The Eagles have released Tim Tebow, ending the former Heisman Trophy winner’s bid to win the No. 3 quarterback job for Chip Kelly in Philadelphia.
Tebow was one of 22 players released Saturday by the Eagles, who also cut veteran offensive lineman John Moffitt and rookie running back Raheem Mostert.
All NFL teams must reduce their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, but Tebow appeared to be in contention for a roster spot after Philadelphia traded Matt Barkley to the Arizona Cardin
Cool C, real name Christopher Roney, was convicted of first-degree murder after shooting Officer Lauretha Vaird during a bank robbery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Roney was originally scheduled to be put to death in 2006, but he was granted a stay of execution.
He will now be executed by lethal injection on 8 January (15) at a maximum security prison in Franklin Township, Penns
Philadelphia and the New York Jets completed a quarterback swap of sorts, with the Eagles announcing Friday they’ve signed Mark Sanchez to a one-year deal.
The deal comes a week after the Eagles lost Michael Vick to the Jets.
Sanchez’s deal is for $2.25 million and includes a $750,000 signing bonus, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The contract also includes up to an additional $1.75 million in bonuses, bringing the maximum value of the deal to $4 million. Sanchez can ach
Allen Iverson (Photo: Bill Kostroun, AP)
Allen Iverson’s No. 3 will rise into the rafters on a banner placed alongside those honoring the greatest players in 76ers history during a special number retirement ceremony at halftime of Saturday’s game against the Washington Wizards at the Wells Fargo Center.
Iverson will become the eighth player in Sixers franchise history to have his number retired, joining Charles Barkley, Maurice Cheeks, Wilt Chamberlain, Billy Cunningham, Julius Erving, Hal Gre
PHILADELPHIA (AP)—The Philadelphia 76ers have said goodbye to A.I.
Allen Iverson’s(notes) second stint with the team he once led to the NBA finals ended with a whimper Tuesday when the Sixers announced he would not return for the rest of the season.
Iverson has mostly been absent from the team for a month, returning to Atlanta to be with his family as they deal with an undisclosed illness of his 4-year-old daughter, Messiah.
Iverson, who returned to the 76ers as a free-agent in December, has not
