mike missanelli the playoff push is on for the flyers. they still hold that eighth and final playoff spot, with eight games to go starting with winnipeg tomorrow night the but no michael neuvirth for the rest of the regular season. hard to play a rookie call up. a lot of interest in steve mason. >> first of all, i think they're n proclaim last week they were in. goalie situation mason has to buck up. he a has not been a guy known for his toughness over the years but he will have to play a lot of these games. i don't think they will play the rookie at some point. i think mason has to get them in the playoffs. they are trending more upward then detroit is. i think they're in. >> i love it. >> positive on that. >> little nerve bus villanova. >> how about sixers, how do you feel about them. yes, okay. check it out. >> i think they will lose to the warriors tonight. >> how do you get that? this guy will give you a headache, isaiah cannon. the his name is steph curry. warriors and 65 wins, it is not fair. they forgot about clay thompson who had

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welcome to sports sunday i'm ducis rodgers with 97.5 the fanatic's mike missanelli. all three playing on friday. how you great is this for our area. >> selection sunday with three local teams getting in we have a rooting interest. we thought villanova will carry the torch. i think st. joes has a chance to win two games and upset number one seed. >> nova has been in this position before. cats have not won more than a game in the tournament the since 2009. is this the year, that jay wright, finally breaks through? >> i hope so. i mean, he is really got to put this on his resume as one of the great coaches in college basketball. they have to get past second round. i think they will. >> all right. >> jamie apody went one on one with coach wright this afternoon. >> even if it is this time of the year, does it not matter much. >> i mean there is people that will argue there is a big difference. but to us, we have matched up against so many great teams. i think couple years ago we were number two seed and we were matched up, or three seed matched up a against u-conn, and yo

. >>> coming up on "action news" sports sunday mike missanelli joins me live in the studio we will talk eagles, sam bradford and much more, including march madness, selection sunday a week away. >> wow. >> all right. >> thanks, jeff. >>> ididrod is underway in alaska. this have afternoon they a said good bye to friend and family and made final checks of their sled. eighty-five mushers are competing in the 1,000-mile race, but pass over dangerous terrain including two mountain ranges. they are expect in nome in nine days. >>> boy scout from gloucester county, new jersey is on his way to becoming an eagle scout. aaron acaseo eagle scout was create a mural at vfw post 1616 in williamstown new jersey. during the ceremony he dedicated the mural to american veterans from all wars. >> much more to come on "action news" tonight. >> including a hollywood romance that endured a lifetime. >> i just want you to tell me, when i go, ron will be there waiting for me. looking back at the love story of ronald and nancy reagan when "action news" comes right back. clark gable had a line that was very eleg

have much more on our local teams in the tournament tonight on sports sunday. 97.5 the fanatic's mike missanelli will be here and he will recap a busy week with the eagles. >>> flyers three points behind the red wings in the playoff spot. detroit will be here tuesday. regardless of their successful, and stressful stretch run right now, the team all smiles tonight in the 39th annual flyers wife's carnival. fans interact with their favorite players and have fun, all helping to support flyers charity. >> every time we have a little push, we can see the fans, they get really passionate and really push us to play better and i would be like today, it is fun to be able to kind of talk with the fans and see what they think about the game. >> hottest team in baseball, i don't care that it is spring training, it is phillies. the cc sebathia, ryan howard cannot hit lefties, um. rbi double to first. one to nothing phillies. he also struck out twice. phillies beat yankees three to to nothing. they have had eight wins, one tie in their last nine games. >> that is not bad. >> no. >> "action news" van is every

. >>> well, we're back with mike missanelli, opening day less than a month away, games don't count butruns, six runs batted n ryan howard, not so much, no hits so far. mike. >> he has been sick. >> you cannot hit with the flu. >> you can't have the flu in florida, it is against the rules. >> what is one thing you are looking for going north. >> they have two players, they have miguel franco and they have herrera. i'm looking for those guys to take a step up, this year. other than that, you know, starting rotation charlie north on pitched well today. can they get enough out of the starting rotation to be competitive. they are a 68 win team? aaron necessity lah didn't look so good other day. >>> phillies taking on the yankees. fanatic is looking for quality baseball. there you go. how about this. >> yeah. >> the bats come alive, andrew nap, catching prospect in the second round pick from 203, three run home run, phillies win six-five. fanatic seeing quality baseball. >>> sixers in florida in miami, he comes up short, ouch. even of the first halfish smith not shortchanging this. sixers up

will have much more on the big win coming up on "action news" sports sunday 97.5 the fanatic's mike missanellibe here after "action news" at 11:00. >>> playoff push continues for flyers. they finish up a road trip. they are hosting jets tomorrow. the flyers fighting with all of their might to get in the post season. with a a chance to move two points up in the wild card race last night begins the arizona coyoties. steve mason claimed his mask got viewed. dave hakstol challenge it. scary moment late in the game. claude giroux drilled headfirst in the board. he got up but appeared dazed. flyers lost the game and their captain two-one. here's race for two wild card spots in the eastern conference. flyers are holding ton that eighth and final spot tied with the wings with 85 points. they have got eight games to go. detroit has seven. >>> tonight should be interesting, sixers and their 64 losses visit the warriors who have 65 wins. the best record in nba history in 72 games. the last night sixers trying to steel a road win in detroit. battled back to take it a way, on back to back thompson triples,

much more on the local teams in the ncaa tournament tonight on sports sunday, 97.5 fanatic's mike missanelli we will recap a busy week with the eagles. >>> flyers held their annual flyers wife's carnival today at wells fargo center, fans get to meet their favorite players and have have fun at the same time, money raised will go to flyers charity, it is a win for all involved. >> very cool. >> good work there. >> thanks, ducis. >>> accu weather is next, we will be right back. katie: the u.s. has added 14 million new jobs since the great recession - a good start. but too many families see the special interests gaining the upper hand in washington, while paychecks don't go far enough. if you work hard, your paycheck should show it; you earned social security - it should be there when you retire. and you shouldn't have to go broke to afford college. i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message because it's your turn. services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3.500 hospitals. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. can