Ryan says Tebow to take only 2nd-team snaps at QB
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - New York Jets coach Rex Ryan says backup quarterback Tim Tebow will take snaps only with the second-team offense during the team's three-day minicamp.Mark Sanchez, whom the...
View ArticleUS OPEN: Woods facing big test at Olympic
SAN FRANCISCO - Tiger Woods couldn't stop talking Tuesday about how the U.S. Open presents the toughest test of the year.If that's the case, then how he fares at The Olympic Club could go a long way...
View ArticleEAGLES: Mudd slings the fun around
PHILADELPHIA - The older Howard Mudd gets, the more he enjoys life.And life has been good to the veteran Eagles offensive line coach. You just don't find many 71-year-old NFL assistants popular enough...
View ArticleFLYERS COLUMN: All quiet on draft day
PITTSBURGH - It's the same old story for the Flyers. They wanted to make a strong move Friday but they're convinced their next great story will be written by the young players they have now.Two years...
View ArticleFLYERS: Nab C Laughton in NHL draft
PITTSBURGH - A year and a day after stripping Mike Richards of his Flyers stripes and sending him packing to Los Angeles, the Flyers indicated how much they miss him.No, there were no overtures made...
View ArticleIntroducing the Flyers draft picks
PITTSBURGH - One kid was here to soak it all in. Another stayed at the beach, doing a bellyflop to the floor when he heard. This was the general reaction Saturday by two teenagers who could represent...
View ArticleFLYERS NOTEBOOK: Laviolette due an extension
PITTSBURGH - Peter Laviolette did his job this NHL Draft weekend. As the head coach of the Flyers, he dutifully stayed in the team's luxury box at Consol Energy Center, shaking the hands of a few...
View ArticleEUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Spain beats France 2-0 to reach semifinals
DONETSK, Ukraine - Xabi Alonso scored two goals in his 100th international appearance Saturday, leading Spain to a 2-0 win over France and a spot in the European Championship semifinals.Alonso first...
View ArticleEUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Gerrard wants to prove doubters wrong vs. Italy
KIEV, Ukraine - England has reached a familiar stumbling block at a major tournament and, this time, captain Steven Gerrard is determined to steer his country into the semifinals.England hasn't...
View ArticleEUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Peter Pan Balotelli cool before England match
KIEV, Ukraine - While Mario Balotelli likened himself to Peter Pan off the pitch, Italy's often volatile striker showed surprising focus in pure football terms before Sunday's showdown with a familiar...
View ArticleSWIMMING: Methacton alumna Borkowski heads to Olympic trials
WORCESTER - Jackie Borkowski is ready to go where no other female swimmer from Methacton has ever gone - to the United States Olympics Team Trials. Borkowski is headed to the CenturyLink Center in...
View ArticleLEGION BASEBALL: Lafayette Auto Patriots defeat Norristown Recreation
WEST NORRITONĀ - The Lafayette Auto Patriots defeated Norristown Recreation by a score of 9-2 Sunday morning at Latshaw-McCarthy Field in Greater Norristown American Legion Baseball League action.The...
View ArticleFederer easily wins 1st-round match at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Roger Federer swatted a stray ball toward a ball girl but misjudged the distance, and his leisurely lob bounced past her and over the backstop into a photo pit, drawing...
View ArticleVenus Williams loses in 1st round at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Five-time champion Venus Williams lost in the opening round of Wimbledon for the first time since 1997, falling 6-1, 6-3 to Elena Vesnina of Russia on Monday.Williams had...
View ArticleSWIMMING: Upper Dublin grad heads west to compete in Olympics Team Trials
"Go West, Young Man" is a popular American quotation that dates back to the mid-1800s. Former Upper Dublin High swim standout Megan Lafferty could adapt it to "Go West, Young Woman."Lafferty headed...
View ArticleMLS: Langley ready for return to PPL Park for matchup against the Union
CHESTER - From last season to this, not much about Morgan Langley's life has changed.Except the kit, the home stadium, his teammates and coaches, the salary he garners, the locale in which he plays...
View ArticleReports: Union sign centerback Bakary Soumare
The Union appear to have made a pair of transactions in order to fill a void in their lineup.According to a Fox Soccer report from Ives Galarcep, the Union have completed an allocation-order trade...
View ArticleLidge given unconditional release by Nationals
DENVER (AP) - The Washington Nationals have given right-hander Brad Lidge his unconditional release.Monday night.The Nationals made the move Monday night before facing the Colorado Rockies. They had...
View ArticleUnion comes back to beat New England
CHESTER - Remember all those trade rumors from, like, a week ago? Something about Freddy Adu getting traded to Dallas? Yeah, about that ...The Union's highest-paid, highest-profile player, Adu missed...
View ArticleOLYMPICS: Area athletes compete in field hockey preliminary, falls to Germany
LONDON - It wasn't the start the United States field hockey team was looking for Sunday afternoon, but if the game's finish is any indicator, the team's best is yet to come.The Americans opened pool...
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