LeSean McCoy was sleeping when he became a millionaire 45 times over. After an exhausting, roller-coaster day/off-season, he retired to his place with his closest soldiers and was catching a nap when Drew Rosenhaus texted to say a deal was imminent.
Minutes later he’d be in a room with the Rosenhaus brothers—Drew and Jason—Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, general manager Howie Roseman, and Andy Reid (President Joe Banner had to fly because of a prior commitment), shaking hands and going over the particulars of a contract that just hours ago seemed miles away.
Phillies Deserve Scrutiny
After years of cultivating a trustworthy reputation, the franchise is acting cagey toward reporters. What are they hiding from the fans?
It’s a good thing that Major League Baseball allows teams to announce game attendance figures in terms of tickets sold, rather than backsides in the seats, because the Phillies wouldn’t be able to crow about their streak of packed houses were the latter practice in vogue.
Anybody who chose to attend Sunday’s desultory 5-1 loss to the Red Sox experienced a bland afternoon at the ballpark. The Phils seemed uninspired, and the fans certainly had no juice, something that happens when the hometown club tumbles into a 5-0 third-inning hole. Even the Phanatic’s set piece, which involved cavemen and Bob Seger’s...
It’s a great weekend to be a sports fan in Philly: playoff basketball on one side of the street and interleague baseball on the other as the Boston Celtics take on the Sixers for Game 4, and the Boston Red Sox begin a weekend series with the Phils. And I, a resident of Philadelphia for almost half a decade, will attempt to enjoy (and survive) the weekend as a lifelong fan of Boston sporting teams.
New Eagle Fletcher Cox Finds Southern Comfort in Philly
Mississippi kid meets bright lights, big city.
It took all of 20 seconds to be patched through to Yazoo City’s mayor, McArthur Straughter, when a reporter called to discuss homegrown talent Fletcher Cox. It is a topic most of the 11,000 residents that make up the quaint Mississippi town would be more than happy to stop for.
“It’s not every day that you get somebody drafted from a small town like ours,” said Mayor Straughter with a distinctive twang. “Everyone knows Fletcher; he’s a conversation piece. He carries the conversation and carries the day. I hope that he doesn’t forget the upbringing he’s had, even though he’s in the big city with the bright lights.”
