Sam Donnellon

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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.

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A senseless storm of controversy 12/28/2010: Sam Donnellon: I was elated when they postponed Sunday's Eagles game. Honestly, I was concerned about the safety of Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson.
Shaping Vick's success 12/22/2010: Sam Donnellon: When Tom Anderson began training Michael Vick last February, Vick had been a plodding, doubting, ex-starting quarterback, unable to shake off 17 months of prison life and natural aging, unsure he ever would.
Heart and pride fuel a miracle 12/20/2010: Sam Donnellon: It was a great day to be the head coach of a team that includes Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson. But this time it was as much about their heads as it was their hearts.
'Veterans' of Eagles defense pick each other up 12/17/2010: Sam Donnellon: They replaced injured perennial Pro Bowler Asante Samuel with Trevard Lindley for three games and survived. Brandon Graham out? Find and sign Derrick Burgess.
Sam Donnellon: Werth has bitter beginning with Nationals 12/16/2010: Sam Donnellon: "They got their boy back, I guess," Jayson Werth said a little after 1 p.m. yesterday, finally exhibiting the bitterness that Cliff Lee would reference in a similar press conference a few hours later.
Sam Donnellon: BCS has ruined New Year's Day 12/10/2010: Sam Donnellon: New Year's Day used to be a real holiday, not just National Hangover Day. There was buildup, there was conjecture, there were scenarios here, there, everywhere. Now, who cares about the bowl games that are played on the first day of the year.
Sam Donnellon: Is Bobrovsky the real deal? 12/09/2010: Sam Donnellon: Long a team incapable of finding one starting goalie, the Flyers are now suppliers. Soon, it would seem, one of the two goalies who led the Flyers' charge into the Stanley Cup finals will have to find work elsewhere.
Sam Donnellon: Rocker blasts NFL for promoting Vick 12/07/2010: Sam Donnellon: On Friday, famed rock guitarist Nils Lofgren published a letter scolding both the media and the NFL for praising and promoting Michael Vick.
Battered Vick still avoiding the big hit 12/03/2010: Sam Donnellon: How tough is Michael Vick? Does he lead this team improbably deep into the playoffs, perhaps as far as the Super Bowl? Or does it end as the mounting evidence suggests, with him crumpled cartoon-like on some field real soon, leveled as he released the ball?
Playoff win shaped Flyers' identity 12/01/2010: Sam Donnellon: When your team blows a big, fat lead, sometimes the most embarrassing part of it is what you, not they, did along the way.