how about the phillies? >> alexis the good luck charm.f i would have told you the phillies would head into may as the hottest team in baseball, would you believe me? stop it, no you wouldn't have. i am not sure how i feel about these dancing blues people. anyway, phills looking to sweep the indians. bottom of the third, galvin continues the hot streak and the single puts the phillies on the board. and velasquez six shut-out innings and help from the defense. in the fourth, check out ruff laying out. and one more time. and it looked like he had his eyes closed. and velasquez all smiles after that e.r.a. 1.44. and the phillies with the first back-to-back sweep since 2012 winning 2-1. they won six in a row and nine of the last 10. >> we know we're kind of -- we need a little more offense. but, you know, pitching and defense wins game, it's the old adage. and as long as we are in the game we feel like we can win. >> our starters give us a chance to win and the bullpen shuts the door. we're not out slugging anybody by any means. a lot of 1-run

. >> and the phillies swept out the cleveland indians. they won six consecutive games. ♪ >> this is "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> welcome into another addition of actions sports sunday. and i'm jamie apody. well mike, the worst-kept secret over, carson wentz is the eagles quarterback. i was there at the draft in chicago when the eagles selected them. >> what about the ovation for carson wentz. >> no boos. >> and just like everybody else, you have to wait and see. it scares me that he is a 1 aa quarterback. they need a franchise quarterback and believe in this kid, and he could be the franchise like mcnabb was. and he will face different speed in the nfl than he ever faced before and will take awhile to adjust. >> do you think it is the franchise quarterback of the future for the eagles? >> i hope he is. they invested in it, that he is. it is a matter of how they break him in. bradford back next year, an easier break-in because they don't have to play him. if bradford is not back, he may have to play next year and i don

the phillies win it four-two, all right. so first place tie with the nationals. d so we fast forward to tonight. nats/mets phillies actually rooting for the mets. ant thee rendon singles to left. bryce harper scores. the nationals win it seven-one the phils drop to second place. they're half game behind washington. >>> started from the bottom and now they're kind of here. like drake sam hinkie had a vision. the former sixers gm thought the team had to go all the way to the bottom basically bottom out and that way they could rise eventually to the top. after winning the number one pick, a lot of fans are starting to believe in the process. today the sixers celebrated their good fortune we a party at the art museum steps the team just went through the worst three year stretch in the history of the nba the nba draft is on june 23rd. >>> philadelphia eagles taking some time away from ota's to help students build a new may ground today at distant elementary school in philadelphia's tacony neighbor. eagles own are in jeffrey lure and coach doug pederson along with the p

the phillies could be in first place by the end of the night.the phillies beat the atlanta braves tonight the worst team in the league and the nationals also lose, the phils will be tied for first. and this is not by accident. the phillies have won seven of the last eight series. it's their best run in five years. the big question is can they keep this up and contend by the end of the year? the players in the locker room, yes, they believe. >> do you believe that this team is a playoff team right now? you are in the wild card. >> knock on wood, knock on wood. but, you know, yeah, i think we're potential candidates and, you know, i like to think that way. >way. >> reporter: phillies number one prospect jp crawford promoted today lehigh valley after hitting .265 in reading. crawford one of the top prospects in all baseball could be up here by the end of the season but there's a sized manager pete mackanin that says he hopes he doesn't need him any time soon. >> i don't envision him being here for that reason. i just hope to -- i hope that freddie

the phillies win it four-two, all right. so first place tie with the nationals. so we fast forward to tonight. nats/mets phillies actually rooting for the mets. ant thee rendon singles to left. bryce harper scores. the nationals win it seven-one the phils drop to second place. they're half game behind washington. >>> started from the bottom and now they're kind of here. like drake sam hinkie had a vision. the former sixers gm thought the team had to go all the way to the bottom basically bottom out and that way they could rise eventually to the top. after winning the number one pick, a lot of fans are starting to believe in the process. today the sixers celebrated their good fortune we a party at the art museum steps the team just went through the worst three year stretch in the history of the nba the nba draft is on june 23rd. >>> philadelphia eagles taking some time away from ota's to help students build a new may ground today at distant elementary school in philadelphia's tacony neighbor. eagles own are in jeffrey lure and coach doug pederson along with the pla

