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  • Desmonds slam leads Nats over Phillies

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Ian Desmond hit a grand slam in the 11th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 Wednesday night, avoiding a three-game ...

  • Stutes gives up slam in loss to Nationals

    Jonathan Papelbon looks down after Washington Nationals' Jayson Werth hit the game-tying ninth-inning single on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Yong Kim/Staff ...

  • Phillies News and Notes

    Cliff Lee #33 of the Philadelphia Phillies puts on his jacket after finishing the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves during a MLB baseball game on September 23, 2012 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Braves defeated the Phillies 2-1. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty ...

  • Bear Spotted Climbing Playground Set In Bucks County

    - Residents reported a bear sighting in Bucks County on Wednesday - in a neighbor’s backyard! The sighting was reported at Springtown Road and Winter Bridge Lane in ...

  • Firefighters Find Body At Allentown Blaze

    ALLENTOWN, Pa., (CBS) - Officials say firefighters found a body at an Allentown blaze on Wednesday night, but the death was unrelated to the fire. The incident happened at about 8:30 p.m. at the 800 block of N. Jerome ...


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Movie Review

Theatre of Blood [DVD]

Theatre of Blood [DVD]

William Shakespeare is probably the most sadistically violent author to still be taught on a regular basis in public schools. Dressed up in undeniably beautiful poetry, his plays features a litany of brutal murders and atrocious deeds, from stabbings, to beheadings, to mutilation, to cannibalism, not to mention all the black magic, treachery, and illicit sex. Worried adults who jump on the bandwa ... ...

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  • UPDATE 4-Actor James Gandolfini star of The Sopranos dies in Italy

    Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:54pm EDT (Adds actor's planned attendance at Sicily film festival, more reaction) By Piya Sinha-Roy and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking cable TV series "The Sopranos," died on Wednesday vacationing in Italy. He was ...

  • Desmonds Slam Leads Nats Over Phillies

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  • Stan Lopatas crouching stance set him apart

    Stan "Stash" Lopata, 87, the popular Phillies catcher whose distinctive batting crouch was imitated by young Philadelphians in the 1950s, died Saturday of heart disease at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. A two-time all-star (1955, 1956), Mr. Lopata still holds the Phillies' season records for catchers in triples (seven) and home runs (32). He hit 116 home runs in ...

  • Source Eagles hire former Soul coach

    has confirmed through a league source. Munsey most recently was the coach for Orlando of the AFL in 2012. He will work the mid-Atlantic region of the Birds’ college scouting department. Munsey was the Soul’s coach from 2006-08. His first child, son Graydon, was born the same weekend the Soul beat San Jose for the ArenaBowl title. A lockout by owners forced the cancellation of the ...

  • Flyers could pursue Brad Richards if hes on market

    Rangers center Brad Richards (19) looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Washington. (Nick Wass/AP ...

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