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rhys hoskins the first rookie player in to get -- player to get 18 home runs. >> out to right center field, that is crushed. it is gone! hoskins, a field home run for rhys hoskins. >> reporter: hoskins going yard again to right field last night during the 10-0 win over the marlins. the rookie of the month. he could make a dark horse, last-minute run for rookie of the year. and hoskins was only called up from lehigh valley back in august, well after the all-star break. he tells us he's having a good time and likes putting on a show in the big city. >> it's fun. i don't think hitting a home run is ever not going to be fun for everyone. when someone else hits a home run, it gives the team a jolt. a little spark of energy. obviously the long wall was good to us tonight. >> to right center field -- >> reporter: loving that long ball. finally, a good story out of south philly. many tweeting at the team, like this guy promising to deliver chicken nuggets to the citizens bank park if he hit another one. the phillies replying with their address, one citizens bank way. that guy not showing up h

rhys hoskins is ri duck louse. an emic start to the career. check out what he does tonight. phillies down 7-2. look at this rhys rocket. into the second deck. 15th home run of the year. take a look at rhys. did it go into the second deck. where'd it go. really? . bottom of the ninth now. phils down one. bases loaded. one run comes home. and then hernandez slides home for the winning run. he's safe. phillies celebrate. rip off his jersey. douse him with water and gun. hold it. look at this taking another look. he's out. by a hair. got to put the jersey back on. extra innings. in the tenth. gone. marlins take an 8-7 lead. here comes rhys hoskins again. this is ridiculous. 16 homers in his first 32 games. quickest ever in baseball history. that projects to 81 homers in a season. rite now they're tied 8-8 in the 13th. amaze. eagles have a new kicker. jake elliot all the ban gals practice squad. drama, drama. reported defensive coordinator has eyes on the head coach doug pederson's job. jim says he has the utmost respect for doug. >> i am very comfortable with my relg relationship

phillies rhys hoskins continues to be out of this world and really hot, pat. >> earlier phillies rookie nik williams was asked to describe the amazing hoskins. williams called him quote an alien. hoskins is clearly not in this world because no one has ever done what he is currently doing to baseball's every night and his assault on the record books, continued last night. we started off in the fifth inning, phillies up three-one and rhys lightening strikes again. his 17th of the season, in gist 33 games. thirty-three. that is insane. to the sixth, not to be out done owe deb he will herrera goes upper deck. seven-one phillies in the sixth inning. maybe you have not been paying attention because team has been bad that aaron nola has been tremendous. he goes seven innings, and a career high 11 batters to get his 11th win. phillies win eight-one. phillies and marlins in south philadelphia, once again tonight. >>> indians/tigers they hit showers early. sprinklers come on with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. i set my alarm for p.m. instead of a.m. all the time. honest mistake. did not slo

and rhys hoskins continues to make home run history. on the phillies is going to get his autograph. that's next. we took legendary, and made it liberating. we took safe, and made it daring. we took intelligent, and made it utterly irresistible. we took the most advanced e-class ever, and made the most exciting e-class ever. the all-new e-class coupe from mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >>> eagles getting good euro news as they head to kansas city. jason peters will play sunday against the chiefs. you saw wentz in win in washington connecting a lot. not as much with the new outside receivers. i asked carson today if things are more open over the middle now? >> i think you saw it a bit. you'll see it even more going forward. we missed a couple down the field to tory. we have to get on the same panl. if nothing else people saw he can get behind the defense. it will open up things even more going forward. >> how about ronald dar by. dislocated his ankle in washington. he doesn't need surnl ri. no ligament damage. he's going to be back i

still in the second, rhys hoskins again. his first opposite field homerun of the season, two run shot, his 18th of the year and just 34th game. five logic, crazy, seven runs in the second inning, and ten on the night. hopefully this is a sign every what's to come in 2018 and beyond. phils win ten-nothing. sweep the marlins and rhys hoskins talks about the hit parade. >> it is fun. i don't think hitting a homerun will never not be fun for everyone, when someone else hits a homerun, gives the team a little jolt, little spark of energy, and, you know , obviously the long balls >> sunday huge road match up await the eagles as they travel to kansas city. what are the keys to an eagles win? here's pat g's three to see for week two. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> the first thing to see is how the eagles utilize the blitz on sunday against washington, defensive coordinator jim swartz called up some timely glitches that did the trick in confusing curt cousins, especially on third down. the eagles sent extra men at the quarterback nearly 40%

