Al Thompson
At Wednesday’s media session inside the Eagles locker room, there was a buzz of excitement throughout the room. The Birds are headed to the NFC Championship game Sunday for a chance to play in Super Bowl LII! All the top players had reporters swarming their lockers including Fletcher Cox, Lane Johnson, Stefen Wisniewski, Torrey Smith […]
18 Jan 18 - Eagles, Football, Football Training, High School Football, NFC East, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
Don’t look now but the Eagles are just four quarters away from competing in Super Bowl LII. If they pull it off, it will be the club’s third trip to the Big Game in franchise history. The top-seeded Birds pounded out a 15-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field in the […]
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Al Thompson
On Thursday January 4, 2018, the Delaware Valley from west of Philadelphia to the South Jersey shore was hit with a severe winter storm. Weathermen nicknamed the tempest a “Cyclone Bomb.” The snow, high winds and near zero temperatures made any outdoor activity impossible. Schools and banks were closed, many businesses didn’t open or made […]
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Al Thompson
The high school football player turned orthopedic surgeon believes great doctor-patient-relationships are key to successful surgeries.
Talk to many orthopedic surgeons and in many cases you’ll find that at some point he or she was playing sports, got injured and became inspired to enter into orthopedics during their recovery.
That was not the case of Dr. Khoa Nguyen, an orthopedic surgeon with Burlington County Orthopaedic Specialists in Mt. Laurel, NJ although he was a pretty good high school football player back in his teenage days between 1998-2002 in North Carolina.
5 Jan 18 - Football, Football Training, High School Football, Philadelphia Eagles - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
Talk to any fan or observer and you’ll get the same response. The Eagles last regular season game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday (1:00 PM, FOX) is “meaningless.” The Eagles have clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming NFC playoffs and the Cowboys were eliminated after their loss to the Seattle Seahawks last […]
30 Dec 17 - Eagles, Football, Football Training, NFC East, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
There is a reason why college football shuts down this weekend to make way–and honor–one game, Army-Navy. It is not just any football game. This contest is pure Americana and spurs a unique level of patriotic spirit for all Americans, sports fans or not. The 118th Army-Navy takes place Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field in […]
9 Dec 17 - Army Navy Game, College football, Football, Football Training - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
Redskins win season finale on lass second pass, Falcons get redemption in playoff rematch. What helped Pennsbury in their second round matchup was the weather. It was bitterly cold and windy which hurt Neshaminy’s speed advantage and helped the Falcons size advantage enormously.
16 Nov 17 - Football, Football Training, High School Football - No CommentsRead More »
Staff report
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The reinstatement of cornerback Janoris Jenkins from suspension highlighted several roster moves made this morning by the Giants. Jenkins, who was suspended indefinitely last week, did not play Sunday in the Giants’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Like fellow cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who was suspended last month, Jenkins was permitted to return […]
7 Nov 17 - Football, Football Training, Giants, NFL - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
Here are the Footballstories top area teams from our coverage area. These ranking are as of October 10, 2017.
St. Joe’s Prep is the top area team as the Hawks are 5-0 and ranked No. 9 in the country by MaxPrep’s Xcellent 25 Writers’ Poll.
Check out who is No. 1 in South Jersey and Delaware.
11 Oct 17 - Football, Football Training, High School Football - No CommentsRead More »
Al Thompson
The former college baseball player sees two roles for orthopedic surgeons in today’s sports-charged society: a physician and a mentor
15 Sep 17 - Eagles, Football, Football Training, High School Football - No CommentsRead More »