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AP source: Eagles interview Notre Dame's Kelly

CNNSI.com

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia Eagles interviewed Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press.

CNNSI.com

Raptors cruise to hand Sixers fifth straight defeat

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

After getting perhaps direct preparation for the job (i.e., facing an actual NFL team in the BCS title game), Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly may be ready to coach an NFL team of his own. One team reportedly thinks so.  According to Jeff McLane of the Phil…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Philadelphia Eagles have been as transparent as any team when it comes to their coaching search, sending out tweets and texts and emails and other updates regarding the status of the effort to replace Andy Reid. Most recently, the Eagles have sent o…

ESPN.com

We live in impatient times, and these days I hear a lot about the idea that the Philadelphia Eagles might be moving too slowly in their search for a new head coach. Truth is they only fired the last one nine days ago, but in the era of instant gratifica…

Les Bowen, philly.com

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman briefly updated the Eagles' website on the team's coaching search Wednesday. Roseman said he is confident potential candidates know the Eagles offer a framework conducive to success.

Jeff McLane, philly.com

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said that the Eagles would remain patient in their search for the team's next head coach.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Former Eagles, Rams, and Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil reportedly had a role in bringing former Eagles coach Andy Reid to Kansas City.  Now, Vermeil is trying to help replace Reid in Philly with another former NFL head coach. “My choice would be Jon Gruden…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The pressing concern, at least for those who attended Andy Reid's introductory news conference Monday, was what the longtime Philadelphia Eagles coach plans to do at quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs.

philly.com

Every game, the 76ers find themselves battling uphill against two opponents. They have to take on the other team and they also have to beat the calculator.

philly.com

SIXERS COACH Doug Collins rarely makes solid declarations. He's savvy enough to understand there always has to be wiggle room just in case bad things happen.

philly.com

THE WAY JIMMY MURRAY tells the story - and there are few who can tell one quite so wonderfully - the Eagles are playing the Washington Redskins in an exhibition game at Franklin Field in 1969. Astroturf has just been installed there and has caused the t…

philly.com

HEY, THERE'S a veteran NFL head coach available, that the Eagles are planning to interview Thursday. He was fired when his team missed the playoffs the past two seasons after raising fans' expectations. Got to the Super Bowl once but lost it. He's 54 ye…