. >>> in sports, the phillies play the marlins in miami.he phillies rally to snap their losing streak. here's jamie apody. >> reporter: the phillies started off on the wrong foot, but may day may day they will turn it around. opposite field solo shot. look at the fans. great catch there. 2-1 fish. peter borjis. >>> watch carlos ruiz block the plate. that saves a run. hernandez, singles home tieing run for the phillies. chris johnson, drops the ball, the run scored. bottom of the 9th, this is how you turn a double play and so the streak is snapped the phillies come from behind to win it 4-3. their 10-one-run of the season. >>> padres, hit a two-run home run. it was the first of cologne's career he is 42 years old. he spent most of the years in the american league, 225 at bats, he had base hits, so he is mobbed in the dugout. good for him. >>> kentucky darby outfits they are snazzy, but not practical. a downpour at the churchill downs left all the fans hanging on there their hat. debris hit one of the horses. odds makers clearly knew what the

today the phanatic arrested him. phillies down 2-1. cameron rupp back in the lineup. two-run single there. phillies take a 3-2 lead. in the eighth tyler goodell, the rookie, call him the commiss. none bigger than his first major league home run, 4-2 phillies. in the ninth, gomez gets john giancarlo stanton swinging. stanton, 0 for 10 in the series with nine ks. phillies beat the marlins 4-2. phils won 8 of 11 and were tied for first place heading into tonight. >> it's crazy, but hey, why not? you know, we're playing well. we're pitching well. playing good defense. getting just enough runs to win. like i said if this is the way it's going it be the rest of the year, my hair's going to start turning gray but that's fine with me. >> it already is gray. >>> nationals facing the mets tonight. willie mays style catch. this is amazing. nats win 7-1. they are up on the phillies by a half game for first place. >>> the sixers are leaning toward taking ben simmons over brandon ingram with the number one overall pick in next month's nba draft. that is according to reports. the six

who would have thought, the phillies off to one of the best start in years. >> not me. but what do i know? i don't know if the phillies will have a winning record this year, but they are fun to watch. and the ballpark in pink. and phills down 3-0, and nola winning streak snapped and after the throwing error, within 1. and the eighth inning rally, and goodell with the first extra-base hit ever and he ties. and blanco doubled him home and they take the 6-5 lead and hold on again. and gomez wrapping up the save. and the phillies with the 11th 1-run win and no other major league has more than six. >> we keep grinding. today, yesterday, both games have been really grinding games for us. and for us to be able to come back it was huge. we can build on the momentum heading into atlanta. >> i am either getting older on the phillies are getting younger. and a great catch. and the phills only two games out of first. but how about the cubs? is this finally their year >> baes with the walk-off home run as they complete a four-game sweep of the nationals. they have the best record in

the eighth inning. galvis nice play with a man on. phillieson to win it, eigh eight-five over the tigers. >>> eagles continue their organized team practices. nothing out of the ordinary. but yesterday the defensive coordinator schwartz made a comment that will feed the controversial between bradford and wentz. >> he alluded and had an opinion that it should be an open competition for the future. it was not what he meant that what he said but that makes no difference in this town and today on wip sports radio the offensive coordinator frank reich was asked if that's the right impression. >> that's probably not the right impression. it's not a contradiction to say that you got to have order. if you don't have order it's chaos. so you know if you're the head coach, you know, you got to come in and you got to stab order. there has to be organization. there has to be order. but the other thing as coaches that you got to establish is a culture of competition. i don't see the problem with creating order and competition at the same time personally. >>

i have no problems with any of the philly fans. cept for the kids, i can't stand the kids here. >> you can be sure the fans have a problem with him. rupp making this tremendous play last night. holding on to the ball through this collision at home plate. getting the final out and preserving a victory for the phillies. he did not emerge unscathed. he will have his left ankle evaluated tomorrow. in good spirits through this morning tweeting out this picture with the caption, i apologize to all the phillies fans i blinded last night from the bald spot on my head that i had no idea that i had. can relate to that. today was the last day of eagles rookie camp with the new players working to made the transition from college to the professional level. >> you have to pace yourself. there's a lot of things going on, a lot of plays, details. you have to take it one step at a time and keep building off of what you learned. i think i have done that effectively. >> i was just like, it's no way they want me to know all this stuff, all the formatio

and up 3 1/2 games on the phillies in the east.

and the phillies with the first back-to-back sweep since 2012 winning 2-1. they won six in a row and nine of the last 10. >> we know we're kind of -- we need a little more offense. but, you know, pitching and defense wins game, it's the old adage. and as long as we are in the game we feel like we can win. >> our starters give us a chance to win and the bullpen shuts the door. we're not out slugging anybody by any means.

