Philadelphia Eagles: RGIII could have worn the midnight green
PHILADELPHIA - How close were the Eagles to making a move up in the draft for Robert Griffin III?The rookie phenomenon remembers his combine conversation with Andy Reid if it was yesterday."Coach Reid...
View ArticleGIANTS: Manning starting to hear criticisms again
EAST RUTHERFORD (AP) - With the Giants at 6-2 and holding a big lead in the NFC East, two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning was a legitimate candidate for league Most Valuable Player.Not anymore. After...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Eagles Notebook: Foles has golden opportunity ahead of him
PHILADELPHIA - Rookie Nick Foles is only a formal announcement from starting his first NFL game Sunday against the Washington Redskins.Everyone knows it except Michael Vick, who hasn't been ruled out...
View ArticlePhiladelphia 76ers Notebook: Collins betting Brown can do more for Sixers
PHILADELPHIA - Doug Collins took his time assembling Wednesday's starting lineup, which included Kwame Brown.Collins waited, until Brown had finished pregame shootaround. Then he waited some more,...
View ArticleNBA: Sixers fail to rebound against Pistons
PHILADELPHIA - Need a synopsis of the 76ers' game? For brevity's sake, here you go: A winless team with the league's worst rebounding differential came to Wells Fargo Center and outrebounded and...
View ArticleMLB: Marlins latest payroll purge prompts fan backlash
MIAMI - The attendance-challenged Miami Marlins have antagonized fans yet again by deciding a low-budget team is good enough for their new ballpark.A blockbuster trade sending three stars to Toronto...
View ArticleGIANTS: Manning starting to hear criticisms again
EAST RUTHERFORD (AP) - With the Giants at 6-2 and holding a big lead in the NFC East, two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning was a legitimate candidate for league Most Valuable Player.Not anymore. After...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Eagles: LeSean McCoy, veterans have rookies back
PHILADELPHIA - LeSean McCoy remembers how it felt to lug around the weight of a new playbook, a new job, a new responsibility. He remembers, too, how it felt to have older teammates to help with that...
View ArticlePhiladelphia 76ers: Sixers desperate for tough, physical play
PHILADELPHIA - When the 76ers acquired Andrew Bynum during the offseason, the point of doing so was obvious - to have Andrew Bynum play 40 minutes per game and be the dominating center he typically...
View ArticleMLB: Miguel Cabrera, Buster Posey win MVP awards
NEW YORK - Detroit's Miguel Cabrera won the American League's Most Valuable Player award on Thursday after becoming baseball's first Triple Crown winner in 45 years, and San Francisco's Buster Posey...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Eagles Notebook: Special teams lacking spark
PHILADELPHIA - A punt returned for a touchdown. A missed extra point. A timeout mangled because there weren't 11 players available for a field goal attempt.Special teams? What was so special about how...
View ArticleNFL: Bills lead Dolphins 19-7 at half
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Leodis McKelvin returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown, Rian Lindell added four field goals and the Buffalo Bills led the Miami Dolphins 19-7 at the half Thursday night.McKelvin...
View ArticleNHL, union might try not talking in search of deal
NEW YORK - If the NHL and the players' association have run out of things to talk about, how can they ever find a way to make a deal to save the hockey season?It is a question both sides seem to have...
View ArticleMLB: Melky Cabrera, Blue Jays reach deal
NEW YORK - A person familiar with the deal says All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera is set to join the busy Toronto Blue Jays in his return from a drug suspension.Cabrera and the Blue Jays have reached...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Eagles: Vick out, Foles to start at Washington
PHILADELPHIA - Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will miss Sunday's game vs. the Washington Redskins due to the effects of a concussion.Rookie Nick Foles, who replaced Vick during the 38-23 loss to...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Eagles: Birds begin Foles era
PHILADELPHIA - The Nick Foles era begins Sunday when the Eagles' rookie quarterback makes his NFL starting debut against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field.Meanwhile the Michael Vick Experience...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Eagles Notebook: Birds shuffle offensive line personnel to...
PHILADELPHIA - Working on the Eagles' offensive line isn't a job these days. It's an adventure.Eagles guard Danny Watkins (ankle) is questionable for the Redskins, which could necessitate the debut of...
View ArticlePhiladelphia 76ers Notebook: Andrew Bynums knee condition worsens
PHILADELPHIA - As inconceivable as this sounds, Andrew Bynum's situation has actually worsened.Friday, Bynum stood at his locker and, for the second time in five days, detailed the intricacies of his...
View ArticlePhiladelphia 76ers: Sixers rebound with win over Jazz
PHILADELPHIA - Jrue Holiday was staring at the scoreboard in disbelief. He didn't mind the numbers correlating to points. It was the time element that turned him a little incredulous.Holiday and the...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Eagles: Rookie quarterbacks feast on Redskins defense
LANDOVER, Md. - Against any other team, Eagles rookie quarterback Nick Foles would have a pretty good reason to be nervous.Today, he has the good fortune of making his first NFL start against the...
View Article