and the flyers trying to make a two wins in a row against the blue jackets but have a ha . >>> flyers on the road playing the blue jackets looking for the second straight win but the orange and black haven't won in columbus 12 years. brayden schenn with 16 and a half seconds left. the game will head into overtime. nick if a lien know beat steve mason, the flyer lose 2-1. sixers playing a matinee against the brooklyn nets. two out of three, joel embiid making a case being an all star scored 25 points, danger dario chips it in, 105-95 the final. coming up next in the sports zone, what are the flyers playoff chances do they have enough flyer power, how has joel embiid impacted the sixers so far? we're going to discuss those topics and more when kyw matt leon joins me in a few minutes. >>> a boy scout grows out his hair two years so he can do something very special when [ goat bleat ] by peggy lee playing ] [ ity [ crow caws, music continues ] this is gonna be awesome! when it comes to buying a house... trulia knows the house is only half of it. and with 34 map overlays like playgrounds,

flyers finish the road trip winless. the 11 games following their christmas break. what's up with that? >> two weeks of trouble for them. chip kelly news after the break, we weigh in on what chip's nfl future may or may not be. >> stay tuned for more "action news" sports sunday. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> i'm meteorologist adam joseph. after a beautiful sunday for the eagle's game, turns dreary, 44-degrees a second round on tuesday, half an inch, near 50 tuesday. sunshine wednesday, 55 and cold air thursday right through the upcoming weekend on the dry side. back to you. >> adam, thank you so much. we mentioned the chip kelly news getting fired in san francisco after one season. sal, where does chip go from here? >> i don't think back to the nfl as head coach. he made $6 million in 2017, $3 million paid by the eagles and 49ers owe him $6 million more in 2018 and $6 million more in 2019. he has millions coming to him. >> with the eagles h what other changes do you think will happen with t

the flyers lost 11 of the last 1437 winless on the road over the last month. ntinue to head down a bad road in washington. third period is a disaster. 90 seconds in, former flyer, justin williams. less than two minutes later, matt niskanen. and then again. less than a minute after that, williams, again. the flyers allowed the most goals in hockey, including 11 in the last two days. steve mason is pulled again. flyers lose 5-0. they have dropped 11 of their last 14. >> i think we need to work on our game and got to work more as a team. guys are working out there, maybe just working wrong. >> everybody's got to take the next pretty much four, five days here, get away from it. clear their minds and clear our minds. and come back, you know, ready to pull together. >> lasalle has pulled it together. college hoops, lasalle wins their fourth straight tonight against george washington. right on the money. he pours in 23. lasalle, 79-69. they have won six of their last seven. they are playing their best basketball of the season. maybe this will continue as march madness

. >> reporter: the flyers they have not been playing championship hockey and lost 12 of 15 coming into play tonight scoring yes among the issues, general manager hextall says drew is pressing and trying too hard and staring at another deficit on the road against the islanders down 2-0 and back they come and ivan ties it at 2. flyers force over time in ot john alone and stoned by steve mason and gosset is there and drew scores ending his 12 game drought finally the flyers win 3-2. ending their 9 game losing streak on the road the flyers are back in that final wild card spot. >> it's been tough the last couple weeks and we know we are a better team and tonight i think we played a strong game goalies and defense and i think as a team we played a good game obviously we can still get better but i think we needed this win tonight. >> yes they did. sixers store beaked could miss the second game with a knee injury and not sure if jojo can go against the clippers and they say the injury is not serious and ben simmons will have a scan and exam on his right foot tomorrow to see if that broken bon

sean gets the flyers within one. a minute later, braeden schenn ties it at three on the powerplay, stays that way with a shootout. korey perry, the flyers need a score to stay alive. flyers lose four straight despite 55 shots on goal. let's hope they figure it out as they come back to face the rangers. >> let's hope. quick break. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> "action news" "sports sunday" next on channel6. we continue tomorrow morning. now for all of the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist. have a great night and happy new year. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it seemed more like a preseason game than season finale. >> we have to evaluate. we have an evaluation process. >> time to wash away the cobwebs. >> looks into the endzone. touchdown! >> in the end, the birds celebrate christmas a week late with gifts delivered by a familiar face. >> prescott, sanchez. fakesthe hand and intercepted. intercepted again! still looking. he's going for the endzone. he has a touchdown! >> end of the day, we were 7 of 9. we are going home

