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Call it the chameleon of stadiums. From Olympic track and field to major league baseball to, now, college football, this place has undergone plenty of changes since it broke ground less than a quarter-century ago. Welcome to Georgia State Stadium. "It feels like a football stadium" said Panthers cornerback Chandon Sullivan, looking ahead to the next life for this ever-changing structure in the shadow of the downtown Atlanta skyline. "If I wasn't from Georgia, I would have no idea this was a former baseball stadium. They've done an amazing job with it." Still, this new moniker will take some getting used to. For most folks, the first name that rolls off the lips is Turner Field. Or perhaps they Continue to Article

August 28, 2017 2:08:am EST

It might seem like an extended dream sequence to onlookers, and Rhys Hoskins’ initial response as the media mob approached Sunday afternoon might suggest it feels that way to the Phillies’ rookie, too. “Is anybody having déjà vu?” he asked. Understand, however, that Hoskins, in the majors not quite three weeks, has eyes wide open. That he has a workmanlike approach to his craft that figures to serve him well over the long haul — that will carry him through the lulls that are sure to come. He allowed that it has been “not so hard” to keep his wits about him as he has humbled a humbling game, however temporarily — as he has smoked 11 homers in his first 18 major league games, the latest a solo Continue to Article

August 27, 2017 1:33:am EST

You surely remember Charlie Manuel and the Wawa bag. When Manuel was fired on Aug. 16, 2013, he walked out of Citizens Bank Park with a Wawa bag in tow, creating a sad image to signify the end of an era in Phillies baseball. Now back with the Phillies as a senior advisor, Manuel has clearly been able to get over the heartbreak of the moment and even inject a little humor. Continue to Article

August 26, 2017 4:51:pm EST

Phillies’ rookie sensation Rhys Hoskins etched his name into the record books on Friday when he slugged a two-run homer in the first inning of a victory over the Cubs. In doing so, he became the fastest player in Major League history to hit nine home Continue to Article

August 26, 2017 2:14:am EST

No, these were not your father's New York Yankees. As part of Players Weekend all around the majors, the buttoned-up Yankees broke with tradition Friday night and ditched the famous uniforms they had worn exclusively for more than a century. The only pinstripes were on the pants. Continue to Article

August 26, 2017 1:20:am EST

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