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Luzardo strikes out 10 in Miami, Phillies improve to 5-1 under Mattingly

Jesus Luzardo went out in Miami on Sunday and reminded everyone why the Phillies gave him $135 million. Six and a third innings, 10 strikeouts, zero walks, and a fastball that topped out at 98.8 mph. The Phillies won 7-2 over the Marlins and they’re now 5-1 under Don Mattingly with four quality starts from…

May 3, 2026 · DREW SMITHREAD ON LIBERTY LINE ↗

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SIXERS

Joel Embiid has owned Karl-Anthony Towns for a decade and now he gets to do it in the playoffs

Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns have been going at each other since they entered the league over a decade ago. Trash talk. Social media wars. A literal fistfight on an NBA court. An entire decade of personal animosity between two franchise centers who have made it very clear that they cannot stand each other. The…

May 3, 2026READ ↗

SIXERS

“If You Need The Money, I Got You” – Joel Embiid doesn’t want Knicks fans in South Philly and I don’t either

Joel Embiid told Sixers fans straight up not to sell their tickets to Knicks fans for the second round series. Embiid’s exact words were “if you need the money, I got you.” That’s the franchise player publicly offering to subsidize your mortgage payment so that dorks from Long Island doesn’t end up in your seat…

May 3, 2026READ ↗

FLYERS

Hurricanes shutout Flyers in Game 1 and this series is going to be a nightmare

Welcome to the second round. It’s a different world up here. The Flyers lost 3-0 to the Hurricanes on Saturday night at Lenovo Center in Game 1 and were thoroughly outplayed from start to finish. Carolina scored 91 seconds into the game, added another goal six minutes later, and had total control of this game…

May 3, 2026READ ↗

SIXERS

WATCH: Joel Embiid called out Payton Pritchard for saying the Celtics didn’t need to have a plan for him when he returned

Before Joel Embiid came back from surgery, Payton Pritchard was asked about Embiid being upgraded to doubtful. His response? “Nice.” Then he said the Celtics weren’t sitting there worried about whether Embiid was playing or not. Said they hadn’t even game-planned for him yet. Said they made maybe a small adjustment before the game but…

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PHILLIES

Phillies snap 4-game winning streak after getting one-hit by the Marlins on Saturday afternoon

The four-game winning streak under Don Mattingly is done. The Phillies got one-hit by the Marlins on Saturday afternoon in a 4-0 loss. Max Meyer pitched seven innings of one-hit ball with seven strikeouts and the Phillies had absolutely no answer for him. Phillies 0. Marlins 4. The lone hit was a single by Garrett…

May 3, 2026READ ↗

SIXERS

WATCH: Sixers fans crashed the Celtics postgame show chanting “We Want Boston” and the analysts were shook

The Sixers just completed a historic 3-1 comeback in Boston and the fans weren’t done celebrating on the court. They took the party straight to the Celtics postgame broadcast. A group of Sixers fans crashed the Celtics postgame show and started chanting “We Want Boston” right in the middle of the analysts trying to process…

May 3, 2026READ ↗

SIXERS

We’re Back: Sixers architect Sam Hinkie checks in after historic playoff comeback

They did it, the Sixers actually did it. With their backs against the wall, Joel Embiid and company completed the 3-1 comeback over Boston Saturday night, marking the first 3-1 comeback in 76ers history and the first playoff win over Boston since 1982. I don’t care if it was just the first series of the…

May 3, 2026READ ↗

SIXERS

Sixers vs. Knicks: Second round schedule and why this series is going to be war

No rest for the wicked. The Sixers just completed one of the greatest comebacks in NBA playoff history on Saturday night in Boston and now they have to turn around and play the Knicks on Monday. Less than 48 hours between closing out a 3-1 deficit in Game 7 at TD Garden and tipping off…

May 3, 2026READ ↗

SIXERS

TTP: Joel Embiid, Sixers comeback from 3-1 series deficit to beat the Celtics in Game 7

The Sixers beat the Celtics 109-100 in Game 7 at TD Garden on Saturday night and advanced to the second round. A 3-1 comeback against the two seed in Boston. It marked only the 14th team in NBA history to pull that off and it was the first playoff series win for the Sixers over…

May 3, 2026READ ↗

PHILLIES

Phillies win fourth straight under Mattingly as Zack Wheeler brings stability to the rotation

The Phillies won their fourth straight under Don Mattingly on Friday night with a 6-5 win over the Marlins in Miami. In three of those four wins, the Phillies have received a quality start. For a team that had six quality starts total with a 5.80 ERA from its starting staff through the first 28…

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PHILLIES

Phillies walk it off twice, complete sweep of the Giants to move to 3-0 under Mattingly

The Phillies swept a doubleheader against the Giants on Thursday with two walk-off wins. First time they’ve done that since July 24, 1998 against the Florida Marlins. Three games into the Don Mattingly era and there are actual signs of life from a team that looked completely dead two weeks ago. Game 1 was a…

May 1, 2026READ ↗

SIXERS

WATCH: The greatest sequence of Sixers basketball happened last night against the Celtics in Game 6