. >> the flyers they're hoping to get back on the winning track.va takes care of providence much jay wright still not happy with his team's performance. we'll hear from him. >> the sixers look to win their fourth in a row. sixers down south. >> hopefully to keep up the role they've been on in atlanta taking on the hawks. bat between two hot teams. sixers and at lap at a both won eight out of 10 knowledge joel embiid in the lineup he was given the night off to rest. team president brine cole angelo said ben simmons will have final test on monday to see where he is the recovery process. we may get to see joel and ben on the court soon. sixers owner checking out the action. first quarter sixers with the lead and check out nick. very saussy. the only bright spot fort sixe sixers. no joel in the lineup. hawks pounde pounded the sixers. dwight howard with the rebound and easy basket. paul mill sap scoring 22 points 10 boards the sixers three game winning streak came to an 110-93 the final. >>> the flyers back in act after six day break hosting the devils

that's his eighth goal of the year. flyers with a flee to one lead. ss than a minute after the lightning cut that lead to one gudas scores on the wrap around. flyers scored four time in the second period ending their five game losing streak four-two the final. >>> changing the ice service to a basketball court. villanova hosting marquette at 7:30. wildcats looking to rebound after losing to butler to end their 20 game winning streak. over at the liacouras center fran dunphy and the the owls looking for their first conference win against north carolina. daniel led the team with 19 points. seconds half temple still with the lead. the owls earn their first conference win 81-62 the final. >>> saint joe's and in the bronx playing fordham. the pass to james did he mean bree knocking down the three. did he mean bree led saint joe's with 25 points. kimball chipping in with 10 points nine boards and six assists. phil martelli won his 200th atlantic conference game. the hawks beat the rams 70-55. >>> officer at the palestra penn state playing a home conference g

the flyers have allowed most goals in the nhl including 11 in the the last two days. take a seat, mason. flyers lose five to nothing. they have dropped 11 of their last four games. >> i think we need to work on our game, and got to work more as a team. guys are working out there. >> everybody has got to take the next pretty much four to five days here, and getaway from it, clear their mind and clear our mind and come back, you know, ready to pull together. >> the flyers now have to sit on this for the next week since their ten game winning streak they have dropped 11 of four, including nine straight on the road. that nine-point lead in the wild card a down to one. flyers return to action next saturday at home against new jersey, by then, they will likely be knocked out of the wild card race. >>> well, sixers longest winning streak in three years is over. time to start a new one tomorrow in milwaukee. joel embiid is expected to return, that is big help. sixers lost the nine of the 11 games in which embiid has not played. without embiid, jahlil okafor took over. scoring

tonight, the flyers greats of the past will play the penguins alumni. lesley van arsdale joining us ice side with more. lesley. >> reporter: that's right, don, so many special players here today as the flyers alumni take on the pittsburgh alumni and you know what a big rivalry that is. this is going to be a great, great game out here tonight but let's show you the video we shot a little bit earlier of some of the players arriving. of course there's number 88 eric lindros but lots of other familiar faces as well. i just saw bobby clarke in the hallway and while some people think hockey's kind of like riding a bike talk to the older players 'cause they're going to tell you no, it's not. things hurt. >> stick skills are gone, my hands are gone, my feet are gone and my endurance is gone. i know i can skate and i've lost so much power in my legs but at 61, those things are expected. >> when you don't do it for so long it's really hard and then you're laughing the whole time, you don't really catch your breath so a lot of fun. hopefully we can find lightning

. >> and the flyers have gone ice cold. orts sunday starts now. ♪ >> this is action news sports sunday. sponsored by audi. >> eagles fans are smiling. they are happy tonight. the cowboys are done. we kick off america's show talking america's team. i'm jeff skversky alongside mike from 97.5, the phanatic. as much as made about the eagles having playoff issues, winning in the playoffs, the dallas cowboys, mike, only two playoff wins over the last 20 years. >> and this stings. they had the bye. they were all rested. they were supposed to do it. the rookie quarterback and the rookie running back were supposed to get it together. and they were right there and couldn't pull it off. we're weeping in delaware valley. >> is it petty, though? a little bit petty? >> a little bit petty. >> all we have. >> last week i said something crazy. i said it wouldn't disturb me if the cowboys had gone to the super bowl, would have given the eagles a bigger target. right in front of them, they would have to match it. i didn't shed a tear >> not at

. >> also, could the flyers finally snap out of their funk? lesley van arsdall has the highlight of the flyers matinee with the lightning, wh >> some are crediting president-elect donald trump. invest verse welcomed trump's white house win, with a major market rally, the dow has surged more than 1500 points, in just eight weeks. investors like the president-elect plan to boost infrastructure spending to cut corporate taxes and simplify the tax code and ease regulation. >> a lot of the regulations have been at the stroke after pen by president obama. a lot of these by the stroke of president trump could be taken away. >> well despite the optimism, some are concerned, that trump will start trade war with decline a this could drive up the price of everything from cars, to clothing. >>> now celebrities and friend all partied at the white house friday night to say good-bye to president obama and the first lady. farewell bash brought out stevie wonder, paul mccartney, robert deniro, and meryl streep, just to name a few celebrities. teased ahead telli

