According to a tweet sent out this morning by ESPN’s Pierre Lebrun, the league may opt to cancel the entire season at next week’s deadline. Reports this past week indicated that more games would be cancelled — including the NHL’s Winter Classic — if a labor deal was not reached by this coming Thursday. But Lebrun, citing an unnamed NHL …

The NHL announced today that, as a result of not coming to a labor agreement, they would be cancelling all remaining games through November 1st, 2012. This announcement comes on the heels of the NHLPA declining the league’s latest proposal that was made public earlier this week. With these latest cancellations, the number of total missed games to this point …

According to the official Phillies website, the team has outrighted infielder Pete Orr and catcher Steve Lerud. Orr, 32-years old, has been with the team since November 2010. He’s spent time on the active roster as well as with the Phillies AAA Affiliate in Lehigh Valley. Lerud, 27-years old, was added to the active roster in August. He was called …

6-ABC News has reported what many of us familiar with the situation had feared the most. Garret Reid, Eagles coach Andy Reid’s son, passed away as a result of an accidental heroin overdose. Garret, 29-years old, was found dead in his dorm room at Lehigh University on August 5th, 2012. He had been staying with the team for training camp. …

The league and it’s players association will meet Thursday after the NHL, in an unexpected turn of events, not only submitted it’s latest proposal but made their proposal public. This move came as a welcome surprise to most fans (seeking transparency) as Gary Bettman, NHL Commissioner, had stated just the day before that taking their offer public would be a …

The NBA is at it again. And by at it again, I mean inputting unnecessary, completely bogus rules. The NBA announced today that they will be having the players cut down on pre game handshakes, rituals, and basically anything that could be seen as fun. Being put in place for the first time in NBA history starting this season, as …

Multiple media outlets have confirmed that the Eagles have fired 2nd year coordinator Juan Castillo. Andy Reid made the decision early this morning. In a press conference Monday morning, Reid announced the firing. “We’re six-games into the season, and average isn’t good enough. I know the  potential of our team and insist on maximizing it.” said Reid. Newly hired secondary …

Per the Philadelphia Phillies official Twitter page, the Phillies have signed Wally Joyner to be the assistant hitting coach. He will report to hitting coach, Steve Henderson. Joyner, 50-years old, retired from baseball in 2001. Joyner was also listed on the infamous Mitchell Report and admitted to briefly using steroids in a 2005 interview with ESPN The Magazine. Joyner last …

John Mitchell of Philly.com Sports is reporting that Andrew Bynum will undergo another knee procedure. Sixers coach Doug Collins broke the news Sunday night that the Sixers’ newly acquired big man will be receiving an injection in his right knee before the regular season starts. Andrew Bynum’s agent, David Lee, later clarified that the procedure is non-invasive and actually routine …

According to The Inquirer’s Matt Gelb, Juan Samuel has quietly accepted the vacant first base coaching position. Shortly after the end of the season the Phillies shook up their coaching staff — letting go of Sam Perlozza (1st Base Coach), Pete Mackanin (Bench Coach), and Greg Gross (Hitting Coach). It was announced last week that Ryne Sandberg, Manager of the …