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Sixers' General Manager Ed Stefansky continues to show a bold and aggressive nature not often seen in Philadelphia outside of the Flyers with the announcement that they have signed veteran center Theo Ratliff to a one-year deal at the veteran's minimum of $1.4 million. Ratliff, who played for the......

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Philadelphia Eagles' coach Andy Reid announced Wednesday that wideout Kevin Curtis is set to have sports hernia surgery and will be sidelined for an as yet undetermined, but significant, amount of time. Curtis was injured during last Thursday's pre-season game against the Carolina Panthers and tr......

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When the Phillies take he field tonight against the Nationals, a familiar face should be manning the hot corner.  Not Greg Dobbs or Eric Bruntlett, but injured third baseman Pedro Feliz.  Feliz has been sidelined since July 25th with inflammation in his lower back. While Dobbs and Bruntlett have ......

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 The Eagles Offense is in need of an early Gut Check!  The two preseason games are a testament to that. Now that practice is closed to the public we can't even see what their doing to improve. Hopefully their getting a big dose of a mean Offensive coordinator  Marty Mornhinweg. He can't be happy......

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Is Freddie Mitchell the answer to the never-ending question posed by Philadelphia Eagles fans? You know the question- (except for when T.O. was here): what are the Eagles going to do to upgrade their wide receiving corp?  Well, no, bringing back Freddie Mitchell isn't the answer…but this picture......

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Sitting here watching women's beach volleyball and looking at the grit and determination of these beauties I've been distracted by something I never thought NBA players would show, sportsmanship. Kobe, LBJ, and various other NBA stars have hit the beach early and often to support Misty May and Ke......

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After a devastating four game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, in which the Phillies failed to win a single game, the Fightins head south to San Diego for a three game weekend series with the last place Padres. The Phils are coming off probably their worst series all year. They played poorly ......

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 Are we sure all of these guys are professional Football players and coaches? Maybe that's the point of preseason. One thing is evident, The Birds need more work.  The pro's shined tonight almost as bright as the lightning. By the time the rain delay(wait a minute, this ain't a Phillies' blog, is......

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 I smell a hot dog with extra onions. I smile in my sleep and mumble "I'll take one with mustard and extra extra onions". I get laughter in response. I opened my eyes to see my twelve year old daughter grinning. I asked "were you eating a hot dog in my bed?". More laughter. She [...]...

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The Flyers and head coach John Stevens have agreed to a two-year contract extension, the team said Thursday. Stevens' contract will now run through the 2010-2011 season. In his first full season as Flyers' head coach, Stevens managed one of the greatest comebacks in history, leading them to the E......

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When your Fightin' Phils hit a nice little skid like they have out in LA, there is no better remedy than an Eagles preseason bout at The Linc.  Just ask Jimmy Rollins… After returning home from Lehigh, the Birds will take on the Carolina Panthers in their second preseason game.  While in-season ......

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Jimmy Rollins has earned the reputation of a player who likes to talk.  His comments prior to the 2007 season claiming Philadelphia as the team to beat in the NL East made those who live in New York's blood boil.  Thankfully he backed it up by leading the Phillies to their first division title si......

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ESPN's Baseball Tonight (BBTN) program is running a poll every day in August giving you a chance to vote on the greatest player of all time from each of the Major League Baseball clubs. Fourteen different teams have been voted on by the fans so far, with results such as Stan Musial as the greates......

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Tom Gordon's season, and quite possibly career, is officially over.  On Monday Gordon visited Dr. Michael Cicotti and the news wasn't good.  Gordon has an injury to his right ulnar collateral ligament and the flexor pronator muscle, which rests on the inside of his elbow, as well as irritation to......

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Shane Victorino's stiff back has carried over to today.  Victorino, who exited in the sixth inning of last night's 8-6 loss to the Dodgers has also been kept out of tonight's lineup. Victorino has said he aching lower back is feeling better, but he also said the same thing prior to yesterday's ga......

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