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hands it to rhys hoskins.ss what he does in the second, 0-2 pitch gone, 18th homer, 39th rbi, fastest in baseball history. everyone is dancing at the park tonight, phillies win, 10-0. >> it's fine. i don't think hitting a home run is going to not be fun for everyone. it gives the team a jolt, a spark of energy. obviously, the long wall was good to us. >> andy reed and doug pederson go way back 21 years. there will be no brotherly love sunday in kansas city. peterson wants to kick reed's tale and reed wants to kick the eagle's tale. reed has won eight of 11 games facing a former assistant coach so pederson may have to mix it up so reed doesn't know what's coming. >> you have to go out of the box a bit. i know he will do the same thing with offense. >> as far as reed, you want to forget >> say what you want about andy reed, he is the winningest coach in eagle history and most wins ever in the nfl. he spent 14 seasons with the eagles. despite being fired, he has fond memories of philadelphia. >> it's part of your

phillies down two-one in the seventh bases loaded and rhys hoskins comes through yet again.ow amazing is this guy, he cleared bases on the tenth pitch of his at bat, and phillies get on to win six-two s and dodgers, again tonight. >>> new york giants come to the link oner this sunday and with the bit of turmoil. their head ben mcdue blamed monday night loss on sloppy quarterback play but he e one of the criticism. his main target is odell beckham junior and they will need both of them to step up. the first eightas scored just quarters of the season. beckham is recovering from a high abird defensive coordinator jim schwartz expects him at 100 percent. >> we have to expect him at 100 percent f we expect anything less, we're in the wrong business because he has a full week to prepare. he was obviously well enough that they played him for 33 plays i think it was. he is another week away from that, another week ahead of his rehab and things like that . we will have to be ready for him being the same guy t we remembered from last year. >> now is time for to you come to the aid of

how about rhys hoskins. take a look at this. another good at bat. single to left. es within one. her rar at the plate. run comes in. he's bat flipping. next batter, bases loaded. hoskins again. the kid delivers. clears the bases with a double. second quickest to 43 rbi in baseball history. that's ridiculous. and aaron altherr adds a home phillies beat the dodgers for a second straight night. >> we're competitive. i think it's -- i think it's good that we're not shying away from the big game. especially against one of the best teams in baseball. it's fun. it's good for us. >> it is fun. fliers captain switching positions from center to winger. they experimented today. he's winging it. as you know the fliers have a will the of centers. pick. here's claude. he's okay with this. >> if it makes the team better. i'm up for the idea for sure. >> team guy. i'm john clark, we're right back. 6 marcopolo! marco...! polo! marco...! polo! marco...! polo! marco...! sì? polo! marco...! polo! scusa? ma io sono marco polo, ma... marco...! playing "marco polo" with marco polo? surpri

. >> that's rhys hoskins.y going for three straight against the team with the biggest game in baseball. last night. facing 30 pitches. amazing for a rookie to have such plate discipline. >> i think the longer i am in there, the more pitches i see, the more comfortable i start to feel. i am able to home in on the timing. for me, which is -- that's pretty important for me. >> he has had a history-making start to his career. ryan howard has noticed, tweeting ree tweeting rhys hoskins is a beast. ryan got a reply. big shoes to fill. appreciate the love, big man. brotherly love. i am john clark. we're right back. ey is facing an epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. vanessa: in honor of september being recovery month, we want you to know that recovery from addiction is possible, but you need to know the signs. they can be hard to spot: social withdrawal, financial problems, irritability. christie: if you see these signs occurring together or suddenly, you may have cause for concern. the signs you spot today... van

. >>> phillies rookie rhys hoskins continues to stack up the runs. what his teammates think about his historic start to his career. >>> this is sports desk brought to you by xfinity. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. >>> happy friday. i'm danny pommells at csn. at this point what else can you say about phillies star rookie rhys hoskins, 18 home runs for the season in just 34 games. last night he steps to the plate. look at the entire team standing up there behind him in the dugout watching his at-bat. that don't want to miss it either. a lot like the fans. hoskins didn't disappoint. making this look easy. his first opposite field home run of the 18 he's hit. his teammates can't believe what they're seeing either. >> i get texts now and then, hoskins is unbelievable. we all know. the guy is awesome. >> every day he seems to hit a home run. seems like he can't keep it up but he still finds a way. >> if you could pick one word to describe what he's done, what would it be? >> wow. >> when you're a sports star in philly you have to ha

