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Jul 9, 2009 | 19 comments

Vote early and vote often. We have until 4 p.m. to make Shane an All-Star. He is in the lead but he isn't home free.

Jul 8, 2009 | 1 comment

Shane Victorino's RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Wednesday night.

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Jayson Werth homered for the fourth straight game, Chase Utley hit an inside-the-park homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-6 on Thursday night.

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Rumors are flying around the possibility Cy-Young winning pitcher Pedro Martinez may be taking the mound in Philadelphia.

3 hours ago | 1 comment

Tearfully warns judge: "If anything happens to my kids"

Jul 8, 2009 | 4 comments

The Phillies were in the best position in baseball to land the best pitcher on the market, coveted Toronto ace Roy Halladay, according to reports.

Jul 8, 2009

Ramon Hernandez hit a tiebreaking RBI single off Brad Lidge in the ninth, lifting the Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.

Jul 8, 2009

Werth has the bat and the speed while Hamels has the golden arm, but which one is sexier? Find out who won!

Jul 7, 2009 | 5 comments

The Phillies were unstoppable on Monday night's against the Reds.

Jul 7, 2009 | 31 comments

Shane Victorino needs your help to become an All-Star. He and Mayor Nutter took to the streets to drum up support for the All-Star vote.

Jul 8, 2009

Making cartoon-like superheroes out of modern day major leaguers like Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder is the stuff of The Bigs 2.

Jul 8, 2009 | 5 comments

Kevin Millar says that Yankee fans have lost that hating feeling.

Jul 7, 2009

With a few mighty swings, Phils slugger Ryan Howard could finally settle the argument (at least for one night) over who the best power-hitting first baseman in the National League could be settled over...

Jul 6, 2009 | 8 comments

The Phillies need another starting pitcher -- ideally a righty with some Major League experience. Normally teams need to trade to get such a guy but the Phillies could go a different route and pick up...

Jul 7, 2009 | 2 comments

The change in policy about the seventh-inning stretch at Yankee Stadium is long overdue.

Jul 7, 2009 | 3 comments

A judge delayed his decision today on whether to make Jim Leyritz await his upcoming DUI manslaughter trial in jail after the former Yankee slugger was arrested last week and accused of beating his ex...

Jul 5, 2009 | 2 comments

The Phillies Joe Blanton pitched four-hit ball as the team rode their third-straight quality start to beat the New York Mets and their ace Johan Santana 2-0.

Jul 6, 2009 | 3 comments

Gone too soon: athletes whose lives -- and careers -- have ended tragically

Jul 5, 2009 | 3 comments

Chase Utley, Raul Ibanez and Ryan Howard were named to the National League All-Star team Sunday.

Jul 6, 2009 | 3 comments

It will be very easy for Tom Ricketts to curry early favor with Cubs fans.

Jul 6, 2009 | 14 comments

Holy cow! The sale of the Cubs to the Ricketts family is on paper and going to MLB for review.

Jul 3, 2009

The last time Rodrigo Lopez was on the mound in the majors was nearly two years ago.

Jul 2, 2009 | 6 comments

A year after a 9-0 record in Atlanta helped give Philadelphia momentum for its World Series championship run, three straight losses at Turner Field left the Phillies feeling flawed.

Jul 2, 2009 | 10 comments

Cole Hamels let the Braves score seven runs in just five innings in a heartbreaking 11-1 loss.