>> dawn, what happens when merrill reece and merrill reece sound like contest.he voice of the eag ♪ >> free games people download and play on their phones could be the next big thing in gambling. inform cass soon know regulators say they're ready to approve gambling on social games that involve an element of skill. they say it's another way to help atlantic city struggling casino industry by getting a piece of what one game company's ceo estimates could be an eight to $10 billion a year market in the u.s. once it takes off. >> well eighths miracle this puppy is still alive. veterinarians suspected he was used as abate dog for dog fighting because of the severity of injuries to his head and neck. fortunately, home at last dog rescue saved this little guy from a philadelphia high kill shelter where he'd been dropped off. >> that puppy was rush to norristown veterinary hospital where it was touch and go. the dog clinic to go live until veterinarians were able to work their magic. it's hard to believe anyone could hurt this sweet little puppy. at just three months o

what happens when merrill reece entered a merrill reece sound a like contest.an merrill reece do merrill reece. >> allen iverson at tonight s sixers game. wh ♪ >> we are getting closer to the start of the fall classic the world series right here on fox. it starts next tuesday in kansas city. the royals already in. win tonight by the san francisco giants they will join them as well. giants and cardinals game five. top half of the third scoreless much giants have been defensively the whole series in the here. one to nothing cardinals. he makes easier on himself in the fourth. solo homerun. carlos takes a three to two lead. stays that way until the bottom of the eighth. down to the last sick outs. michael morris the solo shot leads it off. ties it up at three and that's where we are right now. giants and cardinals three-three. they have moved to the ninth inning how about the sixers and celtics tonight. ai allen iverson in the house. 76ers not quite the team that allen played for. celtics hit 15, three-points. sixers can't inbound a basketball. watch this. maybe t

what happens when merrill reece entered a merrill reece sound a like contest.ece. >> allen iverson at tonight s sixers game. we had a free weekend. we all got together and we are having a great time. there is everything to do. you've got restaurants. you've got shopping, oh my gosh fabulous shopping. bars too, although i'm married and i don't know if my husband wants me in any bars. i don't think it is just for girls weekend. i think it's great for couples. it's great for families. i was also was talking to my girlfriends saying i would like to bring my husband back. it's a great weekend. ♪ >> we are getting closer to the start of the fall classic the world series right here on fox. it starts next tuesday in kansas city. the royals already in. win tonight by the san francisco giants they will join them as well. giants and cardinals game five. top half of the third scoreless much giants have been defensively the whole series in the here. one to nothing cardinals. he makes easier on himself in the fourth. solo homerun. carlos takes a three to two lead. stays that

you hear fans on the street doing impressions of merrill reece?t grew up here and people are acting like merrill reece? >>> it's fun. it's a compliment, and i take it with a smile. you hear it all the time. but i get a kick out of it. it's not something that has ever offensed me and i love when i turn on the hear joe cochlin do it. it's just fun. it's just another thing. but it's fun. ♪ >> we've all done those impressions of merrill reece. recent radio contest to do their impersonation of merrill. the results might surprise you. we'll talk you would it at 6:00 o'clock. >> sounds good, thanks, tom. >> coming up at 6:00 the group facing serious charges in a complicated fraud scheme. investigators say they stole a house and a car from a south philly widow. >> plus, this dog has been through hell and it's just three months old. officials believe this little guy was used as abate dog. tonight his incredible road to recovery. fox 29 news at 6:00 starts right recovery. fox 29 news at 6:00 starts right after this. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( s

merrill reece weighs in on the passing of bill campbell coming up with sports. >> famous coach said,ou are what your record says you are. the eagles are four and one and tied at the top of the inform fc east but to hear the talk around town, you would think they are one and four. inconsistent play on both sides of the ball has fans wondering how long the birds can get away with slow starts and passive finishes. the confident quarterback who never seemed to miss an opportunity last season is a little off his game. special teams standing out as the best unit. the eagles right where they should be four and one with a lot of work to do. >> not just magic quick fix you walk into the staff room and say, hey, guys if we do this, then everything is straight. we just got to continue to work on it and get better. the positive we're working from a situation where we're four and one trying to get better as i said yesterday four and one, one and four doesn't mean uh-uh don't address the problems you have. we're not consistent on the offensive side of the ball as we want to be. >> the 76ers play t

