Philadelphia and Tampa Bay have unfinished business. Not in the, “I left some TPS Reports to finish on Monday,” kind of way. No. Philly and Tampa have Beatrix Kiddo and Bill kind of unfinished business. This is an epic tale of revenge. Philadelphia has been a tortured sports city for a quarter of a century now, and some of the most recent of those tortures have come at the hands of Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers......

What to Watch: It's the Flyers vs. the Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals at 7:30pm on Versus. Bad news for the Orange and Black: Kimmo Timonen has a blood clot in his left ankle. The Flyers' best defensemen will likely miss this series and possibly the remainder of the playoffs, a huge blow to the Flyers' chances of shutting down Sidney Crosby and the high-flying Pens. But hey, they've dealt with......

The Flyers defeated the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime last night, advancing to the second round of the NHL playoffs. You knew that, right? What’s that, you’re not a hockey fan? This is the best time of year to start! Don’t worry, there’s plenty of room on the bandwagon. Here are 10 reasons to get Flyered Up, teeth optional. 10. Playoff Beards Hockey players are a superstitious bunch. One of their practices is to start......

From the very start of the off-season, Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren has been aggressively and effectively re-tooling a franchise in need of a do-over. In other words, the current team is the product of a plan that seems a little too smart for the Flyers, with one transaction win coming after the other. The orange and black have always been able to bring in big names, but have they ever been this good at......

Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore, goatses, blumpkins, Matt Damon, and baby art critics! It's been a busy week across the Ist-A-Verse, and here's a smattering of what's been going on. In Gothamist's neck of the woods, they found out that many things are possible: A man caught a 40+ pound fish off the Rockaways and took it home on the subway. Graffiti......

The Second Coming wasn’t supposed to be like this. On his return to Philadelphia, the Flyers seemed set to dominate the league. Prior to the NHL returning from the 2004-2005 season, Bob Clarke assembled what had appeared to be a sure Cup contender. Former 30-plus goal scorer Mike Knuble was added along with versatile forward Turner Stevenson. The signing of massive and proven defensemen Mike Rathje and Derian Hatcher was announced on the same day......

Superstar Peter Forsberg was absent from Tuesday night's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, and it is feared that the Flyers may be without him for some time to come. Having finally returned to the lineup in Saturday's game against the Capitals, Forsberg was put right back out of the lineup by the shoulder of Alexander Ovechkin while coming across the middle in the Cap's slot late in the first period. To have this happen......

What's interesting on TV this week. Stanley Cup Playoffs, Flyers vs. Sabres (Mon, Wed, Fri; 7PM-10PM; CSN and Sun; 2PM-5PM; NBC) - Hey, while we weren't paying attention, one of our teams got in the playoffs! You can catch the action all this week. (The Flyers official site) American Chopper (Mon; 8PM-10PM; Discovery Channel) - In this special 2 hour episode of the best reality show about a family of guys who yell at each......

The Philadelphia Flyers return to the ice tonight, playing a nationally broadcast game to kick off the NHL's new season. The NHL, as you may remember (or, well, maybe not), cancelled its 2004-05 season due to the inability of the players and owners to come to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. With that all in the past, however, the Flyers will begin their new season tonight at 7 p.m. at the Wachovia......

ESPN is reporting that Peter Forsberg, former center for the Colorado Avalanche, has signed with the Philadelphia Flyers for 2 years and over $10 million dollars. The move will put the Flyers over the salary cap, thus reports are surfacing that the Flyers will deal center Jeremy Roenick, the team's highest paid player, to the Los Angeles Kings for draft picks. Roenick, you might recall, was outspoken during the lockout. Forsberg was once a Flyer,......

Philly always has had an inferiority complex. We live in the shadow of New York. Our sports teams always lose. London totally has a better Live 8 lineup. We're the largest city without a Gothamist site. But we're here to correct that. We didn't yoink the Stanley Cup, or even kidnap the star player on the Utah Jazz. But we did catch Celtic Pride on HBO yesterday and we thought, "Hey, we need to......