SB Nation Philly: All Posts by Matt Brigidihttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48987/philly-fave.png2013-01-03T13:03:25-05:00https://philly.sbnation.com/authors/matt-brigidi/rss2013-01-03T13:03:25-05:002013-01-03T13:03:25-05:002013 NBA standings: 76ers in 3rd place in Atlantic
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<p>A weekly update of where the Philadelphia 76ers stand in the Atlantic Division.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.libertyballers.com/">Philadelphia 76ers</a> (15-18) are currently in third place in the Atlantic Division standings and trail the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.postingandtoasting.com/">New York Knicks</a> by seven games for the division lead.</p>
<p>Having lost their most recent contest on Wednesday night against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Phoenix Suns</a> (12-21, last place in the Pacific Division) by a final score of 95-89, the team has now lost three of their last four games.</p>
<p>In addition to the Knicks, the Sixers also trail the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.netsdaily.com/">Brooklyn Nets</a> (17-15) by 2.5 games in the Atlantic. The Nets won their most recent contest against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> (24-7, first place in the Northwest Division) on Wednesday night and have managed to win three of their last four contests.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Boston Celtics</a> (14-17) are in fourth place in the Atlantic Division and are in the midst of a four-game losing streak.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.raptorshq.com/">Toronto Raptors</a> (12-20) are in last place but have won their last three games.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/philadelphia-76ers/2013/1/3/3832278/nba-standings-2013Matt Brigidi2013-01-02T13:58:09-05:002013-01-02T13:58:09-05:00Penn vs. Butler: Quakers look to end 4-game slide
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<p>Penn will be entering Wednesday night's contest against the Butler Bulldogs with a four-game losing streak. </p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/2013/1/2/3828326/penn-quakers-mens-basketball-butler-bulldogsMatt Brigidi2013-01-02T13:54:58-05:002013-01-02T13:54:58-05:00Penn to challenge Butler on Wednesday
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<p>Penn will be entering Wednesday night's contest against the Butler Bulldogs with a four-game losing streak. </p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/penn-quakers">Penn Quakers</a> will look to end a four-game losing streak when the team challenges the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/butler-bulldogs">Butler Bulldogs</a> on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>Entering the contest with an overall record of 2-9, Wednesday night's game will be the team's third of a four-game road trip. The team has already lost the first two games of that trip and have yet to record a win on the road this season.</p>
<p>Butler will be entering the contest in the midst of a seven-game winning streak, with an overall record of 10-2. The team's most recent contest featured a victory over Vanderbilt, 68-49. The Bulldogs have compiled a 5-0 record on their home court this season and will look to improve that standing on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>The game is tentatively scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., ET at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game will be broadcast live on the Comcast Network and can be heard on WXPN 88.5.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/2013/1/2/3828206/penn-vs-butler-preview-basketballMatt Brigidi2012-12-31T16:01:42-05:002012-12-31T16:01:42-05:00McCoy questions his teammates effort this season
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<p>Philly.com Sports: Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy stated that he doesn't believe players tried their hardest this season. </p> <blockquote>
