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‘Asante’ Eagles: Birds sign Samuel

The Eagles moved aggresively today, getting former Patriot cornerback Asante Samuel to come to Philadelphia on the first day of the free agency period and not letting him get out of town without signing a contract.  All the details of … Continue reading

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Random Stuff

FREE AGENCY LOOMS FOR BIRDS  The NFL free agent period gets under way in a matter of minutes and there’s been a lot of speculation over what the Eagles will do.  The biggest name being mentioned is Patriots’ Pro Bowl … Continue reading

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A Few Phillie Links

So, as everyone knows, Ryan Howard won his arbitration case and is taking home $10 million on the season.  Jayson Stark talks about what this means for Howard’s future with the team.  Multiple sources are saying that a contract over $200 … Continue reading

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Kelvin, Put Down the Phone!

I’ve been a Kelvin Sampson fan for a long time.  He’s been one of the premier X’s and O’s coaches in college basketball for a long time, but was never really given his due.  In twelve seasons as the head coach … Continue reading

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Key Questions for the Phils

This week, Phillies players from all over the country and Latin America are packing their bags and heading to Florida for the start of Spring Training.  It’s always an exciting time because it signals the return of baseball and even … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Hyped

There’s so much Super Bowl hype that the hype itself is over-hyped, if that makes any sense.  It seems like there’s more stories about the “hype” than there is about the game and the players in it.  And now here … Continue reading

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Mets Get Santana; Become NL East Favorites

It’ s being widely reported tonight that the Twins and Mets have agreed to a trade that would send All-World pitcher Johan Santana to New York in exchange for four prospects: outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Phil Humber, Kevin Mulvey, and … Continue reading

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Wes Welker column on The Love of Sports

I wrote a column for a website called The Love of Sports.  It’s about Wes Welker and it’s for the site’s “Bandwagon Love” feature.  So check it out. www.theloveofsports.com

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The Al Harris Mystery

Al Harris spent the first five years of his career with the Eagles, most of that time as their nickel cornerback.  Throughout all those years there was an odd contradiction surrounding him.  Television announcers constantly raved about how good he was.  … Continue reading

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Harbaugh May Not Have Deserved Ravens Job

Today, the Ravens hired Eagles secondary coach John Harbaughas their new head coach, signing him to a four-year contract.  Harbaugh is seen as the Ravens second choice, as they reportedly offered the job to Dallas offensive coordinator Jason Garrett before Garrett … Continue reading

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