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Bryce Treggs impresses in Eagles' preseason opener vs. Packers
Last year, Bryce Treggs spent training camp with the San Francisco 49ers before joining the Eagles in September. This year, Treggs took the opportunity to make a brand new first impression. With the Eagles short a couple wideouts in Thursday’s preseason opener against Green Bay, Treggs was everywhere, catching seven passes for 91 yards in the Eagles’ 24-9 loss to…
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Eagles rookie Mack Hollins shows he can handle leap to NFL level
BOX SCORE GREEN BAY, Wis. — Eagles wide receiver Mack Hollins said last week that he had never even attended an NFL game in his lifetime. Were it not for a slip on the slick concrete in Lambeau Field’s north end zone, he would have indeed been in the bleachers with everyone else watching the Birds’ first preseason game of…
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Marquette's historic win over Villanova gets it off NCAA Tournament bubble
MILWAUKEE — Just what the Big East needed: another potent threat. Marquette’s 74-72 win over No. 1-ranked Villanova on Tuesday qualifies as the best win in the tenure of third-year coach Steve Wojciechowski, but it was only the second major win in a four-day period. On Jan. 21, Marquette went to Omaha and knocked off No. 7 Creighton, 102-94. The Creighton win…
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No. 1 Villanova stumbles late in second half of loss to Marquette
BOX SCORE MILWAUKEE — Realistically, the travel delays that landed Villanova into Milwaukee by midday weren’t the problem. The No. 1 team in the Associated Press poll looked sharp and rested in the first half and kept Marquette at arm’s length for most of the second half. The problem came when Marquette’s jet arrived in all its fury with a quarter...
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Instant Replay: Marquette 74, No. 1 Villanova 72
BOX SCORE MILWAUKEE — Villanova lost a 15-point lead in the second half, and Marquette stunned the No. 1-ranked Wildcats in a 74-72 outcome at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Tuesday night. Mikal Bridges scored a career-high 20 points, but Marquette hit four late free throws to claim its first lead of the night, and Villanova missed two looks at…
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As Sixers struggle at PG, Carter-Williams growing with Bucks
MILWAUKEE — Sixers head coach Brett Brown spent part of Wednesday’s postgame talking about one area that could greatly improve his team — shoring up the point guard spot. With an injury-limited assortment of Kendall Marshall, Tony Wroten and T.J. McConnell trying to hold down the spot, as well as part-time point Isaiah Canaan, the Sixers haven’t gotten on track on...
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Brett Brown looks to PG spot for control after loss to Bucks
BOX SCORE MILWAUKEE – Brett Brown promised the conversation that was to come. The Sixers coach said before the game the postgame comments would be centered around turnovers, and that element would dictate whether or not the Sixers would be talking about victory or defeat. After ceding 28 turnovers at home against Memphis on Tuesday, he hoped his team would…
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Instant Replay: Bucks 113, Sixers 100
BOX SCORE MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Bucks scored the first 10 points of the game and never led by less than double figures after the first quarter, and the Sixers fell to 1-30 following the first installment of a six-game road trip in a 113-100 setback. After a 28-turnover performance against Memphis the night before, the Sixers gave away 23…
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Carl Landry makes Sixers debut in hometown of Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — Seven years and three months separate the birth dates of Carl Landry and the next-oldest member of the 76ers. Finally, the elder statesman of the youngest team in the NBA will get to apply his experience to the basketball court. Landry was declared fit for his first game action of 2015-16 before Wednesday’s game in Milwaukee. “I knew…
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With Chase Utley off, Phillies swept by Brewers in 6-1 loss
BOX SCORE MILWAUKEE – The Brewers know the struggles the Phillies have faced in 2015, also possessing one of the worst records in baseball. But there was no empathy over the weekend at Miller Park. Including a 6-1 outcome Sunday, the Brewers finished the year a perfect 7-0 against the Phillies, the first time Milwaukee has executed a season sweep…