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  • NFL supports Lincoln Financial Field renovations

    This is a view of Philadelphia's new Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday, June 12, 2003. The Eagles closed minicamp in style Thursday, practicing in the Lincoln Financial Field for the first time. (AP Photo/H. Rumph, ...

  • Philly Reacts to Oklahoma Tornado on Twitter

    A local resident allowed looks through the rubble of a destroyed home, one day after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. (AP Photo/Brennan ...

  • AC’s Revel Exits Bankruptcy Court

    -- Revel is bankrupt no more. The struggling Atlantic City casino formally emerged from bankruptcy court on Tuesday, just 13 months after it opened with sky-high ...

  • Gov. Christie Orders Flags In New Jersey To Be Flown Half-Staff In Mourning of Oklahoma Tornado Victims

    – Governor Chris Christie ordered all State buildings to fly flags at half-staff on Wednesday in mourning of the tornado victims and devastation brought upon the State of ...

  • South Jersey Police Officer Rescues Man From Burning Home

    Deptford officer Tim Parks was nearing the end of his overnight shift when he responded to the two-story home and saw 58-year-old Christopher Mach trapped inside. Parks then forced his way in and got Mach out of the home shortly before firefighters arrived. Mach suffered first- and second-degree burns to his upper torso and is hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Parks, a former ...


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Scarface [Blu-Ray]

Scarface [Blu-Ray]

Scarface, Brian De Palmas grandiose modern reworking of the Howard Hawks gangster classic from 1932, is the very definition of excess, which is perhaps why it has persisted so long as a cultural totem: Its florid pleasures can never be exhausted. Centered around Al Pacinos gloriously de ... ...

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  • Phillies Hope To Figure Out Fernandez In Miami

    By Matt Leon PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The Phillies offense has been inconsistent at best so far during the 2013 season. But when they face Jose Fernandez, it has been downright nonexistent. The rookie right-hander will start for the Marlins tonight against the Phillies in the middle game of this three-game series in Miami. In his first two starts against Philadelphia this season, Fernandez has ...

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  • The 50th Super Bowl goes to the San Francisco Bay Area 2017 title game to be in Houston

    BOSTON - The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when ...

  • With the projected 11th pick Sixers should draft for size

    It is no secret that the Sixers need some size. If the team doesn’t decide to make an offer to ever-injured Andrew Bynum, that will leave Spencer Hawes and Kwame Brown to split center duties. It's not an ideal duo. Even if the team brings Bynum back, sustained health is not a guarantee, so the Sixers still need some serviceable back-up bigs in case Andrew takes a season off again. ...

  • NBA Draft Lottery 2013 odds Magic hold best chance at winning lottery

    Orlando Magic have the best odds to come away with the No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft. However, the team with the best odds heading into the lottery has never had much success getting that No. 1 pick. The team with the most ping pong balls has won the lottery just twice in the last 22 years. The last team to do so was the Magic in 2004, which led to the selection ...

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