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steve mason goal for the flyers had a long afternoon in the nation's capital, flyers down 1-0. win the face-off. mason to make it 2-0. later, we have i have an provorov with the turn over with the blue line alexander overcheoverkin. 5-0 the final. >>> aaron rodgers would not let his team lose, game time 12 seconds left. jared cook down the sideline makes an unbelievable catch both feet down. mason crosby 51-year-old field goal is good. packers advance to the nfc championship game next week against atlanta beating the cowboys. 34-31 rogers 356 yards and two touchdowns >>> all-star will end tomorrow night, will joel embiid be a starter. derek from philly will join us to discuss that plus don bell going one-on-one with dick vermeil. that's going to come up in a few minutes. always good to hear from dick vermeil >> thank you so much, lesley. this is one very thankful little sea lion. this is one very thankful little sea lion. he hopped on (male #1) it's a little something i've done every night since i was a kid, empty my pocket change into this old jar. it's never much, just what's

the third. their win streak ended -- flyers visiting the bruins. al deficit when jake voracek is called for a major penalty. flyers nearly kill off the five minute power play but under 30 seconds left off the stick of andrew mcdonald. there was hockey in south philly. flyers alumni faced penguins alumni. couple more recent retirees hooked up here. the game ends 3-3 for the flyers alum playing in philadelphia. it never gets old. >> guys talk about the fear to this day of coming into this building, how it's different, the emotion is different and what else can you attribute it to but the fans and the fans have been just absolutely remarkable. i have played in great hokey. this is different. >> tomorrow's flyers game in washington been moved to 1:00 and can be seen on nbc10 as well as csn because the chief-of-staff and steelers game was moved to 5:20 p.m. flonz and seattle in atlanta. that's a touch down. falcons win 36-20 and what does your owner do when you're one win away from the super bowl? >> college hoops number three, villanova visiting st. joh

." >> to the flyers. not the road, the flyers skate in buffalo with the sabers, the flyers lost their last six road games. wayne simmons is heading to los angeles later this month. the flyers forward is named to his first nhl all start game. the game is set for january 29th. >> it's kind of surreal makes me think when i was a young kid watching the all-star games and all the great players that played in it, and to even be mentioned in the same breath as all stars in the nhl that is pretty special. >>> third ranked villanova host number 15 and xavier. the third top 25 opponent in the last four games. >>> the clemson tigers returned home to north carolina and brought something home the national champs. the crimson tide took a lead 30 yard touch down run that was with two minutes left on the clock. plenty of time for clemson to march down the field. it's a touch down from watson to renfro with a second left on the clock. they won 35-31 after falling short a year ago they are national champs. >> we finished it

. >> can the flyers stop their slide? ben simmons getting close to make his sixers debut and will jojo be a no go when it comes to the nba all star games and one on one with the phillies manager. >> may be more competitive than you think. >> the phills walk it off. ♪ this is action news sports sunday sponsored by audi. hello there welcome to sports sunday no alternative facts on this show mike i'm jeff skversky with mike missanelli from 97.5 the phanatic and tom brady and the patriots and matt ryan and the falcons and you like what team in superbowl? >> i picked both participants to go to the superbowl last week on this very show and picked the atlanta falcons and the patriots. >> maybe i would have won money. >> you are not paying attention and said and done how can you go against the patriots, i love what matt ryan is doing, on fire right now but playing the patriots in the superbowl is a different animal and playing tom brady is a different animal. >> third best offense, best defense, it's tough to beat that team, matt

simmons has been the only good things for the flyers lately. ight out of their last 10 it gets even worse against the sabres. second period sabres on power play right here. some great great puck movement right here and that sam reinhardt goal. sabres take one to zero lead. it didn't get any better for the flyer. they're defense which is suspect in this game. later in the first sam after that scored the sabres get a shot on goal right there william, right there for the clean up. the flyers go on to lose four-one. they've lost nine of their last 11 games. >>> to the sixers. ben simmons starting to step up his rehab a little bit. he got on the court and did some five on zero team drills today. no update on his potential return but it's looking better and better and for joel embiid he says that's great because we're ready to make a playoff run. that's right he's thinking about the playoffs which is crazy to us but it's something that he really believes. he's dead serious today at practice embiid and brown talked about having that playoff mindset. >>

last on the flyer pop the question, the flyers popped off eight straight wins after giroux proposed.f that's lucky in love. the flyers will love it. they need it. as they return against the devils tonight at home. they lost 11 of 14 and they lost a wild card lead since last time we saw this team together. >> they're on a hot streak right now, they're playing good team hockey. nothing better than to start off with a win. >> you know what else will be better? accountable to one another. >> college hoops, losing their first game and that number one ranking villanova has redone it. they won five straight 10 they're back as the top team in the country. villanova has never lost a game when josh hart scores 20 or more points, he is the heart and sole against providence second half. the steel and the finish, heart finishes with 25. chris jenkins looking good. now, just three, 19 for jenkins. nova up as many as 20. put it away, mchail bridges comes up with the play. nova 78-68. 19 and one and the number one team in the country. jay wright says they're still not 100% right. >> we lost this gam

