Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon became MLB’s 26th member of the 300-save club on June 10th, 2014 vs. San Diego Padres.
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On June 9th, 2010 the Flyers fell to the Chicago Black Hawks 4-3 in overtime to drop their Stanley Cup Finals series 4 games to 2. Black Hawks Patrick Kane scored the overtime Cup winner and seemed to be the only one in the building who knew the shot was in. It was the Flyers 6th Stanley Cup Finals appearance that ended in defeat.
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On June 8th, 1982, the Sixers fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 114-104 in game 6 of the NBA Finals, losing to the Lakers 4 games to 2. It was the 7th Finals appearance in franchise history.
Did you know… The Sixers have made 9 appearances in the NBA Finals, winning 3. They have faced the Lakers in the Finals 6 of their 9 appearances, and are 1-5 against them.
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#23 Eagles Troy Vincent
Troy Vincent – Eagles/CB (1996-03) Troy Vincent spent eight seasons with the Eagles. The five-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro was the NFL INT leader (tied) in 1999. Off the field, Troy Vincent is well-known for his humanitarian and charity work. Vincent won the Walter Payton Man-of-the-Year Award and the “Whizzer” White NFL Man-of-the-Year Award in 2002, and the Bart Starr Man-of-the-Year Award in 2004. Vincent was selected to the Eagles 75th Anniversary Team in 2007 and entered the Eagles Hall of Fame in 2012. Vincent is currently the NFL Executive VP of Football Operations.
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Eagles Hall of Famer Troy Vincent was born on this date, June 8th, in 1970, in Trenton, NJ. The pride of Pennsbury High School is currently the Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the NFL. Vincent is well known for his philanthropic efforts and leadership. Happy 48th Birthday to a great Eagle and even better human being.
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Did you know… On November 3rd, 1996 vs Dallas Cowboys in Dallas, in the game’s closing seconds, Eagles James Willis intercepted a Troy Aikman pass four yards deep in the end zone, ran it out to the 10 yard line and tossed a lateral to teammate Troy Vincent who ran 90 yards for the TD to preserve the win. The 104-yard TD is the longest INT in team history.
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#3 Sixers Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson – Sixers/G (1996-2006, 2009-10) One of the most exciting players in a generation, Iverson, the 1997 Rookie of the Year, led the Sixers to the NBA Finals in 2001 as the league’s MVP. The four-time NBA Scoring Champ was an eleven-time NBA All Star, winning the All Star Game MVP in 2001 and 2005. A.I. is the Sixers all-time leader in three-pointers with 885. The Sixers retired Iverson’s #3 in 2016. Iverson was nicknamed “The Answer” by a family friend as he was about to attend Georgetown University. In May, 2002 The Answer “answered” his critics with a twenty-two expletive rant with the famous line “We’re talkin’ ‘bout practice.”
