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  • Aug 10, 2017

    Carson Wentz itching for contact, chemistry in preseason opener

    Carson Wentz strolled to the podium Tuesday after Eagles practice with a cut hand and bloody towel. No big deal, but a reminder of the fragility that comes with playing football and limited Wentz to 24 preseason passing attempts a year ago. A fractured rib in his first game as an Eagle knocked him out for the rest of 2016’s…

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  • Aug 8, 2017

    New Eagle Corey Graham practices at safety, but will he stay there?

    Corey Graham said he had the chance to sign with other teams. His agent talked to several suitors. His arrival in Philadelphia halfway through training camp wasn’t something that “came out of nowhere.”   When the newest Eagle was asked why he chose to play here, he spoke without hesitation. “[Eagles defensive coordinator] Jim Schwartz,” Graham said after his first…

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  • Aug 5, 2017

    LeGarrette Blount returns to Eagles practice with his role still unclear

    After the Eagles’ light practice Friday, a crowd of players gathered in the locker room. A loud beat played through the sound system. Some attempted to freestyle rap, others gave a quick dance move after exiting the showers. Many laughed, including running back LeGarrette Blount. From a football perspective, most of the moment was trivial. But not that last part….

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  • Aug 3, 2017

    Phillies-Angels 5 things: Clutch hits needed to avoid sweep against L.A.

    Phillies (39-66) at Angels (53-55)10:07 p.m. on CSN; streaming live on CSNPhilly.com and the NBC Sports App It took one half-inning for Wednesday’s Phillies game to turn sour, with Jake Thompson getting blown up for three homers and seven runs — of which only two were earned — in the third. That was all for the 7-0 game in...

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  • Aug 4, 2017

    Sixers to open preseason Oct. 4 vs. Memphis 

    The first look at both the Sixers’ young nucleus and their new uniforms will be Oct. 4, when the team hosts the Grizzlies at the Wells Fargo Center for the first of five preseason games announced Thursday. The Celtics, Nets and Heat make up the rest of the Sixers’ exhibition opponents.  After the opener against Memphis, the Sixers’ draft-day trade…

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  • Aug 3, 2017

    St. Joe's to open Wooden Legacy Tournament against Washington State on Thanksgiving

    This year, Turkey Day entails Hawks basketball. Saint Joseph’s has drawn Washington State in the first round of the Wooden Legacy Tournament, which opens on Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, on the campus of Cal State Fullerton. The game is set for 6:30 p.m. on ESPN3. Win or lose, Phil Martelli’s team will play the next day against either Saint Mary’s...

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  • Jul 29, 2017

    Former Canadian rugby star Adam Zaruba makes Eagles training camp debut

    Adam Zaruba faced questions Friday that he simply couldn’t answer.  What do you know about the United States and Philadelphia? Have you gotten advice from fellow tight ends Zach Ertz and Brent Celek?  The Eagles‘ practice started at 8:15 a.m. and Zaruba’s flight landed less than 12 hours before. The new signee said he barely had time to step...

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  • Jul 29, 2017

    Alshon Jeffery gives Eagles glimpse of new-look offense's potential in 1st full-squad practice

    Carson Wentz didn’t learn too much about Alshon Jeffery during the skill position players’ trip to Wentz’s home in Fargo, North Dakota that he didn’t already know. He’s “soft-spoken” but a “quiet competitor,” Wentz said. “What I really like is just getting to know him on the field and getting used to the way he gets in and out...

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  • Jul 25, 2017

    With high expectations, Derek Barnett knows he still has plenty to learn

    Back near the far hedges of the NovaCare Complex’s practice fields, a small group of defensive linemen in white jerseys and shorts participated in some drills. There were barely enough of them to even assemble a defensive line. More than half of the 90 men on the Eagles’ current roster were not at the team’s facilities.  One of those...

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  • Jul 19, 2017

    Rookie of the Year odds lengthen for Ben Simmons, Markelle Fultz after summer league

    Markelle Fultz’s summer league experience was cut short because of injury. Ben Simmons didn’t play. Still, with 2017’s summer league action in the books, the two Sixers No. 1 picks have seen their odds of winning Rookie of the Year lengthen, according to Bovada.  The Mavericks’ Dennis Smith Jr. jumped Simmons on the list. In June, Smith was given 16/1 odds. After...

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