rhys hoskins makes history. he is ridiculous. 15th homer of the season. second deck.y're trying to tell him where it went? look, way up there. phillies down 8-7 in the tenth. >> ties it up with number 16. so he has 16 homers in his first 32 games. quickest ever in baseball history, 16 homers. he is not from earth. >> he is an alien. >> he is not human. >> that's not real. [ laughter ] >> that's crazy. hitting behind him too. constantly watching, oh my god. guy is pretty good himself too so i guess we could be alien friends. >> manager pete mackanin has for power potential than reehys hoskins. we're right back. politicians playing gameston while south jersey gets short changed? then vote fran grenier. think it's time we had a regular guy, not a lifelong politician? that's fran grenier. looking for a fighter to take on the tax hikes and job killing regulations? elect fran grenier. want a leader who'll actually stand up for south jersey schools and communities? if you answered yes to any of these questions, there's only one way: fran grenier. sfx: t-mobile mnemonic sfx:

rhys hoskins and the phillies back home tonight hosting the oakland a's at 7:00. watch out for more home runs. >> he's on a roll. >> he is. tammy souza joining us now. >> good news. it looks like it's going to be dry tonight, an isolated power can show up. it's good for the umass-temple game. right now 83 in philadelphia, 79 in the burbs, 82 in new jersey, 81234 lehigh valley and 81 in delaware. you see these popup cumulous clouds and that is what could provide a very brief shower somewhere. we are going to be dealing with visibility issues through the overnight hours, not early on this evening. the visibility at 9:30 might be only a mile in allentown. we're expecting to see some fog develop with very light winds and a lot of moisture. you felt the moisture today, right? we are going to be looking at 6:00 in the morning, some places like allentown and redding might have zero visibility, might be down to a mile at the big airport. if you're traveling or flying early tomorrow, call ahead. there may be delays. lancaster at zero miles visibility. still low visibilitie

>> yes, been on the roll and phillies manager pete mackanin has a head start when it comes to rhys hoskinslectible items. ale explain. >>> plus eagles crowded running back situation is cleared up now that one running back is out for the season. sfx: t-mobile mnemonic sfx: t-mobile mnemonic sfx: t-mobile mnemonic t-mobile's unlimited now includes netflix on us. that's right, netflix on us. get four unlimited lines for just forty bucks each. taxes and fees included. and now, netflix included. so go ahead, binge on us. another reason why t-mobile is america's best unlimited network. sfx: t-mobile mnemonic >>> eagles decide to keep five running backs on the roster. last week game in washington donel pumphrey was a healthy scratch to day his season is over. he was placed on injured reserve after tearing his hamstring during wednesday's practice. that is same hamstring that forced him to miss training camp. now he could come back after six weeks but it is unlikely, that is disappointing. >> it is unfortunate, you know , we know it is part of the game, but, you know, we will keep him plugged in t

rhys hoskins out of gas. batting average 285. over 300 earlier in the week.y are set to defend home turf, but it's not clear who will defend it. chance womack said to be a starting left guard. chris pederson claims they have not made a chance yet. he was not committing to who will start at safety with all of the injuries. >> it's hypothetical. i can't speculate on who is going to be there when i'm dealing with these guys getting healthy. we are on the right track in anticipation of several guys playing. it's game time decisions. >> franklin set for the first road came of the season. >> i'm excited about going there. it's one of the venues i have heard about, recruiting against them as an assistant. they are the nfl team. it's a big deal. you better be ready to play. >> watch penn state take on iowa in prime time. coverage begins tomorrow night. ducis rogers and jeff collins in the half hour tomorrow morning. high school huddle coming up in just a few minutes. >> is jeff here yet? >> i see jeff. is the football here? >> no. no. no throwing a football this year

rhys hoskins, his 13th, phils pull within three.nco on telly, phils back within one again bringing in sean doolittle, strikes out three straight batters to end the game. phillies lose 11-10. temple football play book comes your way during the 9:30 a.m. hour of "action news." they'll hook up >> high school huddle is next followed by "jimmy kimmel live" and "nightline." "action news" continues tomorrow with chris sowers. for the entire "action news" team, i'm monica malpass. have a good night and a good weekend. >>> tv's number one daily viral video show "right this minute." >> you all right? you okay? >> a little hurricane survivor is spotted by a determined rescuer. >> and he had to go walking into a swamp. >> the incredible story of how chompers made it back to dry land. >> come on, sweetie. >>> look what's dropping from the sky from colin fir. >> it's going to improve your skills. >> the step-by-step guide to make you a mad creator. >> what could go wrong? >>> what the [ bleep ]. >> it's