mikell franco will score on the double and the phillies tied the game.o phillies went ahead. herrara with a single up the middle. goo dell scores and the fightings take the lead. hernandez grounds into right field for hit scoring nola and phillies with three-two lead. in the ninth inning the phillies lead down to one. david hernandez pitching. jordan hits through ball to left. goodell makes the catch. tagged um at third we have play at the plate. cameron rough gets the throw. puts on the tag but just got crush. held on to the ball for the final out. phillies with another one run victory. four-three the final. >> throw by good dell perfect throw to the plate. great execution. great way to win game. >> got nearing that throw and thank god cam made a great play holding ton that. >> i was just thinking hold on to that ball for deer lively don't let it go and whatever happens happens. just sacrificed -- that's my plate. i ain't letting him get to it. >> the eagles continue the the rookie many camp down at the novacare complex it ends tomorrow and the veterans

the phillies real pitcher adam morgan does not. fourth inning, walks the pitcher with the bases loaded. phillies down three to nothing with the red. later in the support suarez with a three run home run. phillies down seven to nothing. morgan doesn't get out of the inning. phillies with a chance after chance to score runs. ryan howard comes inch's way from two home runs. close but no cigar here in the fifth. howard is hitting .174, only one player in baseball is worse, to make matters worse how about red first base man jozy voto, teasing fans, pretend to throw the ball to a kid and then look at him, he loves being the bad guy. then voto does it the again to another fan, pretend to throw the ball, and in ball for you. phillies lose nine-four. afterward voto says this is pay back for phils fans heckling him. >> i was just having some fun with them. they give you a hard time during the game and my way of giving them a hard time back. really it is just me playing around. >> but they are awesome here. really. is there such a treat to pla

how about the offense? phillies up 3-0 in the sixth. finds some green grass. that scores a pair. lies up 5-0. in the eighth, look at this, a screamer. how did he get his glove on that? look at it again. gets his glove up there and turns a double play. my goodness, good reflexes for sure needed on that one. big sigh of relief from him. the phillies win 5-0. >> we play together. we do everything together today. so we got -- everybody do something for the team. >> you lost two tough games here against the braves. to get back on the right track is always the winning side, i guess you could say. it's a great feeling. so we're just -- like i said, get a happy flight going here and roll into detroit on a good note. >> speaking of the tigers, let's go to detroit. they hosted the rays. cabrera, maybe 260, you don't want to pitch to him. sweet like licorice. solo shot, second rbi of the game. 4-2 tigers. the phillies might not have to pitch around him. he was hit by a pitch here in the seventh. the slugger day to day with a left knee contusion. ouch. takes it in a tough spot. tigers win 9-4

the phillies trail 3-2. in the eighth, phillies down a run. the rookie gaps one.slides in safely. tied at 5. just about the same spot. this double scores goodell. the phillies have the lead in the ninth. john carlos stanton strikes him out. phillies win 6-5. they have won 11 of 14 one-run games. >> we keep grinding. today, yesterday, both games have been really grinding games for us. for us to be able to come back, it was huge. we can build on this momentum heading into atlanta. >> maybe the game happened here. fan in the stand with a child in one arm makes the catch with the other hand. not sure if the moms would approve of that. he will come home with a souvenir baseball and an unscathed little run. the eagles begin camp soon. sam bradford continues to be mia after asking for a trade following the team's drafting of wendt. over the past couple days, they say they expect bradford back. the word is that he will be back in the next couple weeks. johnson thinks the competition with carson will bring out the best in sam bradford. for the sixth consecutive year, lebro

memorial day and historic day in the phillies past history. but the fans let the phillies down. hth but more problems on offense much that's all coming up in sports. (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... change your thinking about buying your next one. to you, they're more than just a pet. so protect them... ...with k9 advantix ii. it not only kills fleas, ticks and mosquitoes, it repels them, too. so do more to defend your four legged friend... ...with k9 advantix ii. for the love of dog. ♪ >>> the phillies back home tonight after losing five of six on the road trip. phillies opening series again the first place washington nationals ryan howard back in the lineup. let's go to citizens bank park. yes. this was the night for armed services this memorial day. second inning still scoreless. now ryan howard doesn't do much of this. goodie fenn that's a shock but scoreless game. saved a run there the in the second. bottom of the second

tonight it a good idea to slow throw on the phillies jacket. saturday, 8:00 a.m., no problem with the early little league games. in the afternoon, the clouds start to thicken a little bit. later in the afternoon, 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. we'll see showers roll in from the west. we could see thunderstorms a couple of them could be gusty in spots as they go through. at night, like tonight we expect to have drying and you'll get your evening events in. dover race, we hope the track will dry, we'll see. saturday, showers in the afternoon. sunday, no problem for racing, 6 # degrees, dry and blustery. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 72 is the high, clouds building in and in the afternoon showers or thunderstorm. dry for the evening. tomorrow, early sun afternoon and early evening storms drying out at night, 76 degrees is the high there. sunday we're dry, wind and cooler in philadelphia, a high of 60. i'm heading to the phillies and i'll bring that blanket this they gave me. i am kind of a wimp with the cold. 60 degrees on sunday,

