Alfredsson to test his shot skills against Chara (AP)
Daniel Alfredsson will have a big challenge on his hands in the All-Star skills competition — trying to unseat four-time hardest-shot champ Zdeno Chara. One day after choosing up sides in a player draft, the two All-Star game captains got to work Friday. The captains of Team Alfredsson and Team Chara, along with their respective alternate captains, Henrik Ludqvist and Joffrey Lupul, made their own…
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LaFontaine still doing his part to help kids
Pat Lafontaine shows the Stanley Cup to 9-year-old Travis Porterfield in 2009 at Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
Marty Mornhinweg Returning To the Eagles as OC in 2012
After every head coaching position had been filled, it is a lock that long-time offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg will be returning to the Philadelphia Eagles for the 2012 season.
Cabbies say Phila. wheelchair rule would break them
The Philadelphia Parking Authority’s proposal to make every taxi in the city wheelchair-accessible by 2016 would drive cabbies out of business, owners and drivers said this week.
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Dumb A$$ Fan runs on to field at Rogers Centre
A stupid fan interrupts the game to run on the field.
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Phillies Centerfielder The Flyin’ Hawaiian Shane Victorino is followed by his Hawaiian entoruage as he looks for the the new Modell’s Sporting Goods store location at the King of Prussia Mall.
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Phillies Stat Notes: Playoff Success, Brown, Howard, and more
Random thoughts from a contentious offseason . Some of these have been touched on in separate posts, or warrant that separate posts address them, but in any case here they are… Lofty expectations and the disappointment of the 2011 NLDS have caused a portion of the fanbase to view the current team as failures in the postseason.
76ers rout Bobcats in front of ‘Fresh Prince’ (AP)
Upstaged by their A-list owner, the Sixers still had the flavor of a crowd pleaser for Will Smith. Led by Lou Williams and Jrue Holiday, the Sixers have yet to lose two straight games this season. And they’re undefeated in front of The Fresh Prince. Williams scored 17 points and Holiday had 15 to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Charlotte Bobcats 89-72 on Friday night.
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Giants sign Theriot to one-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)
The San Francisco Giants added utility infielder Ryan Theriot, on a one-year deal, the team announced Friday. Theriot’s deal was reportedly worth $ 1.25 million with $ 750,000 available in incentives, according to Yahoo! Sports.
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76ers rout Bobcats in front of ‘Fresh Prince’
Williams scored 17 points and Holiday had 15 to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Charlotte Bobcats 89-72 on Friday night.
Niners Need to Upgrade Wide Receiving Corps
With a little more than six minutes left in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, facing a third-and-5 on the Giants’ 13-yard line, Alex Smith fired a short pass to Michael Crabtree for 3 yards.