claude giroux scores on his 29th birthday to give the flyers the lead. michael ño'noivert came in and closes it out. flyers beat the canucks in a shootout 5-4. >> the power play came up with big goals and we came in and shut the door so probably not the way we wanted to draw it up but we got two points. >> good news for sixers fans who bought tickets to tomorrow night's home game. joel embiid will play. he's going to rest on the road saturday night in washington. they do like the play joel at home in front of the fans. >>> and what a win last night. the sixers have won four of five and jo jo is fourth again in all-star voting that was released today. he is fourth among eastern conference big men and he's just 16,000 votes behind kevin love. he is dancing. maybe going to the all-star game. phillies come to an agreement with the shortstop, they avoided arbitration, he gets a one year deal for over $4 million. freddy is the longest tenured philly, if you can believe that. >>> big nfl news that affects the eagles. the chargers are off for los angeles. they're

simmons is in the flyers best player by far. nally getting rewarded for it today he was selected to his first ever nhl all star game. >> i think it's pretty mean fu full. i think some of the guys we have on this team are deserving to be all stars. getting my first opportunity. it's pretty special to me. i just want to thank my teammates, coaching staff everyone in the organization for making this possible. >> congrats to wayne simmons. but playoffs? >> playoffs. >> if we had a chance to play we have to play that. >> absolutely. >> greatest soundbite of all time right there. playoffs? >> can your voiceover he even go that high. i love this. >> you have no idea what you started. from here until 10:00 o'clock show this one will be doing playoffs thing all night long. >> exactly. >> all right. doctors are hoping that rising interest in a certain holistic therapy may lead more people to depend less on potentially dangerous addictive painkillers. joyce evans takes closer look at touch therapy. tonight on fox 29 news at 10:00. for more

plus can the flyers make it two straight wins? is is action news sports sunday sponsored by audi. ♪ hello it's sports sunday i'm jeff skversky with mike missanelli from 97.5 the phanatic and we are sitting here talking about teams in the nfl playoffs and not the eagles and carson wentz says he never wants this and doug pederson said they were close but the general manager said they were not close. that is the question and coach speak obviously we are close but laying the realistic viewpoint which is they are not close and encouraging things the general manager said and says 10-6 were not good enough and thought it was good enough for the playoffs and once you get in the playoffs you can do great things and will look at players a different way and i don't know what that means yet and i hope it means he will trust his tenants to pick the right players because his track record has not been that good but encouragedd encouraged tha things are looking good and eagles were not in the playoffs today. >> no they were not and the biggest nee

the balls? we talk about that at 11:45. >> you couldn't write a better script for flyer star wayne simmons who scores a hat trick in his first all star game. simmons calls it one of the greatest daves of his life. >> from the flyers, number 17 wayne simmons. >> simmons the flyers lone all star and scores best, three goals for the metropolitan division. wayne getting love from the other wayne, wayne gretzsky. third period game winner, third. simmons is named mvp. the obl office only other to do. what a night. can you believe it. >> i had a great time. it's an honor to play in the game with all of the guys you have in the league. for me, i enjoy every minute of it. it's something i'll remember the rest of my life. >> it's the worst start to a game all season, 22 points in the first half against virginia's top ranked defense. the wildcats scrash and claw their way back. to watch at wells fargo they get a thriller, down 13, nova 13-0 run. josh hart for the lead. four seconds left, tied up, hart drives for the win. the tip at the buzzer, first buzzer beater since the national championship, villanova, 61, 59. thanks to the freshma

the fire. travis, bang. flyers tie it at one. later, sean on the rebound. . just over a minute later, michael raffle. flyers score four time in the second. flyers win 4-2. the first "w" in two and a half weeks. this is long over due. it's nice to win the hockey game. doesn't matter how good you have played along the way. it's important to get the two points. two more tomorrow in columbus. "college hoops," villanova rebounding from the first round of the season. last time they lost they responded with 20 straight wins, jay wright saying all of the right things against marquette. first half, bronson. what was that? basket and a foul. chris jenkins from beyond the three point line. nova wins, 39-81. penn state playing against michigan state, pat chambers team, tons of philly guys feeling right at home scoring nearly half of the points, penn state wins 72-63. forget playing in the snow, this temple fan wants to see temple play against east carolina. the force is with you. late second half, how about daniel dingle, nails it. 81-62, ending the three game losing st

