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.

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76ers playing like Iverson
By John Smallwood, Daily News Columnist
Posted 05/24/2012
John Smallwood: If ever the 76ers needed the inspiration that Allen Iverson provided for a decade, it was Game 6.
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A ringing headache for Birds fans
John Smallwood
Posted 05/21/2012
John Smallwood: This will make the stomachs of most Philadelphia sports fans turn. The New York Giants on Wednesday unveiled the championship rings they will get for winning Super Bowl XLVI.
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John Smallwood
Celtics put old theory to rest - 05/17/2012
By John Smallwood, Daily News Columnist
John Smallwood: The Celtics didn't just put a 107-91 beat down on the 76ers; they did it by running them out of the Wells Fargo Center.
John Smallwood
Time to believe in the 76ers - 05/16/2012
John Smallwood, Daily News Columnist
John Smallwood: Right now, the Sixers have a unique opportunity to do something special. How they arrived here doen’t matter. All that counts is that it’s right there for them.
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Reviving 76ers-Celtics rivalry? - 05/11/2012
John Smallwood: It’s funny because of all the talk of how much Philadelphia hates all Boston teams, the rivalry between the Sixers and the Celtics is the only one that is actually a rivalry.
John Smallwood
Iguodala deserves this moment - 05/11/2012
John Smallwood: I don't know whether two free throws can change a legacy, but for one night, at least, Andre Iguodala was finally what Philadelphia had begged him to be - the leading man.
John Smallwood
Sixers in land of unknown - 05/10/2012
John Smallwood: This season has been about growth and development? The Sixers learned a lesson in Game 5. Now what?
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Wake-up call from Seau's suicide - 05/09/2012
John Smallwood, Daily News Columnist
I wasn’t surprised. I knew when I scrolled to the comments section of the Philly.com story concerning the possible link between Wednesday’s suicide of NFL great Junior Seau and the issue concerning head injuries that a certain callous attitude would be represented.
John Smallwood
Bulls out of options - 05/07/2012
By John Smallwood, Daily News Columnist
FOR PRACTICAL purposes, Tom Thibodeau said what his depleted and shellshocked team needs to hear. The Chicago Bulls are playing a young Sixers squad that only has experience in trying to avoid losing a close-out game, not winning one.
John Smallwood
Hope for Sixers' backcourt - 05/03/2012
By John Smallwood, Daily News Columnist
John Smallwood: Tuesday night, the potential of an Evan Turner/Jrue Holiday tandem showed itself when it most mattered.
John Smallwood
Tough to blame Amaro - 05/01/2012
By John Smallwood, Daily News Columnist
John Smallwood: As frustrating as things presently are, I look at how the Phillies arrived here, and I ask myself, what could GM Ruben Amaro Jr. have realistically done differently?
John Smallwood
NBA fans locked in after lockout - 04/26/2012
John Smallwood: Except for hardcore fans, a lot of people don't really get into the NBA until after the NFL season is done and all those fans whose teams didn't make the playoffs have time for another interest.
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John Smallwood | Witherspoon gets title shot - 04/24/2012
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John Smallwood | Sixers need to renew hope - 04/18/2012
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John Smallwood | Hamels is headstrong - 04/16/2012
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SportsWeek | Asomugha leads way off the field - 04/07/2012
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John Smallwood | Simmonds wins Flyers' Hart - 04/06/2012
John Smallwood | Savery's story of renewal - 04/04/2012
John Smallwood | Division race will define 76ers - 03/28/2012
John Smallwood | Union's Albright believes in Philly soccer - 03/24/2012
By John Smallwood, smallwj@phillynews.com


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