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John Smallwood is an award-winning sports columnist for the Daily News. He came to the newspaper in 1994 as the beat writer for Villanova. He served in that role for less than two years before being promoted to general columnist in September 1995. As a columnist, he has covered the NBA Finals since 1996, the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2005 Super Bowl, several NCAA Men's and Women's Final Fours and College Football National Championship Games. He regularly offers commentary on sports, focusing on the Philadelphia region but not forgetting the rest of the sports world. A 1987 graduate of the University of Maryland, Smallwood previously worked at the Baltimore Sun, Roanoke Times & World-News (Va.), and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (N.Y.) before coming to the Daily News. His columns appear several times a week in the Daily News. He can be reached at (215) 854-5700 or smallwj@phillynews.com.
 
Posted 11/19/2009
Before I start this column I would be amiss if I did not thank the hundreds of readers who have e-mailed with prayers and encouragement during my current illness.
Posted 11/11/2009
WILMINGTON, Del. - I miss the action. I miss the rhythm of a Phillies game; the collisions of an Eagles Sunday; the lightning pace of Flyers hockey; the athleticism of a Sixers game.
UPON FURTHER REVIEW, or at least a night of reflection and a session of film study, Andy Reid said yesterday that the Eagles' putrid performance in their 48-22 beatdown by the New Orleans Saints on Sunday wasn't as bad as his initial reaction led us to believe.
BEATING THE New Orleans Saints wasn't ever about Kevin Kolb. Nobody expected the third-year quarterback making his first start to outduel Saints Pro Bowl quarterback Drew Brees.
THESE ARE some of those statistical quirks that make you scratch your head - the kind that usually show up during the first couple weeks of a season.
Enough was enough for Eagles with Shawn Andrews
THE COMPLETE picture isn't important right now. There is more to the story of why the Eagles placed wayward offensive tackle Shawn Andrews on injured reserve, ending his season before he played one play from scrimmage.
ANDY REID pegged his quarterback correctly. "I've always said [Donovan McNabb] is wired like a linebacker," Reid said in talking about the broken rib that has put McNabb's status for Sunday's home opener in question. "He always wants to play, so sometimes you've got to pull back some on that."
OK, PRESCHOOL is over for Sean McDermott, but instead of moving on to grade school, high school or even college, the Eagles rookie defensive coordinator is jumping right to the graduate-school level of the NFL.
THERE HAVE BEEN years in the past when I've picked the Eagles to go to the Super Bowl based on logical deduction. I can't do that with this team.
CONTRARY to some opinions, I am not always down on the prospects for an Eagles season. In fact, there were 4 consecutive years when I predicted the Birds would go to the Super Bowl. Twice I said they would win it.
THE GENERAL perception about NFL preseason games is that they are worthless. And when you get to the fourth preseason game and coaches are afraid to even dress their starters for fear that a grass cut might get infected and cause them to miss the season opener, irrelevant takes on an entirely different meaning.
QUINTIN DEMPS and Victor "Macho" Harris are learning the same NFL lesson. It's just coming at them from different directions.
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