I’ve been watching Philadelphia sports my entire life. The Sixers have been their own experience, to say the least. I’ve been in that building for some big moments. I’ve seen this city go from the highest highs to the absolute depths of despair and back again more times than I can count. But what happened…

May 1, 2026READ ↗

SIXERS

Sixers force Game 7 in Boston on Saturday night

The Sixers beat the Celtics 106-93 on Thursday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena and this series is going to a Game 7 in Boston on Saturday. Down 3-1 four days ago. Staring at elimination twice. Joel Embiid playing on a body that had surgery three weeks ago. Nobody outside of this city gave the Sixers…

May 1, 2026READ ↗

TRENDING

JP Morgan lawsuit takes a wild turn after John Doe is reportedly unmasked

The JP Morgan lawsuit that went viral this week just took a pretty massive turn. According to the New York Post, the anonymous “John Doe” behind the bombshell lawsuit against JP Morgan executive Lorna Hajdini has been identified by multiple sources as Chirayu Rana, a 35-year-old former JP Morgan staffer who now works as a…

May 1, 2026READ ↗

EAGLES

Makai Lemon will wear No. 9 after receiving Nick Foles’ blessing

During his introductory press conference on Thursday, Makai Lemon told reporters he’ll be wearing number nine with the Birds. He’ll be the first Eagle to wear that number since our lord and savior Nick Foles wore it back in 2018. Makai seemed to understand the history of the number when asked about it, and he…

May 1, 2026READ ↗

SIXERS

SURVIVE: Sixers dominate Celtics, force Game 7 back in Boston

The Sixers are on the precipice of doing something they’ve never done, come back and win a playoff series after trailing three games to one. Against the Boston Celtics, no less. After promising the home fans a win, Joel Embiid and company delivered Thursday night, running Boston off the Xfinity Mobile Arena court 106-93. The…

May 1, 2026READ ↗

FLYERS

Cam York launched his stick into a sea of orange like a Roman javelin and now a lucky Flyers fan is holding a piece of sacred history

Cam York just scored the biggest goal in Flyers hockey in six years. Overtime. Game 6. Series clincher against Pittsburgh. First career playoff goal and he chose to make it the one that sent Sidney Crosby and the Penguins home for the summer. After the shot that sent the Flyers to the second round, Cam…

Apr 30, 2026READ ↗

TRENDING

JP Morgan exec allegedly tried to turn her Asian junior banker into her office sex slave

A JP Morgan executive has been accused in a new lawsuit of sexually abusing, harassing, threatening, and allegedly drugging a junior male employee over a period of months. We see this kind of stuff all the time these days. Regardless of gender, having power over someone makes some people believe they can do whatever they…

Apr 30, 2026READ ↗

FLYERS

CAM YORK. OVERTIME. STICK INTO THE CROWD. THE FLYERS ADVANCE.

Cam York scored 17:32 into overtime, chucked his stick into the crowd at Xfinity Mobile Arena, and sent the Philadelphia Flyers to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in six years. Flyers 1, Penguins 0. Series over. Pittsburgh is going home. The Battle of Pennsylvania belongs to Philadelphia. Six…

Apr 29, 2026READ ↗

FLYERS

Oh No: Phillies players got booed at the Flyers game tonight

Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner, Bryson Stott, Jesus Luzardo, and a handful of other Phillies showed up to the Flyers playoff game tonight at Xfinity Mobile Arena. When they popped up on the jumbotron, the crowd booed them. Phillies get booed at the Flyers game Honestly the video didn’t have quite as many boos as I…

Apr 29, 2026READ ↗

TRENDING

Bravo: Mike Vrabel receives standing ovation from Patriots fans after cheating on his wife for 6+ years, potentially fathering illegitimate children with his mistress, and being a huge distraction for the team

The New England Patriots held a season ticket holder event today and invited standup human being Mike Vrabel to speak to the crowd. Before he even sat down, the Patriots faithful erupted in applause. Not just because he’s a great coach, but because he cheated on his wife for six-plus years and got away with…

Apr 29, 2026READ ↗

EAGLES

Makai Lemon says he won’t slither like a snake anymore but people fail to realize that he is the reincarnation of The Feathered Serpent Quetzalcoatl

Everyone wants to talk about the Makai Lemon combine video. Fine. Let’s talk about it. It won’t be a surface level discussion. What most of you fail to realize is that here at The Liberty Line, we go deeper than anyone usually expects and today just happens to be yet another revelation that I’m prepared…

Apr 29, 2026READ ↗

EAGLES

Eagles invite David Akers’ son, Luke, to compete at rookie minicamp

The Philadelphia Eagles are bringing in a familiar name to rookie minicamp. According to multiple sources, Northwestern kicker/punter Luke Akers, son of Eagles legend David Akers, has been invited to Birds rookie minicamp. Eagles welcome in Akers’ son to minicamp >> Shop Birds Gear Here Luke Akers is obviously going to get attention because of…

Apr 29, 2026READ ↗

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