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Categories: BREAKING NEWS Eagles News QuarterbacksTags: Bill LazorMatt BarkleyMichael VickNick FolesPhiladelphia EaglesYesterday Eagles quarterback coach Bill Lazor said it was too early say which of his quarterbacks, Michael Vick, Nick Foles, Matt Barkley, Dennis Dixon and G.J. Kinne. “It’s too early to put a number on it,” Lazor said. “Just like with most competitions in this league, day-to-day, you have ups and downs – like the offense [...](Read more...)

Here is The Sports Den's pick for tonight's NHL playoff game. The money line is according to Sportsbook.                 Friday May 24, 2013         Game                               Pick  Senators @ Penguins                Penguins    (-230) Last Night: 2-1 2013 Playoffs: 29-21 Thursday May 23 Results Game                                          Pick Red Wings 2 - Blackhawks 0

Pretty, tough-girl rapper Eve won a Grammy Award in 2002 for her Ruff Ryders collaboration with Gwen Stefani, and her hit album, Eve-Olution, came out the same year. (For the record, Eve should have two Grammys; she was featured on the Roots song “You Got Me,” which won a Grammy in 2000, but she somehow never received a statuette.) Early success aside, the Philadelphia native known for her lyrical swagger and her sharp partnerships with DMX, Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Lil Jon has been fairly quiet over the past decade. Her collaborative spirit is plenty alive, though; Eve is so into working with other talented musicians that last year she started uploading homemade remixes to YouTube with her rhymes over existing hits by Rihanna, Brandy, Miguel, and other unwitting costars. This month she invited legends such as Missy Elliott and Snoop Dogg to make cameos on her veritable comeback album, Lip Lock. Here, she talks about eponymous songs, the purse she can’t put down, and crazy-detailed nail art. —Sarah Z. Wexler This month you performed with the Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. How was it to reunite with them?It was amazing. They’re so incredible. Most of them I’ve known since I was 15 years old! The new album is called Lip Lock—why?My lips are my favorite feature—they’re fun, flirty. So is your favorite beauty product lipstick, then?[It's] Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream. [It's] the best thing ever. I put it all over my face on long flights, to keep my skin moisturized. If I’m breaking out, I put it on, and the next day it’s taken the inflammation down. I also use it on cuticles and lips, small cuts—it’s a miracle cream. You’ve also been sporting some serious nail art recently. What’s on your nails right now?I have white nails with black Old English letters that say “Lip Lock” and have little red lips on some of them. I’m also feeling bright pastels because it’s spring, like light blues and light greens. It must be hard writing a song that sums up who you are, yet you endeavored to do just that with the single “Eve.” How did you even begin that process?That song is introducing people to me coming back and letting them know where I’m at, at this point in my life, so it’s the perfect introduction to the album. One day I was so tired, I didn’t want to go to the studio, but my producer said, “Come in. We got the beat for you.” I heard it, and I wrote the song so fast—I was so energized. After the second verse, I was like, “I need a Jamaican girl on it!” [Jamaican singer Miss Kitty guests on the song.] The beat was so aggressive, in your face, it needed that to punch it even more. You’ve always been fairly fashion-forward, even back in the late nineties: The paw-print tattoos you have on your chest definitely inspired many an imitation. Whose style do you love?Rihanna’s really dope; I like the way she dresses. I’m sure her closet is amazing. It sure seems like it would be. What about your closet? You’ve lived in New York, L.A., and London—which city’s fashion is most inspiring to you?London. That’s where I’ve been spending a lot of time. You see so many kinds of styles, and they’re so individual. It inspires me to open up my style and express myself. Right now I’m completely obsessed with a Louis Vuitton purse that’s a collaboration with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama; it’s got yellow polka dots, and I take that bag everywhere. Photo: Amarpaul Kaliari

Here is The Sports Den's pick for tonight's NBA playoff game.The line is according to Sportsbook.               Friday May 24, 2013        Game                               Pick Pacers @ Heat                        Pacer    +7 Results 5/22: 0-1 2013 Playoffs: 16-15 Wednesday May 22 Results Game                                 Pick  Heat 103 - Pacers 101        Heat   -8

Here are The Sports Den's MLB picks for today. The money line is according to Sportsbook.            Friday May 24, 2013     Game                                Pick Cubs @ Reds                        Reds          (-150) Braves @ Mets                     Braves        (-166) Indians @ Red Sox                Red Sox     (-109)  Marlins @ Whites Sox           White Sox   (-174) A's @ Astros

With Freddy Galvis already on the roster and ready to step in and play second base, many fans were hoping for the chance to see Darin Ruf or even Josh Fields come up and hit some home runs off the bench while Chase Utley rested on the DL. Instead, the Phillies called up Michael Martinez.…

Reading Fightin Phils third baseman slash outfielder Tyler Henson is tearing it up this year. Hitting .310 with an OPS of .856, thats 57 and 137 points above his eight year career averages, respectively. Yeah, it’s not even June and he already has 6 errors at third (.909 yeowch), but maybe a corner outfielder’s spot [...]

