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Flyers Fans Boo Ice Guys For Not Being Ice Girls
Yesterday was the Flyers' first preseason game since the offeason announcement that its female, lightly dressed ice cleaners were being done away with, to be replaced with 12 dudes in orange jackets. Fans most definitely noticed the change:...

Ugly Brawl At Eagles Game Features Green-On-Green Violence
Via CSN Philly, a couple of videos of Eagles fans pummeling the hell out of Eagles fans:...

Cary Williams Is Not Happy About How Much The Eagles Are Practicing
The Philadelphia Eagles gutted out a tough win over Washington today, coming back from an early 10-point deficit and surviving a few rallies. With the Eagles now 3-0, one would assume that everyone was in a good mood in the locker room after the game. Wrong! Cornerback Cary Williams was not a happy ...

Big Hit On Nick Foles Sparks Brawl Between Eagles And Washington
Nick Foles got lit up with a blindside block from Washington defensive lineman Chris Baker in the fourth quarter of today's contest between the two teams, sparking a brawl that resulted in two ejections....

DeSean Jackson Scores 81-Yard Touchdown, Taunts Former Team
As you may have heard, DeSean Jackson played for the Philadelphia Eagles for six seasons before he was rather unceremoniously released by the team in the offseason, and Eagles fans were none too pleased to see him return to Philly today. But Jackson just housed a long, game-tying touchdown on his fo...

LeSean McCoy Dazed By Helmet-To-Helmet Clash, Quickly Cleared To Return
Eagles staff had to hide LeSean McCoy's helmet to keep him off the field after a helmet-to-helmet hit left the Philadelphia running back visibly dazed. He was quickly cleared to return after a trip to the locker room....

Here's Some Eagles Fans Burning A DeSean Jackson Jersey
DeSean Jackson is back in Philly for the first time since being released by the Eagles and signing with Washington. Eagles fans are probably excited to give the guy they spent six season cheering on a warm welcome, right?...

The Eagles Know How To Use Darren Sproles
LeSean McCoy had a perfectly fine game against the Colts, pulling off a few jukes in open space that left jockstraps all over Lucas Oil Stadium, but the best Eagles running back last night was Darren Sproles. He made everyone wonder why the Saints let him go for a fifth-rounder....

Papelboned: Dong Grab Earns Phillies Closer Seven-Game Ban
MLB announced tonight that Jonathan Papelbon will be suspended seven games for grabbing his penis toward booing Phillies fans, which is a sentence I consider it a privilege to have been able to write....

Now You Can Buy LeSean McCoy's 20-Cent Tip Receipt For All The Money
This is probably the stupid ending that the LeSean McCoy 20-Cent Tip Saga deserves. The infamous receipt has been put up for auction on eBay by a friend of the burger joint's owner, and people are bidding way, way too much money on it. The current bid stands at over $3,000....

Jonathan Papelbon Ejected For Grabbing Crotch At Booing Phillies Fans
Phillies reliever Jonathan Papelbon has never been a crowd favorite in Philadelphia, and when fans at Citizens Bank Park booed him off the field for blowing a three-run ninth inning lead to the Marlins he recognized their display by grabbing his dick....

LeSean McCoy Says His 20-Cent Tip Was "Kind Of A Statement"
The Saga of LeSean McCoy's 20-Cent Tip continues to be a thing, and now McCoy has finally spoken on the issue. McCoy says that he's not the dick in this story, and that the people who work at the restaurant are the dicks. Everyone is accusing everyone else of being a dick!...

Manager Who Tip-Shamed LeSean McCoy Says McCoy Acted Like A Dick
Yesterday, the manager of a Philly burger joint called PYT posted a receipt showing Eagles running back LeSean McCoy to be a shitty tipper to his restaurant's Facebook page. He caught a lot of grief for it from Facebook commenters, but today he's refusing to back down and calling out McCoy for alleg...

Restaurant Calls Out LeSean McCoy For Leaving 20-Cent Tip
The receipt above comes from the Facebook page of a Philly burger restaurant called PYT, and it shows Eagles running back LeSean McCoy to be an incredibly stingy tipper. ...

Joel Embiid DMs 2K Sports Rep Seeking Better Video Game Ratings
As we have discussed before, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Joel Embiid is the best at Twitter. He continued to be the best at it last week, when he sent an unsolicited direct message to a member of 2K Sports' marketing team in an attempt to juice his stats in the upcoming NBA 2K15. ...

Nick Foles Was Really Shitty, And Then He Wasn't
The Jacksonville Jaguars shut out the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half of today's game, which made absolutely no sense. But the game shifted after halftime, Darren Sproles and LeSean McCoy sprung a few plays, and, crucially, Eagles quarterback Nick Foles appeared to simply decide to stop suckin...

Why Your Team Sucks 2014: Philadelphia Eagles
Some people are fans of the Philadelphia Eagles. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Philadelphia Eagles. This 2014 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group....

Mike Vick Is Super Passive-Aggressive About Riley Cooper Not Texting Him
It was Michael Vick who publicly jumped to Riley Cooper's defense after the Eagles receiver was caught on camera using racial slurs. The QB spoke out in favor of forgiving Cooper at a time other players were saying they had lost all respect. "We had guys talking about knocking him out, taking his he...
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If Hasheem Thabeet Sits Behind You In Coach, Don't Recline Your Seat [Update: Not Him]
Update, Aug. 29: Hasheem Thabeet's publicist has reached out to say that couldn't be Thabeet in the photos below, as he didn't fly to Philadelphia in the timeframe in question (and doesn't own Beats headphone). Sorry folks. But still: don't recline your seat if there's a really tall person behind yo...

Jeremy Maclin Appears To Injure Leg, Comes Right Back In
Jeremy Maclin, who missed all of last season after blowing out his ACL, went down with a non-contact injury early in the second quarter against Pittsburgh tonight. It looked ugly, like his knee hyperextended and buckled, and he was on the ground grabbing his knee for a while. But no need to fear t...