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Denny Basens 12:05 am | Tweet On Tuesday night, a bombshell rocked the NBA when the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics announced a major that swapped star guards Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas along with several other key parts. Along with Thomas, Cleveland also picks up Jae Crowder,Ante Zizic, and the rights to the first-round pick of…

Denny Basens 11:26 pm | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies lost the second half of their doubleheader on Tuesday night, falling to the Marlins 7-4. Their record drops to 45-79. On The Mound Nick Pivetta was a disaster, lasting just 1.1 innings and getting lit up for six runs on seven hits. Pivetta’s ERA has shot up to 6.73. Edubray Ramos…

Denny Basens 07:17 pm | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies lost the first of their Tuesday doubleheader with the Marlins, falling 12-8. Their record drops 45-78. On The Mound Aaron Nola had second straight poor stat line, allowing seven runs on nine hits over 6.1 innings. Nola’s day wasn’t all bad. He allowed two runs in the first two innings,…

Denny Basens 03:21 pm | Tweet Eagles’ head coach Doug Pederson addressed the media on Tuesday, during the session Pederson was asked about the rumors that veteran running back LeGarrette Blount could be on the roster bubble. Pederson quickly put any talk of Blount’s release to bed with a strong, emphatic endorsement of the former Patriot. “The guy’s…

Denny Basens 06:01 pm | Tweet Howie Roseman loves making August trades to teams in need. The Seattle Seahawks lost their starting left tackle for the season last week, and were in need of an experienced tackle. And so the Eagles dealt them a tackle with starting experience. The Birds sent backup tackle Matt Tobin to Seattle for…

Denny Basens 12:26 am | Tweet Over the weekend, Matt Lombardo of NJ Advance Media stated that it “wouldn’t be surprising” if veteran running back LeGarrette Blount is among the Eagles’ final cuts in the next few weeks. The argument here would be that undrafted rookie free agent Corey Clement has caught the team’s attention in training…

Denny Basens 07:22 pm | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies won their second straight game on Sunday afternoon, taking down the Giants 5-2. Their record improves to 45-77. On The Mound Ben Lively returned from the minor leagues, and turned in a solid outing, allowing just two runs on six hits over six innings. Adam Morgan threw a scoreless seventh. Luis…

Denny Basens 12:45 am | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies snapped their six-game losing streak on Saturday night, taking down the Giants 12-9. Their record improves to 44-77. On The Mound Jerad Eickhoff had a rough start, allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks over just 4.2 innings of work. Adam Morgan came on to get the final…

Denny Basens 07:51 am | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies lost their sixth straight game on Friday night, falling to the Giants 10-2. Their record drops to 43-77. On The Mound Zach Eflin turned in a terrible start, allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks over just five innings. Eflin put the Phils in an instant 3-0 hole…

Denny Basens 01:03 am | Tweet The Philadelphia Phillies lost their fifth straight game on Thursday night, falling to the Giants 5-4. Their record drops to 43-76. On The Mound Aaron Nola had his long streak of quality outings come to an end tonight, lasting five innings and giving up five runs on seven hits and three walks. Nola…