to the eighth inning, walk rhys hoskins to get to aaron altair. two run double.i night for altair, to the ninth inning now, two outs. herere is trolling center field. phillies win through straight over the dodgers. >> it's nice to beat such a good team. we are having good at bats, playing good defense. it's coming together now. definitely exciting times. i'm glad to be part of this. >> the eagles are gearing up for the home game against the giants. when the birds take the field, they'll have a different look. isaac the current guard didn't have a good game. carson wentz backed six times. he's not getting involved in personnel decisions. >> i don't know what's going on with all that. i have said from day one, i feel confident with the depth that we have had throughout camp and everything. whoever is out there. i'm more than confident they'll do a good job. >> still ahead, the flyers play two exhibition games tonight. >> still ahead, the flyers play we just moved in aboutonight. four months ago, but the living room's pretty blank. we did a lot of research online. w

in the fifth, rhys hoskins continuing the record setting start. hoskins the fastest to 45rbis.he lead slips like water in the seventh. phillies lose 5-4 but win on the home stand. >> they played tough. they had to be nervous. they were thinking they would beat up on us, but our guys played hard. they have been playing hard all year. on a given day, you can beat anybody. >> phillys head to atlanta for the next three as we head to break. when we come >> college football, temple trying to run with a top 25 team. the owls offense lays an egg, negative 22-yards rushing in the first half. ugly for temple against south florida. it's a fake. faked out nobody. second quarter of the defense, no shot here. darius tice, untouched, 47-yards. temple falls behind by 20. offense, ugly. 85 total yards. temple loses 43-7. flyers 0 for 9 on the powerplay during their preseason game in boston. travis the defenseman, flyers with the 1-0 lead. kenny agostino. flyers lose 2-1. just about two weeks away. we have flyers, sixers, eagles. >> we see more of you. >> that's not so good. >> i wasn't going to

rhys hoskins, his 13th, phils pull within three.phils back within one again bringing in sean doolittle, strikes out three straight batters to end the game. phillies lose 11-10. temple football play book comes your way during the 9:30 a.m. hour of "action news." they'll hook up tomorrow at the link. >> thank you, ducis. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com we dei should know.m our eyes every day. i have chronic dry eye caused by reduced tear production due to inflammation. so i use restasis multidose

and what's wrong with rhys hoskins? 0 for 11 his last three games.ade the guy. >> hey, hey. >> get rid of him. >> it'll be on talk radio in the morning. stick around. up next, look ahead to next week's game against the giants and relive one of the greatest moments westbrook gave the eagles fans. that's next on sports sunday. ♪ >> stay tuned for more action news sports subbed. we sip, we peel, -and we slide! -whoo! nah. like this. grab a large or extra large freshly ground, freshly brewed hot coffee for your chance to win. get your celebration ready. dunkin' donuts. this is coffee. this is winning. dunkin' donuts. this is coffee. 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico. goin' up the country. later, gary' i have a motorcycle! wonderful. ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. ♪ >>> action news sports sunday sponsored by audi. challenge all givens. >>> all right. the eagles will host the new york giants next week. the giants hom

rookies are stepping up in a big way, nobody has stepped up like rhys hoskins, phillies taking on the marlins and hoskins with his 18th home run of the season. that guy, he is on fire, he has only been in the majors for a little over a month. phillies have four home runs. they got the win 10 to nothing indians and royals, in the clutch they have a walk off rbi single. indians win three-two. they have won 22 games in a row. eagles getting ready to take on the chiefs in kansas city. that is one of the hardest place toss play in the league. guys are heading to arrow head with the chip on their shoulder. >> everybody on in this locker room has a chip on their shoulder. being seven-nine last year is not acceptable. everybody coming in the season with the big chip on their shoulder. we are hungry. we didn't play that well on the road last season. this is a time to prove that we can play on the road but also, win on the road. >> that is sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >>> can we talk about rhys hoskins seriously continuing to set record, almost every night, it is a reason to go to south p

