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PHILADELPHIA - Chip Kellys honeymoon period in Philadelphia ended when the Eagles collapsed in December and were eliminated from the playoff race before Week 17. Tracy McGrady Jersey .Dont expect Kelly to skip town now that the heats on.I love it, Kelly said Monday when asked how much he liked coaching in the NFL. Youve got to get with a bunch of people that think the way you think and have the same vision that you have. I cant thank our players enough. Ive said it a million times and Ill continue to do it. We have a great bunch of guys here, and I love our coaching staff, and I really enjoy it a lot.Kelly was the talk of the town last year when he arrived from Oregon and led the Eagles to the NFC East title after a 4-12 finish in 2012. He had fans in the palm of his hand this year after the Eagles whipped Dallas on the road on Thanksgiving to improve to 9-3.But three straight losses knocked Philadelphia out of first place and out of the playoffs. That makes 54 years without a championship for the Eagles (10-6).Now, Kelly has come under scrutiny for everything from his playcalling to his personnel decisions. So some have wondered if hell jump ship and head back to college.I dont deal with hypotheticals, he said. When you get two sources that say Im going to a school, write the story.Kelly made it clear hes happy where he is right now — except for missing the playoffs.I think its drastically a different game, Kelly said, comparing the NFL to college football. Its a different setup. Its a different work day. Its a different everything. But the chance to compete and to play at this level is extremely intriguing to me because every single game, no matter who you play, when you play it, where you play it, you have no idea if youre going to win or lose. I think thats a tough deal when you really look at it.But in college, its not that way. There are going to be games no matter what you do, you go into it and youre a 35-point favourite and youre thinking about playing your thirds and fourths and how you develop your depth. But in this league, every single game, no matter who it is, its a battle. If youre a competitor and you love competition, there is no better place in any league.Kelly wouldnt commit to much in his final news conference of the season. He said he wants four-time Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy back and hopes wide receiver Jeremy Maclin returns after a career year. He wouldnt say Nick Foles is his starting quarterback and left mostly everything up in the air.Kelly did say hes not planning any changes on his coaching staff, though he wont prevent anyone from taking a job somewhere else. That means defensive co-ordinator Billy Davis is safe despite his units struggles.I thought Billy did a really good job, Kelly said. I thought our defence improved in a lot of categories. There are still things we need to clean up.After the Eagles lost a home game to New Orleans in the first round of the playoffs last year, Kelly gave himself a grade of 58.8 per cent — the teams winning percentage — for his rookie season.As for this year?Youre all measured by one thing: Did you win a Super Bowl or did you not win a Super Bowl? So, we didnt make the playoffs and dont have an opportunity to compete for the Super Bowl, he said.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org___Follow Rob Maaddi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_RobMaaddi Derrick White Jersey . -- Adam Tambellini scored three times and set up one more as the Calgary Hitmen won their sixth in a row by crushing the host Lethbridge Hurricanes 8-1 on Saturday in Western Hockey League play. Moses Malone Jersey .C. -- With a chance to start over and maybe drive in any series he wanted, Juan Pablo Montoya thought long and hard about what mattered most at this stage of his career. https://www.cheapspurs.com/476j-donnie-freeman-jersey-spurs.html . - Free agent defensive end Will Smith has signed with the New England Patriots.SAN FRANCISCO - Hector Sanchez singled home the winning run with two outs in the 12th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 Tuesday night after Brandon Belts tying double in the ninth. Hunter Pence had four hits for the Giants, who have won three of four. Brandon Crawford singled off Brandon League (0-1) with one out in the 12th and advanced to second on a groundout by Brandon Hicks. His bouncer deflected off third baseman Juan Uribe to shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who threw to first for the out. But the Dodgers were unable to get the lead runner on the play, and it cost them. Crawford went to third on a wild pitch and Sanchez hit a sharp one-hopper that glanced off the glove of diving second baseman Justin Turner and into centre field. Turner slammed his hand on the ground in frustration. Yusmeiro Petit (1-1) worked a scoreless inning for the win in a game that took 4 hours, 54 minutes and ended after midnight on the West Coast. Angel Pagan singled with one out in the ninth and Belt followed with a double into the left-field corner against closer Kenley Jansen. Pagan scored to tie it at 2. Crawford also drove in a run for the Giants. Turners pinch-hit single in the seventh inning gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead. Uribe had three hits, including a home run and a double, and scored twice for the Dodgers, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Yasiel Puig added two hits, including a triple. Juan Gutierrez pitched 2 1-3 shutout innings with three strikeouts to keep the Giants close. Josh Beckett allowed two hits over five scoreless innings in his second start of the season for the Dodgers. He walked five and struck out fouur. Johnny Moore Jersey. Giants starter Tim Lincecum gave up one run and five hits in five innings. He did not walk a batter and struck out five. Los Angeles had the bases loaded with one out in the fourth, but Lincecum struck out Uribe and Tim Federowicz to end the threat. The Giants also had the bases loaded in the fourth with one out. Beckett struck out Michael Morse swinging before retiring Crawford on a routine grounder. Beckett walked the bases loaded with two outs in the fifth but got Buster Posey on a fly to centre field. NOTES: Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez singled in the fourth to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. ... Giants LHP Jeremy Affeldt (right knee sprain) will be activated from the disabled list Wednesday. ... Giants 2B Marco Scutaro (lower back strain) continues to rehab and go through baseball activities. San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said a target date for Scutaros return has not been set. "He has good days and days he has to back off a little bit," Bochy said. ... RHP Ryan Vogelsong (0-0, 8.00 ERA) pitches for the Giants on Wednesday. He is 4-3 with a 4.15 ERA in 20 games against the Dodgers. LHP Paul Maholm (0-1, 8.10) takes the mound for Los Angeles. He is winless in six career games at AT&T Park. ... Dodgers RHP Chad Billingsley cut short a bullpen session after eight pitches due to discomfort. He was sent to Los Angeles for an MRI. ... Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (back) threw a bullpen session and manager Don Mattingly said the team is "plodding along with this. Well see how far he can go. It seems to be going in the right direction." ... Lincecum struck out the side (in the third) for the first time this year. ' ' '