The Philadelphia Union left it all on the field on Tuesday night in a thrilling, gutsy U.S. Open Cup Championship match that ultimately went to Seattle in overtime. Somehow, they need to put the disappointment of that wrenching loss behind them and gather themselves for what should be a winnable game against Houston (Saturday, 7 […]

In soccer, trophies are everything and the Philadelphia Union, in only their 5th year in the MLS, take a crack at winning their first on Tuesday night at PPL Park (7:30 p.m., TCN). For the first time, the Union has battled their way to the championship match of the annual Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a century-old tournament […]

The Philadelphia Union are back at PPL Park on Saturday (3 p.m., NBC Sports) for a home match against the New York Red Bulls, after a pair of enormous victories over Toronto FC in a home-and-home set last week. Toronto never got a goal in those games. The Union netted three. A few defensive laps […]

The long slog that is the MLS regular season is in the home stretch now and for the Philadelphia Union (7-9-9), crunch time has officially arrived. The club is in 7th place in the Eastern Conference, but only 3 points out of third and has only 9 league matches left to make up that ground. […]

Apologies to younger readers; you probably have to be an older guy to get the joke in that title. The Philadelphia Union are at home on Sunday night (August 24, 8 p.m., CSN) for a match with the San Jose Earthquakes, the MLS Western Conference version of Houston, the club from the East the Union […]

After picking-up key points against Colorado, New York, Chicago and Kansas City, the Philadelphia Union finds themselves back at friendly PPL Park on Saturday night (August 9, 7 p.m., CSN) in the sort of match-up that teams serious about post-season play need to find a way to win. The opponent is the Montreal Impact, last […]

We’re wrapping-up Major League Baseball’s Trade Deadline week in Philadelphia and the Phillies have been a major focus with everyone from Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, Marlon Byrd, Chase Utley, A.J. Burnett, Antonio Bastardo, the bat boy and the clubhouse water cooler rumored to be headed to other stadiums. As of this writing, we’re still waiting […]

It’s the World Cup’s final weekend with teetering Brazil trying to reclaim at least a smidgen of dignity on Saturday in the runner-up match with the Netherlands (3 p.m., ESPN) after being blown apart by Germany on Tuesday in historic fashion. On Sunday, Germany takes on Argentina (3 p.m., 6abc) in what will hopefully be […]

The U.S. is done in the World Cup after an unexpected run to the Round of 16 and an extraordinary performance by goalkeeper Tim Howard in the fateful match against Belgium. But never fear. There is still plenty of drama left in Brazil, based on the way things have gone down there so far. Meanwhile, […]

It’s been a dynamite World Cup so far with brilliant matches, thrilling upsets, plenty of controversy to chew on, and an unexpected, strong showing by the U.S. National Team. I was in Costa Rica last week as that nation’s team was stunning everyone by pushing it’s way to the knock-out round, which was a very […]