EAGLES: Introducing new team president Don Smolenski
PHILADELPHIA - You haven't heard nearly as much about Don Smolenski as the man he replaced as team president of the Eagles.Smolenski is a roll-your-sleeves-up kind of guy with a passion for people...
View ArticleNFL: Patriots release WR Chad Ochocinco
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots have released wide receiver Chad Ochocinco.The former Chad Johnson spent one unproductive season with the team, even though the Patriots went to the Super...
View ArticleAP source: NFL Commissioner Goodell could hear appeals June 18
NEW YORK (AP) - A person with knowledge of the planned hearing says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell tentatively is scheduled to listen on June 18 to the appeals of four players suspended for the...
View ArticleMCCAFFERY: Andy Reid could be next
PHILADELPHIA - From above and below, from alongside and from in front, they are all gone now, every one of the buffers between Jeffrey Lurie and his coach for life. With Joe Banner semi-retired, Andy...
View ArticleEAGLES: Joe Banner out, Don Smolenski in as teams president
PHILADELPHIA - Joe Banner is out as Eagles president.After a 45-minute news conference Thursday, you didn't know with any certainty why he was out, just that he's out.Reducing the spectacle to...
View ArticleUNION: No easy decision in trading Mwanga
Peter Nowak boarded a flight Christmas Eve 2009 bound for Portland, Ore., embarking upon the first of many critical business trips as the Union's manager.Nowak met with Danny Mwanga, convinced the...
View ArticleUNION: Roger Torres cleared to play Saturday
CHESTER - Midfielder Roger Torres has recovered from April knee surgery and has been cleared to play in the Union's friendly Saturday at Reading United AC, manager Peter Nowak said.Torres sustained a...
View ArticleIll Have Another scratched from Belmont
NEW YORK (AP) - I'll Have Another's bid for a Triple Crown ended with the shocking news that the colt was out of the Belmont Stakes due to a swollen left front tendon.According to Dennis O'Neill,...
View ArticleBELMONT STAKES: Ill Have Another out of race, retired
NEW YORK - I'll Have Another's bid for the first Triple Crown in 34 years ended shockingly in the barn and not on the racetrack Friday when the colt was scratched the day before the Belmont Stakes and...
View ArticleBELMONT STAKES: Dullahan becomes favorite
NEW YORK - All along, Dale Romans said he had the horse to beat in the Belmont Stakes.Now he does.Dullahan was made the new 9-5 favorite for Saturday's Belmont after I'll Have Another was retired with...
View ArticleFLYERS: Jagr seems interested in staying
While it's encouraging that Jaromir Jagr is still interested in returning to the Flyers, it's not exactly a shock. The open market for Jagr is actually kind of small, limited perhaps to Philly,...
View ArticleFRENCH OPEN: Sharapova back on top after capturing major
PARIS - The picture she posed for at the beginning foreshadowed a mismatch in the making: 6-foot-2 Maria Sharapova standing at the net, towering over an opponent nearly 10 inches smaller than her.The...
View ArticleBELMONT STAKES: Union Rags nips Paynter
NEW YORK - Union Rags nipped Paynter at the wire in a photo finish Saturday to win the Belmont Stake, beating a field without Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another, who was retired with an injury the...
View ArticleRain stops Nadal, Djokovic in French Open final
PARIS (AP) - His big lead over Novak Djokovic in Sunday's drenched French Open final slipping away, Rafael Nadal tossed a soaked, clay-smeared tennis ball toward the chair umpire.A drizzle was now a...
View ArticleNASCAR: Joey Logano wins at Pocono Raceway for 2nd title
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - Joey Logano stood on top of the No. 20 high-fiving everyone he could reach in Victory Lane. Beverages were sprayed, fists were pumped and throaty shouts of celebration could be...
View ArticleFRENCH OPEN: Nadal king at Roland Garros after winning seventh title
PARIS - Rain or shine, clay or mud, Sunday or Monday, Rafael Nadal rules Roland Garros.The man they call "Rafa" won his record seventh French Open title Monday, returning a day after getting rained...
View ArticleEAGLES: Team is in a much happier state
Andy Reid is happy.His players are happy.And it's not a stretch to suggest various and sundry team employees are happy in this kinder, gentler era of Eagles football.If this works, if the Eagles take...
View ArticlePHILLIES: Thome still has the fire to play
After 604 career home runs, 15 postseason series, five All-Star games and one previous everlasting and appreciated commitment to the Phillies and their fans, Jim Thome was convinced of one thing the...
View ArticleLA Kings beat Devils 6-1, claim 1st Stanley Cup
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings' 45-year Stanley Cup quest ended in a triumphant flourish of blood, sweat and power-play goals. After missing two chances to claim the title last week, the...
View ArticlePromoter seeks inquiry into Bradley-Pacquiao score
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The promoter for Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley is asking Nevada officials for a full investigation into the controversial scoring of their championship fight in Las Vegas last...
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