Author: fanofphilly
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Andy Reid on 610
Andy Reid was on 610-WIP this afternoon and he talked the Eagles pursuit of Anquan Boldin, Chad Johnson and Braylon Edwards. Reid said he wasn’t sure how bad the Bengals wanted trade Chad Johnson, or how bad the Cards wanted to trade Anquan Boldin and how bad the Browns wanted to trade Braylon Edwards. He…
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Nationals wash our win streak
All the Washington Nationals needed to do to protect a lead was give the ball to a reliever who hadn’t saved a game in three years. Scott Olsen pitched neatly into the sixth inning and Washington’s beleaguered bullpen held on as the Nationals snapped the Philadelphia Phillies’ five-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory Wednesday…
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Can you get better and do Worse?
Is it possible for a hockey team to get better than the year before, yet be eliminated two rounds earlier in the Stanley Cup playoffs? If you’re talking about the 2008-09 Flyers, the answer is yes. With six forwards scoring 25 or more goals and a revamped defense that got a whole lot quicker with…
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Flyers Mike Richards to have Surgery
As always happens at the end of a hockey season, the injuries become public. And one of the more surprising announcements of the offseason is that Mike Richards has been playing with a torn labrum in his right shoulder and will have surgery Friday. The Flyers also announced that Richards will need surgery on his…
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Giants almost had Maclin?!
So the Giants were in works with the Lions to get their #20 overall pick so that they could select Jeremy Maclin. But it just so happened that we traded up with The Browns (via the Bucs) just one spot above with the 19th overall pick and we took the rug under the Giants. About…
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Dwight Howard gets a one game Suspension
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard has been suspended for one game without pay for Tuesday’s first-quarter elbow to the head of Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert. The NBA announced the suspension Wednesday afternoon. The league announcement stated that Howard will serve his suspension Thursday night in Game 6 at Philadelphia. The Magic lead the series…
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Sixers fall down 2-3 against the Magic
Dwight Howard did so much damage to the Philadelphia 76ers he set off a coaching feud. Howard had 24 points and a career playoff-high 24 rebounds, a dominating performance that powered the Magic to a 91-78 victory over the Sixers on Tuesday night and gave Orlando a 3-2 series lead. Afterward, Philadelphia coach Tony DiLeo…
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Phillies 0.5 behind the Marlins
Cole Hamels had another painful start in otherwise easy victory for the Philadelphia Phillies.Chase Utley homered twice and drove in three runs, Pedro Feliz added a three-run shot and the Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-1 Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory. Raul Ibanez also went deep for the Phillies, who won despite losing…
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Donovan McNabb speaks on his blog
It’s been a terrific offseason for me. I have spent most of my time in Arizona with my wife and three kids. Having a chance to be a dad – going to my daughter’s soccer games and dance recitals, and seeing the babies grow and develop; there is nothing better than that. I am truly…
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Eagles Draft Grade from the “PROS”
Well heres a draft grade from all over. Everyone saying that the Eagles had by far the best draft out there. Although, we already knew of this can you say BEST DRAFT EVER?! Lets go BIRDS Click here for that draft grade