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Carlos Ruiz, the Philadelphia Union's prized free-agent pickup muffed a free kick last night, right in front of the Sons of Ben fan club seating area. Then, it bounced back out to Ruiz's left foot about 25 yards from goal. And then, a young franchise got an early "Goal of the Year" nominee. More »
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Your morning roundup for April 10, the day a Virginia elementary school principal assures you the fourth-grade teacher didn't really put black and mixed-race students up for sale. More »
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Fox29's Mike Jerrick did some fantastic "man on the street" reporting for "Good Day Philly" today, interviewing high school kids in sombreros, beating a taxi cab driver with an oar, and then asking youths to ride the "Cooch Train." Brilliant. More »
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Poor Carlos Ruiz. Sure, the squatty Phillies catcher has been an offensive liability all season, but he was one of the only players to get an actual hit yesterday without the aid of shoddy Brewers' defense. Still, the man affectionately known as "CHOOCH" by his teammates was the victim of an unfortunate typo on yesterday's TBS broadcast. Those of you attending CBP for tonight's game should adjust your Ruiz fanclub signage accordingly. More »
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