merrill reece weighs in on the passing of bill campbell coming up with sports. come on!et's hide in the attic. no. in the basement. why can't we just get in the running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws. smart. yeah. ok. if you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions. it's what you do. this was a good idea. shhhh. be quiet. i'm being quiet. you're breathing on me! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. head for the cemetery! my one word to describe ac would relaxing getaway fun unique beautiful serenity shenanigans refreshing shopping surprising happy place you know what i mean? i want to say friendly. exhilarating adventure the boardwalk #nosleep it's a great weekend. there is so much to do here. it's so great to have it so close. it's just a great location, a great place to be. we love atlantic city. with tom corbett, things keep getting worse. september 16th. budget deficits force pennsylvania to borrow $1.5 billion dollars just to keep the lights on. three days later, pennsylvania's

we'll get you ready for the game tomorrow morning at 11:30 on sunday kickoff join sports beasley, merrill reece, myself. live from lincoln financial field on cbs-3 at 11:30. >>> the sixers finished training camp today at stockton college. they will start preseason action on monday against the celtics. now it's year two forehead coach brett brown. last year season he won 19 games. this year he'll have noel nerlins to go along with michael carter williams. management still preaching patience to the fans. >> everybody around here is on the same page, and in a situation like we have whether it's me and sam, josh and sam, myself and the owners, the players, we're quite transparent about everything we've been doing. >> the flyers spending the week mend cape cod. they're practicing and having team bonding activities like paintball and fishing to open the season wednesday in boston. they finish the preseason with a three-three-one record. last season they started off losing allege out of 15 games. they somehow made the playoffs they don't want to start this season the same way. >> same roots. it's a go

he would be bill campbell, harry kalas, merrill reece and gene heart.play by play for four philadelphia teams. now he did the philadelphia warriors from 1946 to '62. the eagles from '52 to '66. the phillies from '63 to '70. some overlap there so did he a lot, and the 76ers from '72 to '81. and bill had some shining moments. bill brought excitement when richie allen came back in a cardinals uniform to play at connie mack stadium. >> and the first pitch to allen swing and ground ball to the short stop. might be a double play. there's one, there's two. >> he was in the booth for the last eagles championship when they wouldn't in 1960. >> over the middle caught at the 15, running hard to the 7-yard line and down on the seven is jim taylor. the game is over. the game is over! >> eagles are the champions of the world. >> he was there in hershey park when wilt came berlin scored 100 points in 1962. >> he made it. he made it. he made it. he made it. 100 points for wilt chamberlain. the most mazing scoring performance of all time. 100 points for the big dipper.

get you ready for the dual in the desert on sunday kick off 11:30, join me, lesley van arsdall, merrill reeceplus see my weekly one-on-one interview with cbs-3 contributor shady mccoy over on our sister station cbs-3. >>> tonight was supposed to be homecoming for cb west but the season was canceled yesterday because of allegations of hazing. the final two games called off and coaches of both the varsity and j vest suspend it's a storied program winning four state titles and the most famous alum is mike pettitte, jr., head coach of the cleveland browns. today he talked about the scandal. >> as an alum, i can speak for all of us that it's -- that it's, um, it is an unfortunate thing. i think bucks county pennsylvania and doylestown was a great place to grow up, raise a family and to have a negative light cast on it it's an unfortunate thing. >> the flyers back in action tomorrow night at the center against detroit. they will face the red wings without brayden colburn and andrew mcdonald out for four weeks with lower body injuries. flyers called up shane, to help out. and looking for others to s

join sports director beasley reece along with lesley van arsdall and the voice of the eagles merrill reece> all right. red hot ohio state team was a tough way for penn state to snap two game losing streak this evening. buck eyes won four in a row and beating opponents by 41 points per game during the streak. game current until progress. penn state trails 17-seven a pick6 in the third quarter. >> temple visiting central florida. owls trailing 24--seven in the second quarter. the punt is blocked picked up by samuel benjamin and he take it in for the touchdown. owls trail 27-14 at the half but all central florida from there. third quarter william stand back bowls from 2 yards out. they lose 34-14 and temple dropped two games in a row. >>> six and one villanova hosting morgan state. quite a homecoming game for cats quarterback. three passing, two running. this is a weekly thing for him, folks. cats win 48-28. >> long afternoon for pennsylvania taking on yale. bulldogs quarterback morgan roberts through four touchdowns yale rolls 43-21 quakers now one and five on the season. >> delaware taking

