76ers Sign Big Man Al Horford to 4-Year Contract

Embed from Getty Images By Matt Gregan, Sports Talk Philly Staff The Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, signed big man Al Horford to a four-year, $109 million contract. The contract contains $97 million guaranteed and $12 million in bonuses tied to championships.  The Horford contract has $97M guaranteed and $12M in bonuses tied […]

Matt Gregan  •  30 Jun 2019
76ers, Heat Finalizing Jimmy Butler Sign-and-Trade

Embed from Getty Images By Matt Gregan, Sports Talk Philly Staff According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat are finalizing a sign-and-trade that would send Jimmy Butler to the Heat. The Sixers are reportedly receiving Josh Richardson back in the deal.  The deal will include Josh Richardson to the 76ers, league sources […]

Matt Gregan  •  30 Jun 2019
Marlins 6, Phillies 2: Velasquez’s Poor Outing, Hitting Fails to Show in Series Opener

Embed from Getty Images By Matt Gregan, Sports Talk Philly Staff The Philadelphia Phillies dropped the series opener 6-2 to the Miami Marlins on a hot Friday night in Miami. The bats were shut down, totaling only four hits and not really putting up a fight at any point during the game. It took until […]

Matt Gregan  •  28 Jun 2019
Phillies 6, Mets 3: Segura’s Home Run Caps 9th Inning Heroics

Embed from Getty Images By Matt Gregan, Sports Talk Philly Staff The power of the bamboo! The Philadelphia Phillies complete a four-game sweep of the New York Mets in walk-off fashion for the second game in a row. Jean Segura lined a three-run home run just over the wall in left field to cap the […]

Matt Gregan  •  27 Jun 2019
Philadelphia Phillies Roundtable: The Current State of the Phillies

Embed from Getty Images By Matt Gregan, Frank Klose and Matt Rappa With it being the middle of a very hectic season of Phillies baseball, we at Sports Talk Philly assembled three of our Phillies writers at Philliedelphia, our managing editor Matt Rappa, our owner and man in charge of Phillies coverage for 97.3 ESPN's […]

Matt Gregan  •  25 Jun 2019
Has Vince Velasquez Earned Back The 5th Spot in the Starting Rotation?

Embed from Getty Images By Matt Gregan, Sports Talk Philly Staff One of the Philadelphia Phillies' major problems this season has been the lack of a consistent fifth starter in the starting rotation.  Vince Velasquez opened up the season as the team's fifth starter, going 1-2 with a 3.99 ERA in six starts before he […]

Matt Gregan  •  24 Jun 2019
Why Ignoring the Second Round of the NBA Draft Results in More Pressure in Free Agency

By Matt Gregan, Sports Talk Philly Staff Free agency is going to be an important time for the Philadelphia 76ers, and not necessarily for the reason many would think. In addition to the team having to make decisions on key free agents Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris and JJ Redick, they also will have to worry about making sure […]

Matt Gregan  •  23 Jun 2019
Kapler Gets Ejected, Phillies Fall to Marlins 5-3

Embed from Getty Images By Matt Gregan, Sports Talk Philly Staff The Philadelphia Phillies' (39-37) losing streak was extended to six games on Saturday when the team lost 5-3 to the Miami Marlins (29-46) on a beautiful afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. The team is in the midst of a free fall that began at […]

Matt Gregan  •  22 Jun 2019
Breaking Down the 76ers Trade that Netted them Matisse Thybulle

Embed from Getty Images By Matt Gregan, Sports Talk Philly Staff The Philadelphia 76ers successfully completed a trade with the Boston Celtics to acquire the draft rights to guard/forward Matisse Thybulle in Thursday night's NBA Draft.  The trade involved the Sixers giving up picks No. 24 (Ty Jerome) and 33 (Carsen Edwards) for the rights […]

Matt Gregan  •  21 Jun 2019