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  • Harbor Avant want multipurpose labels

    FOR EAGLES tight end Clay Harbor, all this part-time linebacker stuff harkens to an uncharted and uneasy future. For Jason Avant, playing a little nickel corner takes him back to his past. "I got recruited out of high school by most of the big schools to play defense," he was saying after yesterday's OTA concluded at the NovaCare Complex. "I was a two-way player. And I was ...

  • Secondary school of hard knocks

    The Eagles' secondary would appear to have nowhere to go but up under Chip Kelly and his defensive coordinator, Bill Davis. (Kathy Willens/AP file ...

  • Eagles rookie wideout Ifeanyi Momah has a good altitude

    EVERYBODY loves an underdog, and every year there is a rookie of humble pedigree who catches the imagination of Eagles fans. Sometimes he's a seventh-round draft choice (Nate Ilaoa, a stubby fullback from Hawaii in 2007), sometimes he's an undrafted free agent (Chad Hall, a height-challenged ex-Air Force officer in 2010, or Damaris Johnson, the wideout/returner who supplanted Hall last ...

  • Inside the Phillies Location not velocity is Papelbons focus

    Jonathan Papelbon is in the century club. According to baseball-almanac.com, there is video evidence of his fastball being clocked at 100 m.p.h. during an April 22, 2008 game at Fenway Park. It's a cool accomplishment because there are so few people on this planet who can generate that kind of arm speed. But velocity is like good looks. Eventually, unless you're a super freak like ...

  • Eagles QBs feeling their way in Kellys new offense

    The Eagles have a lot of learning to do, along with a lot of winnowing of players, in the early days of the Chip Kelly era. (Matt ...


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Movie Review

Dinosaur

Contrary to claims of the obvious, "Dinosaur" is not a movie. Rather, it is an 82-minute demo reel that illustrates the wondrous possibilities of three-dimensional computer animation. It arrives, after many years in development, courtesy of Disney's new $70-million digital studio, which was constructed for the sole purpose of completing this movie. ...

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  • Calendars By Readdle App

    The default calendar on most phones isn’t anything to write home about. Calendars by Readdle syncs with both the built in calendar and Google’s calendar app, letting you manage events online and off. It’s a very clean interface that’s easy to read and edit. It also has a solid search function, so you can quickly find an ...

  • A Dog’s Tail Is Telling

    PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Every dog's tail is fully equipped with signals and messages meant for communication with us and with each other on a daily basis. It's fascinating how it's displayed for that specific purpose. For example, the tail wagging behavior is reserved for other beings entirely, meaning that a dog will not wag his/her tail without the presence of another being ...

  • Older Adults As Volunteers

    Once a week, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students go to churches, nursing facilities and retirement homes for an hour where they have been paired with older adults as "reading buddies." Currently there are 350 kids involved and founder Pat Quigg, 82, organizes snacks, buses, school schedules, 14 meeting places and 250 mostly older volunteers, some of whom read with and mentor more than one ...

  • Massive Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma City Area

    – Officials in Oklahoma are trying to sift through the destruction left by a tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City area Monday. The second twister in as many days has left more than 50 people dead, and dozens more hospitalized with injuries. The tornado is classified a ';devastating EF 4″ by the National Weather Service. Its nearly 200-mph winds leveled homes, tossed ...

  • NHL Notes Lecavalier wants to stay in Tampa

    NHL offseason awaits, that could change for Lecavalier. After a disappointing 2013 season, rumors are swirling that Lecavalier could be one of the pieces moved in the offseason to clear some cap space and relieve the team of its injury-prone captain. Yet, the 33-year-old doesn't want any change. "I want to play here the rest of my career and I've always said that and will keep ...

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