join me, lesley van arsdall, merrill reece and the 94 wip morning team.lus, a revealing chat with cbs-3 contributor shady mccoy and a special guest. ♪ >> it's time for the friday football frenzy. this one is for you, beasley! ♪ >> all right. a big thanks to the lasalle pep band for the fantastic intro. did we get to your town, your team, your kids on tv. let's start with act from the afternoon frankford and bartram. this one on offense. bartram was big winner 50-21. >>> malvern prep visiting the haverford school, and some nice option work here by haver for. the pitch to fill, they won it 22-sick. >> strawberry morning at valley forge military academy. the run of the afternoon that's bay sill wilson with a nice strong run. somebody better get him! no. no. >>> a great fundraising event cb south taking on abington all proceeds benefiting the susan g komen foundation. great job by the students. josh adams does it all by himself. and south wouldn't it 23-seven. >>> lower moreland at jenkintown and khalid brinkley with good lesson for young rinning backs never

and merril reece called him the greatest in the history of philadelphia broadcasting, he will be laidn saturday. a new poll suggests that republican governor tom corbett is improving slightly in the polls against his challenger, tom wolf. the quinnipiac poll found corbett leading by 37 percentage points, wolf 55% and corbett 38, according to a september survey, showing wolf over corbett by a 24 point margin. election day is november 4th. he debate between wolf and corbett is tomorrow night in pittsburgh, can you see it live on 6.2, or 6abc.com. that one hour debate begins at 7:00 p.m. >>> turning to the forecast now, it's dry out there, and rain is likely this evening, lets get the latest from meteorologist, david murphy, at the big board. we saw some precipitation this morning but we shouldn't put the umbrellas away? >> not just yet but most of us have to wait late this afternoon or this evening to see the rain, the bulk of is in baltimore and there is a break away cell trying to push its way into newcastle, delaware, it could be close to the dinner hour before we start to see rain d

join sports director beasley reece me and the voice of the eagles merrill reese live at the link. ley reece has his sit down with shady mccoy and he brought jeremy maclin with him to talk football and more. >>> sixers start preseason action monday night against the celtics. brett brown won just 19 games but this year they have nerlens noel to go with michael carter williams. brett and the sixers management still preaching patience to the fans. >> everybody around here is on the same page and in a situation like we have whether it's me and sam, josh and sam, myself and the owners, the players, we're quite transparent about everything we've been doing. >> the flyers have spending the weekend in cape cod. they're practicing and having team bonding activities, little paintball, little fishing. they'll open the season wednesday night in boston. they finished the preseason with a three-three-one record. last season they started out losing 11 out of 15 games but somehow made the playoffs. they don't want to start this season the same way. >> it's a good thing we can can't be worse than we

kickoff join beasley reece along with lesley van arsdale and the voice of the birds, merrill reese. >>> red hot ohio state team was a tough way for penn state to try to snap a two game losing streak. the buckeyes had won four in a row, they were beating their opponents by more than 41 points per game during the streak. game currently in progress and penn state trails 17-14 late in the fourth quarter. >>> temple visiting central florida, owls trailing 24-seven in the second. blocked punt. benjamin takes it to the house. all central florida from the half. third quarter william sand back bowls in for 2 yards. temple has dropped its last two games. >>> six and one villanova hosting morgan state. quite a homecoming game for john robertson. one of his five touchdowns on the game, 242 total yards. this is a weekly occurrence for him, folks. cats win 48-28. >>> long afternoon for pennsylvania take on yale.

beasley reece and lesley van arsdale join us live from the field with the voice of the eagles, merrillse. hi, guys. >> well, it's a perfect night for football -- was that close? >> that's your best? >> all right, merrill, quickly, your sense of this rivalry this game tonight. >> okay this is a great rivalry beasley. throughout the years it's been dramatic and the unexpected has happened but i don't know how good the giants are. they've won three straight but let's face it, they've beaten washington, they've beaten atlanta and houston and they are not great teams. >> no, they are not. well, a lot of credit for their three in a row given to the quarterback eli manning. over 30 points per game in the last three victories. your thoughts on eli and his efficient improved play. >> well, it is improved because last year he was a virtual interception machine throwing 27 picks but they have a newest coast offense that's filled by ben mcadamant he knows what he's do. it's a green bay type effect and they get it out of his hands very quickly. >> merrill i got to ask you about nick foles. a lot of