Rookie linebacker Mychal Kendricks looked good at strong-side linebacker and should end up as the starter there. Granted, there wasn’t any live hitting (in the minnicamp), which makes it difficult to evaluate a defensive player, especially a rookie defensive player. But he looked comfortable and confident in pass coverage and that’s why the Philadelphia Eagles drafted him in the second round.
Mychal Kendricks Looks Like a Starter For Philadelphia Eagles
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Usain Bolt dumps girlfriend to focus on Summer Olympics
14 05 2012By Chris Chase
Usain Bolt ended his six-month relationship with a Slovakian fashion designer in order to focus on the upcoming Summer Olympics.
News reports suggest Bolt’s breakup with Lubica Slovak, 28, was because of his desire to repeat his double-gold/world-record Olympic performance in London. The Jamaican swept the sprint events in 2008 and set the world marks in each race.
A source close to Bolt told The Sun, “He will have plenty of time for relationships. At the moment he’s concentrating on his running career and doesn’t want anything to distract from that.”
Slovak emigrated to Canada as a teenager and later moved to Jamaica after she took a vacation there. She was introduced to Bolt by reggae singer Tami Chynn, a mutual friend.
The sprinting star was criticized in his native Jamaica when a picture of him kissing Slovak, who is white, appeared in a local newspaper. A cartoon accompanied the photo, in which Bolt was seen running past a black woman with “local” written on her shirt and into the arms of a “Slovakian fashion designer.”
The island’s second-largest newspaper published letters to the editor criticizing Bolt’s choice in women. Countless Internet comments angrily reacted to the Bolt-Slovak relationship.
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Tags: Lubica Slovak, sprinting, Summer Olympics, Tami Chynn, Usain Bolt
Categories : Olympics
Phillies To Trade Away Stars?
10 05 2012by Jim Salisbury csnphilly.com
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. witnessed the verbal spanking that Charlie Manuel gave his sleep-walking team after it fell victim to an ugly sweep at the hands of the New York Mets on Wednesday night.
Was it needed?
“Most undoubtedly,” Amaro said Thursday. “It was deserved.”
Was it overdue?
“Maybe,” Amaro said.
Did Amaro feel compelled to jump in and say anything to his stumbling team?
“I didn’t have to,” he said. “Charlie handled it very well.”
As GM, Amaro charts the team’s course with his handling of personnel matters, and, as he pointed out Thursday, “Sometimes change is good.” But for now, Amaro said he was not planning any wholesale changes. A bullpen tweak — the promotion of lefty Jake Diekman — appears on the way, but the bulk of the responsibility of turning around this downbound train lies with the players.
And if things don’t turn around, Amaro said, it could be another busy July for him. Only this time, instead of adding talent — as he did with Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence — he could be looking to sell it off. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Chad Qualls, Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies, Ruben Amaro
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Phillies Passed on Brandon Morrow
9 05 2012Anybody remember when the Phillies passed on taking Brandon Morrow as part of the Cliff Lee deal with Seattle a few years back? I groaned about it then and wonder if anybody else would like to groan with me now. He is arguably the best pitcher in Major League Baseball through the first month and a half of the season. Good thing Phillippe Aumont, Tyson Gillies and Juan Ramirez. have all panned out.
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Tags: Brandon Morrow, Cliff Lee, Juan Ramirez, Philadelphia Phillies, Phillippe Aumont, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Tyson Gilles
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Fletcher Cox Drafted By Philadelphia Eagles
27 04 2012The Philadelphia Eagles traded up from number# 15 to #12 in the first round of the NFL Draft to select Mississippit State defensive tackle Fletcher Cox. Here is Geoff Mosher’s take from the Sporting News:
How he fits: Cox, who left Mississippi State after his junior season, is considered the draft’s best gap-shooting, penetrating defensive tackle — the ideal three-technique player for the Eagles’ wide-nine scheme. In the wide nine, down linemen are required to attack quarterbacks full throttle instead of reading and reacting like most linemen do in 4-3 schemes. Cox, who is 6-4, 298 pounds, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.79 seconds at the Combine. The Eagles think he can move outside and rush the passer from the end position. The only knock on Cox is that he could afford to get bigger and that he suddenly surged in his junior year.
When he’ll play: The Eagles have experienced, effective starters in veterans Mike Patterson and Cullen Jenkins, but DL coach Jim Washburn likes to rotate all of his linemen. Cox can start off in the rotation, entering in sub packages and nickel schemes, while he grasps and understands the team’s unique wide-nine scheme, especially the unconventional run responsibilities. He’s probably a year or two away from becoming a three-down lineman. Eventually, the Eagles hope he can develop into one of the game’s premier interior pass rushers.
THE TAKE
“He’s just going to jump right into the rotation we got and start playing. Working him in with the rotation — you know how we rotate, roll them in every four plays — will be a good way to break him into it. It will be fun. There’s pressure on the 12th pick in the draft anyway, but this will be a way to ease him in.” — Jim Washburn, Eagles DL coach Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Andy Reid, Cullen Jenkins, Fletcher Cox, Mike Patterson, Mississippi State, Philadelphia Eagles
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Broncos Tried To Acquire Philadelphia Eagles CB Asante Samuel
20 04 2012By Mike Klis / The Denver Post
After the likes of Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers taught them in 2011 that an NFL team can’t have enough quality cornerbacks, the Broncos have expressed interest in acquiring Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel, according to two NFL sources.
However, the Broncos no longer believe they can strike a deal, even though trade talks advanced to the stage where the team presented two proposals — one for a late-round draft pick and the other involving a player.
It is well known the Eagles have been trying to deal Samuel, a four-time Pro Bowler, before the NFL draft begins Thursday. Several other teams also have been in talks with the Eagles in recent days about Samuel. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Asante Samuel, Champ Bailey, Denver Broncos, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Nnamdi Asomugha, Philadelphia Eagles
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Philadelphia Eagles Not Likely To Trade Up To #4 In NFL Draft
15 04 2012by Reuben Frank
A high-level team source dismissed the latest blockbuster trade report involving the Eagles as “just another draft rumor” and said there’s little chance the Eagles will move up to No. 4 in this year’s draft. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Cleveland Browns, Justin Blackmon, Michael Floyd, Morris Claiborne, Philadelphia Eagles, Ryan Tannenhill, Tom Heckert
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