and the only thing the phillies lost this weekend, a hat in the stand. for on the phills and is it time to hit the panic button? we discuss that tonight at 11:45. >>> first-place nationals come to town tomorrow and werth will be in a good mood with the pinch-hit grand slam against the cardinals. and chase utley hit one last night. and up 3 1/2 games on the phillies in the east. >> owe they just love chase utley in new york, don't they? utley the mets-killer driving them nuts up there this weekend. another hit tonight. the dodger's second baseman with nine r.b.i.s this weekend after two homers, including a grand slam last night. they're still booing ut in new york. >>> it is no holiday weekend for the sixers. they are busy interviewing a handful of draft prospects tomorrow including ben simmons college teammate. and who says he can't shoot from long range? he kicks the ball up to him without missing a beat he nails the three. take another look. how about this? sign him up, draft him, just get him a shirt, right? >>> nothing tricky about this, at least for

in addition to the philly pops, the full 65-piece philly pops we'll also add the voices of the pops, a small chorus. we'll have two very special guests, vocalists. alison blackwell and hug hugh pinaro, philadelphia natives who have made it big on broadway. alison was in the lion king. phenomenal talent on stage, just playing and singing all the great american popular music and patriotic tunes. it will be very stirring. >> we have a few moments. we should pull up the information really quickly. if you are interested in getting tickets, as you heard michael say, pretty decent amount. 15 to 25 bucks. may 28th, 7:00 in the evening at the mann center. should be a great event. >> it will be. >> thank you so much for being with us. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >> good luck. looking forward to the performance. >> thank you. >>> coming up next on "nbc10 news today," rowing on the river. despite the gloomy weather outside, teams across the country are competing in the oldest and largest high school rowing competition. we'll a take you there live coming up. >>> it is a little gloomy. skies

boy the phillies are exciting, aren't they? >> i'm glad the owners and managers are listening you. >> oh, they are watching. definitely watching. >> mr. unanimous, that's what golden state warriors superstar set curry now being called. >> well, they're calling him that because he won the mvp unanimously. how about that? this is the first time in nba history that the mvp award was an unanimous vote. meaning curry won all 1,311th place votes for total of if you are counting at home 1310 points. leonard finished seconds in the voting with 634-point. while cleveland cavaliers forward labron james was third with 631 points. >> okay, following breaking news this morning, shots fired in camden injuring one person. we'll have more on this coming up. first sue serio? >> could you end up with a rain free day. unless you travel south and you see some rain on ultimate doppler radar. we will tell you how long this will stick around, your weather authority forecast is coming up. over 4 million women have discovered silky smooth feet they can'

the phillies sit one game out of first place in the nl east.arkable considering the pundits predicted the phillies would be the worst team in baseball. tonight they begin app set with the marlins. jaime apody is live at the park with more on the phils. jamie. >> reporter: ducis the phillies are 22 and 16 nearly a quarter of the way through the season. that's seven games ahead of the pace 38 games last year. they're doing it with pitching, defense, they're doing it with small ball. who cares. as long as they're doing it. ton they begin a three game series with the equally surprising marlins. no question these guys are fun to watch again. the phillies 14 and three in 100 games, two wins coming against these very fish. pete mackanin told me it's not too earl to get excited about the fact that his team is one game out of first place and boy is the manager ever having fun. >> you can notice in our clubhouse the guys are enjoying winning and i think it's part of their development especially close games. so that being said winning is why we're here an

the phillies doing damage in the tent. bases loaded for cameron rough. help clear them. that's three-run double, the phillies go onto win last night seven-four. >>> carson went signed on the dotted line yesterday. the eagles future franchise quarterback signed four year deal worth $27 million, with a signing bonus over 17 million. the eagles now have all of their draft picks under contract, just in time for the start of rookie camp today. >> that's all for sport, i'm lesley van arsdall, have a great day. >> thanks, leslie, looks like the los angeles angels ma have found a new mascotment check out that cat. string g across the field in the middle of the game. do you think he was trying to steel third base? >> perhapsment look at him grab. the loss animal taken to animal shelter so he can be adopted. awesome story, cool video for whatever family is take that cat home. >> that's awesome. >> coming up: you know that pennsylvania girl kicked out of her prom? welshing she is about to get the hollywood treatment. >> find out which local star just offered her a spot on his show.

details ahead. >>> today the phillies will try to rebound after their loss yesterday. a couple drops on the lens there, we know we have scattered showers. the first pitch is at 1:35. the bats went quiet yesterday. they got just two hits in the loss to the braves. it was ugly weather and an ugly game according to the fillies -- philly's manager. >>> and exaggerator upset nyquist yesterday at the preakness. it was his first loss as a thorough bred. >>> a south jerry market is hoping to make a very big come back after being nearly destroyed by fire. the columbus farmer's market had a grand reopening. you may remember a session of the historic market on route 206 was devastated by a fire about a year and a half ago. a member of 2014 the flames destroyed several businesses. now old and new businesses are in the restored space. >> it was a nightmare not knowing how to pay our bills, what would happen, fighting to survive every day. we were out for ten months. it was hard but our customers were supportive and we're very happy to be back. >> they have 65 indoor stores and a out