<p>In the locker room after that, as players packed belongings into boxes, many expressed displeasure with the way the team greased the skids for Reid's departure, going 4-12 in a year when everyone knew the Birds needed to contend to save Reid's job.</p>
<p>"No, I don't think so," running back <span>LeSean McCoy</span> said, when asked if he thought players all laid it on the line for Reid. "That's obvious, man .. you've seen the games."</p>
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<p>Read more about McCoy's opinion of this season at<a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dneagles/McCoy-Its-Obvious-Some-Guys-Didnt-Buy-In.html"> CSNPhilly.com</a>.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/philadelphia-eagles/2012/12/31/3822828/philadelphia-eagles-andy-reid-firing-lesean-mccoyMatt Brigidi2012-12-31T15:51:31-05:002012-12-31T15:51:31-05:00Lurie: This season was 'embarrassing'
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<p>CSNPhilly.com: Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie expresses his dissatisfaction with the team's performance in 2012.</p> <p><embed src="http://www.csnphilly.com/common/thePlatform/web_45/swf/flvPlayer.swf" flashvars="v=http://www.csnphilly.com/common/thePlatform/PDK/CSN/vars.txt&overlayImageURL=http://www.csnphilly.com/common/thePlatform/PDK/CSN/logo/csnphi.png&pluginAkamai=type=player|URL=http://www.csnphilly.com/common/thePlatform/web_45/swf/akamaiHD.swf|priority=1|hosts=-f.akamaihd.net&pluginTremor=type=plugin|URL=http://objects.tremormedia.com/embed/swf/tpacudeoplugin46.swf|progId=4f74e442f1c2b&skinURL=http://www.csnphilly.com/common/thePlatform/web_45/swf/skinGlass.swf&allowscriptaccess=always&releaseURL=http://link.theplatform.com/s/-/5pVQAo0GYWGYSDyDcPXDoi_gq83dYnim?MBR=true&zone=phillies&playerURL=http://www.csnphilly.com/pages/video?PID=5pVQAo0GYWGYSDyDcPXDoi_gq83dYnim&embeddedPlayerHTML=%3CEMBED+SRC%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csnphilly.com%2Fcommon%2FthePlatform%2Fweb_45%2Fswf%2FflvPlayer.swf%22+flashvars%3D%22v%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.csnphilly.com%2Fcommon%2FthePlatform%2FPDK%2FCSN%2Fvars.txt%26overlayImageURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.csnphilly.com%2Fcommon%2FthePlatform%2FPDK%2FCSN%2Flogo%2Fcsnphi.png%26pluginAkamai%3Dtype%3Dplayer%7CURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.csnphilly.com%2Fcommon%2FthePlatform%2Fweb_45%2Fswf%2FakamaiHD.swf%7Cpriority%3D1%7Chosts%3D-f.akamaihd.net%26pluginTremor%3Dtype%3Dplugin%7CURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fobjects.tremormedia.com%2Fembed%2Fswf%2Ftpacudeoplugin46.swf%7CprogId%3D4f74e442f1c2b%26skinURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.csnphilly.com%2Fcommon%2FthePlatform%2Fweb_45%2Fswf%2FskinGlass.swf%26allowscriptaccess%3Dalways%26releaseURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Flink.theplatform.com%2Fs%2F-%2F%7BreleasePID%7D%3FMBR%3Dtrue%26zone%3Dphillies%26playerURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.csnphilly.com%2Fpages%2Fvideo%3FPID%3D%7BreleasePID%7D%22+height%3D%22379%22+width%3D%22600%22+type%3D%22application%2Fx-shockwave-flash%22+allowFullScreen%3D%22true%22+allowscriptaccess%3D%22always%22+bgcolor%3D%22%23ffffff%22%3E%3C%2FEMBED%3E" height="379" width="600" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed></p>
<p>Read more from Lurie and the firing of head coach Andy Reid at <a href="http://csnphilly.com">CSNPhilly.com</a>.</p>
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https://philly.sbnation.com/csn-philly/2012/12/31/3822806/philadelphia-eagles-andy-reid-firingMatt Brigidi2012-12-31T13:50:45-05:002012-12-31T13:50:45-05:00Flyers prospect Gostisbehere shines in 2013 WJC
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<p>Philly.com Sports: While the Philadelphia Flyers might not be in action, prospect Shane Gostisbehere is turning heads at the 2013 World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia as a member of Team USA.</p> <blockquote>
