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The Flyers coughed up a game they absolutely should have won Wednesday night as they suffered a brutal 5-4 overtime loss to the Mammoth at Delta Center. Rick Tocchet’s club had leads of 3-0 and 4-2. With 35 seconds left in regulation, Clayton Keller tied it for Utah. The Mammoth’s captain went around Travis Sanheim and beat Samuel Ersson to force the bonus session. A little under a minute before that, Garnet Hathaway had a chance to seal the game with a clear path for an empty-net goal. But the veteran winger tried skating with it and was stripped as he went to shoot. Keller won the game 2:01 minutes into OT. Christian Dvorak had a pair of goals and an assist for the Flyers, while Cam York and Bobby Brink also found the back of the net. Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale each collected two assists. The Flyers (23-17-9) dropped to 1-0-1 on this three-game road trip against teams all in Western Conference playoff position. After snapping a season-worst six-game skid Monday night with a 2-1 win over the Golden Knights, the Flyers couldn’t build on it. Last season, they had a crushing loss in Utah very similar to this one. The Mammoth (26-20-4) extended their point streak to eight games (7-0-1). The Flyers face Utah again March 5 when the clubs meet in Philadelphia. • Ersson made 22 saves on 27 shots. The Mammoth cut the Flyers’ 3-0 lead to 3-2 with goals in a span of 36 seconds during the second period. That prompted Tocchet to call a timeout, which seemed to settle things down for the Flyers. Dvorak responded with his second goal, this one on the power play, to restore some order. Utah’s third goal came in the final stanza against the Flyers’ penalty kill. Noah Juulsen was whistled for roughing when he fought Jack McBain in defense of Jamie Drysdale. Dan Vladar missed a fourth straight game. We’ll see if he’s an option to play the final game of the trip, a possibility Tocchet mentioned four days ago. Vladar has been considered day to day with a lower-body injury. Mammoth netminder Karel Vejmelka stopped 25 of the Flyers’ 29 shots. • For a third straight game, the Flyers grabbed a 1-0 lead. They’ve had issues with falling behind, but they’ve addressed them recently. York jumped on a juicy rebound to start the scoring just 30 seconds into the action. A little over four minutes later, Dvorak deposited his first of the game to extend the Flyers’ lead. Brink made it 3-0 with a power play goal in the opening minute of the second period. At that point, it sure looked like the Flyers were headed to a win. Instead, they’ve now lost seven of their last eight games (1-5-2). • Owen Tippett had to leave the game early in the middle stanza after taking an open-ice hit from Liam O’Brien. The Flyers’ winger was able to return later in the period and finished with 13:46 minutes. • The Flyers wrap up their trip Friday when they visit the 34-5-9 Avalanche (9 p.m. ET/NBCSP). This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

“Change of scenery” has been the phrase used by Phillies officials when discussing Nick Castellanos this offseason. On Tuesday, Dave Dombrowski reaffirmed that direction, confirming the organization remains committed to moving on from the veteran outfielder before the season begins. “Yes, we do. We still plan on doing that,” Dombrowski said. “And we did designate Weston Wilson for assignment today. But yes, that would be the plan.” Castellanos, 33, is entering the final season of his five-year, $100 million contract and is owed $20 million in 2026. A trade remains the preferred outcome, but the remaining salary complicates the market. If Philadelphia is going to move him in a deal, it would require eating a great majority of what he is owed. Assuming the club is unable to find a trade partner, designating Castellanos for assignment would be the procedural step required to remove him from the 40-man roster and formally move on. Castellanos’ performance dipped again in 2025. He finished the season with a .250/.294/.400 slash line and 17 home runs, producing a -0.6 WAR, one of the lowest marks in the Majors. A DFA would give the Phillies seven days to trade Castellanos or place him on waivers. Given the $20 million remaining on his deal, a waiver claim would be unlikely. If he cleared waivers and was released, Philadelphia would remain responsible for roughly $19.25 million of the contract, while any new club would owe only the prorated league minimum. The roster spot would open, but the salary would remain on the Phillies’ books. Still, it would be surprising if a team that misses out on its preferred outfield or DH options doesn’t at least explore Castellanos as a lower-cost add, especially if the Phillies are willing to cover a large portion of the deal. He has not yet been designated for assignment, but Dombrowski’s comments left little ambiguity about the club’s intentions.

The Eagles are adding a surprising youngster to their search for an offensive coordinator. The team has requested to interview Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle for their OC vacancy, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Thursday morning. Doyle, 29, was hired as the Bears offensive coordinator last season under new head coach Ben Johnson. At the time of his hiring last year, Doyle became the youngest offensive coordinator in the league at just 28 years old. While Doyle is already an offensive coordinator, Johnson is the offensive play caller in Chicago. So this would be a promotion for the up-and-coming coach. The Eagles have been casting a wide net with this offensive coordinator search to replace Kevin Patullo. As other teams have already filled their OC positions, the Eagles are taking their time. Typically, the Eagles use these interviews to gather information, in addition to finding the best candidate for the job. So it makes sense to get in a room with an up-and-coming coach like Doyle. Even if he isn’t the guy now, he could be a coach to remember in the future. “I think knowledge is power,” Doyle said in an interview with the Bears’ website last year. “That is what the guys care about ultimately. Last year was the first time I’ve ever actually been older than all the players in my room. This is going to be my 10th year. But that’s really kinda been a part of my journey to this point. “I think players care about, ‘can you help me?’ First and foremost. ‘Can you put me in a position to be successful to help the organization and my family?’ That’s earned. You have to put in the work and earn that trust and that confidence. That’s my plan here — to hit the ground running and go to work.” In Doyle’s one season in Chicago, the Bears improved greatly and young quarterback Caleb Williams had a career season. While Johnson is going to get most of the credit for that turnaround, Doyle was there for it too. The Bears had the No. 32 offense in the NFL in 2024 and were 6th in 2025. They beat the Packers in the wild-card round before losing 20-17 to the Rams in the divisional round. Doyle has extensive experience under Sean Payton. He was Payton’s tight ends coach in Denver in 2023-24 and was an offensive assistant under Payton in New Orleans from 2019-21. Doyle stayed in New Orleans for one season after Payton stepped away in 2022. Before getting to the NFL, while pursuing his degree in business management, Doyle spent three years as an offensive student assistant at Iowa from 2016-18.