live look at the 42 freeway, coming in toward philly. roblems or delays at all, that ramp by the way that had that tractor-trailer fire yesterday all cleaned up, and open, so we're good to go for the morning. no problems, really out of the northeast philadelphia. looking good in and out of town on the schuylkill expressway. but we still have that closure, of the vine street expressway here in center city between broad and the schuylkill. they're getting ready to wrap things up. we should be good to go by about 5:00. sue mentioned it, phillies afternoon game, 10:00, a that's going to throw just a loft unusual traffic patterns our way today. you're going to see some lunchtime volume headed into the stadium. biggest impact when it is over, bamm, instant traffic jam. set the tone for the rest of the evening rush hour. keep that in mind for later on this afternoon, septa's adding extra trains on the subway, and the 101 trolley using buses between providence and orange for the next month of the lauren, back to you. >> bob, thanks so much. scien

the phillies only managed one run but that was all he needed. howard belted the homer. >>> the nba playoffs continue and a local product had quite the moment. kyle lowry may have a rabbits foot in his shoe. his raptors were trailing by three and from half-court. hello. that tied the game and sent it into overtime. and they went on to win the game -- it does not come close to the shot. the one that gave nova the championship. one month ago today. we relive that moment through the eyes of the player that made it happen. >> chris jenkins villanova university. it's a month ago that the shot went down and we became a part of villanova history. i made the decision to give the team another option and i played. and i was able to get there and ryan heard me calling his name and he threw the perfect pass. bang. >> for the championship! >> history. >> national champions! >> that is good. >> a national championship buzzer beater for the title. >> villanova basketball 50 years later. >> and of course he is coming back. >> he is coming back. i get chills watc

the phillies trouble. men on second and third gets the strikeout. bottom seven, the phillies most consistent player goes deep and just barely gone to right. this was reviewed and ruled a home run. a heap of trouble for hernandez. 4-3, phillies. fly ball to left. a couple steps toward the plate and throws it home and collision at the plate. that's your ball game. look at it again. the catch and tag happened all at the same time. the phillies win 4-3. now 14-3 this season in one-run games. >> knew it was coming. knew there was going to be a play. and, well, we got him. >> it wasn't exactly shallow left field. >> yeah, i mean, tyler got behind the ball and made a great throw and gave me a chance to do whatever just happened. >>> the flyers season ended three weeks ago and today it was revealed why giroux may have struggled. they will undergo surgeries on their hips and should return in 10 to 12 weeks. >>> eagles rookie camp continues this weekend as the first taste of nfl life for the draft picks and undrafted free agents. all eyes on carson wentz who

going to atlanta phillies play a lot of those. but the fan with the catch, phillies fan. those seat out there. plenty of them in atlanta. with one-one game in the fifth inning, that ceasar hernandez gives the phillies two-one lead. adam morgan, good game. now the remember the braves one in 16 to start the season at home. that's the worst in baseball since 1930. but morgan, seven innings, one run. and it is the play, atlanta did something right. they rope dope carlos ruiz on first base. now the centerfielder casino of makes believe he can't find the ball. ruiz strays off first, little too much. that's a double play. but mikhail franco had three hit last night. this one, oh, boy, was that a bad pitch. was that a meatball. and he hits it deep. three hits, the phillies win it three-two, that's sports in a minute, and i'm howard eskin. >>> well, you are rubbing it in to my face about the braves? >> oh, yes. >> nice play. >> go ahead. >> so, my boy, don davies, chef on twitter says lauren it is okay. because you heard you. your harsh abrasive language. it is okay, lauren, i'm a

memorial day and historic day in the phillies past history. but the fans let the phillies down. hth but more problems on offense much ♪ >>> the phillies back home tonight after losing five of six on the road trip. phillies opening series again the first place washington nationals ryan howard back in the lineup. let's go to citizens bank park. yes. this was the night for armed services this memorial day. second inning still scoreless. now ryan howard doesn't do much of this. goodie fenn that's a shock but scoreless game. saved a run there the in the second. bottom of the second. they have to score runs. the pitcher bunts to score a man from third and one to nothing phillies. bottom of the fourth, it's one-one and ryan howard up. he's late on that pitch. he struck out twice tonight. although one for four. >>> the eighth upping galvis homered to give the phillies a lead. werth tied it up in the eighth. with the bases loaded he walk three. daniel murphy who homer earlier scores two. jayson werth scores. washington is up four-two. ninth inning a jonathan papelb l bum comes in. gives u

