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Following six straight seasons of three wins or less, Nazareth’s football team is displaying a new mental and physical toughness this season. Already a winner of four games in 2009, Nazareth is playing tougher football because second-year coach Rob Melosky has refused to listen…
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Read on mcall.com →After being beat up at the line of scrimmage and ultimately embarrassed on the scoreboard, the Eagles are back at the drawing board, hoping to fix the fundamental breakdowns that included missed blocks and tackles in a 13-9 road loss to the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. Quarterback…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Eagles have landed in California and will not have any time to stray away from the business they are there to handle. Conventional thought might be that the Eagles (3-1) have more of a relaxed attitude than normal heading into Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders (1-4),…
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Read on mcall.com →The intensity level in the Easton vs. Freedom Lehigh Valley Conference matchup tonight at Bethlehem Area school District Stadium will be so high that a lot of players may be very sore when they wake up Saturday morning. “When Bethlehem [schools] and Easton get together the kids…
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Read on mcall.com →Jeremy Maclin forgot to request the football from the official after scoring his first career NFL touchdown on Sunday. He tossed the ball to the official and ran off the field. Nobody reminded the Eagles’ standout rookie wide receiver, either. “I don’t even know where they’re…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Central Catholic’s bid for the perfect season continues Saturday night at J. Birney Crum Stadium. The Vikings (5-0, 4-0) are the lone undefeated Lehigh Valley Conference team and will rely on sophomore quarterback Brendan Nosovitch, a threat running and passing, to try to topple…
· Andre D. Williams
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 →Kevin Kolb is 1-for-2 as a starter and has accomplished what no other quarterback has in NFL history by passing for more than 300 yards in his first two starts. Last week, after completing 24 of 34 passes for 327 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, Kolb was named the…
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Read on mcall.com →Freedom senior tailback Darrius Webb is always only one missed tackle at the line of scrimmage from going the distance. That’s because trying to tackle the speedy, elusive Webb is tough once he gets into the open field. He displayed his talents over the previous two seasons at…
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Read on mcall.com →Central Catholic football players and coaches did not dwell on what happened at the end of last season. The Vikings’ parents, on the other hand, probably stewed for a while over the school administration’s decision to reject an Eastern Conference Class 3A playoff invitation.…
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Read on mcall.com →Crossing the goal line just seemed like too simple of a thing to do for Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field. The closest Kansas City Chiefs defender was 15 yards away when Jackson capped off a 64-yard scoring pass play from Kevin Kolb…
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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 →Coming on in relief of Donovan McNabb and actually starting are totally different in terms of pressure, in terms of being mentally and physically prepared. Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb insists he was ready, but still experienced a mixture of the good, bad and ugly in Sunday’s…
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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 →Donovan McNabb now has an A-team of offensive talent with a line eager to block, mash and clear the way to help him finally get his finger fitted with the one ring that has eluded him and every Philadelphia Eagles quarterback before him. And that’s a Super Bowl ring. McNabb, who…
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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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Read on mcall.com →One addition, another subtraction. That’s what the Philadelphia Eagles did on Tuesday, marking the second time in a three-day span that they added and released a player. At least this time they cut and added at the same position — tight end. Today, when the Eagles practice at…
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Read on mcall.com →His rap career is not necessarily put on hold, but Eagles right tackle Shawn Andrews is focused and determined to make an impact now on the football field. He did not practice for most of the preseason because of back problems, but the two-time Pro Bowl lineman is again healthy…
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Read on mcall.com →The Eagles’ Quintin Demps is a free safety who’s now humbled more than ever. Being beaten out for the starting free safety job by rookie Macho Harris has done that. On Monday, following three off days, the Eagles returned to practice at their NovaCare Complex. Practice was…
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Read on mcall.com →Suspended Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was placed on the exempt/commissioner’s list on Saturday, a move that was not surprising since he’s not eligible to play until the third week of the regular season. It also would not be surprising if Vick is removed from the…
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Read on mcall.com →Today is an anxious day for 19 Philadelphia Eagles players. That’s because the Eagles will join 31 other NFL teams in cutting their roster to the maximum 53 players by the 6 p.m. deadline. Who’s staying? Who’s going? On Friday, the Eagles began answering those questions when…
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Read on mcall.com →Tonight’s first half could be just as uneventful as last week’s for Michael Vick. But in the second half, Vick will be more than just a wildcat experiment in the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense for their final preseason game against the New York Jets tonight in the Meadowlands. He…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Quintin Demps is frustrated. Macho Harris is thrilled. Both will be given an opportunity to win the Eagles’ starting free safety position in the final preseason game at the New York Jets Thursday night in the Meadowlands. On Monday, following practice at the team’s NovaCare…
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