<p>For <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.broadstreethockey.com/">Flyers</a> prospect <span>Shayne Gostisbehere</span>, the World Junior Championships have served as a coming-out party.</p>
<p>That's saying something, since Gostisbehere already helped carry Union College to the NCAA's Frozen Four last April as a freshman, just 2 months before being nabbed by the Flyers in the third round (78th overall) of the draft.</p>
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<p>Read more about Gostisbehere and the 2013 World Junior Championship <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/20121231_Flyers_prospect_Gostisbehere_opening_eyes_at_World_Junior_Championships.html">at Philly.com Sports</a>.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/philly-sports/2012/12/31/3822266/philadelphia-flyers-nhl-2013-wjc-shane-gostisbehereMatt Brigidi2012-12-31T13:39:08-05:002012-12-31T13:39:08-05:00Michael Vick says he should have called out team
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<p>CSNPhilly.com: With the Philadelphia Eagles officially announcing the firing of head coach Andy Reid, Michael Vick stated that he should have forced his teammates to be more accountable during the season.</p> <p><embed src="http://www.csnphilly.com/common/thePlatform/web_45/swf/flvPlayer.swf" flashvars="v=http://www.csnphilly.com/common/thePlatform/PDK/CSN/vars.txt&overlayImageURL=http://www.csnphilly.com/common/thePlatform/PDK/CSN/logo/csnphi.png&pluginAkamai=type=player|URL=http://www.csnphilly.com/common/thePlatform/web_45/swf/akamaiHD.swf|priority=1|hosts=-f.akamaihd.net&pluginTremor=type=plugin|URL=http://objects.tremormedia.com/embed/swf/tpacudeoplugin46.swf|progId=4f74e442f1c2b&skinURL=http://www.csnphilly.com/common/thePlatform/web_45/swf/skinGlass.swf&allowscriptaccess=always&releaseURL=http://link.theplatform.com/s/-/_cZrgHCzevaqX3QM_TuTHdRo8oQpn0P7?MBR=true&zone=home&playerURL=http://www.csnphilly.com/pages/video?PID=_cZrgHCzevaqX3QM_TuTHdRo8oQpn0P7&embeddedPlayerHTML=%3CEMBED+SRC%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csnphilly.com%2Fcommon%2FthePlatform%2Fweb_45%2Fswf%2FflvPlayer.swf%22+flashvars%3D%22v%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.csnphilly.com%2Fcommon%2FthePlatform%2FPDK%2FCSN%2Fvars.txt%26overlayImageURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.csnphilly.com%2Fcommon%2FthePlatform%2FPDK%2FCSN%2Flogo%2Fcsnphi.png%26pluginAkamai%3Dtype%3Dplayer%7CURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.csnphilly.com%2Fcommon%2FthePlatform%2Fweb_45%2Fswf%2FakamaiHD.swf%7Cpriority%3D1%7Chosts%3D-f.akamaihd.net%26pluginTremor%3Dtype%3Dplugin%7CURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fobjects.tremormedia.com%2Fembed%2Fswf%2Ftpacudeoplugin46.swf%7CprogId%3D4f74e442f1c2b%26skinURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.csnphilly.com%2Fcommon%2FthePlatform%2Fweb_45%2Fswf%2FskinGlass.swf%26allowscriptaccess%3Dalways%26releaseURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Flink.theplatform.com%2Fs%2F-%2F%7BreleasePID%7D%3FMBR%3Dtrue%26zone%3Dhome%26playerURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.csnphilly.com%2Fpages%2Fvideo%3FPID%3D%7BreleasePID%7D%22+height%3D%22379%22+width%3D%22600%22+type%3D%22application%2Fx-shockwave-flash%22+allowFullScreen%3D%22true%22+allowscriptaccess%3D%22always%22+bgcolor%3D%22%23ffffff%22%3E%3C%2FEMBED%3E" height="379" width="600" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed></p>
<p>Read more about the firing of Reid at<a href="http://www.csnphilly.com/#"> CSNPhilly.com</a>.</p>
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https://philly.sbnation.com/csn-philly/2012/12/31/3822226/philadelphia-eagles-andy-reid-firing-michael-vickMatt Brigidi2012-12-31T12:46:55-05:002012-12-31T12:46:55-05:00The end of an era in Philly
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<p>A recap of the Philadelphia Eagles' regular season finale against the New York Giants by pulling reaction from SB Nation blogs. Tell us what you think in the comments section below. </p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">New York Giants</a> dominated the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Philadelphia Eagles</a> in Week 17 by a final score of 42-7.</p>