. >>> rhys hoskins does it again clears bases in the bottom of the seventh inning, fill boys get on toix-two over dodgers. they will play again tonight in south philadelphia. >> all right, should be a good game. turning to the forecast new not a lot of good news with the weather, now, matt, how will the weather look for that game in south philadelphia locally. >> it will be great for the game tonight, heading down, try to get some of the late season joy out of the phillies , i know they have in the had best season but they have been playing well, rhys hoskins and young guys do their thing. it is a good night for that, it will be warm, make you feel like july, middle of the summer but it is now also almost start of the fall which does officially start on friday. all eyes as much as we want to talk about what is going on here, we have to talk about marie a it is make land fall on the southeast coast of puerto rico as a powerful, dangerous category four hurricane. you see san juan on the northern coast so eye itself is not near san juan but outer bands of the eye wall are now affecting sa

rhys hoskins connects on the 50th homer of the season. phils down four. 7-6 in the ninth. to tie the game. hernandez comes around third base to score the winning run. safe, game over. but wait. they review the play. hernandez is called out. the two teams are brought back to the field. that's a solo shot. marlins retake the lead, 8-7. bottom half, hoskins again, 100 miles per hour fast ball, second of the game, 16th of the year, 32 big league games, game tied at eight. we are still tied at eight in the 13 h 13th inning. >> cleveland wins it's 20th in a row. >> one game in and the eagles have a new kicker. caleb sturgess on injured reserve. they assigned rooky jake elliot. the birds visit kansas city sunday. as defensive coordinator jim schwartz points out, the chiefs have new weapons. >> they have a lot of talent across the board. if you want to spend too much attention on tyrek and ke kelsey running backs all those guys can make plays. you have to be good across the board. it's not just taking one guy out of offense. >> still you each drive a ford pickup right? (all) yes.

then rhys hoskins. he wants to make it two runs. harper comes up throwing. catcher can't hold on. we are tied at five. how about getting it done at the plate. ripping it into the gap. altherr will come home. the go ahead run. phils beat the nationals 7-5. that take the series from the first place nationals. 14 and 12 in september. best month of the season. we're right back after this. our veterans have given us the rights and freedoms that we have and we enjoy today. ready. aim. fire. and it's important for us to let them know that we will never forget their service. fire. it was steve's idea to have this cemetery. this was supplied to the veterans, giving us a final resting place. we owe everything to steve for what he gave us here. i wanted to make sure that we just didn't say thank you to veterans, we had tangible things to show, and i think we've accomplished that. [ "taps" playing ] if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. that guests would compliment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like

in the fifth, rhys hoskins continuing the record setting start. hoskins the fastest to 45rbis.away like water in the seventh. phillies lose 5-4 but win on the home stand. >> they played tough. they had to be nervous. they were thinking they would beat up on us, but our guys played hard. they have been playing hard all year. on a given day, you can beat anybody. >> phillys head to atlanta for the next three as we head to break. when we come back, temple turns into a machine in south florida. plus the flyers, next. ♪ hey grandpa. hey, kid. really good to see you. you too. you tell grandma you were going fishing again? maybe. (vo) the best things in life keep going. that's why i got a subaru, too. introducing the all-new crosstrek. love is out there. find it in a subaru crosstrek. health, is having the freedom ♪ to do what you want to do with your life, every single day. so at aetna, we promise to keep finding new ways to join you so nothing gets in your way. because no matter where it is you're going, or whatever stage of life you're in. we believe that when it comes to health. y

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rhys hoskins. >> all these young guys. >> they have been exciting to watch. wins in the last nine coming in. the phillys giving us reasons to be hopeful. phillys and dodgers. we were supposed to blur that out. apologize for the mascot nudity. >> he's naked. >> pick up the action in the fourth. dodgers up 1-0 and adding to it. granderson brings in bellingger, and the phillies get one back in the sixth. drives in the run. 2-1. now tied at two in fact seventh. bases loaded for hoskins, clear them. a three-run double. he drives in four run on the night. the phillies win 6-2. >>> the eagles run game figures to be a hot topic leading up to game against the new york giants. the run game, or the lack thereof, was a problem in the loss to kansas city. calling 66 pass plays and just 13 run place. the offensive coordinator says sometimes there's an imbalance. >> keep calling runs even when they don't always work? yes. but that has an asterisk next to it. the overriding factor as the play caller is you're going what you think is best for the team to win the game. >> stil

