Sports: Philly has a catastrophic day: In pro football, Philly's Eagles fall to Washington Redskins; in pro basketball, Philly's 76ers squeezed out by Brooklyn Nets

So what's gonna happen to Quarterback Nick Foles, the rookie who's considered iffy by the power/s that be ... they've had enuff time and observation to decide on the lad's status.  Can he survive today's "hard luck" (is there such a thing in pro football?) and will he come back next week as starting QB?

— Sportikos, refWrite Backpage sports newspotter analyst columnist

"The Eagles can't let the surrounding talent in Foles' last six games and in next week's season finale against the New York Giants cloud their decision on whether to forge ahead with the rookie or not.

They have to look at both the good and bad - and there was plenty of both in Sunday's 27-20 loss to the Redskins - and decide if Foles is a franchise quarterback. That may sound like a hyperbolic statement to make, but the Eagles are in the position to make such a choice because they will be starting over from the bottom," says Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, yesterday after the game Dec23,2k12, 9:10 PM.

 

Eagles Grounded by RG3, Redskins

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Holiday, 76ers Edged by Brooklyn Nets

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The Eagles should be able to make an honest evaluation 

on whether Nick Foles will be their starting quarterback 

next season. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer)

Sports: Soccer: Philadelphia; Soccer team studs refuse to wear 'Bimbo' label

Philadelphia soccer fans protest sponsorship deal
Fans of the Philadelphia Union soccer team are up in arms over a sponsorship deal under which players will take the field in shirts emblazoned with the word "Bimbo." The club bagged $12 million in a four-year deal with Bimbo Bakeries USA, an offshoot of a Mexican baked-goods giant, but fans say the pile of cash isn't worth the jeers they'll suffer. "We're going to be [the] laughingstock of the league," complained one Union supporter. The Philadelphia Inquirer (1/12) 


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