Vick will have some explaining to do in bankruptcy court, according to a report on ESPN.com. The Eagles quarterback is facing charges that he made unauthorized and illegal gifts to friends and family in the months before he declared ba...
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4:05pm: The Yankees, Phillies, Cardinals and Twins are also pursuing Haren, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The D’Backs are not close to a deal with anyone. We should note that Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported last night that the Twins are 'barely monitoring' Haren, since they're on...
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Sure, the Phillies may have just dropped three of four to the Cubs, why not kick them a bit more while they're down. Reader Terence sends along this clip from yesterday on ESPN in which an anchor feels the need...
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