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EAGLES CRUSH VIKINGS, SET TO FACE PATRIOTS IN SUPER BOWL LII

Al Thompson

The Eagles are going to the Super Bowl. Against all odds this group has already done what many creditable observers said was impossible. But the Eagles have accomplished the impossible. And to a man, no one in the Eagles locker room believes their job is finished, not by a long shot. The Birds won  the […]


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GIANTS HIRE PAT SHURMUR AS HEAD COACH

Michael Eisen

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants today announced that Pat Shurmur will become the 18th head coach in franchise history. Shurmur, 52, completed his second season as the Minnesota Vikings’ offensive coordinator when they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday in the NFC Championship Game. Last week, he was named the NFL Assistant Coach of the Year by […]


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FOLES’ SLICK BALL HANDLING HAS BIRDS HOPING FOR A SUPER BOWL

Al Thompson

Eagles Pro Bowl, MVP candidate quarterback Carson Wentz took virtually every rep with the ones from OTA’s to mini-camp, training camp, preseason and through the first 13 regular season games this year until a torn ACL ended his season in the third quarter of the Birds game against the Los Angeles Rams. He built a […]


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UNNOTICED THIS WEEK IN LOCKER ROOM, ELLIOTT QUIETLY PREPARES FOR HIS INCREDIBLE ROLE SUNDAY

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 […]


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WILL MORE SCREENS OPEN DOOR TO SUPER BOWL?

Al Thompson

If the Eagles want to move on this weekend, the offense will have to do more than it did last week against the Atlanta Falcons. More points will likely come in form or misdirection plays, counters and screen passes. If there is one area of the game Nick Foles does better than Carson Wentz it […]


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EAGLES POUND FALCONS, EARN TRIP TO NFC TITLE GAME AT THE LINC

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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CORLEY ADDED TO PENN STATE FOOTBALL STAFF

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David Corley joins staff as running backs coach after stint at Army

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; January 12, 2018 – Penn State Football Coach James Franklin announced today the addition of David Corley to the staff as the running backs coach. Corley most recently served as the wide receivers coach at Army and coached the running backs at two prior stops.


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EAGLES FOCUSED ON FALCONS, NOT BETTING LINES

Al Thompson

There are no shortages of scenarios, strategies, advise or predictions out there when it comes the Eagles and their quest to beat the odds and find a way to win two playoff games and get to Super Bowl 52 in Minneapolis three weeks from now. The Eagles started the season as an eight-cylinder engine, flying […]


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BARNETT, EAGLES WON’T LET WEATHER, OUTSIDE NOISE AFFECT THEIR CONFIDENCE

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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DR. NGUYEN SAYS HEART, GRIT AND HONESTY EQUAL TRUST WITH HIS PATIENTS

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. 


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