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Saints Fans Cancel “Rocky Run” After Threats from Eagles Fans

Apparently, someone thought it would be a good idea to encourage visiting New Orleans Saints fans to run in solidarity up the Art Museum steps […]

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Dorien Bryant On Chris Kluwe’s Letter: Homophobia Halted My NFL Dreams

Yesterday I posted a letter drafted by former NFL punter Chris Kluwe in which he shares his belief that he was booted from the Minnesota […]

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Ice Hockey Road Trip! On Their Annual Disney on Ice Excursion, Flyers Come Alive in Canada

CALGARY, Alberta — A funny thing happened on the Flyers’ Disney on Ice road trip: They started looking less like Mickey Mouse and more like […]

Eagles fans endured the weather to witness a comeback for the ages
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5 Reasons You Have No Business at the Eagles-Saints Game

Did I watch the Eagles-Bears game last weekend? Yeah, some of it but not the entire game. I have my reasons. There was a good […]

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This Is Not a Dallas Cowboys Fan

Booooooo! To outsiders, that sound is a war cry, a clarion call for action, a howl of barbarism. For Philadelphia sports fans like me, the […]

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Philly Christmas Film Fest: Firebelly Sound Wishes You a Merry Christmas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF1aTNiO5OE

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All the Pressure Sunday Will Be on Cowboys

Anyone who says that at mid-season — when the Eagles were staggering around at 3-5 — they knew the December 29th game in Dallas would […]

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Penn State Wins NCAA Volleyball Title

AP reports that Penn State beat Wisconsin for the NCAA volleyball championship on Saturday.

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Bet You Can’t Guess Why NBA Players Want to Come to Philly

Oh dear: It’s no secret that the Cleveland Cavaliers have been shopping second-year shooting guard Dion Waiters, and the latest update, according to two sources who […]

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The Sixers Are Finally As Bad As We Thought They’d Be

As Michael Bradley noted on Monday, the Sixers are finally as tank-tastic as we expected them to be at the beginning of the season. Monday […]

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How the Sixers Learned to Stop Winning and Love the Tank

Things were pretty scary in Sixerland there for a while. The home team was sitting at 6-8 and in first place (gasp!) in the NBA […]

Dec 8, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) hands off to running back LeSean McCoy (25) during the second quarter against the Detroit Lions at Lincoln Financial Field. Photo | Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
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Those Awesome Eagles Snow Bowl Pics Were Very Hard to Take

Wilmington photographer Kyle Grantham has a great post at PetaPixel about all those great photos in the snow from Sunday’s Eagles’ win over the Lions. […]

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So That Went Well: Andre Iguodala Consulted Donovan McNabb For Help Dealing With Philly

Grantland has a long profile of former Sixer Andre Iguodala, suggesting he’s a Scottie Pippen-like do-it-all player who has never found his Michael Jordan to […]

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Yup, That’s the Eagles on SI’s Cover

Nick Foles and Eagles on cover of Sports Illustrated after their winter wonderland win pic.twitter.com/3BgDZn8VXy — John Clark NBC10 (@johnclarknbc10) December 11, 2013

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Jonathan Papelbon’s “Awkward Family Photo” Might Make You Like Him Again

You’ve got to admire Jonathan Papelbon’s commitment to a bit: Awkward family photo. pic.twitter.com/7b3F9MRAUr — Ashley Papelbon (@ashpapelbon58) December 9, 2013