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the phillies were at wrigley field in chicago for the first time since 1995. velasquez who would dig a hole for themselves early yet again in the series and it's been a recurring thing for them. anthony rizzo with an rbi single with the deck to fowler and coming home. it's 1-0 in the first and in the second miguel montero sends one deep to right and that one goes off the scoreboard with the 2-0 cubs lead. and deep to right. that's gone and things not going well at all for the phillies and they played this way out and this one safe, and still driving to make it 6-0 cubs and the phillies have a long bright spot and tommy joseph and joseph goes deep in the night, but it is not close to being enough. the phillies lose this one 7-2 and they get swept in fig fig. >> last night chase utley provided it for the mets and he was tossed for throwing at utley and utley hits a solo home run and a grand slam. utley has a long history of success dating back to his storied career with the phillies. we all know wikipedia can be edited by anybody so someone went in and put chase

once again the phillies bats missing in action. let's head for rig lee field. he gets kicked off this as sign for things to come for the fills. getting a start in the first. fly ball that got into the wind flew over the wall and left are a solo homer. later on in the first we have, another run offensively challenged phillies trailing. hey wood hits a line drive the score its now three nothing. gave up a run on five hits for his second career in chicago beat the phillies four to one. eagles off this week. resume ota's on tuesday down at the nova care complex. one player looking to have a good season. marcus smith. question that selection marcus hasn't done much to silent critics, eight tackles. now jim schwartz running defense marcus. >> we don't really coverage as much we just going to get the board. you hit the ball on. into smashed allow him to play fast, attack spots. you know be a little less, give him a little bit less responsibility but hopefully [ inaudible ]. >> to the nba game six between the warriors and thunders. they would have knocked off the top tw

the road this season. ben zobrist another one. phillies lose 7-2. drop 7 of 9 and swept at wrigley the first time in 21 years. mike, have you given up on the phillies? >> no, i haven't given up on them but we talked about it last week, you have to temper. and when they get behind early they can't find their way out of it. they can't knock the opposing team's pitcher out within five innings. their office -- offense is going to be that way and the pitching staff has to overcome it every time out and it is impossible. >> not just the team, but ryan howard more time on the bench than the box. 27 years ago today mike schmidt had an emotional press conference announcing his retirement. should ryan howard do the same and retire? >> i think it might be the right thing to do, but i don't think that ryan howard possesses the self-awareness that mike schmidtz possessed. he knew when the end was and i don't think that ryan howard thinks he is finished. you can tell on the third-strike calls, he doesn't ever believe he struck out looking. i don't think it will h

they lost five out of six games and got swept this weekend by the cubs. philliesged less than two runs a game in three game series again the cubs. ryan howard played only one of those games in the cubs series zero-four with a strikeout. he is in the starting lineup tonight batting fourth but many fans believe ryan howard will play his last game for the phillies. hitting .154 for the season and in may he's batting 097. >> this is the hardest thing i have to do. you know i think about it -- i've been thinking about it all year. hopinhoping that howard is goino have a good year and come out of this fun he's in. he had had bad month of may and he admitted as much he's playing tonight every i put him in the lineup i'm hoping he's going to get three or four hits and get on track and gain confidence back, because when you're in that kind of a slump, all you need is a couple hits here and there to get your -- bring you out of it. >> three or four hits in a month. i mean it's not a funk. it's 213 over the last three years. that's not a funk. mets playing well but there was

the phillies lose game one of the series seven-one your final score.s the manager pete mackan mackanin. >> got a good lineup. they're not a push over by any means and on a given day they can beat anybody. so, we have to take them, you know, we can't take them for granted. we have to go out there and battle to win. and that's what we have to do the next two games. the rest of the year actually. >> one game at a time. >>> making the leap from college to the nba is a massive one. isaia miles took a step forward making the mile and a half trip from st. joe's to p com. he joined five other players for pre draft workout fort sixers. the sixers have the first overall pick they have the 24th and 26th overall selections in the first round as well as the senior miles was the 810's most improved player. here's how he thinks he did in the workout. >> i think it went pretty well. i think i shot the ball well. i think i showed the scouts and the coaches that i can shoot the ball pretty well and spread the floor. i think i showed them i can distance pretty good and i

phillies avoid the the swine. g to detroit, phillies up one-nothing, steels 2, bad throw, which allows blanco to steel home. so the phillies are up two-nothing, it becomes five-four. and herrera in the fourth. it is a good play, as far as the homerun. great. put them up five-one, but what he did was not good. here is a guy taken out of the game, shows up the other team by flipping the bat. all right, the phillies are up, five-four in the seventh inning, and peter born jest first phillies homerun put them up 6-4, they win the game 8-5. jake shows he's hit-able, chris bryant, three run homer, cubs have scored 21 runs over two days, l phillies play in one friday, yes, jake, won the game. the cubs win it 9 to 8. that's sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >> that will be a test for the phils to play the cubs, i think probably the best team in baseball at this . >> all right, coon and on line gambling say internet gambling tremendous growth potential until the us, use of smart phones continues to grow. >> so people at