yesterday the phillies fell short of a four game sweep of the dodgers, losing five-four, rhys hoskinsiams each knocked in two runs for the phils. next up to atlanta to take on the braves, that's tonight at 7:35, rookie ben lively starts for the phils. the philly phanatic, though, looking for love. yesterday the green guy was attempt to go romance alana rizzo of the broadcast team, fanatic had been hitting on her for three games, yesterday he made the move. he set up a table, he he has some flowers, put the candle. maybe couple of glasses of wine there. of course, though, he knocks it over, all over her. >> oh! >> ya. ya. not going to work. she didn't like that, i don't think. but, the philly phanatic, you got to give him a a for effort , right? >> good green guy. i don't know that they'll live happily ever after, but you have to give him the a forker? >> poor guy. with those hands, it is hard to work tender, left, right. >> tinier? >> oh, boy. 5:26 this morning, you're getting started early. >> how about that one? >> appreciate it. >> well, coming up in the next half hour, just days a

priority and he's told us that we want to get the run game more so we definitely have to do t for >> rhys hoskinsat an historical rate. 18 homers and 39 runs batted most ever this early into a baseball career. the phillieskie is add to that tonight against the oakland a's. >>> everyone wants hoskins au how about cam perkins trying to get a ball signe dugout. hoskins is not the only red hot nick williams hitting .300 quietl rookies in baseball, too. these two are a big reason the phillies are the best hitting team in baseball since the all-star break. >> feels great. you can see it. there's a spark of energy that entered our lineup and we added the two guys williams and hoskins and they've really provided a real once again a spntire team. it lengthens out the lineup. everybody is competing. they're responding and playing with a lot more energy. >> they're no longer the worst team in baseball. >>> after another long offon without a trip to the playoffs the flyers want to make sure recent history doesn't repeat. flyers open training camp in voorhees. dave hakstol and the flyers back on the ice. flye

rhys hoskins launched this lead. l.a. scratched out a winning run on this infield groundout. phillies dropped the series 5-4. but fillephillies' fans got a s. i love the fanatic. he tried to woo the sideline reporter. you oh. spills water all over you. his bell g derstand how that can happen. then he had a toast and -- dried her off. >> goodness. >> she was a good sport. he's streaking earlier this year. people love the charades. >> they do. >> so cute. just so fun. >> he did pull out all the stops. he had flowers, champagne, tablecloths. he tried -- >> he tried. >> he's first class all the way. absolutely. >> a nice guy. we've all met him. fanatic. >> yeah, work thursday for years, the fanatic. can't imagine him going to another team. >> nope, he's ours. >> that would never happen. >>> listen, this weather eventually will be going away from us. this morning, still feeling a warm breeze. an eight mile-an-hour wind in philadelphia. five at the shore. a warm summer morning and a warmer fall afternoon. 60s for the lehigh valley. 72 in philadelphia. south jersey in the 60s. some

rhys hoskins will bat fourth and play left field. >> fliers continue training camp. first preseason game tomorrow afternoon at the islanders. 21 year-old rookie will get playing time. likes what he sees from the kid so far. >> he has a good shot. and he's not scared to go into the net. weal have a couple more practices here and hopefully a couple preseason games together and see how it goes. >> the college grid oirn pen state host georgia state tonight in the final game before the big ten schedule next week. barkley had 260 rushing yards in the two games. they are 38 point favorite in the game. kicking off this season hosting ohio. this is brooks. look at him work. avoiding tackles. reverse and field. catch me if you can. 64 yards for the score. brooks had a buck 42 and two touch downs for the quakers. 549 yards of offense for pen. they cruise 42-24. that is your look at sports. i'm danny pommells. back to you. >> thanks so much. we're backtracking jose. >> the european model. i have to show you an interesting path it does take. i'm starting tuesday at 8:00 p.m. we g

then in the fifth, we know this guy rhys hoskins continues to do what he does so well, hit down to left center, two runners score, phillies have a four-two lead. dodgers, reason they are one of the best teams in baseball, andre with the solo shot in left. that will tie it up at four. dodgers will win five-four. >>> eagles continue to prepare for their home opener on sunday against giants, one point of weekness eagles hoping to attack on sunday giants o line. eagles defensive line one of the biggest strengths and giants o line has struggled. they are tied for third in the nfl with eight sack as loud this season. as a result eli manning has not played too well. malcolm jenkins says pressure is why. >> you can see, he got hit by one. so, it is one of the things, you know, any quarterback changes once they have been hit. people been able to get pressure on him a little bit but when we have a clean pocket it is a quarter back and line of scrimmage he knows thousand run, and it is advantageous, box counts and change of play getting into a pass, delivering the ball, on time, and we definitely

