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GarryCobb 04:59 pm | Tweet Although there have been a great number of conversations about Trent Cole’s and Brandon Graham’s ability or inability to drop at the snap of the ball and cover the pass in Billy Davis’ defense, the guy who will be the starter is going to be the guy who can get…

Denny Basens 10:30 pm | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies snapped their two-game losing streak, defeating the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Monday night. Their record improves to 34-37. John Lannan made his return to the rotation tonight, and pitched a decent game, allowing two runs on six hits over five innings. Domonic Brown struggled early in the game, but…

Josh Janet 07:32 pm | Tweet UPDATE: Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren released the following statement on Monday evening. “We continue to have talks with Mark’s agent. Although there is nothing to report, we remain confident that we will get something done.” Darren Dreger of TSN has reported that the Philadelphia Flyers and unrestricted free…

Jeff Kolsky 10:16 am | Tweet My Top Ten Over the Past Twenty The 1993 Philadelphia Phillies, a group of misfits with some sprinkled in talent, with personalities that reflected the fans who rode the wave with them.  1993 marks “twenty years” from the then to the now.  There have been over a thousand athletes to gear…

Denny Basens 10:11 am | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies lost their second straight game on Sunday afternoon, falling to the Colorado Rockies 5-2. Their record drops to 33-37. Cole Hamels was once again good, not great on the mound. He lasted seven innings this time around, but still gave up three runs on six hits. He suffered…

GarryCobb 09:19 am | Tweet Eagles head coach Chip Kelly has gone out of way to make it seem that there’s a serious chance second-year quarterback Nick Foles could beat out Michael Vick for the starting quarterback position.  I think there’s very little chance of that happening. I keep coming back to the read option and…

Josh Janet 10:03 am | Tweet In the NHL, there are two types of free agents. Those who are gonna get paid and those who are GONNA GET PAID (I’m looking at you, Bryan Bickell!). I kid, I kid… although the 2013 NHL lockout is going to look even more ridiculous this offseason once the next round of…

GarryCobb 07:03 am | Tweet Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson was at St. Joseph’s University on Friday for a local screening of the documentary “DeSean Jackson: The Making of a Father’s Dream”.   Jackson’s brother Byron started filming his younger brother’s career at a very early age and chronicled his rise to the NFL ranks.  It…

Denny Basens 07:19 pm | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies had their two-game winning streak snapped on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Colorado Rockies 10-5. Their record drops to 33-36. It was another terrible outing for Jonathan Pettibone, who allowed six runs on seven hits in the first inning alone. Pettibone lasted just three innings, allowing seven runs…

Denny Basens 12:08 am | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies won the first game of their series against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night 8-7. Their record improves to 33-35. Kyle Kendrick turned in one of his worst starts of the season. Kendrick allowed seven runs on 10 hits and two walks over just 4.1 innings. He tossed…