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Bernard Hopkins to fight Jermain Taylor on July 16 in Vegas

Philly native, Bernard Hopkins, plans to retire within 1 year. It looks like he’s only got two fights left in his career and the first of those will be a 12 round undisputed middleweight championship bout against Jermain Taylor (23-0, 17 KOs). Taylor has youth on his side, looks real good in the ring, and [...]

Webber in his own words

“I’m telling you I never said that b.s. about A.I. I love A.I. I love being back East. I’ve got no problems with Allen and I don’t know where the hell anybody got that from. “I have a problem with me. I’ve got a problem with the fact that I can’t run the way I [...]

Jim Thome’s Return Delayed

Jim Thome was expected to re-join the Phillies for their upcoming series against the Orioles. But things aren’t looking so promising. The Phillies announced that, due to recurring back stiffness, Thome would remain on the DL at least through this weekend. The thinking goes like this: he probably hurried himself back from injury in the [...]

Myers Having Career Year

Brett Myers is single handedly keeping the Phillies above water. He’s got the third best ERA in the leage at 1.88 and he’s leading the league in strikeouts with 71. His strikeout to walk ration is out of this world and yesterday he pitched 9 strikeouts without giving up a single walk. These are unreal [...]

Jim Johnson: Signed through 69

Jim Johnson is the best defensive coordinator the Eagles have ever had. Forget Buddy Ryan. Ryan’s teams were loaded with talent, but he was not a brilliant defensive mind. It wasn’t the sytem that did it for him – it was the ridiculous level of talent. Johnson works without superstars, or he turns players into [...]

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