when the flyers face boston tomorrow night. l neuvirth expected to get the start after saving the day last night. the flyers benched mason against vancouver. the move worked. neuvi comes in and the flyers come back. claude giroux on his birthday scores the game winner. in the shootout and neuvirth's cool calm and collective as the flyers collect a rare win these days. flyers will now try to go for back to back wins for the first time in a month tomorrow against the bruins. >> we know we can play better. obviously we get the two points and the results that we want but at the end of the day we look at the game again and it's got to be better. >> over the last year villanova has won a national championship they've been the number one ranked team in the country and they have lost only one game this season. guess what? nova is still not satisfied. jaime apody has more. >> villanova wildcats boarded their bus they stressed the importance of not looking past the opponent. >> in the big east you can get beat by anyone if you don't come

part of the flyers 50th anniversary celebration. what was it like out there? guys couldn't wipe the smiles off your faces. >> i don't know if it was a smile or my mouth was agape just trying to gain oxygen. >> reporter: but nobody had a bigger smile on their face than brian propp. 16 months removed from suffering a massive stroke that left him unable to speak the flyers hall of famer will suit up with his old teammates. >> for me mentally it really has helped me to do what i love. >> reporter: prop probably has more practice than any of these guys. >> ready to shoot. shoot, he scores. >> reporter: his doctors have been using skating as part of the therapy to aid in his recovery. >> i have to take it slowly mentally i'm not there yet mike's brain doesn't work that well yet. i have trouble with numbers and days of the week and things like that. so, it just -- it's just going to take me a little time. prop tells me still has trouble with every day tasks like dressing himself feeding himself and yet here he is on ice playing hockey. >> anybody knows brian knows he'

the flyers not. they are going down a bad road. . >> flyers fall behind 3-1. second period, five minute major penalty kill. two minutes later, flyers allow the most goals, losing 6-3. >> they have to play smarter. it's not just the d. it's the d and forward and goaltending. we have to do a better job and tighten it up. too much space. too many odd man breaks. we need to do better. >> hopefully they can do that tomorrow in washington. flyer fans, you have something to cheer for, lacing them up for a sold out crowd. flyer legend bobby clark playing if are the final time against the penguins. danny looks like he can still play. >> final second seconds in the , tied up, the legion of doom can win it. that would be something. the flyer alumni game finishing in a 3-3 tie. >> it really brings people that you have grown up with to remember the good times. it was cool to skate around with legends, to realize that i had the chance to be on the ice with them. it was cool. >> miss those guys. still to come, a former eagle's player making histor

the flyers that stumbled through the holidays host toronto tonight and the flyers look like a different team a complete team over last night's win against the ranger. >> a good job the last two nights being able to come back in brooklyn and regulation here against the team we are trying to catch as well and that is big. we have to put the standing watch on the back burner and focus on our results. villanova has to get over the recent loss to marquette they host number 12 virginia. and josh hart show a calming force. jeff skversky goes one-on-one with him. >> villanova may be the number one ranked team in the country still feeling the pain of their second loss of the season, they want to step up their game. when you listen to you talk it sounds 2-19 the way you talk. why is that? >> we don't want to be complacent about where we are. big first if the big east or defending national championship. >> josh hart believes that nova has the heart a champion. >> does the team have what it takes to win a title? >> we do but we have to get better. we have all the pieces and tale talent. i think we

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scores the first of two on the night for him. flyers lost 2-1. re is what dave hakstol thought about the guda penalty. >> an excellent hit by gudy. >> i'm not commenting. it is what it is. not going to say anything about that. >> i understand the emotion in that situation, yet we have to learn from it and know we have to skate away from that situation. >> to the hardwood now. it may be 20 miles from campus, but villa nova calls the wells fargo center home. specifically yesterday. the nation's top ranked team hosting providence. lead was four to start the second half. brunson hooks up with josh hart. he can ball a little bit. scoring 25. nice spin cycle there. chris jenkins, his trifecta puts the cats up 17. jenkins had 19 points. string music for him. nova hit the next three hoops including this jailen brunson dude. nova wins its fifth straight 78-68. let's go to west philly. st. joe's and penn at the palestra. technically a hawks home game. hawks up three. look at this. get out the way. chest to chest with the defender. his only basket, but makes

the flyers have a one point lead on the final wild card spot.n they come back on tuesday they hope to pick things up right where they left off. >> we can still get better. we can still improve as a team but we're definitely going in the right direction right now and we got to make sure that no matter how many you win in a row you keep building on your game. >> if you linke blinked you misd it. tiger misses the cut at the farmers insurance open his first pga tour event if 17s month. villanova won't miss the cut march madness. the number one ranked team in the country is not not satisfied despite a 19 and two record. they're looking to rebound sunday afternoon against 12th ranked virginia. >> we have to keep getting better, you know, and every day of practice is -- you know, it's not just about winning the next game. we got a big game against virginia but every game is a big game and every practice is a big practice. you got to just value every day and make sure we get something out of it. >> finally basketball players are taught to draw fouls on

