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  View image | gettyimages.com   With the fourth overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles picked a raw but extremely athletic tackle out of Oklahoma, Lane Johnson. Johnson immediately stepped in as the right tackle for the Eagles and by in large, has played well.  However, since that time, the Eagles […]

  View image | gettyimages.com It was an up-and-down week for Ryne Sandberg and his Philadelphia Phillies. Consecutive wins over Miami (6-2) and Atlanta (5-2), put the team in position to get its first winning streak of the season. However, the Fightins were also shut out twice, and outscored 31-19 overall, en route to a […]

  View image | gettyimages.com   While Dallas was signing undrafted free agent La'el Collins, the Philadelphia Eagles were quickly moving to secure four of their six draft picks.  In a span of just two days, the Eagles were able to reach deals with first round pick Nelson Agholor (WR, USC), second round pick Eric […]

  View image | gettyimages.com Final: Braves 7, Phillies 5 WP: Foltynewicz (2-0) LP: Williams (2-2) SV: Grilli (9) Atlanta, GA- Coming off a game to forget by the Phillies, where Shelby Miller pitched a three hit compete game shut out against the Phillies, the bats woke up again. Unfortunately, big games by Ryan Howard […]

  View image | gettyimages.com The Phillies bats woke up for Sunday's and Monday's games against the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.  However, the bats went absolutely silent on Wednesday night, as the Phillies were shut out 9-0.  Braves starter Shelby Miller needed just 99 pitches (or 11 pitches an inning) to get all 27 […]

  View image | gettyimages.com   The divorce between Chip Kelly and LeSean McCoy just took a turn for the worse. McCoy, speaking to ESPN the Magazine, had the following to say about his relationship with Chip Kelly: The relationship was never really great. I feel like I always respected him as a coach. I […]

  View image | gettyimages.com The image above is almost sad.  Chase Utley sitting on the bench as the Phillies took on the Atlanta Braves last night is not something to which Utley or Phillies fans are accustomed.  But, Utley's .103 batting average this late in the season made it almost impossible to avoid.   […]

Since losing Jeremy Maclin to free agency, the Eagles were left woefully thin at wide receiver. The Eagles added Miles Austin and Nelson Agholor to a group that includes Riley Cooper, Jordan Matthews, and Josh Huff, as well as multi-faceted threats Zach Ertz and Darren Sproles. Is it enough? Here is everything you need to […]

  View image | gettyimages.com This nation was built upon the character of strong-willed men: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, etc.  These were men of men of substance; leaders of armies; risk-takers; agents of change.  These men—wise as they were—sought to create a nation of balance, freedom, and liberty & justice for all. Several hundred years […]