penn state and pitt renew a rivalry, and phils rookie rhys hoskins does it again. we have all the highlights straight ahead. >>> plus, hurricane irma inching closer and closer to making landfall in florida. we'll have more on the storm's path and what's expected to happen over the next few hours coming up. at longhorn, tonight's special, the great american steak dinner for $12.99. a center-cut sirloin with a side, plus a starter, or dessert. and for lunch, try one of our new burgers. like the bbq bacon burger. you can't fake steak. >>> hurricane irma taking aim at the florida keys. widespread storm surge warnings are in effect of up to 15 feet. this is not just a powerful storm. it's a big one. irma is more than 400 miles wide, which is more than double the width of florida. a live look now at lauderdale by the sea. you can see just how strong the wind gusts are here this morning. our nbc10 crew in miami, not too far away from lauderdale by the sea, captured this video in the past few hours. it's a view of what biscayne bay looks like from the seawall of miami's sh

rhys hoskins fly ball to center one hopper off the wall and nick williams scores from first.llies take the lead. johan at the plate. line drive to right will score two runs but the phillies drop their third straight four-two the final. >>> college football fourth ranked penn state began big 10 conference play on the road against iowa tonight. last year the nittany lions beat the hawk eyes by 27 points had almost 600 yards of offense. to the game third quarter nittany lions up a point. penn state goes up 15 to seven. under two minutes left penn state up by two. hand off to iowa's zach widely. he's gone 35 yards for the score and the hawk eyes regain the lead. don't worry. penn state gets the ball back. fourth down and goal four seconds left trace mcsorely finds johnson in the end zone for the game winning score and penn state avoids the upset. >>> penn at lehigh. 1500 yards total offense, brooks ran for 268 yards. three short of the school record. they scored 65 points the most since 1946. they beat lehigh 65-47. quakers two and zero for the first time in 13 years. they start

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baseball now phillies and dodgers play again in about 40 minutes that means, more time to shine for rhys hoskinsphillies rookie drove in four runs last night including a bases clearing double, dodgers magic number clinch n nl west is two, jake thompson is pitching for the phillies. >>> gordon got the night off for the marlins. they is. just chilling in the middle of the game, eating ice cream. >> yeah, that is what i'm talk about. >> like a big kid. >> ice cream, you scream. >> we all scream. >> i would eat ice cream too, why not. >> just chillin. >> it is a kid game. >> there you go hees enjoying joying. >> man. >>> well, "cbs evening news" gist ace few mains way. >> anthony mason joins with us a look ahead, anthony. >> hi ukee and guess contact tonight on the "cbs evening news", maria slams puerto rico , flooding, down trees, and destroyed homes, blankets the island that is now completely, without power. in mexico, rescuers, frantic ally work to save people, trapped in earthquakes , debris. >>> we will look at is what being done to combat a h epa out break on the west coast. >>> the dangers of

rhys hoskins and the phillies in atlanta for one last road trip against the braves.lies need to win at least two of their remaining nine games to avoid a hundred losses and their worst season in more than a half century. >>> phillies rookies jp crawford in the lineup against the braves playing third again tonight replacing maikel franco. while crawford has struggled to hit he is getting on base. eight walks in his last five games. his eye to work the plate is drawing the eye of his manager pete mackanin. >> he was advertised as someone who controls the strike zone and he's proven that he can do that and, you know, walks a good as a hit the old saying and, you know, he keeps innings alive and he doesn't -- he doesn't expand the strike zone to -- he makes the pitcher get him out and he'll take a walk which is important. >> the sixers have a agreed to terms with 13 year veteran kris humphries a source tells 6abc yet another piece of the puzzle as the sixers open training camp on tuesday. so is head coach brett brown feeling the pressure to make the playoffs? >> i don't

phillies wound up down a run in the bottom of the tenth, when rhys hoskins hits his second home run of game to keep things tied. hoskins has hit 16 home runs in just 112 major league at bats, his legend just keeps on growing. >>> to the 15th inning, longest game of the year for the phils and nik williams single wins it. phillies win nine-eight. lots to be excited about this team next season. >>> in cleveland they are excited about this year, indians beat brewers last night, two to nothing for indians, 20th straight win. that ties the 2002 oakland a's for american league record for consecutive wins. next up was 1935 cubs who won 21 in a row and then giants who won 26 games in a row in 1916, but that streak, included a tie. >>> well, eagles have made a signing to replace injured kicker caleb sturgis they have signed jake elliott off of the bengals practice squad, bird play andy reid's chiefs in kansas city on sunday afternoon. >>> coming up in the next half an hour of "eyewitness news" with the magic eight ball finally get in the toy hall of fame? all signs point to... well, we will find

