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Donnellon's career began in Biddeford, Me., in 1981, and has included stops in Wilkes-Barre, Norfolk, and New York, where he worked as a national writer for the short-lived but highly acclaimed National Sports Daily. He has received state and national awards at each stop and since joining the Daily News in 1992 has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors, the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Associated Press Managing Editors of Pennsylvania and the Keystone Awards. He and his wife of 26 years have raised three fine children, none of whom is even the least bit impressed with the above.

Hunter Pence gets a hero´s welcome at home plate after hitting game-winning homer.
Sam Donnellon
Pence relieves a little pressure
By Sam Donnellon
Posted 2:16am
Sam Donnellon: Hunter Pence looked apologetic and happy all at once after his walkoff home run. He held his arms out as he touched home plate as if simultaneously pleading for forgiveness and accepting it.
Video: Pence, Phillies Knock Off Astros in 10th
Gallery: Phillies 4, Astros 3 (10 Innings)
Video: Marc Narducci on the Phillies' win
Closer Jonathan Papelbon greets catcher Carlos Ruiz after the final out of the Phils&rsquo; 3-2 win over the Padres.<br /><br />David Maialetti / Staff Photographer
Sam Donnellon
Turning torture to triumph
Sam Donnellon
Posted 05/13/2012
Sam Donnellon: The National League has won three of the last four World Series with teams that struggled well into the season.
Video: Hamels sharp in Phillies win
Poll: Are Flyers or Phillies more disappointing?
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Do Flyers have right pieces? - 05/11/2012
Sam Donnellon: Can the Flyers' system, as currently constructed, win a Stanley Cup? The way it has ended for Peter Laviolette over the last two springs has created not merely seeds of doubt, but weeds of it.
Sam Donnellon
Was this Timonen's swan song? - 05/09/2012
By Sam Donnellon, Daily News Columnist
Sam Donnellon: You have loved Kimmo Timonen for his smarts and for his fight. But he is 37, and the bendable parts aren't bending much anymore.
Sam Donnellon
To be honest, lying is preferred - 05/08/2012
By Sam Donnellon, Daily News Columnist
Sam Donnellon: It's not just about Claude Giroux being dishonest, or Cole Hamels being honest. It's about the hypocrisy of the people who oversee it, about the culture of both sports.
Sam Donnellon
Flyers' wheels falling off - 05/07/2012
By Sam Donnellon, Daily News Columnist
Sam Donnellon: The Next Step. It's a figurative speech, but in this series between the Flyers and Devils, it is also a literal description.
Sam Donnellon
Flyers' vets must set tone - 05/03/2012
Sam Donnellon: Eight games into this marathon of attrition, and what do we know about this playoff edition of the Flyers? That the kids amaze only when the playoff veterans set the tone.
Sam Donnellon
Bryz's effort goes to waste - 05/02/2012
By Sam Donnellon, Daily News Columnist
Sam Donnellon: In Game 2, Ilya Bryzgalov played one of those steal-it-for-you games, but the Flyers still lost.
Sam Donnellon
Flyers keep showing up - 04/30/2012
By Sam Donnellon, Daily News Columnist
Sam Donnellon: Eric Wellwood's speed was that little extra jam the Devils didn't seem to plot for, his breakneck speed creating one power play, his gritty play in front of New Jersey's net creating another.
Sam Donnellon
Playoffs will test Flyers' resiliency - 04/27/2012
Sam Donnellon: Resilience: The word bounces around this time of the year as if it were, well, a puck. Survivors of this brutal game of hockey knockout invariably mention it as crucial to their success.
Sam Donnellon
Flyers coaches in training - 04/25/2012
By Sam Donnellon, Daily News Columnist
Sam Donnellon: It is 15 years from now, and he is there, standing behind an NHL bench. That's where Max Talbot, 28, sees his future.
Sam Donnellon
Bryz cool when it counts - 04/22/2012
By Sam Donnellon, Daily News Columnist
Sam Donnellon: Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov has become boring, steady, and maybe - just maybe - Cup-worthy after all.
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Sam Donnellon | Can Flyers say ... Leighton? - 04/19/2012
Sam Donnellon | Primeau wants Penguins punished - 04/17/2012
By Sam Donnellon, Daily News Columnist
Sam Donnellon | Giroux a leading force - 04/16/2012
By Sam Donnellon, Daily News Columnist
Sam Donnellon | Blanton keeps infield on its toes - 04/13/2012
Sam Donnellon | Jagr deftly puts out fire - 04/11/2012
By Sam Donnellon, Daily News Columnist
Sam Donnellon | Hamels needs more help - 04/09/2012
by Sam Donnellon, Daily News Staff
Sam Donnellon | Halladay in familiar form - 04/06/2012
Sam Donnellon | Thome taking it all in - 04/05/2012


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