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  • Phillies Notes Struggling Hamels brushes off reporters again

    MIAMI - The last time Cole Hamels threw a pitch with his team in the lead was April 7. It was a crisp Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, in the high 50s, with the wind gusting to center. The season was six games old. In the fifth inning, Billy Butler smashed a 92-m.p.h. Hamels fastball to left for a grand slam. Hamels pitched to eight more batters that day, a 9-8 Phillies loss to Kansas ...

  • Eagles playing it safe with safety Phillips

    THE EAGLES and the Giants exchanged players this offseason. Not formally, of course, but New York signed Eagles free-agent defensive linemen Mike Patterson and Cullen Jenkins, and the Eagles signed former Giants first-round safety Kenny Phillips. It will be interesting to see which organization had a better read on the other squad's talents. Patterson, a smallish defensive tackle, ...

  • In hindsight Ryan Howards contract an expensive mistake for Phillies

    CONFESSION IS good for the soul, we are told. Besides, there is no realistic alternative, seeing as how the words written in 2010 will live forever in cyberspace. Every time I write about Ryan Howard, there probably should be this acknowledgment, right up front. ...

  • Oklahoma tornado damage stuns Eagles ex-Sooners

    The photos of Monday's tornado aftermath on Lane Johnson's phone didn't come from CNN or a newspaper. (Michael S. Wirtz/Staff ...

  • Some early musings about Chip Kellys team

    IN HIS HUGE OFFICE, early in these spring mornings, ol' Chippah must be chuckling. He has the whole region chasing its tail, like some strung-out Pac-12 defense without the sense to just play soft until the red zone. Who will be the quarterback? Will the rookie right tackle start over that huge Hanson brother ...


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Monsters vs. Aliens

Monsters vs. Aliens

As with most of DreamWorks other computer-animated comedies, Monsters vs. Aliens is a brightly colored mash-up of pop-culture gags that speeds at you so fast and furiously that it feels like a rush even if you cant remember much about it the next day. This sensation i ... ...

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  • Readings Anthony Hewitt making major strides

    Anthony Hewitt was drafted as a shortstop, but the Phillies were hoping he could be their third baseman of the future. (Ralph Trout/Reading Fightin ...

  • Effects Of Lead Exposure On Student Achievement

    Reginald Cureton, at a year old, was diagnosed with four times the amount of lead in his blood required for a child to be identified as having lead poisoning. Now 12, he's making strides in a smaller school; but Reginald is not ...

  • Test For Nickel Allergy Before Hip Surgery

    PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Are you allergic to nickel? Nickel is a metal that is commonly part of the hardware utilized for hip replacement surgery. It is very important to recognize this prior to surgical procedures. This has not always been easy. In the not too distant past patients would often have to see either an allergist or a dermatologist and undergo patch testing, which requires a couple of ...

  • Spurs blow late lead beat Grizzlies 93-89 in OT

    San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9), of France, goes up for a shot against the Memphis Grizzlies defense during the first half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...

  • Police Find More Live Mortar Shells Where Box Of Ammunition Exploded In Delaware

    – Bomb experts found a total of 11 other unexploded 40 millimeter projectiles that were about 6-inches long. "It's a projectile for a grenade system," Assistant Delaware State Fire Marshall Michael Chionchio said. The one that exploded critically injured William Hailey, whose father-in-law lives around the corner. "I just heard an explosion. I asked my wife 'did ...

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