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Fly, Eagles, fly, back to Cowboys Stadium and come away with a victory. Sounds like a song, but it’s not. It’s the Eagles’ mission entering Saturday’s NFC wild-card game against Dallas in a matchup of 11-5 teams that played last Sunday — Dallas won 24-0 and clinched the NFC East…
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Read on mcall.com →Fly, Eagles, fly, back to Cowboys Stadium and come away with a victory. Sounds like a song, but it’s not. It’s the Eagles’ mission entering Saturday’s NFC wild-card game against Dallas in a matchup of 11-5 teams that played last Sunday — Dallas won 24-0 and clinched the NFC East…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The road to termination is not easy to accept. There is too much disappointment, emotional pain that lingers, questions about if this or that was done a different way. In the Eagles’ 24-0 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the regular-season final on Sunday at Cowboys Stadium, not…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The road to termination is not easy to accept. There is too much disappointment, emotional pain that lingers, questions about if this or that was done a different way. In the Eagles’ 24-0 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the regular-season final on Sunday at Cowboys Stadium, not…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →College football has a new darling — and it’s the Temple Owls. It’s a pretty easy choice. Temple, after all, has not played in a bowl game in 30 years. That drought ends at 4:30 today when the Owls (9-3) play UCLA (6-5) in the EagleBank Bowl at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.…
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Read on mcall.com →Chanelle Price won with grace and speed. She won everywhere, except the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. But Price, the greatest female track and field athlete to ever come out of the Lehigh Valley, will likely get another chance at the Olympics in 2012. “I want to run 1:56, 1:57,”…
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Read on mcall.com →Brian Dawkins returned to respect and love. The former standout Eagles safety, attired now in a Denver Broncos uniform, also received loud cheers, a standing ovation and even greater appreciation when fans chanted his name on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, That’s what you…
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Read on mcall.com →Brian Dawkins returned to respect and love. The former standout Eagles safety, attired now in a Denver Broncos uniform, also received loud cheers, a standing ovation and even greater appreciation when fans chanted his name on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, That’s what you…
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Read on mcall.com →The football bowl season is in full swing and several area products will be participating in the college version of the postseason. Robbie Frey, a former all-state running back from Lehighton, is a redshirt freshman running back at Connecticut, who played in a bowl game last…
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Read on mcall.com →Allen Iverson was the Philadelphia 76ers’ version of Lil Wayne during the 2000-2001 NBA season, using his crossover dribble and fearless drives to make the Wachovia Center rock like a hip-hop concert. Fans jammed the arena while Iverson and the Sixers rolled on the court,…
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Read on mcall.com →Three games, three carries, 14 yards. That was the extent of Austin Scott’s brief and disappointing experience with the Cleveland Browns in the 2008 preseason, a far cry from what happened nearly every time he touched the ball six years earlier. And for Scott, his ex-coaches Rob…
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Read on mcall.com →Three games, three carries, 14 yards. That was the extent of Austin Scott’s brief and disappointing experience with the Cleveland Browns in the 2008 preseason, a far cry from what happened nearly every time he touched the ball six years earlier. And for Scott, his ex-coaches Rob…
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Read on mcall.com →The San Francisco 49ers had 13 points in the third quarter Sunday and then the Eagles defense put on the freeze. Pressure, disruption, and unyielding defense then took over, especially in the fourth quarter when the Eagles scored a technical knockout. Running back Frank Gore, so…
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Read on mcall.com →The San Francisco 49ers scored 13 points in the third quarter Sunday and then the Eagles defense put on the freeze. Pressure, disruption, and unyielding defense then took over, especially in the fourth quarter when the Eagles scored a technical knockout. Running back Frank Gore,…
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Read on mcall.com →Steve Shiffert is a retired teacher, who has no plans of retiring soon as Easton’s football coach. He still enjoys teaching and building, and of course, winning. Easton went 13-2 this season, twice beating Nazareth and Parkland. A share of the Lehigh Valley Conference title and…
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Read on mcall.com →Disgruntled over his perception that the Bethlehem Area School District is not supportive enough of his powerhouse program, Liberty football coach Tim Moncman has applied for the head coaching vacancy at Palisades. But he has not resigned at Liberty, one year after he coached…
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Read on mcall.com →D ash, flash, creating a bi g splash. That’s become the nature of the Eagles offense, a unit that shattered the New York Giants defense Sunday night in the Meadowlands, sparked by by one quick scoring strike and so many other goodies pulled out of the bag. DeSean Jackson going…
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Read on mcall.com →The Eagles are loaded with young bucks. Baggy jeans, smokin’ warm-up suits, stylish sneakers, expensive jewelry. They sport it all. Aside from all the bling-bling, the Eagles’ young players, led by second-year pro DeSean Jackson, also play with enthusiasm and beg-for . It’s all…
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Read on mcall.com →The Eagles are loaded with young bucks. Baggy jeans, smokin’ warm-up suits, stylish sneakers, expensive jewelry. They sport it all. Aside from all the bling-bling, the Eagles’ young players, led by second-year pro DeSean Jackson, also play with enthusiasm and beg-for it. It’s…
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Read on mcall.com →E mily Smith dives to the floor, fearless of knee bruises, bent on getting her hands on the ball by any means. Rough pla y and intense demeanor defines the junior forward on Moravian’s women’s basketball team. Scoring points is nice and the nationally ranked Greyhounds have five…
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Read on mcall.com →Emily Smith dives to the floor, fearless of knee bruises, bent on getting her hands on the ball by any means. Rough play and intense demeanor defines the junior forward on Moravian’s women’s basketball team. Scoring points is nice and the nationally ranked Greyhounds have five…
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Read on mcall.com →Allen Iverson had one classic shot that was reminiscent of his glorious past with the Sixers, a stop, crossover and pop with 2.8 seconds left in the first half Monday night. He had one classic assist, a feed to Samuel Dalembert for an alley-oop dunk that he set up off a baseline…
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Read on mcall.com →Andy Reid reached a coaching milestone on Sunday as he joined Miami’s Don Shula (1970s), Dallas’ Tom Landry (1970s) and New England’s Bill Belichick (this decade) as the only coaches to lead their teams to 100 regular-season victories in a decade. Reid, now in his 11th season…
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Read on mcall.com →Andy Reid reached a coaching milestone on Sunday as he joined Miami’s Don Shula (1970s), Dallas’ Tom Landry (1970s) and New England’s Bill Belichick (this decade) as the only coaches to lead their teams to 100 regular-season victories in a decade. Reid, now in his 11th season…
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