braden schenn scores and ties the game. flyers put up 55 shots the game to overtime and the shoot-out that that's jake vorachek with the back hand that keeps the flyers alive. shawn couturier no dice with a loss. >>> the eagles pick goes to the brown while the birds will get the minnesota vikings first round choice acquired in the sam bradford deal. how did the vikings do? let's go around the nfl. sam bradford with a record breaking performance, seriously. bradford with solid day. 250 yards and three touchdowns. he sets the nfl record for highest completion percentage ever. 71.6. the vikings beat the bears 38-10. eagles will get the 14th or 15th in the draft depends on a coin flip at the combine. the jets and the bills. we show you because of how bad this play is fourth quarter jets kicking off. nobody touches it. they just stand, there that's a live baum. doug middletown recovers it. at least the eagles aren't the bills or the jets if that makes you feel better. 30-10. >>> stefanie stahl is in the einstein healthcare science cent

the flyers hope to do that tomorrow night in a big division game at home against the flyers. >> you go and play a great hockey game tomorrow night. two points are the most important thing. we are in a good spot. >>> joel embiid is named the nba eastern conference of the month for the second straight month, it's center averaged 20 points per game in december. the sixers are set to host the t'wolves. they played back in november in minnesota and the sixers were beaten by 24 points. >> they were more physical and we have to do a better job of guarding that and be aggressive. >> all losses are disappointing but head coach ben franklin of penn state says they have nothing to hang their head about. they lost an epic battle in the rose ball last night. penn state had the ball and chase mcsorely did the one thing he could not afford to do, threw an interception the third of the game. that led to the game winning field goal and the trojans score the field goal to win. >> we were close to being the champs and we have work to do and still a young team and use it as motivation and try to be the be

nick if a lien know beat steve mason, the flyer lose 2-1. sixers playing a matinee against the brooklyn nets. two out of three, joel embiid making a case being an all star scored 25 points, danger dario chips it in, 105-95 the final. coming up next in the sports zone, what are the flyers playoff chances do they have enough flyer power, how has joel embiid impacted the sixers so far? we're going to discuss those topics and more when kyw matt leon joins me in a few minutes. >>> a boy scout grows out his hair two years so he can do something very special when he got it ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone, a georgia boy in dire need of a haircut, sat down at a salon to lose his locks. this is tiler he grew his hair two years to make a wig for his friend who suffers from a condition that leads to hair loss. >>> lauren back with the last looks like we're still a man short. not anymore. gus! the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. let's hit the ice. whoaaa! take the shot! (buzzer) that shot was one in a million. so's this. all the money millionai

the lehigh valley. we've got your ticket information. flyers alumnae faces off against the penguins, jeff skeverski has more about that and the current day flyers. >> reporter: looking ahead we'll have wet weather arriving later this week. the headliner continues to be the warm weather, the extended warm weather is on the way and i do mean extended. details right after this. >>> ad hit parts of the nation's heartland. communities could see ice up to another half inch. in oklahoma, you see ice on tree branches and stop signs. power outages have been reported in the plains. icy situation for those folks there. meteorologist chris sowers of course is tracking snow and sleet yesterday, none today. >> reporter: no, as a matter of fact today looks very nice. sunshine returns this afternoon, temperatures in the 40s. we can handle that. >> we can. >> reporter: let's get you outside, as we take a look live on sky6 live hd, you can see it's nice and quiet this morning, we have a little bit of cloud cover still overhead, that will be thinning out very rap

. >> lucy the flyers back at practice after the all star break with 32 games left. dave hex stole talks about with the flyers play off chances will actually come down to later in sports. are you getting this? these numbers are off the charts... sir! what's the status? there's a meteor hurtling towards earth. how long until impact? less than a minute. what do you want to do, sir? listen carefully... if we all switch to geico we could save 15% or more on car insurance. i like the sound of that. geico. because saving fifteen percent or more on car insurance is always a great answer. ♪ >>> pennsylvania officials working to improve schools across the commonwealth. today the state's education secretary helped to learn from officials in philadelphia. he met with administrators and staff at a james logan elementary school in the city's logan section today. >>> all part of tom wolf's schools that teach tour. >>> if you drive electric car in philly you can get pretty good perks when it comes to the par parking. ton night the city council rethinking just how fair it is for to