see what happened to the phillies at the bank.rts coming up next. >>> be loose but you have to produce that's what manager mackanin said today in his office. right now pretty much so far this season the phillies are following the manager's advice. they came into the night with seven wins in their last 10 games now comes the matchup against the worst team in the national league the atlanta braves. so to south philadelphia we go. dog night at the ballpark. phanatic hanging out with four leg friends. first inning phils up one to zero. free man fort braves two run shot the braves take the lead. we go to the seventh inning, it's still two-one. gordan beckham not hike he's killing the ball right there but the infield was in, goes over the head of freddie galvis so it's three-one. in the seventh, how about nick march kay cass going opposite field. aaron nola seven innings gave up five runs, two of them were earned. the phillies lose game one of the series seven-one your final score. here's the manager pete mackan mackanin. >> got a good

the phillies lose, 4-1. utley always at his best. a controversial slide broke the leg of ruben tahada. he said his family received death threats. we showed you chase utley getting booed friday night. a couple of runs. he drove them in. clearly trying to throw at him. the manager also gets the toss. utley's next at-bat. smoked one over the fence in right center. quite a night. he was not done. booing him, throwing at him, it's all working. he comes through with a grand slam. chase utley making gotham city a nightmare. the union out west visiting the top team. the colorado rapids. actually, let's go to a little lacrosse. men's lacrosse final four. number 45 right there. he actually scored nine goals in the win. that will do it for sports. right back after this. great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a time that works for you. even late at night, or on the weekend, if that's

things are not going well for the phillies. stays in the park but drives home a run to make it 6-0 chicago. the lone bright spot for the phillies came in the person of joseph. he goes deep in the ninth. the phillies lose to the cubs 7-2. to the eagles. they will continueactivities bey next week. both offense and defense getting used to new systems. brandon graham went one on one with derek gun. >> what do you like about this scheme in terms of what you didn't have? >> i like that we attack first. i think he really trusted the d line to have a four man pressure. i'm excited because he really believe in the d line, especially what we got here, especially based off what they did in the draft. you know, i can't wait to prove him right. >> because this scheme relies on four guys to get pressure on the quarterback, doesn't that put more pressure on you up front since you won't have as much help from the linebackers or safeties? >> it works together. we play together. i think with us it does start up front as far as bringing the energ

single tieing run for the phillies. franco grounds to the third, should be an easy end to the inning, chris scron -- johnson drops the ball. this is how you turn a double play. the phillies come from behind to win 4-3. their 10th 100 win of the season. >>> padres game, victory prone hit a -- cologne hit a 2-run home run. it was his first one of the career. he spent 19 years in the american league. he is mobbed in the dugout. good for him. >>> kentucky darby outfits they are snazzy, but just not practical. right during the national anthem, downpour at the churchill downs left all the fans hanging on to their hats. some debris went flying hit the horse, he was scratched. that was scary. nyquist 2-1, odds makers knew what they were talking about. exaggerator on the outside and nyquist. nyquist is still unbeaten. he has won the kentucky darby. nyquist 8-0. the 8th unbeaten to win the darby in the 142 year history. >>> the steelers started their camp and temple tyler navakevich who fell to the 7th round said that will fuel hi

the phillies keep on winning and what mike thinks about that. did you predict that? -- no, not at all. >> thank you for bringing the sun back for mother's day. >> jamie and mike, thanks. and the seven-day forecast, sun giving way continue to increasing clouds on monday. high temperature up to 73. on tuesday, a cooler day at 66. and showers are possible, mainly south of the city by then. on wednesday, sun and warming back up into the lower 70s. on wednesday, sun and warming back up into the lower 70s. and at make your day supreme with dunkin's new news" sports sunday continues. e all on a freshly baked croissant. america runs on dunkin'. sip into summertime with dunkin's frozen coolatta. freeze up the flavors of summer with a blue raspberry or any other small frozen coolatta, for $1.99. america runs on dunkin'. ♪ >>> "action news" sports sunday sponsored by -- >> welcome back. mike, don't look now -- but the phillies -- why are you laughing? the phillies won four of the last five. >> i am absolutely stunned by it. who would have predicted this. you know what the if yo

the phillies beat up on friday. beat up gannon saturday. hey are trying to avoid being swept in chicago for the first time, in 21 years. for the third time in three games phillies just sit there and watch the best team in baseball knock them around out of the gates. very first inning anthony rizzo with the blooper to left field, off vince velasquez. phillies down one to nothing to the cubs. second inning miggalmontero takes him deep and out. solo shot. phillies down two to nothing. velasquez, another miserable outing on the road, bottom of the third, ben with the three run home run. velasquez has worst start of his career, allows seven earned runs. phillies lose seven-two. they drop seven of nine. swept at wrigley for first time in 21 years. only thing the cubs lost this weekend was a hat in the stands. much more on the phillies, and time to hit panic button. we will discuss on "action news" sports sunday at 11:45. mike missanelli will join us in the studio. >>> first place nationals come to town tomorrow and jason werth, he will be in a goo

