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Gonzo: These Philly sports figures are dynamite

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Published Dec. 6, 2009 at 3:01 a.m.

Poor Donovan McNabb. The guy can't win - even when the Eagles do.For years, people complained that Five is incapable of engineering a fourth-quarter comeback. Then he did just that against the Bears (even though there was a fair amount of time remaining on the clock) and the Redskins over the last two weeks. Naturally, the detractors apologized and gave credit where it's due, right? ...

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Philly native, TV producer cheers for his home team

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Published Oct. 20, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

HAPPY? LET'S SEE, Philadelphia native Mike Tollin is one of TV's most successful producers - "One Tree Hill," "Smallville"- and an Oscar-nominated film producer/director who has turned his love of sports into such features as "Radio," "Coach Carter" and "Varsity Blues." His Phillies ("The team I live and die with") are close to another World Series and Donald Trump thinks he's a loser. So, yeah, life is good ...

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Gonzo: These are good old days

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Published Oct. 11, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

When I was a kid, I heard a lot about the golden era of Philly sports - that stretch in the late '70s and early '80s when Philly was America's Title Town and all four teams seemed to be in the championship mix every year. I was busy coloring on the wall and eating paste while all that was unfolding (which isn't all that different from my current day-to-day), and I don't remember any of it ...

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Philly is second to one

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Published Oct. 8, 2009 at 1:52 a.m.

SURE, PHILADELPHIA MAY have a world champion, but Pittsburgh has two. That appears to be the mentality of a computer program at the Sporting News that ranked Philly second in the publication's annual Best Sports Cities List. The complete list will be in the magazine on newsstands this week ...

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"Big Fan" actor talks about Philly fans

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Published Sept. 4, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

Robert Siegel has a twisted sense of humor. Who else would cast a New Yorker as an Eagles fan?The writer and director's latest movie, Big Fan, opened to critical acclaim last week. (Siegel also wrote The Wrestler.) The film - a smart commentary about how our collective obsession with sports can sometimes turn ugly - focuses on a hyper-intense New ...

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Conlin among Philly Hall's sixth class

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Published July 16, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

WHEN THE true believers came up with the idea for a Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, there were skeptics. As the sixth class was introduced yesterday morning at the Spectrum, it became even more apparent the visionaries had it right all along ...

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Ranking Philly teams by the numbers

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Published June 8, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

Page 2 has spent a fair amount of time wondering which Philadelphia sports organization runs the top operation. To find an answer, we ranked each team in five categories on a scale from 1 to 10. The club with the most total points wins the unofficial title of the Best Franchise in Philly ...

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Runaway Corvette hits 8 cars in S. Philly

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Published April 8, 2009 at 12:12 p.m.

After the crash, the driver of the wrecked sports car got out and ran off ...

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Philly sport's greatest moments

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Published March 30, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

I've rewatched the Scottie Reynolds play about 10 times now on YouTube. I remain amazed by the way he shot past so many defenders and zigzagged his way to the rim. That play was something we'll always remember. If we're putting together a list of great Philly sports moments, what else should we include? ...

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Bill Lyon: Sports helped Philly celebrate Bicentennial

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Published March 29, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

The country was 200 years old, and a peanut farmer from Georgia was elected president.It was 1976, and among the movies of the time: Rocky (the first one), The Bad News Bears (the original), A Star Is Born (the remake), and The Omen (the first one) ...

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