gets the assist. flyers lose. >>> and in philadelphia, clark sporting the sweater. dave brown known for his fighting skills, but he rams puck home there. showed some soft hands on that shot. game ends 3-3 and for this flyers alone playing in philadelphia, never gets old. >> guys talk about the fear to this day of coming into this building, how it's different, the emotion is different. and what else can you attribute to but the fans? and the fans have been just absolutely remarkable. you're right, i have played some great hockey markets. this is different. >> today's flyers game at washington has been moved to 1:00 and can be seen on nbc 10 as well as csn. that's because the chiefs/steelers game was moved to 8:20 due to potential weather issues. the nfl playoffs, falcons hosting seattle, matt ryan hits coleman wide open like a kid's mouth at the dentist. falcons win 36-20. and what does your owner do? turning it up with his players. 70-year-old arthur blank there. >>> tom brady and company, a colossal favorit

the flyers win two to one. ee in a row heading into the all-star break. >> that's all for sports, i'm don bell, have a great day. >> well, according to new data, players in the nfl were a little bit safer this season, the league says the number of players suffering from concussions has declined. they say overall concussions for the pre-season and regular season were down from 275 in 2,015 to 2,044 last year, nfl believes more self reporting from players was a big reason for the six and a half cents decline. >> well the six remembers celebrating the chinese new year, which arrives tonight at midnight. and this is the year of the rooster. >> i know us guys were all wondering who this little guy s so the sixers sent us this cute little rooster and the shirt that jim has on. that's the shirt players will be wearing during the pre-game warm up, tonight. the game versus the rockets will be broadcast to millions of people in china. how cool is that? >> i feel like i'm on qvc. >> i know, i think we have to name this lit

the flyers beat the islanders three-two.efore that victory the flyers have lost 12 of their last 16 games. they will visit the rangers on wednesday. >>> and that's a look at sports. >> thanks you ducis. >>> cecily tynan with the "action news" forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> we have a northeast and how long is it going take before it gets out of here. >> well, it's going gradually get better overnight but even tomorrow lingering clouds and drizzle. so, the next time we see the sun is wednesday. it's a low process. >> been a long time isn't that forgot what it looked like. to many track six life double scan showing right now philadelphia areas south getting a break from the heavy rain. we'll have another batch of rain moving in overnight but we do have a round of some heavy rain right over the garden state parkway, from surf city to seaside heights crossing route nine. this is lifting to the north and west so lakehurst jackson mills you'll be getting this within the next 15 minutes. also areas up to the north. t

the flyers played their third game in five nights. one back home on ice following two wins on the road. the orange-and-black looking to make it three in a row against the maple leafs tonight. this little guy was ready to battle. look at him, he's tough. flyers taking full advantage of the home ice. orange and black pounce on the turnover. the breakaway. yeah, the all-star puts it in. 21st of the season for the wayne train. 1-0 flyers. leafs tied in the the second so it's 1-1 in the third. down low, first one no good but stuck with it, got his own rebound. fourth of the year for the fourth-line player. flyers beat the maple leafs 2-1 the finals. here is wayne simmons on what's key to the frylyers run of late >> i think the couple night with the exception of the first period last night we've had all guys back. we've been moving in five man packs around the ice. when you have support it's easier to play the game so i think that's the big reason. >> the sixers had the night off but the reserve for next month's all-star game were announced

okay the flyers win it five to four. big day for justin thomas at the stoney open. to birdie. then how about the puck for eagle on the final hole? shoots, an opening round, 59, the seventh player to ever break 60 on the court, and he is the youngest ever at 23 years old. also, tonight, the sixers looking to stay hot. they host the charlotte hornets. that's all for sport, i'm don bell. have a great day. >> well, the san diego chargers fans are angry and it appears they won't be calming down any time soon. the chargers chairman confirmed yesterday, that the team will kick off the 2017 season as the los angeles chargers. one fan arrested after the crowd lit some memorabilia on fire. the chargers spent more than 50 years in san diego. >>> coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news": we will take you behind the scenes of the philly home show, which opens today. our very own pat gallen will tell us about their make it and take it feature this year. >> also ahead, for the first time in half century, young child could soon be living in the white house. we will have

the flyers are celebrating their 50th anniversary. still a man short. not anymore. gus! the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. let's hit the ice. whoaaa! take the shot! (buzzer) that shot was one in a million. so's this. all the money millionaire edition, new from the pennsylvania lottery. with five top prizes of a million bucks. it's a real game changer. (giggles) keep on scratchin' fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 different versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder, get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just 79.99 per month online for the first year. hurry offer ends january 21st. only from fios. >> the philly's have saved themselves from going to arbitration. they agree to a one year contract worth $4.2 million. he finished with a career high 37. at one point

the lone flyers rep in the all-star game. his first career all-star appearance. >> i'm excited, very excited. i think some of these guys as i look around right now, it's definitely an honor. >> philadelphia flyers had an up and down first half and great ten-game winning streak and getting back on track now. what do you have to do better in the second half? >> i think we have to be consistent. we've been a little bit up and down, like riding a roller coaster a little bit. staying consistent, making sure we're doing things the right way. >> let's hit the gridiron, eagles brass in mobile alabama at the senior bowl. where the love affair with carson wentz began. >> i think the first thing was the physical ability and seeing the ball come out of his hand and size and athleticism and leadership inside and outside the huddle and talking to them and getting their insight about him. when we met with him in the hotel, he had a photographic memory, able to talk about his offense in a way that was unique. and then he had a presence about

