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Freedom coach has motivation in mind
In the 1970s, Artie Owens often gained inspiration to run hills and practice sprints from watching the Philadelphia Pioneers track team and U.S. Olympic speedster Bob Hayes on Wide World of Sports. The means of motivation worked as Owens went from a three-sport star athlete at…
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Liberty athletes pick their colleges LETTERS OF INTENT
A standout Liberty swimmer is headed to Duke and two star women’s basketball players have decided to extend their athletic and academic careers at Lehigh and Bloomsburg, respectively. The college decisions were announced at a press conference at Liberty’s art gallery Tuesday…
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Liberty athletes pick their colleges
A standout Liberty swimmer is headed to Duke and two star women’s basketball players have decided to extend their athletic and academic careers at Lehigh and Bloomsburg, respectively. The college decisions were announced at a press conference at Liberty’s art gallery Tuesday…
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Heavyweight looking for redemption tonight
King’s Promotions is having an all-in-one boxing show in Allentown tonight, featuring Allentown against Reading amateurs and two pro fighters from Reading who have a combined 29-2 record. One of them, 24-year-old heavyweight Travis Kauffman, appeared to be on his way to a big…
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DeSales’ Coval closing in on 300th win
Just four regular-season games remain and DeSales men’s coach Scott Coval is three wins shy of his 300th victory. He seems guaranteed to reach the milestone this winter. If he doesn’t, then the close to his 17th season in Center Valley will be a bad one. But the chances are…
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Muhlenberg rally ruins DeSales’ upset bid
Star guard Alex Chili had been silenced and Muhlenberg, ranked No. 9 by d3hoops.com, trailed rival DeSales by 15 points in the second half. The alarm clock then sounded. Chili, a sophomore who turned down Division I offers to come to Muhlenberg, got on target and stayed…
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Muhlenberg rally ruins DeSales’ upset bid **Nationally ranked Mules erase 15-point second-half deficit and post 74-68 victory.
Star guard Alex Chili had been silenced and Muhlenberg, ranked No. 9 by d3hoops.com, trailed rival DeSales by 15 points in the second half. The alarm clock then sounded. Chili, a sophomore who turned down Division I offers to come to Muhlenberg, got on target and stayed…
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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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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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Nazareth’s Kroboth corners job **Sophomore starts on defense for 9-3 Temple, which plays on ESPN today in EagleBank Bowl.
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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Price’s decade of dominance **Easton grad owns Pa., national high school records, part of world-record relays in college. **2000 – 2009 THE DECADE **DARK DAYS AND BRIGHT MOMENTS **FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE DECADE
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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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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Confident youngsters bolster Birds
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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Confident youngster bolster Birds
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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Smith, Schubach definition of team players
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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Smith, Schubach definition of team players
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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Reid, Eagles bask in afterglow **The coach, reportedly on the verge of contract extension, still excited about Michael Vick’s performance in Sunday’s win.
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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Reid, Eagles bask in afterglow
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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Signing Iverson a smart move
A llen Ive rson 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…
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