Evan Macy

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Evan Macy is the managing sports editor at PhillyVoice.com. Before spending five years at Metro Philly as sports editor, Evan worked at ESPN in Bristol CT, and has experience at several other smaller publications on the Northeast coast. Career highlights for Evan, a Temple grad and Lancaster native include covering Super Bowl LII, the 2016 DNC, the 2017 NFL Draft and a bevy of playoff games and golf tournaments.

evan@phillyvoice.com

February 2, 2020

Super Bowl

Andy Reid finally does 'a better job,' wins Super Bowl in Kansas City

Andy Reid finally "did a better job." After an incredible third come-from-behind win after trailing by double digits, the Chiefs are Super Bowl champions and so is Reid.

February 2, 2020

NFL

How the Eagles 'helped' the Chiefs win the Super Bowl

Are the Chiefs Eagles west coast? Many in the Delaware Valley are celebrating (mildly, you'd think), Kansas City's first Super Bowl title in 50 years after Kansas City came back yet again to snatch victory from the 49ers 24-20 Sunday night.

February 1, 2020

Phillies

If Phillies don't pursue Kris Bryant or Nolan Arenado, it could cost them the NL East

If you are in the loop on the late but no less headline-worthy hot stove right now, you no doubt are aware that Kris Bryant lost his grievance with the Cubs, and is under team control for two seasons now before he can become a free agent after 2021.

January 28, 2020

Flyers

What they're saying: Do the home-happy Flyers have what it takes to make second-half playoff push?

The Flyers' ended the first half of their season on a high note, decimating their rivals from Pittsburgh 3-0 on home ice last Tuesday. They won't play again until Friday, then they play those same Penguins on the road.

January 27, 2020

Phillies

If a Nolan Arenado trade is 'all but inevitable,' why aren't the Phillies interested?

If you've followed the events in Colorado — or even if you are vaguely familiar with them — it comes as no surprise that The Athletic's Jim Bowden is reporting that a trade of six-time All-Star and eight time Gold Glover Nolan Arenado is "all but inevitable." However, Phillies fans may be quite surprised to learn that Arenado is not even on the team's radar.

January 26, 2020

Phillies

What they're saying: How good is the Phillies roster? How high should expectations actually be?

The Phillies' have high expectations — at least in Philly, where the team is on its second campaign of what is expected to be a new era of competitiveness.

January 26, 2020

NBA

Eyewitness: Kobe Bryant's helicopter engine went silent before crash

Kobe Bryant's final moments were spent in a helicopter over Calabasas, California, with eight other people, including the helicopter's pilot. Kathy Sonnad, a 10-year-resident who lives just blocks from the crash, spoke with PhillyVoice a few hours after the incident, and described how the helicopter's engine went silent moments before the crash.

January 26, 2020

NBA

Kobe Bryant dies in California helicopter crash

NBA all-time great Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash Sunday morning in Los Angeles County, California. Bryant, a native of Lower Merion who played for the Los Angeles Lakers immediately after high school, was 41 years old. There were nine people on board the helicopter, including Bryant's second oldest daughter, Gianna Bryant, 13. Emergency responders were called to the scene just before 9:50 a.m. PST – 12:50 p.m. locally. There were no survivors.

January 25, 2020

Phillies

Phillies 2020 projected 26-man roster, version 2.0

For one last time (at least before actual baseball starts up), we'll try and project which 26 (of the 65 players heading to camp) will open the year in Miami with the Big League club when the season commences in March.

January 22, 2020

Phillies

Phillies look to bolster bench, offense with Neil Walker signing

The Phillies bench options were looking a little thin as the team prepares to head south and begin spring training in a few weeks. But accord to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, reinforcements look to be on the way with the team signing Neil Walker.

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