The Daily Numbers: 12-0, Andy Reid’s record after the bye week in his stint with the Eagles.
26-24 win for the Eagles yesterday over Peyton Manning and the Colts.
5-3 record now for the Eagles, in a 2-team race with the New York Giants for the NFC East.
41-7 win for the Giants over the Seahawks, and also 45-7 loss for the Cowboys on national TV, pummeled by the Packers.
1-7 record now for the Cowboys, who seem to be spiraling out of control.
Shame, right?
8 gunshot wounds suffered by a man in a street altercation in Wilmington.
3 people shot on a Norristown street Sunday night.
1981, when Philadelphia Danny Faulkner was gunned down. Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted in the case. He’ll be back in court this week still fighting for a new trial.
86, age of flagger killed when he was struck by an SUV in a work construction zone in Yoak, Pa.
30 million dollar gift from a local philanthropic group to Delaware Valley College.
72 percent of black babies today born to unwed mothers, according to government statistics. The rate for whites is 29 percent; 58 percent for Hispanics and 66 percent for Native Americans.
2.91 price per gallon, average price of gas in the Philly area. That’s up from $2.89 a week ago and $2.74 this time last year.
6 game win streak by Flyers snapped with 3-2 overtime loss last night in Washington.
1 road win for the Sixers after they topped the Knicks in the Garden yesterday.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Anybody believe the Eagles win that game yesterday with Donovan McNabb at quarterback? Didn’t think so.
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I Don’t Get It: The NFL is going overboard in calling penalties in trying to protect players. It’s a violent game, it’s not two-hand touch.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Hal Taussig, the local philanthropist who is intent on giving away his millions. Good for him.
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Quote Box: “I like to brag about going broke in my first profession and getting fired in my second.”
- Hal Taussig, the local entrepreneur who is giving away his millions to help fellow entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground.
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