Baseball knows it has a pitching problem. The question is whether it can solve it.

If the offseason was a game, it would be the fourth inning. There’s no rush to make a move, but the Phillies have a few obvious weaknesses to “change the mix” of their roster.

“It wasn’t true,” Hurts said when asked about Fox's recent report that Graham and DiSandro met with him earlier this season to encourage him to connect with his teammates better.

Andrew Painter wasn’t going to be dealt by Dombrowski, who believes the Phillies are on the verge of “some really good young players” making an impact.

Nittany Lions defensive coordinator Tom Allen, who coached against Carter while at Indiana for two seasons, calls the edge rusher "the best defensive player in the country."

Miller and Painter are the kind of players the Phillies really need to take the next step and become a team that avoids the boom-bust cycle of many big-market clubs.

Barkley took a rest day Wednesday but said he's not giving up his chase of Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards.

Temple won its 2,000th men's basketball game with a 62-61 victory over Davidson on Dec. 18, 2024. Only, Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina, Duke, and UCLA have also achieved this. Elijah Gray's basket with 5.7 seconds left in the game proved to be the difference.

Villanova opened Big East Conference play with a 79-67 victory over Seton Hall on Dec. 17, 2024 at Finneran Pavilion. Forward Eric Dixon, who entered Tuesday night as the nation’s leading scorer, led the Wildcats with 25 points. Sophomore guard Tyler Perkins scored a season-high 17 off the bench.

The Pacers take down the Sixers 121-107 at The Center on Friday, December 13, 2024.

Flyers Scott Laughton scores four goals in the Flyers’ 4-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday, December 12, 2024

Temple defeated visiting Holy Family 110-81 at the Liacouras Center on Dec. 10, 2024.

La Salle faces St. Joe's in the championship game, Temple takes on Villanova for third place and Drexel defeats Penn for fifth place in the triple-header at the Wells Fargo Center, Sat. Dec. 7, 2024, in Philadelphia.

The Sixers take down the Magic 102-94 at The Center on Friday, December 6, 2024.

The Panthers take down the Flyers 7-5 at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday, December 5, 2024.

The Sixers 2-game winning streak came to an end with a 106-102 loss to the Magic at the Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 4, 2024. Prior to the game Joel Embiid worked out but did not play due to knee injury management.

St. Joseph's lost to Princeton 77-69 on Dec. 3, 2024 at Hagan Arena.

The Eagles beat the Ravens 24-19 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Sunday, December 1, 2024.

La Salle takes down Temple 83-75 in Big 5 college basketball action at the John Glaser Arena on Saturday, November 30, 2024.

Westtown defeated Universal Audenried Charter School 85-58 on Nov. 30, 2024.

Sixers players and staff serve Thanksgiving meals to the Philly community.

The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams 37-20 on Sunday at SoFi Stadium.

Thousands of runners take part in the 31st Annual Philadelphia Marathon Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.

Villanova defeated Delaware 38-28 in the Battle of the Blue on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 at Villanova University.

The 76ers and Toyota welcomed 100 service members and their families for a Thanksgiving dinner on Battleship New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 21.

Villanova defeated Penn 84-60 in a Big 5 women's basketball game at Finneran Pavilion on Nov. 20, 2024