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Now before we talk about what Michael Vick’s return to Atlanta as the Philadelphia Eagles’ starting quarterback is, let’s talk about what it’s not. Vick isn’t coming back to Atlanta like someone out of a blacksploitation movie, complete with”Big Payback”

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Needing a sweep to have a realistic chance to challenge for the division title, the Atlanta Braves lost three straight to the Phillies. At least there’s the wild-card race.

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In the days before quarterback Michael Vick inked a six-year, $100 million deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, the national football pundits expressed their collective skepticism that he could duplicate the brilliant performance the led to his finishing second in the NFL’s Most Valuable Player voting.

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As a sports writer and columnist, I’ve always thought that statistics have been useful at breaking down the reasons why teams or individuals win or lose. They don’t always tell the whole story, but some illustrate things better than others.

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The last time Eagles backup quarterback Vince Young donned an NFL uniform, it was not definitely not the best of times. Young’s season came to an unceremonious end last November when he walked out on his former team the Tennessee Titans after he was benched in a loss to the Washington Redskins.

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Pence was welcomed and embraced by fans at Citizen’s Bank Park with open arms and several standiing ovations. After all, he is that “missing” righthanded bat that the fans, the media and Phillies management have been clamoring for all year.

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Former NFL defensive end and longtime television and movie actor Charles Aaron “Bubba” Smith was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday. Coroner’s reports have not yet been released, but according to the Los Angeles Times, it is believed that Smith died of natural causes.

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Before Tuesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he would prefer a right-handed bat over a reliever if the Phillies were to make a move before the July 31st trade deadline.

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NFL owners and players agreed early Monday to the terms of a deal to end the lockout, and players were expected to begin their voting process later in the day, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

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Armen Gilliam, who was part of the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels basketball team that made a run to the Final Four in 1987 and played for several NBA teams, has died. He was 47. Gilliam died Tuesday night at the LA Fitness gym in Bridgeville while he was playing basketball.

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