Over the years, the Philadelphia area has experienced many powerful snowstorms. Some of these storms shut down roads, closed schools, and even kept people indoors for days. Snow is common here, but a few storms were so severe that people still talk about them years later. As we prepare for an upcoming winter storm, here’s a look back at the past storms that left a lasting mark on the region: Blizzard of 1996 Thirty years ago, the Blizzard of ’96 brought over two feet of snow to the Philadelphia region. The storm lasted from January 6 to January 10, with the heaviest impact on January 7 and 8. At the time, the previous snowfall record for the Philadelphia region was 21.3 inches, set in 1983. The Blizzard of ’96 delivered 30.7 inches. Snowstorm of 2009 On December 19, 2009 a major snowstorm hit the region just days before the holidays. Philadelphia receiving 23.2 inches of snow, making it one of the city’s biggest snowstorms on record. The weather forced the Eagles into a later game against the 49ers and even caused the Philadelphia International Airport to shut down . Snowmaggedon of February 2010 February of 2010 brought back-to-back storms. Two powerful snowstorms hit the Philadelphia region within one week, dumping large amounts of snow. Philadelphia recieved 28.5 inches of snow. Blizzard of 2016 Another major storm struck the region in January 2016. The storm happened Janaury 22 and lasted through Janauary 24. Area’s such as Allentown, Pennsylvania received 31.9 inches of snow, while Philadelphia recorded 22.4 inches. At least 30 people died during the storm, including three in Pennsylvania, as it impacted the East Coast. In New Jersey, hundreds of motorists drove despite warnings, resulting in 222 crashes and 868 calls for assistance, according to New Jersey State Police. Looking ahead to the upcoming weekend storm As a new winter storm approaches, the NBC10 First Alert Weather Team is monitoring the forecast closely. Snow is expected to arrive late Saturday, Jan. 24, with heavy snow developing into the morning of Sunday, Jan. 25, and continuing throughout the day. The Philadelphia region and surrounding suburbs are expected to get 9 to 13 inches of snow, the Lehigh Valley is expected to get 13 to 18 inches of snow, South Jersey is expected to get 5 to 9 inches of snow and coastal Delaware and the Jersey Shore is expected to get 3 to 5 inches of snow. Get the latest updates on how the area is preparing by clicking here.

President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board of Peace to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, insisting that “everyone wants to be a part” of the body he said could eventually rival the United Nations — despite many U.S. allies opting not to participate. In a speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump sought to create momentum for a project to map out a future of the war-torn Gaza Strip that has been overshadowed this week, first by his threats to seize Greenland, then by a dramatic retreat from that push. “This isn’t the United States, this is for the world,” he said, adding, “I think we can spread it out to other things as we succeed in Gaza.” The event featured Ali Shaath, the head of a new, future technocratic government in Gaza, announcing that the Rafah border crossing will open in both directions next week. But there was no confirmation of that from Israel, which said only that it would consider the matter next week. The Gaza side of the crossing, which runs between Gaza and Egypt, is currently under Israeli military control. Shaath, an engineer and former Palestinian Authority official from Gaza, is overseeing the Palestinian committee set to govern the territory under U.S. supervision. US & World Gaza Jan 18 $1 billion gets a permanent seat on Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza Gaza Jan 17 Israel objects to U.S. announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza Gaza Nov 30, 2025 Gaza death toll rises to 70,000 as ceasefire is tested by repeated outbreaks of violence The new peace board was initially envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the ceasefire, but it has morphed into something far more ambitious — and skepticism about its membership and mandate has led some countries usually closest to Washington to take a pass. Trump tried not to let those not participating ruin his unveiling party, saying 59 countries had signed onto the board — even though heads of state, top diplomats and other officials from only 19 countries plus the U.S. actually attended the event. He told the group, ranging from Azerbaijan to Paraguay to Hungary, “You’re the most powerful people in the world.” Trump has spoken about the board replacing some U.N. functions and perhaps even making that entire body obsolete one day. But he was more conciliatory in his remarks on the sidelines of the forum in the Swiss Alps. “We’ll do it in conjunction with the United Nations,” Trump said, even as he denigrated the U.N. for doing what he said wasn’t enough to calm some conflicts around the globe. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said some countries’ leaders have indicated they plan to join but still require approval from their parliaments. Why some countries aren’t participating Big questions remain about what the eventual board will look like. Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is still consulting with Moscow’s “strategic partners” before deciding to commit. Putin was hosting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday in Moscow. Others are asking why Putin and other authoritarian leaders had even been invited to join. Britain’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, said her country wasn’t signing on “because this is about a legal treaty that raises much broader issues.” “And we do also have concerns about President Putin being part of something which is talking about peace, when we have still not seen any signs from Putin that there will be a commitment to peace in Ukraine,” she told the BBC. In the News Russia-Ukraine War Jan 6 Progress for Ukraine talks in Paris uncertain with U.S. focus on Venezuela and Greenland tension Russia-Ukraine War Jan 5 Trump says that Ukraine didn't target Putin residence in drone strike as Kremlin claims Russia-Ukraine War Dec 29, 2025 U.S. offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelenskyy says Norway…