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get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com chester, pennsylvania, native and professional basketball player tyreke evans returned home to host a free basketball camp. the memphis grizzly opened it for anyone from fourth graders to high school seniors to sharpen skills. this is now a four-year tradition. time for a check on sports. jeff skversky is here. and a new sheriff in town, rhys hoskins. >> suddenly the worst team in baseball is a lot of fun to watch. rhys hoskins on pace for 99 home runs. >> that's crazy. about chance to play the entire season, 99 home runs on pace for. absolutely ridiculous.

even rhys hoskins can't explain it. the phillies rookie phenom is off to the best start in baseball history. homers again today. incredible. 11 homers in his first 18 games. nobody has ever been that hot to start a career. how about rhys hoskins? busting on to the scene. against the cubs today, there you go. hoskins making the diving catch in left. only been playing out there for a month. he can do it all. starts the triple play to hernandez, to tommy joseph. the rare 7-4-3 triple play. phillys down three until the fifth. nick williams, two-run shot. phillies score five times in the fifth to take the lead. then in the eighth, save the best for last. are you kidding me? a philly's record. the fastest player in history to 11 homers. he gets a curtain call. he says it gives him goosebumps. phillys win, 6-3.

thing manager says jose kin's triple play sparks the comeback. >> that'll make you smile. winning two out of three. the key to the game was when i put on the triple play sign. that was huge. >> i don't know thousand put it into words. it's jus one of those zones, you try to ride the wave as long as you can. to do it like today, win against an outstanding team is special. >> yes, it is. the eagles clearly not comfortable with the corner situation. a cornerback today, landing dexter mcdougal for safety terrence brooks. he has zero starts and zero interceptions in his two half year career. but they believe he has potential and provides much-needed depth. he missed his rookie season in 2014 with a torn acl after he was drafted in the third round. he could make his debut for the eagles thursday in the preseason

from that lee against his former team, the jets. >> adding more depth to the corner and nickel position. letting him come in and compete and see where he's at. he's a young kid that, you know, works out at about getting in here and getting him going with the defense. >> speaking of the d, bo allen back at the defensive tackle spot. practicing for the first time after missing all preseason with a pectoral injury. nick foles missed most of camp and the preseason games. but doug peterson believes he will be ready come week one. >> these are obviously sensitive elbow issues. and being on the throwing arm, just want to make sure he's getting the proper amount of throws. ease him back in this week and get him ready for the regular season. >> ready week one? >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. >> well, with foles banged up,

should the eagles sign colin kaepernick? discuss on sports sunday, mike missanelli joins me live in studio in about 11 minutes. check this out, bengals punter huber going behind the back with the ball and runs for his life. he doesn't get away from the red skins. hopefully the eagle's new look secondary will get away with these. in the opener. 62-yard pick six. speed it up as he goes flying into the stands with a fedex leap. that would never fly at the link. red skins hang on to win 23-7. ago unless washington for the opener in two weeks. when the sixers open training camp this time next month, among the biggest concerns, the health of ben simmons. but last year's number one pick says there's nothing to be worried about. he is stronger than ever. simmons is back home in australia hosting a basketball camp. simmons is 100% healthy from that broken foot that cost him

all of last year. and he is very confident in the sixers being nba final contenders. listen. >> our goal is to get there. and win. so, you know, we don't to want doubt anything. we don't doubt each other. as long as we come in and work hard, believe we can do it. i feel good. i'm ready to go. had a year off. so a lot of people maybe doubting me now. but i'm ready to come back stronger than before. >> got to love the confidence from ben simmons. even markelle fultz and joel embiid talking playoffs. >> big hopes for the sixers. thank you. much more to come on action news. stick around. ♪

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