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The Flyers Want Fans' Help In Setting The Dumbest World Record
One day, setting obscure, silly world records will stop being a method to generate buzz. Today is not that day....

The Eagles Now Have A Package With Four Tight Ends
The NFL underwent a two-TE trend for the last few seasons with duos like Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski for the Patriots, and Dennis Pitta and Ed Dickson for the Ravens. Now, Chip Kelly is upping the ante with the Eagles, using a package involving four tight ends....

Charlie Manuel Takes His Shorti Hoagie And Walks Off Into The Sunset
The AP's Chris Szagola snapped a couple of photos of Charlie Manuel leaving Citizens Bank Park for the final time after being fired today as the Phillies' manager. I know it doesn't look like he's got a shorti hoagie in that bag. That's not the point. That plastic Wawa bag just makes these images th...

Reports: Charlie Manuel Out As Phillies Manager
After eight-plus seasons, one World Series title, and one team death spiral largely brought on by his GM, Charlie Manuel is done as Phillies manager....

Flyers Captain Hurt While Golfing Is A Metaphor For Something
Claude Giroux had to have sudden surgery on his right index finger yesterday in Ottawa. The GM of the Flyers said it's going to take him five to six weeks to recover, though Giroux told the Philadelphia Daily News he should be good to go much sooner. So what happened?...

After Popping Out, Charlie Manuel's Dentures Slide In Safely
From last night in Atlanta. Good luck getting this image out of your mind....

Living The #HartfordLife: A Tribute To Fired ESPNer Hugh Douglas
After he was hired by ESPN to be a studio analyst, former Philadelphia Eagle Hugh Douglas moved to Hartford, Conn., to be closer to ESPN's Bristol compound. Moving from Philadelphia to Hartford was a bit of a culture shock for Douglas, and he used his Twitter account to constantly update his followe...

Terry Southern on Stanley Kubrick
Everything You Always Wanted To Stop Worrying About The Bomb over at Cinephilia and Beyond including these two notable items by screenwriter Terry Southern:...

Who Had The Worse Shitty Week: Tiger Or Phil?
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson each had awful weeks at the PGA Championship. But we have an important question that needs answering: ¿Quien fue más malo?...

There Is So Much Going On In This LeGarrette Blount Run
LeGarrette Blount's 51-yard TD run against the Eagles last night is impressive enough to share on its own, but a couple things happen away from the play that make this clip funny....

Phil Mickelson Is Having A Shitty Day
Phil Mickelson currently sits at +10 after three rounds at the PGA Championship. This "shot" didn't help. ...

Dioner Navarro Carted Off After This Collision, Holds On To The Ball
Dioner Navarro had to be carted off the field in the seventh inning after a collision at the plate with Chase Utley.With Utley on second, Kevin Frandsen lined a single to right field in just about perfect position for Cole Gillespie to field the ball on a couple of hops and fire a laser home to Nava...

There's Something About Steve
We could all use a laugh. So read Pete Dexter's 1984 column on Steve Garvey:...

Riley Cooper Is Back. How Did He Spend His Time Off?
Riley Cooper returned to Eagles practice yesterday, four days after being excused from camp in the wake of a video showing him angrily using a racial slur. Where did Cooper go? What did he do? And how did his teammates handle his return? All very good questions....

Shall We Dance?
Another gem from Grantland’s “Director’s Cut” series, this one by the late Paul Hemphill (may he not be soon forgotten)....

Riley Cooper Reportedly Knew About Racist Video Before It Was Released
When it was revealed that the video of Riley Cooper threatening to "fight every nigger" at a Kenny Chesney concert was sold to Crossing Broad for a little more than $100, many people asked the same question: Why didn't the person with the video try to sell it to Riley Cooper for what would have like...
