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Mets to retire Carlos Beltrán’s number 15 on September 19

The Mets will officially retire Carlos Beltrán’s number 15 in a pregame ceremony at Citi Field prior to the team’s game against the Phillies on Saturday, September 19. The Mets will also induct Beltrán into the team Hall of Fame. It was previously reported that the team was planning a special ceremony for Beltrán, who […]

Porter Martone is the Flyers’ biggest late-season addition in over 15 seasons

Flyers winger Porter Martone is averaging five shots a game, has a game-winning overtime goal to his credit, and two assists. The Flyers are 2-2-0 since he’s entered the lineup, and find themselves (for the time being) sitting in third place in the Metropolitan Division. The NCAA Frozen Four — where Martone was generally considered to be headed along with his Michigan State Spartan teammates — is still three days away in Las Vegas. Martone shouldn’t be here, yet here he is. However, as big of ...

Giants-Phillies Series Preview: Elite Expectations

It seems like it’s been three consecutive years now where the Phillies’ season has ended in disappointment and the prevailing feeling in the moment is that the team needs to shake up some of its roster to be successful going forward. The team has sort of stubbornly refused to do that year in and year […]

A hypothetical trade has the 49ers moving up in the 1st round

ESPN’s Bill Barnwell came up with hypothetical trades for each team in the first round of the upcoming NFL Draft. Barnwell had the San Francisco 49ers moving up to No. 23 with the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for two of their fourth-rounders. Here’s his explanation: 49ers get: 1-23Eagles get: 1-27, 4-127, 4-133 The 49ers are in a […]

Playoffs or not, this season is a developmental success for the Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers sit in playoff position in April. We wrote them off , and they didn’t write back. There’s still time for things to go sideways, but if we’re to believe our eyes, the rest of the teams in the hunt are out of gas. Philadelphia has gotten a huge boost from adding two young, healthy top-six forwards when other teams are firing their coaches. Turning back the clock, we remember that the goal of the season was to get the young players in “meaningful games” late in the season....

Porter Martone’s big first week for Flyers is turning heads

Porter Martone’s arrival in Philadelphia has made for little short of a revelation. Since signing his entry-level deal and joining the Flyers just a week ago, he’s stepped up to make an immediate and significant impact — Martone has jumped right in and flourished within the increased pace of play, and brought a confidence in playmaking that’s given the team’s offense an undeniable boost when they’ve needed it most. He’s been buzzing since his arrival, but he put just about as big of an ex...

Ranking 13 running backs in the 2026 NFL Draft

It’s NFL Draft Season! Before you read, some important context… I’ve ranked these players based on the Eagles’ needs and scheme fit. So while I may rate player ‘X’ higher than player ‘Y’ on pure talent, ‘Y’ could rank higher here due to fit or need. Focus more on tiers than exact order. Players in […]

Flyers prospect Jack Berglund wants to stay in SHL next season

As the Philadelphia Flyers make an incredible push to get to the non-pandemic playoffs for the first time since 2018, an eye is on what potential prospects are doing around the hockey world. And one prospect that was rumored to potentially be on his way over to North America, might not want to stay in Sweden instead. Jack Berglund has impressed mightily this season. While some consternation about the initial pick was warranted, as none of the major public scouting services placed him anyw...

What stadium has been the worst for the Phillies?

The Phillies are headed to San Francisco next to continue their road trip. That might sound like a solid trip for the team, but it feels like bad things happen in San Francisco, especially in Pac Bell Park (or whatever it is called these days). To wit: However, there are multiple ballparks that feel like […]

Porter Martone is everything the Flyers needed this season

Whatever narratives you can make about this Flyers season thus far, you would have to admit that they have caught fire at the right time.  Their dramatic 2-1 win against the Bruins on April 5th allowed them to leapfrog the Islanders for the final Metropolitan division playoff spot, as the regular season winds to a close and the playoff race starts to thin out. And as they have started to really fine-tune Rick Tocchet style hockey, they may have gotten the biggest boost of all in the ...

Monday BP: What’s on deck for this week?

Good morning, baseball fans! It’s a new week of San Francisco Giants baseball, so let’s take a look at what’s on deck for this week! First up, the Giants welcome the Philadelphia Phillies to town for a three-game series starting tonight. After that, they will head east to start a road trip with a three-game […]

Monday Morning Fly By: In Porter we trust

*It’s been a busy weekend around here, folks! The Flyers kicked it off with a big win on the road over the Islanders on Friday. In case you missed it, you can relive it with us here. [ BSH ] *It was a big win, as we said, but it was a particularly emphatic showing that Matvei Michkov delivered on a more individual level. [ BSH ] *The Flyers kicked off the weekend on a high note, and they closed it out on one too! They came away with a hard-fought win over the Bruins in overtime last ...

Hornets 122, Timberwolves 108: Limping to the Finish Line

Yikes. On Sunday night in downtown Minneapolis, the Minnesota Timberwolves got boat-raced yet again, this time against the Charlotte Hornets 122-108. It is the Wolves’ third straight loss, bringing their season record to 46-32. The Wolves were again without Anthony Edwards, who scored just eight points on 3-15 shooting on Friday against the Philadelphia 76ers. […]

Flyers GM Danny Briere keeping the trade deadline quiet proved to be a genius move

On March 6, the Flyers found themselves six points out of a wildcard spot, and eight points back of the Islanders with two games in hand. Detroit were 10 points ahead of them. With just 67 points, Philadelphia had to overtake Washington, Columbus, and Ottawa just to get to the second wildcard position. They were a meddling 4-4-2 over their previous 10 games. And had Florida, Toronto, and New Jersey just two to three points back. At the time, many hoped the Flyers would end up sinking further, ...

Takeaways: Porter Martone scores his first in OT, Flyers move into playoff spot beating Bruins 2-1

It was a storybook ending Sunday afternoon. After a tight-checking, low-scoring battle, Porter Martone scored his first National Hockey League goal in overtime, leading the Flyers to a 2-1 win and moving into the third seed of the Metropolitan Division. The basics First period: 4:19- Christian Dvorak (Porter Martone, Rasmus Ristolainen) Second period: No scoring Third period: 0:35- Pavel Zacha (Casey Mittelstadt, David Pastrnak) (PPG) Overtime: 2:31- Porter Martone (Christian Dvorak,...

Rockies 4, Phillies 1: Sugar and Money

The Colorado Rockies successfully avoided the sweep in their first home series of the season, putting away the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Very strong pitching—a key theme through most of the nascent season thus far—helped the Rockies keep the Phillies at bay while three home runs from Rockies bats powered them […]

Mickey, mouse offense: Rockies 4, Phillies 1

The Phillies were going for a sweep over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Sunday. But two home runs by Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak and a second straight day of quiet offense from the Phillies allowed the Rockies to avert the sweep as they beat the Phillies 4-1. Taijuan Walker was looking to rebound […]

The Montreal Canadiens secure a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

By virtue of the Detroit Red Wings’ loss to the Minnesota Wild this afternoon, the Montreal Canadiens have clinched a playoff spot, set to head to the post-season for the second consecutive season. With the loss, the Red Wings can now achieve a maximum of 98 points, two fewer than the 100 the Canadiens improved to last night in New Jersey. They were the only team currently outside the playoff picture that had a mathematical possibility to pass Montreal, because the Philadelphia Flyers, wh...