the phillies win 8-5. today was day two of the eagles latest ota. last two years under chip kelly, the eagles faded down the stretch. the players felt they were overworked. >> just our bodies let us down. you go so fast for so long. there's only so much your body can do before ultimately it's going to fail you i defense care who you are. i think we're taking a better approach this year. we're going -- we're getting our work in but it's a better approach. >>> still ahead, hear from delaware's new basketball coach on its homecoming. >>> plus the union play a >>> delaware's new basketball coach knows he has a challenge ahead, but he's happy to be coming home. martin ingelsby was introduced today. he takes over a team that went 7-23 last season. ingelsby is from berwyn, pennsylvania. he spent the last 13 years as an assistant coach at notre dame. >> my entire life has been building up to this opportunity. i grew up in the area. i played in the philadelphia catholic league. my family vacationed down at bethany beach in the summers as we grew up. this job

, before the season started many believed the phillies would be the worst team in baseball. but, so much for that. since april 9th only one team in the league has been better and coming into play tonight against the reds, the phillies are currently a playoff team. yes, there is still a ton of baseball to be played like tonight against cincinnati reds. aaron nola gets the start. hopefully he can start winning at home. so far citizens bank park this season he has allowed 11 runs in 12 innings. he has lost both outings. nola is trying to find himself out there on the mound. >> it is who we are, i want to have, good quality starts every single outing. it will not happen every outing. but that is what we're trying to do. >> we cannot expect a guy that young to be that consistent. i mean you will have hiccups along the way. >> not many hiccups for phillies so far this season. how about three runs in the fourth inning last night, big blow, tyler goodell the, two run triple. phillies won by one. they won a major league leading 13, one run game, jeanmar gomez, 14th save, phillies six

for the phillies, marlins coming to town. it will not feel like florida. 66 in the first inning. 567 in the 9th inning -- 56th in the 9 inning. cloudy skies tomorrow, kills the bright blue sky you'll see today goodbye, because the clouds get thicker. a system passing to the south could trigger light sprinkleses and showers in the -- sprinkles and showers in the southern half of the region tomorrow and spilling into wednesday morning. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, sunny today, breezy and chilly, high of 65. tomorrow, clouds, 62. a sprinkle or shower possible at time. a morning shower can't be ruled out on wednesday, high of 66. thursday and friday a couple of nice days, in the afternoon both of these days you'll get warmer weather. highs of 70, 72. good weather for the union on friday night. for the coming weekend, highs around 70. there's upper level lows that could bring rain on saturday and saturday and sunday, this far out on the model this time of the year, we can't be certain, but may be bumpy on the weeke

low 60s, monday and tuesday, upper 60s on wednesday, more clouds, thursday, cloudy with showers, the phillies have the day off on thursday, that's nice that's when we'll get the rain in. >>> 5:41 p.m., a canadian tourist went in for a hug, and instead got a punch in the face. >>> a wild ride led to a dramatic rescue. dozens had to be lifted out of the rollercoaster that got stuck in midair. >> reporter: scary. eastbound 422, easy ride from oaks to 202. we'll go to fort washington coming up. >>> a crazy distraction at a major league baseball game. crazy. at giant, shoppers low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, get me to feed the whole neighborhood? no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low prices. my giant. beautiful look aastele view of the skyline. 5:45, 60 degrees. >> reporter: time to hit the suburbs, friday 13th. we'll see what's going on, looking outside live in fort washington, 309 at the pennsylvania turnpike. we see a touch of fog in one or tw

we're going to start with the phillies. wrapping up their three-game series in miami. aaron nola got the start 20 inning score less going into today's game. wearing pink on mothers day day. susan b. komen foundation and the score less streak ends at 23 innings when justin

more on the surprising phillies. >>> welcome to the sports zone. have a complete break down of the draft ahead. we'll start out with the phillies. pete mackanin said the starting picture would be

they lost six of the last eight games. >>> and chase utley the former phillie the big story in the bigd the mets players, he hit one in the playoffs and they throw behind him and ejected and the manager in the third. and the sixth inning the dodgers second baseman gone, solo homer. and utley more homers against the mets than any other team. he is booed. and in the seventh utley booed again with bases loaded and responds this time with a grand slam! chase utley, you are the man! you are still making mets fans mad. the phills fans love you for it. l.a. wins 9-1. utley booed again. >>> the union woke up this morning in sole position of first place. if they want to wake up tomorrow atop the east they must win or tie tonight after new york won and leap frogged them in the standings. and watching the union names no longer a headache. scoreless, and in colorado, beating blake and oh, oh, union down 1. five minutes later the last shot, brian beats the former union goaltender. and they remain in first.