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Delmon Young can earn an additional $600,000 if he loses eight pounds - and keeps them off

David Brown, yahoo.com

The Philadelphia Phillies will weigh slugger Delmon Young on six occasions of their choice this season, the Associated Press and others have reported. If he makes the required weight each time, he'll be paid an extra $600,000 this season on top of the $…

Jeff McLane, philly.com

MOBILE, Ala. — Right up there along with who the Eagles intend to have at quarterback next season is the question of their health and strength on the offensive line. Three of their starters on the line, including All Pro left tackle Jason Peters, will b…

Jeff McLane, philly.com

MOBILE, Ala. -- The Eagles have hired Dave Fipp to be their next special teams coordinator, according to several reports.

Paul Hagen, MLB.com

The Phillies announced Wednesday that Cody Asche was among six additional non-roster invitees to big league camp in Clearwater, Fla. It's just the latest signal that the Phils are hoping that Asche could be their third baseman of the future.

Todd Zolecki, MLB.com

The Phillies announced Wednesday they have added six more players as non-roster invitees for Spring Training, with the list including several of the organization's top prospects.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

For new Eagles coach Chip Kelly, questions abound. He’s still trying to fill a staff and figure out what to do about quarterback, but he also has to wonder about how fast he can go with his team this offseason. One of the signatures of Kelly’s team at…

Zach Berman, philly.com

Baltimore's Joe Flacco and San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick are the two quarterbacks in the Super Bowl. Neither has reached a Pro Bowl -- yet. (Kaepernick is in his first season as a starter.) During the next two weeks, the talking point topic of "…

ESPN.com

MOBILE, Ala. -- Late Tuesday night, Monte Kiffin and Chip Kelly shared a beer and some conversation. Before Kiffin, the Dallas Cowboys' newly hired defensive coordinator, left for the night, he hugged Kelly, the new coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Kif…

ESPN.com

Dallas Cowboys After Jay Ratliff's DWI arrest -- in an incident that took place less than two months and just a few miles from where teammate Jerry Brown lost his life in a drunken-driving accident involving a car driven by Cowboy Josh Brent -- Todd Arc…

philly.com

Google Delmon Young's name and, among the words that pop up next to it, are hate crime. Add the letter A after Young's name in the world's most popular search engine and you'll find the words arrested, anti-Semitic and assault on your screen.

philly.com

MOBILE, Ala. - The Jacksonville Jaguars' new coach, Gus Bradley, reflected on a whirlwind week Tuesday as he watched a Senior Bowl practice.

philly.com

IT ONLY seemed like Phil Jasner covered the 76ers forever. In fact, he once wrote about the Big 5. And he did it with the same passion he brought to the NBA. Friday, Jasner will be inducted into the Big 5 Hall of Fame at a Palestra luncheon.