The weekend began with a bang, crescendoed Sunday morning, then softly settled into a satisfying afterglow. A traitor visited Philadelphia for the first time and fled, following a drubbing. The Sixers abandoned their generally unpopular but Council-approved downtown arena. And the Eagles won a first-round playoff game for the second time in six years, thanks to three interceptions and 119 ...

Philadelphia Flyers fans and Broad Street Bullies stalwart Bob Kelly expect heavy booing for the Anaheim Ducks' Cutter Gauthier, who requested a trade from the Flyers last year.

It was clear Cutter Gauthier was in for a long night the second he emerged from the tunnel Saturday for warmups at the Wells Fargo Center. A 6-0 loss to the Flyers certainly didn’t make it any easier for the Anaheim Ducks forward. A massive group of fans congregated along the boards, chanting, “We want Cutter!” as they waited for the former Flyers first-round pick to hit the ice for the first ...