last night phillies' rocky sensation rhys hoskins added to his recordea the bases-clearing hit.he phillies made it two wins in a row against the best team in the makers. >> we're competitive. i think it's good that we're not shying away from the big games. you know, especially against, like i said, one of the best teams in baseball. it's fun, good for us. >> yes, it is. the phills' series against the dodgers continues tonight. >>> and new this morning, new uniform needed. the philly fanatic turned heads in stands. >> what? >> and on the field when he decided to streak across the field at citizens bank park. close your eyes, tracy. >> i don't want to see him like that. >> it mascot made it safely off the field without having to answer to philadelphia police. >>> citizens bank park is a field of dreams. >> for a california couple, it's where they fulfilled a lifelong dream. ken and sentara talker completed their tour of all the major league baseball parks. last one, citizens bank park. while all the parks were memorable, the tuckers say it was the people who really made their jour

he joins rhys hoskins and rick williams as prospects to make their debuts for the phillies this season. >>> are the eagles ready? they better be. the season opener is five days away. sunday afternoon the birds will be in landover maryland to face the washington redskins. the birds are a slight favorite despite this game being on the road. last season the eagles defense wasn't always up to snuff. so during the off season the front office engineered some trades to upgrade that side of the football. that unit should be better. emphasis on should. >> on paper we're better. we have added not only depth but we've added some key components to the defense. it's our job as coaches, our job as players to be productive, you know, i mean, this press conference doesn't matter. we can say all the right things, we can, you know, have the greatest plans. we have to execute it and the proof is in the pudding. >> got to do it on the field. >>> the dallas cowboys remain in limbo. they were expecting to get a ruling today on ezekial elliott's appeal of his six game suspension. so far nothing yet. dallas o

credit to mackanin on having success since the all-star break got us the addition of rhys hoskins haveckanin will still be with the team next season. he'll be a special assistant to general manager matt klentak the guy who just fired him. that's interesting. here's klentak on the decision. >> the way that the rebuild is unfolding and the way that our young players are graduating to the big leagues and the way that the outlook is shaping up, that is why i think that a new -- a new voice in the dugout and a new style is necessary. >> i'm good with it, let's put it that way. i'm disappointed surely and i'm not going to sit here and say i'm tickled pink about it but i understand it and i'm happy to be a part of it down the road. >> phillies and mets game 160 and there's the skipper pete mackanin he'll finish out the season with the team. pick this up bottom six phillies up four to two and jorge alfaro crushes it. solo home run. his fifth of the year. phillies win six to two. >>> over to the eagles they have a tough road test in front of them as they travel to l.a. to take on the rams this

rhys hoskins getting a big head. getting a lot of summer salt. never want to be rooting for the opposition but i found myself happy for joey, wilmington delaware native, avon grove high school west chester university. he hit a grand slam in from of his family. a's with the six-three lead. hoskins is in a slump. he is zero for five with three strike outs. phillies lose six-three. >>> union visiting insuring red bulls. it was more like andre blake, against the red bulls, and, union goaltender had eight saves, and many from point blank range. they played to a scoreless tie >>> there you have it. >> yes. >> thanks, jamie. >> thank you, jamie. >> up next on "action news" we will continue to hurricane jose. >> taking a look from sky six in cape may where waves are calm right now but may not be for much longer. meteorologist melissa magee has new information on the track of hurricane jose plus the exclusive accu weather seven day when "action news" comes right back. >>> well, talk about the annual scare crow festival took place today at peddler's 's vil

phillies' rocky rhys hoskins had another bases-clearing hits. the phills made it two wins in a row against the best team in the ma majors. >>> and a california couple fulfilled a dream. the tuckers have toured all current major league baseball parks. while all the parks were memorable, the tuckers say it was the people who made their journey so special. >> we meet all sorts of people in the parks sitting with us. just lounging around in the stands. we always get to the game a couple of hours early. fascinating people. people are great. baseball fans are fantastic everywhere you go. >> yes, they r. and the lifelong giants fans aren't done yet. their next goal, to see the giants play at all 30 parks. >>> and don't look -- don't look. come look. >> whoa! >> fanatic streaking on to the field. >> where are his clothes? >> he forgot his uniform apparently. >> code of conduct violation there. >> think he has some answering to do to philly police. dude, where's your clothes? >> yeah. the three of us are early enough to remember when streaking was a big