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WATCH: Flyers Goalie Gets Zombie Ben Franklin Mask
Steve Mason’s new mask is going to be cooler than Bryz’s old Yoda helmet.
The List: 5 Philly Sports Promotion Fails
To get fans pumped for the upcoming season, the Philadelphia Flyers invited fans to the Wells Fargo Center today to … watch paint dry. The […]
Philadelphia Flyers Set Record For Watching Paint Dry
We’re not sure it’s the most brilliant marketing department in the world that comes off a season out of the playoffs with a promotion that […]
3 Reasons Not to Hate the Sixers’ Owner for Buying the Devils
For a team that’s supposedly irrelevant in this town, the Philadelphia 76ers sure have made a lot of news the last couple of months. Philly’s […]
The List: 5 Terrible Philadelphia Sports Contracts, Chase Utley Edition
With Chase Utley close to signing an extension for the Phillies, a contract for two years and — wait for it — $27 million, many […]
The Quasi-Definitive Ranking of Philly’s Sports Arenas
Stadium Journey, a publication of the utmost repute, has ranked Philadelphia’s top 19 sports venues. The Wells Fargo Center, which the publication previously ranked the sixth […]
1974 Stanley Cup “Pinkie Ring” Stolen from Joe Watson’s Daughter
Ex-Flyer Joe Watson’s 1974 Stanley Cup ring–well, a ring given to his wife that his wife bequeathed to her daughter–was stolen from said daughter’s Rittenhouse […]
No Philadelphia Athletes in ESPN Magazine’s “Body Issue”
Every year, ESPN magazine rounds up the sexiest athletes in the world for its “Body Issue“, in which, ripping a page from Sports Illustrated‘s book, the […]
Wait, Could the Flyers Be Good Next Year?
The Flyers shocked the world yesterday when they signed 33-year-old star center Vincent Lecavalier to a five-year-$22 million. He’s not the NHL’s leading goal scorer […]
Travel + Leisure Ranks Philly the Nation’s 14th Snobbiest City
Forget the narrative of Philly as a blue-collar city, appreciative of little more than effort, cheap booze and chip-on-our-shoulder emotional displays. Turns out, at least […]
Flyers Release Stalin-Loving Goalie Ilya Bryzgalov
The Flyers’ website reports that goalie Ilya Bryzgalov has been cut: “I met with Ilya this morning and informed him that we are going to […]
Rob Zombie: “Broad Street Bullies” Movie Kind of Like A Horror Flick
Rob Zombie, the goth-metal rocker and horror movie director, sat down with the Washington Post recently for some questions about his career. He talked briefly […]
Flyers Goalie Bryzgalov Doesn’t Like Philly, Does Like Stalin
Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear oh dear: Ilya Bryzgalov can see the “logic” in Joseph Stalin’s actions and thought the former leader of the […]
Comcast Getting Reimbursed for Shortened Hockey Season, And You Aren’t
The Flyers were pretty miserable this year, so maybe it’s not such a big deal that a lockout truncated almost half the season. That said, […]
Check Out ESPN the Magazine’s Big Eric Lindros Profile
In 1998, ESPN the Magazine debuted with Eric Lindros, Kobe Bryant, Alex Rodriguez, and (ha) Kordell Stewart on its cover, representing the “NEXT” generation of superstars. […]