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L.A. Is A New Team With Chris Paul; Boston’s Win Streak Is Over

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

Most nights when the home team gets run out of the gym, the arena is unusually quiet. Not last night in Philly. While the Clippers were busy laying a 17-point beatdown on the Sixers, the crowd was halfway in-between incensed and amazed. It really began …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

We’ve picked up some more details regarding Mike Vick’s new contract with the Eagles. So since we have them, we may as well use them. For starters, a source with knowledge of the deal tells PFT that it’s actually a three-year deal.  But the final t…

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

This is reminiscent of (but not nearly as pretty as) Michael Jordan switching hands in Game 2 of the 1991 Finals against the Lakers. It's not as fluid and obvious as Jordan, but that same hesitation is there and, anyway, Griffin's game has never been ab…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Eagles owed quarterback Mike Vick $15.5 million for 2013.  They’ll pay him considerably less. The Raiders owe quarterback Carson Palmer $13 million for 2013.  Vick’s new deal could provide the template for a similar arrangement. Though many assu…

CNNSI.com

Angels manager Mike Scioscia was not surprised closer Ryan Madson had elbow soreness in his rehabilitation from reconstructive surgery.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Chris Paul had 21 points and 11 assists, Blake Griffin scored 20 points and the Los Angeles Clippers cruised to a 107-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.

Jeff McLane, philly.com

The Eagles don’t want a defense that is predictable. So when reporters tried their best to pin Chip Kelly and new defensive coordinator Bill Davis on whether the Eagles would remain a 4-3 defense or adopt a 3-4, they gave few details.

philly.com

Eagles head coach Chip Kelly, known to quip more than his predecessor, Andy Reid, wasn't exactly forthright. But he was amusing when talking about how the team's play-calling duties will work between him and new offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur.

CNNSI.com

Edith Houghton, one of the first female scouts in Major League Baseball, has died at the age of 100.

Zach Berman, philly.com

Here is the sixth in a series of looks at the Eagles roster:

philly.com

Norman Braman, who became a billionaire thanks to Florida car dealerships and investments in fine art and the Philadelphia Eagles, is no fan of taxes paying to upgrade Sun Life Stadium for the Miami Dolphins.

ESPN.com

Chris Sprow has an Insider feature up called "Who to cut, who to keep ," in which he examines potential salary-cap casualties by position around the league. It touches on the NFC East in a couple of places, including quarterback, where Sprow c…