The 2007 and 2008 New York Mets did the Phillies - and perhaps Dick Allen - a huge favor by managing to collapse two years in a row, thus paving the way for the Phillies to win the World Series last season. The Mets officially have erased the stigma once attached to the Phils' 1964 flameout.
BRIGNOLES, France - Britain's Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour de France in searing heat yesterday, with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finishing safely in the trailing pack.
Wakefield an all-star at last Knuckleball specialist Tim Wakefield made his first All-Star Game in his 17th season, one of a major-league-high six Boston Red Sox players headed to Busch Stadium in St. Louis for the July 14 game.
Just as Philadelphia-area adult male tennis fans are quite familiar with Anna Kournikova, the photogenic Russian knows the City of Brotherly Love and its vocal spectators well.
And then there was one! Running back LeSean McCoy, the team's second-round pick in April's draft, agreed to terms on a four-year contract Monday night. The Eagles have now come to terms with seven of the eight members of their 2009 draft class.