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Mistakes Keep Killing the Cowboys
Green Bay wins 23-13 at Lambeau: two Prescott interceptions, a scoreless first half, and a 2-4 hole no Dallas team has ever climbed out of.
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Second Chances Win on Sunday
A blocked kick gets kicked again, a torn hamstring heals in time, and the NFL's wildest Sunday ends the way Sundays should, earned.
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The Scan Drew the Line
He played a full game with a clot in his calf. Now the hardest snap is the one he won't take.
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Mountain Hawks roll over American in semis
LEHIGH79 AMERICAN57 Lehigh senior Dave Buchberger was on from downtown. Freshman C.J. McCollum was on from everywhere. Then, there was senior guard Marquis Hall simply playing an all-around smooth game and senior forward Zahir Carrington rebounding with force. The sensational…
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Small stands tall in Lehigh’s postseason run
The Patriot League tournament is now about survival and in the case of Lehigh junior guard Prentice Small, about just getting on the floor and staying on it by any means possible. If that means chasing around the opponent’s toughest guard, so be it. If that means, diving…
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Lehigh looks to add to record season
Lehigh is on a 13-game winning streak and has the determination to extend it three more games and advance to the NCAA women’s tournament for a second straight year. Lehigh (26-3) opens defense of its Patriot League tournament title in quarterfinal action at Holy Cross in…
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Bethlehem native Chuck Bednarik vows to help Eagles from above
— Chuck Bednarik, the Eagles’ Hall of Fame two-way performer, light-heartedly joked about the Super Bowl in the form of a question. “The Super Bowl, that’s a nice name, isn’t it?” he asked, decked out in his Hall of Fame jacket Monday night at the Philadelphia Sports Writers’…
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Bednarik sees Eagles title — someday **Hall of Famer from Bethlehem says quarterback is the key to make it happen.
Chuck Bednarik, the Eagles’ Hall of Fame two-way performer, light-heartedly joked about the Super Bowl in the form of a question. “The Super Bowl, that’s a nice name, isn’t it?” he asked, decked out in his Hall of Fame jacket Monday night at the Philadelphia Sports Writers’…
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Writers recognize courage of Koons
Frances Koons, one of the greatest distance runners in Lehigh Valley history, has had no greater triumph than beating cancer and then returning to the track and again succeeding in national races. The former Villanova All-American hopes to compete for the United States in the…
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Writers recognize courage of Koons **Philly sports writers name CCHS grad, a cancer survivor, most courageous athlete.
Frances Koons, one of the greatest distance runners in Lehigh Valley history, has had no greater triumph than beating cancer and then returning to the track and again succeeding in national races. The former Villanova All-American hopes to compete for the United States in the…
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American pulls away from Lafayette, 76-66 **A 20-11 Eagles run over the final 6:30 dooms the Leopards, who miss 16 of 21 3-pointers.
It’s not all fine and dandy that Lafayette will enter the second half of Patriot League play either in sole possession of first place or tied with Lehigh atop the standings. Never mind that the Leopards were picked to finish last in the league in the preseason. That’s a long…
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OK, what now?
Will Witherspoon expressed the feelings of a battered boxer who needs time to heal. It’s not what the Eagles linebacker expected, but there he was on Sunday at his locker at the team’s NovaCare Complex, emotional pain rooted in his heart. “I live and die by the 24-hour rule and…
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OK, what now? **Instead of preparing for the next round of the playoffs, the Eagles clean out their lockers and search for answers
Will Witherspoon expressed the feelings of a battered boxer who needs time to heal. It’s not what the Eagles linebacker expected, but there he was on Sunday at his locker at the team’s NovaCare Complex, emotional pain rooted in his heart. “I live and die by the 24-hour rule and…
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Feeling no pressure **Linebacker Jeremiah Trotter says the Eagles will just play their normal style, which has proven to be successful.
A year ago, Eagles middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter was a couch potato. Watching football on your living room sofa does that, but the Eagles brought Trotter out of retirement this season and he’s not ready to return to flipping television channels. He’d rather try to crack…
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Eagles’ Trotter feeling no pressure
A year ago, Eagles middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter was a couch potato. Watching football on your living room sofa does that, but the Eagles brought Trotter out of retirement this season and he’s not ready to return to flipping television channels. He’d rather try to crack…
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Eagles’ coordinators on the spot in rematch with Dallas
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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Birds’ coordinators on the spot **Mornhinweg, McDermott have a lot to correct before rematch with Dallas.
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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McNabb confident Eagles can bounce back against Dallas
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…
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‘It all starts with me’ **McNabb feeling no pressure after Sunday’s debacle, but says in playoffs, ‘bring your A-game … or it will be over for you’
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…
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Brotherly love for Dawkins
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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City of Brotherly Love welcomes back Dawkins
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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Many locals look to play in bowls **However, Lehighton product Robbie Frey will sit out UConn’s game with injury.
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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Eagles defense packs a big punch
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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Defense packs a big punch
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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