Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
A night after shutting out the Yankees, the Phillies found themselves on the other side of things today, getting shutout by the Tigers, 1-0. The Cliff Lee and Justin Verlander pitching duel met expectations as both aces were sharp this afternoon. The Game: The Tigers were the first to bat and the first to get on […]
Just another night of the same from the Sixers. Excluding the game against the Grizzlies on Saturday, when they lost 103-77, the Sixers had two phenomenal efforts against the Pacers. Philadelphia showed the poise they did in those games tonight against the Bulls, but again failed to get over the hump late in the game. […]
It's been two days since the Sixers (15-52) dropped their frachise-worst 21st straight game. Even though they lost Monday against Indiana, they hung tough and made it close late in the fourth. Tonight, they are back home and will host the Chicago Bulls (37-30) at 7PM. The two teams split meetings earlier this season. The Sixers […]
On Friday night, the Sixers played toe-to-toe with the Eastern Conference leading Pacers. They cut the lead late but couldn't complete the comeback. Tonight was no different. The Sixers climbed to within three in the final minutes, but ended up dropping their franchise-worst 21st game by a score of 99-90. The Sixers came out as […]
Just three days ago, we saw a Sixers (15-51) team nearly upset the top team in the East. Instead, it resulted in a loss which was followed by another loss on Saturday, against Memphis. Losers of 20 straight, the Sixers hit the road to Indiana to face the same Pacers (49-17) team they saw on […]
You can put it in the record books, ladies and gentleman. The Sixers (15-51) have reached another level of rock bottom, losing their 20th straight, this time to the Memphis Grizzlies by a score of 103-77. This losing streak is tied for the longest in franchise-history for Philadelphia, dating back to the 1972-73 season. The […]
The Sixers (15-50) came close to snapping their losing streak last night against the Eastern Conference powerhouse Indiana Pacers. In the end, they lost their 19th in a row and it doesn't get any easier tonight as the Memphis Grizzlies (38-27) come to town. The Grizzlies are currently 6-2 in the month of March, but […]
The Sixers have signed shooting guard Darius Johnson-Odom to a 10-day contract and released Lorenzo Brown. Drafted by the Mavericks in 2012 as the 55th overall pick out of Marquette, Johnson-Odom was traded to the Lakers on draft day and then released by them in January of 2013. After playing professionally in Russia and China, […]
This morning, the Phillies made their second round of cuts. Catcher Lou Marson was released while Jeremy Horst, Tommy Joseph, Tyson Gillies, Zach Collier were optioned to the minors. Cesar Jimenez, Ken Giles and Andres Blanco were reassigned to minor league camp. A former Phillies prospect, Lou Marson was the only player to be released […]
Jonathan Pettibone, Ethan Martin have come down with shoulder problems in camp. Mike Adams and Adam Morgan are both recovering from shoulder surgery. Cole Hamels is dealing with fatigued arm brought on by shoulder tendinitis. Get the theme here? More news from the injury department is in as Phillies pitcher Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez will not […]