GCOBB.COM » News http://gcobb.com PhillySports24x7 | Eagles | Phillies | Sixers | Flyers | College Mon, 21 May 2012 16:30:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Eagles Sign Third Round Draft Pick QB Nick Foles http://gcobb.com/2012/05/21/eagles-sign-third-round-draft-pick-qb-nick-foles/ http://gcobb.com/2012/05/21/eagles-sign-third-round-draft-pick-qb-nick-foles/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 14:58:58 +0000 GarryCobb http://gcobb.com/?p=30476

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The Eagles have signed third round draft pick Nick Foles to a four-year deal. The signing of Foles leaves the Birds with only one unsigned draft pick, which is first-round pick defensive tackle Fletcher Cox. Foles who showed off his strong arm during the recent Bird rookie camp, and will be battling veteran backup quarterbacks Mike [...]

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The Eagles have made a number of clear changes in their public relations methods. They realize that being unpopular with local football fans (and the local media) isn’t a good idea, so they’ve made some major changes. One of the biggest changes is that head coach Andy Reid, who had previously been reluctant about sharing information [...]

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In the last ten years, can you think of an athlete that the city of Philadelphia has wanted to trade more than Andre Iguodala? Fans were more than ready to trade guys like Donovan McNabb of the Eagles, and Jeff Carter of the Flyers when their respective teams finally decided to move on from them, [...]

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]]> http://gcobb.com/2012/05/21/is-the-perception-of-andre-iguodala-changing-in-philadelphia/feed/ 7 Did A Cortisone Shot Lead To Howard’s Torn Achilles? http://gcobb.com/2012/05/21/did-a-cortisone-shot-lead-to-howards-torn-achillies/ http://gcobb.com/2012/05/21/did-a-cortisone-shot-lead-to-howards-torn-achillies/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 10:32:07 +0000 Denny Basens http://gcobb.com/?p=30448

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Frank Fitzpatrick of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote a piece over the weekend about the events leading up to Ryan Howard’s torn Achilles which brings some interesting new information into light. In the weeks leading up to Howard’s injury, the slugger had been battling some pain in his left heel. The pain become significant enough that the [...]

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Right before the tip-off of Game 4, I was still heated about Game 3. The Sixers played out of character. I’m not talking about missing shots, I’m talking about effort. That is the one thing you thought that they would bring to the table every single night. The Sixers let the Celtics do what ever they wanted in [...]

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The Toronto Blue Jays expressed interest in both Cole Hamels and Shane Victorino last week. The Blue Jays executives wanted to see how high the asking price would be for the two all-stars, but they were merely testing the water, and talks were not serious. The Jays have also approached several other teams including the [...]

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The final game of this weekend’s series with the Boston Red Sox resulted in a 5-1 loss for the Phillies, dropping them back to the .500 mark at 21-21. For the second straight game, the Red Sox jumped out a quick early lead, scoring five runs off of starter Cliff Lee in the first three innings. Lee [...]

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The Phillies saw their six-game winning streak snapped on Saturday night, falling to the Boston Red Sox 7-5 in the second game of the series. Starter Joe Blanton has been excellent this season, but he just didn’t have it on Saturday. The righthander was hit early and often, giving up seven runs (six earned) on nine [...]

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The Philadelphia Flyers released on Saturday morning a list of players who are in need of offseason surgery. Claude Giroux – torn cartilage in right wrist and bone spurs in left wrist Wayne Simmonds – broken index finger Matt Carle – torn stomach muscle Kimmo Timonen – disc fragment in lower back James van Riemsdyk – torn hip labrum It is unknown [...]

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More than a month into the regular season, former Phillie Roy Oswalt has yet to sign on with a team for the 2012 season. The righthander couldn’t find a new home in the offseason because his salary demands were too high, and he was very picky about his destinations, publicly announcing that he only had [...]

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