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The decision the Phillies made Thursday morning to fire general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. was not entirely about the club's 2015 failures, according to new team president Andy MacPhail. But they certainly didn't help.

The Phillies announced today that the club has elected not to extend the contract of Senior Vice President & General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr.  The team has named Assistant General Manager Scott Proefrock as Interim General Manager, effective immediately. ...

The Peter Laviolette era is over in Philadelphia.

Reports earlier this afternoon surfaced that the Sixers fired CEO Adam Aron. However, according to Sixers PR director Michael Preston, the reports are inaccurate. "Adam Aron is still CEO of the Sixers," Preston said. "They have been together for a long time and they will continue to work together with the 76ers," Preston said...

Rutgers University Athletic Director Tim Pernetti has stepped down as university President Robert Barachi issues an apology to those who were offended by the Mike Rice video and explain his actions and those of Pernetti.

Depending on the outcome of Eagles-Panthers Monday, Birds fans need to at least brace themselves for the possibility. If the Eagles lose and Andy Reid isn't fired before Tuesday, Wednesday becomes the time to start wondering whether it's going to happen before 2013...

If an unnamed high-ranking team official is right, and Andy Reid won't be fired before next Monday's Eagles-Panthers home tilt, that left but one alternative for a head coaching change before then, which we would've found out about Monday...

Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com is reporting that Phillies have been making calls to gauge trade interest in pitcher Cole Hamels.

Joe Banner has been replaced by COO Don Smolenski as the Eagles' team president.