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Denny Basens 05:14 pm | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies lost their Grapefruit League match against the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon, falling 6-3. On The Mound Cliff Lee made his first appearance since going on the disabled list last July, and began his spring with two scoreless innings.  Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez entered the game in the third inning…

Denny Basens 08:48 pm | Tweet The Eagles have a curious situation going on at linebacker. With Kiko Alonso now in the fold, the Eagles have three starting caliber linebacker on their roster capable of playing the inside. Alonso, Mychal Kendricks, and DeMeco Ryans. With Alonso and Kendricks talented and just entering their primes, it would seem that Ryans…

Denny Basens 08:31 pm | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies won their Grapefruit League game against the Yankees on Wednesday afternoon. On The Mound Kevin Slowley started for the Phils, tossing two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two. Slowly, a former starter for the Marlins, may be in the mix for a roster spot.  Paul Clemens followed…

GarryCobb 05:39 pm | Tweet Chip Kelly believes he can design an offense, especially a running game, which paired with some outstanding offensive linemen, All-Pro’s Jason Peters, Evan Mathis and Jason Kelce can generate one of the best ground attacks in the NFL with or without an All-Pro running back. He believes he can do this…

Denny Basens 06:25 am | Tweet Tuesday’s trade of running back LeSean McCoy made one thing perfectly clear to me: Marcus Mariota is going to be a Philadelphia Eagle. Kelly isn’t going to try to build around Nick Foles. He’s not going to expect to contend for a Super Bowl this year. And this is only the…

GarryCobb 04:10 am | Tweet If there had been any doubt up until now, make no question about it, this football team is NOW being run by Chip Kelly. LeSean McCoy was going to make over $9.75 million dollars in this upcoming season with the Eagles.   I think it’s very clear that Kelly wasn’t awed…

Denny Basens 06:53 pm | Tweet The bombshells just keep on falling. On the same day that Cary Williams and Trent Cole were released, the Eagles had one more big move up their sleeves. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Eagles have a deal in place that will send running back LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills…

Denny Basens 05:51 pm | Tweet The cap casualties keep coming. Just hours after releasing cornerback Cary Williams, the Eagles also parted ways with veteran defensive end/linebacker Trent Cole. Cole carried a very high cap number, and it had been reported that the Eagles wanted to restructure his deal. However, it appears that the two sides were unable…

Denny Basens 05:18 pm | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies played to a tie in their Grapefruit League Opener with the New York Yankees. On The Mound David Buchanan got the start, and allowed one run over two innings. Buchanan gave up five hits, and didn’t allow a walk or strike out a batter.  Jerome Williams followed Buchanan with two…

Denny Basens 04:58 pm | Tweet On Tuesday afternoon, the Philadelphia Eagles announced that they have released cornerback Cary Williams. Williams, a starter for the last two seasons, performed adequately at times but for the most part was very mediocre. The former Raven was average in coverage, drew too many penalties, and was poor in run support. The…