This Day in Philly Sports History - February 21, 2024

The Flyers return to action tonight in Chicago. The Union opened up the CONCACAF Champions Cup with a 3-2 win over Saprissa behind Julian Carranza's hat trick. John Middleton want's his trophy back, Villanova picked up a big win last night and the Eagles signed a running back. The Question of the Day is "Who is your favorite post-Barkley/pre-Iverson Sixer?" Call or text 267-495-8531 to get your thoughts in. Today's Philly Sports Black History Spotlight is Leroy Burrell. On this day in 1996 the Sixers lost to the Heat 66-57. That is not a typo. The Sixers shot 31.9% from the floor. The 57 points is the lowest total in a game in team history dating back to the days in Syracuse as the Nationals Leavevyour text or voicemail thoughts and opinions on the Voice/Text linev267-495-8531 Get your Girl Scout Cookie order in to support Ella https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/ella529274 Check out Phillygoat.com for all of your Philly apparel needs. Use the promo code JIMMONTGOMERY for 10% off of your order https://phillygoat.com?sca_ref=3506726.ZGFMWoynyT Go Phillyhall.org/fansvoice for you chance to win 2 VIP tickets to this year’s Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame ceremony.  Just vote for who you think should be in this year’s induction class and if your ballot comes closest to matching the official ballot you win.