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Allen Iverson returned to the Sixers on Wednesday, the team he deserves to eventually retire from, right before his No. 3 jersey is retired. He’s back where chapter upon chapter of his great shots, drives, hard falls and unyielding fight were scripted over 10 memorable seasons.…
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Read on mcall.com →Asante Samuel makes a lot of noise on the field in practice and in games. His teammates want him to talk, especially since the Eagles’ two-time Pro Bowl cornerback often backs it up. “A silent defense is a scared defense,” Eagles rookie free safety Macho Harris said. “You want…
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Read on mcall.com →It wasn’t hard to notice that Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown was in some pain Sunday. Sometimes the eight-year veteran pulled up slow, sometimes hobbled, but never did he ask to be taken out of the Eagles road game against the Chicago Bears at Soldiers Field. Bothered by a…
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Read on mcall.com →ARMY 5-6 (Independent) Beat North Texas 17-13 Mike McDermott (Bethlehem Catholic) So. OT, 6-6, 255. Game: Played. BOSTON COLLEGE 7-3, 4-2 (ACC) Lost to North Carolina 31-13 Steve Aponavicius (Easton) Sr. PK, 5-10,. 193. Game: 1-for-1 on PATs; 2-for-2 on FGs, 28 and 20 yards.…
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Read on mcall.com →ARMY 5-6(Independent) Beat North Texas 17-13 Mike McDermott (Bethlehem Catholic) So. OT, 6-6, 255. Game: Played. BOSTON COLLEGE 7-3, 4-2 (ACC) Lost to North Carolina 31-13 Steve Aponavicius (Easton) Sr. PK, 5-10,. 193. Game: 1-for-1 on PATs; 2-for-2 on FGs, 28 and 20 yards.…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →It wasn’t hard to notice that Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown was in some pain Sunday. Sometimes the eight-year veteran pulled up slow, sometimes hobbled, but never did he ask to be taken out of the Eagles road game against the Chicago Bears at Soldiers Field. Bothered by a…
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Read on mcall.com →A helmet-to-helmet hit made Eagles running back Brian Westbrook groggy on Sunday afternoon in San Diego, forcing him to leave the game early in the third quarter with a concussion that could possibly be a season-ending injury. The hit, by San Diego safety Eric Weddle, happened…
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Read on mcall.com →A helmet-to-helmet hit made Eagles running back Brian Westbrook groggy on Sunday afternoon in San Diego, forcing him to leave the game early in the third quarter with a concussion that could possibly be a season-ending injury. The hit, by San Diego safety Eric Weddle, happened…
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Read on mcall.com →It was a Friday the 13th that had a whole lot of playfulness for many of the Eagles’ younger players. Cornerback Sheldon Brown, an eight-year veteran, wasn’t as loose as his teammates following a short practice. He remained quiet as he dressed and finished packing key belongings…
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Read on mcall.com →— It was a Friday the 13th that had a whole lot of playfulness for many of the Eagles’ younger players. Cornerback Sheldon Brown, an eight-year veteran, wasn’t as loose as his teammates following a short practice. He remained quiet as he dressed and finished packing key…
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Read on mcall.com →Lehigh senior guard Marquis Hall, the Patriot League preseason men’s basketball player of the year, has added muscle, which is a good thing because he’ll have more weight on his shoulders this season. Hall joins senior forward Zahir Carrington in a quest to lead the Mountain…
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Read on mcall.com →Sometimes when Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb turns over in his bed he feels a little pain from the cracked rib he suffered running for a 3-yard touchdown late in the third quarter against Carolina in the season opener in September. Sometimes he’s reminded that he’s not fully…
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Read on mcall.com →Sometimes when Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb turns over in his bed he feels a little pain from the cracked rib he suffered running for a 3-yard touchdown late in the third quarter against Carolina in the season opener in September. Sometimes he’s reminded that he’s not fully…
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Read on mcall.com →Eagles coach Andy Reid was full of compliments and no complaints at his press conference on Monday at the team’s NovaCare Complex, less than 24 hours after the Eagles dismantled the New York Giants 40-17 at Lincoln Financial Field. The coach also gave an update on running back…
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Read on mcall.com →Leonard Weaver has a typical brickhouse body for a fullback, blocks with force and appreciates every time he gets a handoff because he knows he won’t get many opportunities. The Eagles coaches love his attitude, his teammates cherish him and the New York Giants found out more…
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Read on mcall.com →As the season turned into a rollercoaster ride, Whitehall essentially stared in the mirror and readjusted its goal. Not many teams do that because the mentality is often all-or-nothing. Can’t argue with that, but there probably isn’t a football player in the Lehigh Valley…
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Read on mcall.com →The hitting seemed a little harder, especially from new middle linebacker Will Witherspoon, who made an impact early and stayed on a seek-and-destroy mission throughout a Monday Night Football matchup against the Washington Redskins. He had a 9-yard interception return in the…
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Read on mcall.com →The Eagles’ hitting seemed a little harder, especially from new middle linebacker Will Witherspoon, who made an impact early and stayed on a seek-and-destroy mission throughout a Monday Night Football matchup against the Washington Redskins. He had a 9-yard interception return…
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Read on mcall.com →Thump , crack, smack. Get ready Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jeremiah Trotter can’t wait to prove that he’s still a forceful middle linebacker. On Monday, six days after being signed to a contract to rejoin the Eagles for the third time in his career, Trotter practiced at the team’s…
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Read on mcall.com →It’s Allentown vs. Bethlehem weekend and contender or pretender night in Orefield. There are also Lehigh Valley Conference matchups in Easton and Northampton that figure to be highly competitive. Easton (3-0 overall, 2-0 LVC), Central Catholic (3-0, 2-0), Nazareth (3-0, 2-0) and…
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Read on mcall.com →Donovan McNabb now has two backups who’ve played in multiple Pro Bowls. But it’s unknown how long McNabb, Michael Vick and Jeff Garcia, who was signed to a one-year deal on Monday, will be “Three’s Company.” For now, with Vick not eligible to return until Week 3 and with McNabb…
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Read on mcall.com →Parkland backup defensive back Dan Castillo has been called nicknames that no football player wants to be called. “I get it all,” he said. “Tiny, midget, munchkin.” Well, he is only 5 feet, 5 inches tall. But he probably felt taller than the PPL building in Allentown after…
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Read on mcall.com →Donovan McNabb only had two touchdown passes in the preseason, Brian Westbrook didn’t play at all, and all the starting offensive linemen never played a game together. On Thursday, just three days before the season opener against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., right…
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Read on mcall.com →All the talk about his touches being limited, about him now being 30, about his numerous injuries and whether he can still be an effective running back has motivated Eagles running back Brian Westbrook. The way Westbrook knows how to end all that talk is by proving that he’s…
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