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Josh Janet 07:22 pm | It’s become a cliché over the last few seasons, but afternoon starts have not fared well for the Philadelphia Flyers. Today was no different, as the Flyers came to the Wells Fargo Center unprepared to play and could not keep their emotions in check until the New Jersey Devils had already…

GarryCobb 01:48 pm | John Clark of NBC-10 has been in Indianapolis all week for the Super Bowl.  Today near the end of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s State of the NFL news conference, Clark got up and asked him if the Super Bowl Committee would ever seriously consider bringing the game to Philadelphia. Goodell immediately…

GarryCobb 12:53 pm | Jason LaCanfora of the NFL Network doesn’t believe the Eagles will give DeSean Jackson the opportunity to sign with another team in the league. “He’s someone that you don’t just let walk,” said LaCanfora. “Whether he’s going to be there long-term remains to be seen, but you franchise him, then entertain…

GarryCobb 12:30 pm | Paul Domowitch of Philly.com reports that former Eagles Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins is considering retirement.  He hasn’t decided but you tell by some of his comments that he’s serious considering it. “The season’s not even over yet; the Super Bowl hasn’t been played,” Dawkins said. “I’ll give it some prayer…

GarryCobb 11:34 am | 94 WIP’s Wing Bowl XX took place this morning and the world’s greatest eater Takeru Kobayashi set an astonishing new record by eating 337 wings to win the contest going away.  After the event Kobayashi told Philly.com through his interpreter, “I could probably eat another 100 wings or so.  Not…

Steve Melzer 05:50 am | This is a rematch from a few years back when the Giants upset that undefeated Patriots team which was led by Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.  This year’s Patriots team is much different from the stand point that offensively their tight ends play a major role as receivers.  They don’t…

GarryCobb 05:20 am | I talked to an NFL source who is very familiar with the Eagles passing game and he said, “The Eagles are doomed if they let DeSean Jackson get away.  They’ll be losing the most explosive, big-play receiver in the game.” I couldn’t agree with him more.  I think the Eagles have…

Josh Janet 11:56 pm | For all the talk lately about what trades the Flyers should or shouldn’t make, it’s worth crediting Paul Holmgren for bringing Wayne Simmonds to Philadelphia this offseason because he just had one heck of a game against the Nashville Predators, who fell 4-1 to the Flyers this evening. Simmonds had his…

Josh Janet 06:13 pm | It wasn’t the trade that many Flyers fans have been eagerly waiting, butthe organization announced late this afterrnoon that they have traded defenseman Kevin Marshall to the Washington Capitals for forward Matt Ford. Marshall, 22, played ten games with the Flyers earlier this season where he registered zero points. He was…

George Remaily 06:27 am | Andy Reid the head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles came out and spoke to the fans of the Eagles for the first time since the Eagles ended a very disappointing season.  He told everyone that 8-8 was not acceptable and he had to get better. He also told everyone that…