Phillies utility player Emmanuel Burriss accepts minor league assignment

Emmanuel Burriss heads to AAA Lehigh Valley (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) When the Phillies went to Spring Training, one player who did not figure to have a chance to stay with the big league club was Emmanuel Burriss.  Formerly known as "Manny" in his San Francisco Giants days, Burriss made the team thanks to injuries to both outfielder Cody Asche and […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  04 Jun 2016
Phillies look to hot Hellickson for back-to-back wins

Embed from Getty Images    By: Nick Mandarano, contributor  PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies have won just three of their last fourteen games and first in eight games. As recent as May 28, they were within 2.5 games of first place, but now sit six back. Philadelphia will take the field today looking to win two in a row for […]

Nick Mandarano  •  04 Jun 2016
Phillies snap losing streak, defeat Brewers as Gomez regains saves lead

Embed from Getty Images   Final: Philadelphia Phillies 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3  ❖  Attendance: 20,138. Philadelphia, PA — The Phillies celebrated the 1976 season by donning some retro uniforms reminiscent of 40 years ago.  The Phillies bats woke back up and scored six runs – the most the Phillies have scored since May 12 against the Atlanta Braves […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  04 Jun 2016
Phillies to wear Pillbox hats, throwback jerseys twice this weekend

By: Tim Kelly, Managing Editor As the Philadelphia Phillies continue their series with the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend, they will be wearing some special uniforms.  Matt Breen of Philly.com was among those that noted earlier this season that the Phillies would wear a unique throwback jersey when they played Brewers on June 3 and June 5. […]

Tim Kelly  •  02 Jun 2016
Report: Sixers, Hawks discussing deal involving Noel, Teague

Wikipedia Commons Last week ESPN's Chad Ford and Marc Stein reported the Sixers were going to shop both Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor around the league. Have they found a suitor? According to a report Thursday evening, the Sixers may be in discussions to move Noel. Shams Charania of The Vertical reports that a deal is being […]

Dashawn Hendricks  •  02 Jun 2016
Finals Preview

The Golden St Warriors are four wins away from staking their claim as the greatest team of all time. The Cleveland Cavaliers are four wins away from ending a 52 year drought in Cleveland. Lebron James, the most polarizing and transcendent player of his generation, is four wins away from his crowning achievement. A rematch […]

Daniel Grugan  •  02 Jun 2016
Phillies release pitcher Bobby LaFromboise

Bobby LaFromboise heads to the dugout prior to the Phillies futures game (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) The Phillies added a number of minor league free agents prior to the 2016, looking to build depth in the system.   One of them was left-handed pitcher Bobby LaFromboise, formerly of the Pittsburgh Pirates.  LaFromboise put together a strong Spring Training […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  02 Jun 2016
Phillies activate Asche, Hollands from DL, designate David Lough

Embed from Getty Images   While heading into Spring Training, Cody Asche had no clear role.  Would he be an outfielder or an infielder?  Would he have the opportunity to start with the likes of Aaron Altherr on the roster?  The Phillies were unable to answer these questions in Spring Training as Asche strained his oblique early […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  02 Jun 2016
Lurie, Eagles players heap praise onto Doug Pederson

Embed from Getty Images   Emotional intelligence became quite the buzz phrase for Eagles fans when Jeffrey Lurie uttered it at a press conference following the dismissal of Chip Kelly. MMQB's Jenny Vrentas asked Lurie about Kelly's replacement, Doug Pederson, and how well he is relating to his players through the first few weeks of […]

Tucker Bagley  •  02 Jun 2016