win simmons said after the flyers lost they hit rock bott bottom. e coach spoke about the struggles. >> one mistake turns into a second an third. we've got to do little bit better job of stopping that at the first mistake and push it in the right direction and we're certainly capable of doing that. >>> listen, flyers i hope a break helps them, okay. they're still close to being a play off team with the numbers but the way they're playing it's an awful the last 15 plus games. >> it's been a roller coaster. >> tonight at 10 it's been two months since the package exploded in a man's face in center city but who was behind it all? our dave schratwieser talks to police on the hunt for the pine street bomber. >>> all right. fox 29 news at 10:00. we'llwhere things come from? how they get here? what they're packed in? it's a lot of stuff. and these things add up. that's why we recycle. [vo:]it's nice to know that raymour and flanigan is proud to be a leading recycler- 17 million pounds of recyclable materials every year. turned from trash into treasure. so in

flyer fans, cover your eyes. bruins score twice in two minutes. they have allowed the most goals in the nhl, flyers lose 6-3. l. >> i don't understand why it was called. to me it's not a two minute minor, let alone the five minute penalty. >> did it affect the game, yes. >> the flyers legend bobby clark playing for the final time. danny showing he can still play. final seconds, tied up, legion of doom can win it. no! flyer alumni game finishing 3-3 tie. >> matt ryan and the falcons are going to the title game after beating seattle. they play dallas or green bay. >> patriots tonight, former eagle dion lewis makes history against the texans. patriot running back the first to score a touchdown, have a receiving touchdown and return a kickoff for a touchdown, 98-yards there. that guy is going back to the title game, patriots 34-16 over the texans. they get the steelers in next week's championship game. chiefs and steelers tomorrow at 8:20 in kansas city, going to a sixth strait game. >> thank you, jeff. it's back and organizers say bigger an better than ever. the big philly beerfest this weekend. tasting kraft an

, finally stop the bleeding tonight is this ten game winning streak, since then, flyers lost 12 of 15. including nine straight on the road. could dave hakstol switching up lines again tonight, flyers just underway in brooklyn begins islanders, steve mason gets the start in net, early first period brayden schenn with the shot on net, just misses there. right now the flyers are score rest, trying to avoid losing information 13th time in 16 games. >>> sixers star joel embiid could miss his second straight game with a knee injury. sixers are not sure whether or not joe joe can go tuesday against the l.a. clippers. sixers kay embiid's knee jurist not serious. he went down friday night and held out remainder or that game. sixers lost ten of their 12 games when embiid does in the play this season. he clearly is a team member. as far as jahlil okafor and nerlens noel, brian colangelo says opposing teams are still interested, in trading for them. >> these guys are not to blame they were drafted in this situation but my responsibility is to make sure i do the right thing for the organization. i

first period they turned it over on the power lay, brad marshand, beats michael neuvirth, shorthanded. flyersil behind three- one. second period on the power play in turn over here brayden schenn scores, he was most power play goals in the nhl, flyers within one. seconds later, jay voracek off for a five minute boarding major. flyers tans, cover your eyes, bruins scored twice, patrice bertrend, and dana chara scores. they have allowed most goals in the nhl. flyers lose six-three. they dropped ten of 13. they are this is happen bye their play or that call. >> i don't understand why that was called. it is not a two behind mine let alone a five behind penalty. did it affect the game? yes. did it lose us the game? no. >> flyers need help, maybe eric lindros and legion of doom can come back, the greatest players in the flyers history will team up for alumni game tonight against penguins old-timers at wells fargo center. it is 50 years have flyers hockey. >> a little surreal, to be on the the ice with all of these guys, bobby clarke line, dave poolin line and eric lindros line and to be skating aro

so, the 03 flyer, as it's going to be called, is forgotten. and it sits in crates, it goes through a flood. and where all the crates have been soaked with water and mud. and then orville is starting to reassemble the airplane and put it on different displays through the 1920s. and in 1926, it goes to england where it's at the science museum. and during world war ii, it's actually stored west of london during the blitz, during the attacks on england. but it comes to 1948, when orville with great fanfare donates the wright flyer to the smithsonian institution, and it's been on public display, whether it's at the old arts and industries building in the classic tin shed that existed for many years, and with the opening of the national air and space museum in 1976, the wright flyer went on display. and in 2003 in the centennial of the wright brothers' first flight, this gallery was open to tell that story of the making of the first airplane, and with it, aeronautical engineering. what you see here is the original airplane, the wright flyer. but it h