<p>For Philadelphia, the game was largely considered the final game in the Andy Reid era, as speculation had run rampant for the majority of the year that the Eagles' head coach would be relieved of his duties if the team did not contend for a championship.</p>
<p>With the Eagles entering Week 17 with a 3-11 record, the writing was clearly on the wall at<a href="http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2012/12/30/3818620/giants-blow-out-eagles-42-7-to-end-miserable-season"> Bleeding Green Nation</a></p>
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<p>But tomorrow everything changes. Andy Reid will be let go and the search for the next guy to lead the franchise will begin. Not too long after we'll start seeing some significant roster purges. <span>Michael Vick</span>, <span>Nnamdi Asomugha</span> & Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie will likely headline that list.</p>
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<p>For the Giants, the game had potential playoff implications, as a win could keep them in the hunt for the final Wild Card spot in the NFC. In order for such a scenario to occur, the team needed several opponents to lose their final games, which ultimately did not happen.</p>
<p>However, the team closed out the season in impressive fashion, which was exemplified by the '<a href="http://www.bigblueview.com/2012/12/31/3820046/giants-42-eagles-7-kudos-wet-willies-review">Kudos & Wet Willies</a>' review at Big Blue View.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/philadelphia-eagles/2012/12/31/3821954/giants-vs-eagles-week-17Matt Brigidi2012-12-28T12:15:09-05:002012-12-28T12:15:09-05:00NHL presents new offer to NHLPA
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<p>CSNPhilly.com: With the NHL lockout in a crucial stage, the owners presented a new offer to the NHL Players Association on Thursday night. </p> <blockquote>
<p>The NHL's newest proposal includes maximum contract lengths of six years (or seven, for a team re-signing a player), up from five years. It also would allow a variance of 10 percent on salaries, up from 5 percent. Also of note, the new offer includes $300 million in "Make Whole."</p>
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<p>To read more about the proposal and the NHL lockout, <a href="http://www.csnphilly.com/hockey-philadelphia-flyers/flyers-talk/NHL-makes-concessions-in-new-CBA-proposa?blockID=817943&feedID=704">head over to CSNPhilly.com</a>.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/csn-philly/2012/12/28/3811746/nhl-lockout-2012-nhlpa-new-offerMatt Brigidi2012-12-27T13:02:39-05:002012-12-27T13:02:39-05:00Danny Briere signs extension with Eisbären Berlin
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<p>CSNPhilly.com: With the NHL lockout still in full swing, Philadelphia Flyers forward Danny Briere has signed an extension with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga of Germany. </p> <blockquote>
<p>As such, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.broadstreethockey.com/">Flyers</a> center <span>Danny Briere</span> -- who's been playing with Eisbaren Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga of Germany since October -- signed a <a>contract extension</a> on Thursday through the end of the DEL season, his agent, Pat Brisson, confirms.<br><br>Briere's contract would allow the 35-year-old to depart Germany for Philadelphia if the NHL were to return this season. But if the entire season is canceled, Briere will remain in Berlin. </p>
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<p>Read more about Briere's time in Germany, as well as the state of the NHL lockout at <a href="http://www.csnphilly.com/hockey-philadelphia-flyers/flyers-talk/Briere-signs-extension-with-DELs-Eisbare?blockID=817587&feedID=704">CSNPhilly.com</a>. </p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/csn-philly/2012/12/27/3808442/nhl-lockout-2012-philadelphia-flyers-danny-briereMatt Brigidi