On Wednesday, Jeff McLane put out the inaugural Damaris Johnson hype piece of 2013. If you'll remember, Johnson was something of a revelation last offseason after the Eagles signed him as undrafted free agent (and paid a premium, unprecedented price to secure his services). Despite a slight, DeSean Jackson-esque frame, he impressed in camps and preseason with his soft hands and electrifying jitterbugness (not a word -- yet) in the open field. Andy Reid even made the DeSean Jackson comparison. People wondered if the little guy opening eyes, who held the NCAA record for total all-purpose yards after his junior season and missed his senior year because of an unfortunate embezzlement episode, might burrow his way into the regular offense. There were some instances of that, there should have been more. Johnson had flashes of brilliance, sprinkled in with dangerous punt return moments that gave us heart attacks. But hey, without such antics we wouldn't have been privy to the 98-yard beauty against the Cowboys (not for the win, but to cover the spread at least!). Given Damaris's visibility and displays of scintillating ability, I was surprised when McLane wrote: [Maclin] singled out Damaris Johnson, the small and speedy receiver who made the roster last season as an undrafted rookie but hardly did enough to suggest a quantum leap in Year 2. Ok, the word "quantum" is pretty significant, but didn't Damaris Johnson in fact do enough in his rookie season to suggest he could make some kind of sizable leap? There were definitely fans and writers alike out there who surmised that Johnson's skill set would fit in a Chip Kelly-designed offense. Even Damaris himself felt that way: "When I heard that Coach Kelly got hired, the one thing that just lit up in my mind was thinking, 'Oh, man, it's going to be a spread offense. He's going to give guys the chance to have the ball in space, and I know that that works to my advantage,' " Johnson said Wednesday. Yesterday, Tommy Lawlor followed with an article on Iggles Blitz entitled "Wide Receiver Position is Wide Open," expressing his excitement and lauding Johnson's potential in the Eagles' new offense. He opined that Damaris might steal Jason Avant's position in the slot, citing the former's superior YAC stats: The WR I'm most excited about is Damaris Johnson. He could steal the primary slot role from Avant. Check out this Yards after catch stat, per ESPN: Jason Avant - 53 catches - 167 yards after catch - 8 receptions of 20 or more yards Damaris Johnson - 19 catches - 104 yards after catch - 4 receptions of 20 or more yards Avant is averaging 3.15 YAC per reception. Johnson is at 5.47. Which guy do you want with the ball in his hands? It's a legitimate argument. Kelly preaches getting the ball out quickly, a different kind of quick strike offense than what we saw under Andy Reid. For that reason, it would be natural that Chip has a proclivity for players who can take advantage of open space and pick up chunks of yards once they receive the ball. It's the role Damaris was born to play, and he can line up anywhere -- in the slot, split wide, in the backfield. If anything, it is Johnson, not Jackson, who's equipped to be used like DeAnthony Thomas because of his experience as a ball carrier at Tulsa. Fun stat: Damaris's official bio page on the Eagles website says he had 150 touches at Tulsa that went for at least 20 yards. A staggering amount, for sure. Not including kick/punt returns, he had 304 total touches receiving and rushing in college. *Brain goes into super complicated math mode.* So, wait, if that number doesn't include kick/punt returns, that would mean half of his offensive touches in college went for 20 yards or more. Is that possible? That's not possible, right? Please be possible, I want to believe it. If that number includes kick (122) punt (53) returns, then the total touches for the sample size is 479, and means 31% -- 1 out of every 3-4 -- of them went for at

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This year’s edition of City Hall Presents — a weekly concert/performance series to take place in the courtyard of City Hall — recently announced its summer lineup, and it’s actually pretty impressive. The series kicks off on May 29th with Alô Brasil, and then continues on every Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30PM. Other performers include [...]