Evan Macy

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

July 8, 2018

Sixers

Optimistic Sixers will (kind of) have superstar options in 2019 — if they're lucky

by Evan Macy

The Sixers hunt for a star, and therefore The Process, is on hold.

July 3, 2018

Phillies

MLB trade rumors: A Hamels reunion may be realistic, but Phillies a 'long shot' for Machado

by Evan Macy

It seems like every day in Philadelphia the rumor mill gives way to a harsh reality.

July 3, 2018

Sixers

Kemba Walker, C.J. McCollum candidates for Sixers as 'star hunt' continues

by Evan Macy

As we hinted at yesterday, the Sixers intention to go "star hunting" has slim pickins' left in free agency — meaning any acquisition of a star piece to play alongside cornerstones Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons must be had via a trade.

July 2, 2018

Phillies

Phillies' Jake Arrieta is pitching better than you think

by Evan Macy

The Phillies shelled out a small fortune (well, small by MLB standards) to sign Jake Arrieta late this spring to a three-year, $75 million deal and his stats — 5-6 and a 3.54 ERA — are mediocre at best for a former Cy Young award winner.

July 2, 2018

NBA

Cutting some slack: Does DeMarcus Cousins to the Warriors ruin the NBA?

by Evan Macy

In the midst of Twitter watching, as the NBA free agency landscape continues to unfurl, PhillyVoice.com's sports writers Evan Macy and Matt Mullin engaged in the following heated exchange over Slack just minutes after news broke of DeMarcus Cousins' deal to play for the Warriors.

July 2, 2018

Sixers

NBA Rumors: Free agent targets for Sixers include Tyreke Evans, Jabari Parker

by Evan Macy

The Sixers missed out on their big free agency prizes Sunday and quickly turned their attention to what remains — inking sharp-shooting J.J. Redick to a one-year, $12 million contract for next season.

June 29, 2018

Sixers

Cutting Some Slack: Would you rather have LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard or Paul George on the Sixers?

by Evan Macy

Below is a snippet of a inter-office Slack debate over which of the three big free agent prizes the Sixers should be swinging for this summer. They are, of course, 33-year-old LeBron James (unrestricted free agent), 28-year-old Paul George (unrestricted free agent) and 27-year-old Kawhi Leonard (on the trade block in San Antonio. So, what should the Sixers do?

June 28, 2018

Phillies

MLB trade rumors: Dodgers favorites, Phillies in mix for highly priced Manny Machado

by Evan Macy

The biggest trade deadline prize continues to appear to be the Orioles Manny Machado, a two-time gold glover in the midst of a personal best offensive season in the prime of his career.

June 26, 2018

Phillies

Phillies prospect watch: Top rated players increase trade stock as All-Star break approaches

by Evan Macy

As we check in on the Phillies top prospects, and identify them as either being hot, or not, it's important for Phillies fans to keep an eye on the young talent playing in the minor league system.

June 22, 2018

Flyers

Flyers select center Jay O'Brien with 19th overall pick in 2018 NHL Draft

by Evan Macy

After nabbing winger Joel Farabee with the 14th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft — the pick acquired when they traded Brayden Schenn to St. Louis, the Flyers used their own pick on center Jay O'Brien.