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The Flyers have named Dave Hakstol, formerly of the University of North Dakota, as their new head coach. GM Ron Hextall’s son previously played for Hakstol in Grand Forks....

Phillies Fan Rips Home Run Ball Away From Old Lady

We’ve been over the ethics of who deserves baseballs that make their way off the field of play before (consult this flowchart) and so we feel it necessary to illustrate this incident from yesterday’s Diamondbacks-Phillies game, in which a Phillyfan pushes aside an elderly woman to grab Maikel Franco...

When You're Playing FIFA And Your Controller Breaks

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Dipshit Mets Fan Throws Beer At Grady Sizemore

Here’s a dipshit Mets fan spending $12 in a futile attempt to disrupt Phillies right fielder Grady Sizemore from fielding a ball in the fourth inning at Citi Field today. Stop wasting beer, dipshit!...

Jonathan Papelbon Talks Horses And Dick-Sucking Holes

Whenever the Red Sox and Phillies play, someone sticks a recorder in Jonathan Papelbon’s face and uses his thoughts on both teams as an angle to get through the series. (Shane Victorino just isn’t as brash.) Before Wednesday’s game, the Phillies closer was direct to the Boston Globe about his conne...

LeSean McCoy Says Chip Kelly Doesn't Respect Star Players

It’s been two months since LeSean McCoy was traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Buffalo Bills in one of the more shocking NFL trades in recent memory. It was Eagles head coach Chip Kelly—who’s spent his first offseason with full power over personnel decisions doing all kinds of crazy shit—who...

Chip Kelly Is Wreaking Havoc On Philly Sporting Goods Stores

Nobody is quite sure what Chip Kelly is doing, and that probably includes Chip Kelly himself. Is Sam Bradford his quarterback, or is it all part of a plan to trade up for his former college quarterback Marcus Mariota? Why did he sign Ryan Mathews even though he had already signed DeMarco Murray? Was...

Phillies To Start Serving Hard Liquor And Wine To Fans

Good news for Phillies fans who would like to increase their chances at catching vomit spray from some drunk goon at a ballgame this year: For the first time ever, the team will be selling wine and cocktails on the main concourse at Citizens Bank Park. ...

The Lakers' Pyrrhic Victory Lays Bare The NBA's Flawed Incentives

With the game tied 111-111 with 0.7 seconds left in overtime, the Lakers' Jordan Clarkson made a layup to defeat the 76ers. Clarkson was the 46th pick in the draft, sandwiched between two guys named Dwight Powell and Russ Smith. Both Powell and Smith have already been traded—in Powell's case three...

First-Ever Football Sideline Reporter Sentenced To 2-4 Years For Fraud

The first-ever football sideline reporter was sentenced to two to four years in a Pennsylvania state prison Wednesday. Don Tollefson—who was hired by ABC Sports in 1974 along with Jim Lampley after a nationwide talent search for someone to "represent the face and voice of the American college stud...

Chip Kelly Says He Wanted Sam Bradford <i>And </i>Nick Foles

The Eagles knew they were taking a risk when they stripped personnel power from GM Howie Roseman and handed it to Chip Kelly, who might be brilliant or crazy. Owner Jeffrey Lurie admitted as much in comments at the owners' meeting yesterday, and said the team could have been content racking up 10-wi...

Report: The Philadelphia Eagles Are Holding A Workout For Tim Tebow [Update]

This is not a drill!...

Eagles Sign Ryan Mathews Anyway, Chip Kelly Remains Fascinating

Chip Kelly and the Eagles are having the strangest, most entertaining offseason in recent memory. Trading LeSean McCoy, agreeing with—then losing—Frank Gore, agreeing with Ryan Mathews before signing DeMarco Murray, and now, reportedly...signing Mathews anyway? Really? Huh....

DeMarco Murray Goes To The Eagles

DeMarco Murray reportedly went to Philadelphia with the goal to sign a contract, and he did. The Eagles gave the running back a five-year deal worth $42 million with $21 million guaranteed....

Report: DeMarco Murray Is Going To Philly "With The Intent To Sign"

ESPN's Adam Schefter lights the fuse on a potential free-agency bombshell that's been oddly quiet thus far, reporting that star running back DeMarco Murray is heading to Philadelphia as we speak and is planning to sign a contract with the Eagles:...

Chip Kelly Speaks, Makes Some Amount Of Sense

All the craziness that's been going on with the Eagles has raised a lot of questions, not all of which are unutterably stupid. Head coach Chip Kelly answered some of the reasonable ones at a press conference today....

Report: Eagles Trade Nick Foles To Rams For Sam Bradford

The Eagles are close to getting themselves themselves another quarterback, acquiring Sam Bradford from the Rams in exchange for Nick Foles, with unspecified draft picks changing hands, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter....

Report: Frank Gore Had Serious Doubts About The Eagles' Offense

After committing to the Eagles, then waffling the next day, Frank Gore appears to be heading to Indianapolis:...

Report: Frank Gore Pulls Out Of Eagles Deal

Exciting news for fans who wish NFL free agency were more like college recruiting: Frank Gore appears to have reconsidered his verbal commitment to the Eagles, and is now reportedly leaning toward signing with the Colts. And just like in recruiting, it's probably because they're offering more money....

Stephen A. Smith Floats The Theory That <i>Maybe</i> Chip Kelly Is A Racist

Listen. First Take is a trashy, cynical show that exists so that Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless, two of the widest talking sphincters in sports punditry, can take turns spouting fake and bad shit to the masses. Most of the time, it's so disingenuous that it's depressing, but sometimes, one of the...