Hawks try to regroup after 107-90 loss to Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS - Josh Smith and his Atlanta teammates spent much of Sunday's game and the postgame complaining about the calls.Hawks coach Larry Drew had enough.After getting dominated on the glass,...
View ArticleKenseth holds off Kahne to win at Kansas Speedway
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Matt Kenseth knew that he had a front-running car Sunday.It was simply a matter of getting there.So when a caution flag came out with several leaders on pit road, and Kenseth found...
View ArticleJohnson would mesh well with Kellys system
The way Chip Kelly rolls, Lane Johnson would be the perfect first-round pick for the Eagles in the NFL draft Thursday.The 6-6, 300-pound Johnson is next to impossible to get around playing left or...
View ArticleColumn: Derrick Rose owned Chicago but not anymore
A year ago, Derrick Rose owned Chicago.Billboards, TV spots, kids wearing Bulls' No. 1 jerseys - everyone and everything celebrated the high school hero who came home and made the dynasty that Michael...
View ArticleLIVE CHAT: Emotional night expected as Philadelphia Flyers take on Boston...
In what is expected to be an emotional night as the Flyers take on the Boston Bruins, Daily Local News Editor Andy Hachadorian and Flyers Beat Writer Rob Parent of the Delaware County Daily Times will...
View ArticleSoccer: Bayern beats Barcelona 4-0 in Champions League
MUNICH - Thomas Mueller scored two goals as Bayern Munich dominated Barcelona on Tuesday to take a commanding 4-0 lead after the first leg of their highly anticipated Champions League semifinal.Mueller...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Eagles: Birds might consider trading fourth overall pick
PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles not so quietly have made it known they could be enticed into trading out of the fourth overall pick in the draft.Depending on which reports you want to believe head coach Chip...
View ArticleNHL: Flyers play motivated, push past Bruins
PHILADELPHIA - The Boston Bruins didn't help themselves Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center, but they did help Oliver Lauridsen achieve something he'll never forget.The young Flyers defenseman who in...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Flyers: Bryzgalov doesnt mind healthy competition with Mason
VOORHEES, N.J. - Putting on a genuine public face after practice Wednesday, Ilya Bryzgalov called his new in-house competition "a great young goalie," and when asked how he felt about having his...
View ArticleSoccer: Dortmund beats Real Madrid 4-1 in Champs League
DORTMUND, Germany - Robert Lewandowski scored four goals as Borussia Dortmund swept to an emphatic 4-1 victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday and took a huge step toward reaching the Champions League...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Eagles: Birds focused on drafting best available player
PHILADELPHIA - Almost lost in the Eagles' draft process is Chip Kelly's intimate knowledge of the prospects who begin flying off the board starting tonight (8 p.m., ESPN, NFLN).Kelly spent the previous...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Eagles: Birds draft Johnson with No. 4 pick
PHILADELPHIA - The way Eagles head coach Chip Kelly wants to play, grabbing offensive tackle Lane Johnson with the fourth overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday was a no-brainer.The 6-6, 303-pound...
View ArticleNHL: Flyers edge Islanders in final home game
PHILADELPHIA - As a final thank-you to their fans after they had to endure a four-month lockout followed by three months of fruitless hockey, the Flyers put on an exhibition Thursday night against the...
View ArticleNFL: Philadelphia gets its first impression of Johnson
PHILADELPHIA - You don't want to mess with Texas, or Lane Johnson.Listening to Johnson and his stepfather, cowboy hat wearing James Evans, you understand where the fearlessness in the Eagles'...
View ArticleMLB: Phillies Kendrick throws complete-game shutout in win over Mets
NEW YORK - The Phillies had lost their last three, four of their last six, eight of their last 11 and much, if not all, of their recent mystique as they arrived Friday at CitiField.Yet the scene early...
View ArticlePhiladelphia 76ers: Sixers to purchase D-League team
The 76ers are expected to make a few announcements this offseason. The first one is set for today, though it doesn't involve the hire of a new coach or the signing of a free agent.It looks as though...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Eagles: Kelly nabs TE Ertz, DT Logan
PHILADELPHIA - Quarterbacks Geno Smith, Ryan Nassib and Matt Barkley were on the board Friday when Chip Kelly was on the clock for just his second draft pick with the Eagles.Kelly quickly chose tight...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Flyers: Squad still playing hard despite not making playoffs
VOORHEES, N.J. - And so it will come to an end tonight for the Flyers, the last game of a season to forget, even if they'd like their bosses to remember the way it ended.They will be in Ottawa to play...
View ArticleFormer Braves pitcher Rick Camp dead at 60
RYDAL, Ga. - Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Rick Camp was found dead in his northwest Georgia home Thursday morning.The 60-year-old Camp was found at his home in Rydal, about 55 miles northwest of...
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