The Sixers are still motoring along, posting a win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night (101-89), and fueling… playoff fever? We’ve felt this before, haven’t we Philly? Breathe through it. It’s not worth the morning after remorse. They’re not home again until March 7; hopefully they’ll keep up the winning away against Golden State (tonight 10:30PM), Phoenix (tomorrow 9PM), and the LA Clippers (Monday at 10:30PM); you can catch all on SportsNet. The Flyers......

The Sixers lost to the Orlando Magic Saturday in an excruciatingly close game (108-106). They will try to regroup tomorrow night against the Washington Wizards at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets or watch here), and the Miami Heat on Thursday at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets or watch here). The Flyers fared better, beating the Anaheim Ducks Saturday (3-0). They host the Washington Capitals on Wednesday at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets......

The Sixers are trying to keep up the home court magic after trashing the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday (112-69), by beating the Orlando Magic tonight at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets or watch here). The Flyers (who despite some people’s assessment aren’t doing that bad, even with that embarrassing loss to the Rangers (0-4) last night) host the Anaheim Ducks tomorrow night at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets or watch here). The Kixx try......

If you haven’t noticed, the Philadelphia sports climate is pretty bleak these days. The Sixers suck. The Eagles are golfing. The Flyers are irrelevant. And the Phillies are currently nickel-and-diming perhaps the greatest slugger in a generation, hoping that an arbitrator will make him play for a relative pittance. So there is pretty much no reason to go to an arena or stadium near you to watch our local pituitary cases compete in the......

After losing to the Pacers Monday (110-103), and the Pistons Wednesday (86-78), the Sixers are hoping to beat the Knicks tonight. They’re hoping that snaps them out of the losing funk they’ve been in, which has seen them lose 10 of their last 12 games. The Flyers lost out big time to the Devils this week (7-3), but conquered the Penguins last night (4-3). Everybody’s eye is on the Atlantic Division, which is in a......

We recently posted about the promising state of the Philadelphia Flyers this season, but we never thought they would be this good. Sure, we like sports. But even more, we like sports where teams beat the hell out of each other and don't hesitate to run the score up until their opponents are growling through desperately-held-back tears. The Flyers rocked the Pittsburgh Penguins 8 to 2 on Tuesday night, prompting the coach of the tuxedo-clad......

by Jon Brouse After one month and three suspensions, the Flyers sit atop the Atlantic division for the first time since the ‘05-‘06 campaign. With production coming from the top three lines and a hot goalie, the team is showing a winning finish that was clearly lacking last year. Jeff Carter has stepped up his game and is developing into a quality second-line center. Joffrey Lupul is looking more like the budding star from the......

June 23: The Flyers selected James vanRiemsdyk with the second overall pick in the 2007 NHL draft. Scouts project vanRiemsdyk, a 6’3” left-winger from Middletown, New Jersey, to be a solid power forward that can make plays all over the ice, gaining some comparisons to John LeClair and Rick Nash. Experts were saying this was the most mystifying draft in quite some time, with some speculation as to who would go where in the......

June 17 -The Phillies lost the last game of their series with the Detroit Tigers, 7-4. Not only did the Phillies lose the series, but gave away yet another game that they should have won. Phillies pitcher Adam Eaton continued his string of quality starts, and pitched and hit well enough to win, leaving the game with a 3-1 lead, and coming up with two hits on the day. Yet, it’s the same story on......

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......

We've got yet another new addition to the team: sports aficionado, as well as night and weekend wanderer of the streets, bars, cafes, galleries, theaters, and concert venues of Philly, Brion Sheffler! His first piece for us is a re-cap of the most recent Flyers game, but he also likes both kinds of football - the American version, and the other one, which is not called soccer, damn it! Staying up late has its rewards.......

Being an alumnus of The College of New Jersey and ex-resident of Gloucester County, this Phillyist writer was particularly interested to hear the outcome of the search for the 19-year-old Gloucester County freshman at TCNJ who disappeared last month. Unfortunately it sounds as if they've found the kid's body in a Bucks County landfill. Police suspected the student might have ended up there after finding evidence that he was dropped in a dumpster behind the......

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......

Hockey was gone for a year and a half, but you wouldn't know it judging from the first half of last night's opening game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers. Sure, a lot of the names and numbers were different, but the standard that we had gotten used to in Philadelphia over the pst 4 or 5 years pretty much held true: the Flyers were very good and the Rangers weren't (in......

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,......