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Michael Vick Makes Most of Second Chance, Thanks to Eagles

One morning last spring, I sat in a National Press Club audience that was riveted to the testimony of a clean-shaven, light-skinned, middle-aged, college-educated, black man who told us how he was trying to re-establish his life after drugs cost him his livelihood and eventually his freedom. He spoke before a breakfast...

Finch Fighting: A New Breed of Animal Cruelty

(Feb. 22) -- America's more-unsavory pastimes have long included underground cockfighting and dogfighting scenes, but now reports point toward a new animal-cruelty trend: finch fighting. Last week, Massachusetts authorities seized more than 20 of the birds -- 6-inch "little bursts of yellow" as described by The Boston...

Philly Embraces Two Fallen Sports Stars

(Dec. 7) -- In sports circles, Philadelphia has long been known for its impassioned, boisterous, and often horrifically behaved fans. Famously, they booed Santa, and they jeer visiting teams and underperforming home players with equal vehemence. As recently as this summer, a 22-year-old man was killed in a local bar brawl...

Michael Vick: I'd Sign With Eagles Again

PHILADELPHIA -- Michael Vick has all but disappeared, since the season began, into the Eagles' multifaceted offense and Andy Reid's secret future plans for it. But he is still MIchael Vick, convicted dogfighter and NFL lightning rod. So when he said in an interview with NBC's Bob Costas on Sunday that he'd have a hard time...

Explosive Eagles Could End Up Among League's Elite Offenses

PHILADELPHIA -- You don't think of the Eagles along with the Saints or the Colts or the Patriots in terms of the number, the variety and the explosiveness of their offensive playmakers. Teams like that set the standard, and the Eagles don't feel like they fit into that kind of conversation. And that's fine, because they're...

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02/22/12 Why More Than Half of NFL Players Are Broke by 50 Source: Bleacher Report It's part of the American Dream: becoming a tremendous success and being able to buy your parents a new house, or lavishing your close friends and relatives with presents.
02/21/12 College stars look to impress in NFL scouting combine Source: Sunday Mirror The brightest young stars in college football will hope to impress NFL scouts and team officials this week, as the 2012 scouting combine starts on Wednesday in Indianapolis.
02/20/12 Round Table: Teens talk about celebrity culture Source: The Courier-Journal - Louisville KY Jail sentences, drug rehabilitation, poor parenting, animal abuse -- the news is filled with stories about celebrities and their latest fall from grace.
02/20/12 Philadelphia Eagles: What Michael Vick Must Do to... Source: Bleacher Report Philadelphia Eagles ' quarterback Michael Vick followed up an MVP-worthy 2010 season with a sub-par 2011 campaign and will need to make a few adjustments for next year in order to get back to that MVP level.
02/20/12 Guerry Clegg commentary: Falcons cant win even for... Source: Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus GA This is where I fully expected the Falcons to fall.