danny pommells here for nbc sports philadelphia.vy is the head that wears the crown after suffering their second loss of the season. bounce back from a trip to heartbreak hoghlights from the hardwood are next. >>> plus it was the joel embiid show last night inilly. but would the big felloweople in the second half of a back-to-back? latest coming up. [narra if our world isn't stuck in the pas t, why is higher education? path, you should take it. and when there isn't, well you know where i'm going with that. don't do things by the bookt keep up. that hasn't been written. we took two renowned universities including a premiere medical school and created a single university that defies convention. at jefferson, we're making modern look old and making old look new and making sure new is not enough. we're adding more weight to your degrees and more meaning to your careers, going where others wouldn't dare, making connections few think to make, and setting tomorrow's standards by breaking today's, because we believe the lines that are drawn

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. >> hey, i'm danny pommells. we'll see the eagles parade from a players point of view. that's coming up in sports, stay with us. >>> good to see you as always, it has been more than 24 hours since the super bowl eparade ended, but we can't stop talking about it. here is more from brent celek's point of view. >>. [ cheers and applause ] >> dilly dilly! >> how does it feel to be great? >> i have two words for you all, philly philly! >> philly f lly philly! i was riding the float with brent, very few people had as much fun as them. long snapper told a tampa radio station that the eagles may have had trust issues in the back of their mind when they were doing walk throughs before the stadium. >> i believe our whole walk through was a complete fake walk through. >> no, really? >> i believe i overheard someone say that a lot of the plays we were running were not even plays in the playbook for the super bowl. >> well, get your resumÉ ready, huh? the eagles have some openings. frank wright the offensive coordinator was scheduled to meet with the colts today. 48th straight game

. >> hey, danny pommells with you.ame out that the patriots may have spied on the eagle the before that game. long snapper -- a day before the super bowl. >> i believe our whole walk through was a complete fake walk through. i believe i overheard someone say a lot of the plays that we were running weren't even plays that were in the playbook. >> everyone still talking about jason kelce's speech. tonight kelce was at an autograph signing and saying the gist of the speech came to him the night before. >> running through your head about the path getting to the super bowl and it hit me how much i have overcome, and how much other guys overcome. literally been the group of underdogs. >> from underdogs to top dogs. the game time for the sixers because of an ankle problem. having his way like shaq and the under league. meanwhile, all good guys beating an army. more from the process off the offensive pour, the big put back. just 24 minutes and the big fella didn't need much help but he got some. call him jack tripper because o

let's turn it over to danny pommells with some sports. >> coming up, the success of the eagles continueso rub off on the other local sports teams. the orange and black getting crazy bounces in ottawa. the eagles victory tour continues with doug pedersen and carson wentz we'll show you what they were up to next. >>> time to check in with kate snow for a look at what's coming up on "nightly news." >> breaking news out of washington. the democrats official response to the controversial memo, about how the fbi handled the russian ya investigation. >>> new concerns about how law enforcement responded during the school shooting. also the long ride home for the world's most famous preacher, thousands gathering to honor billy graham. >>> and sweeping to a historic win on the ice. >>> now it's time for sports. >>> danny pommells with you once again, as the saying goes, to the victor goes the spoils. the eagles still basking in the glow of being super bowl champs. for his latest honor, doug pedersen didn't have to go very far. i think he's been wearing that smile for weeks now. he was honored in h

danny pommells from nbc sports philadelphia with you. it was far from a sure thing whether joel embiid would play against the clippers. not only slowly easing back in and nursing an ankle injury. torrey smith, alshon jeffery were in the building friday night. trevor booker comes up empty. but joel embiid makes sure it goes home. embiid cruising in and flying solo. rocking the rim with the windmill. 29 and 16 rebounds. but big scare here. he slips and goes down holding his knee. he left the floor but did return. the fourth quarter, embiid back out there and helping out his teammates. sets up j.j. reddick for the dagger three. the sixers win a 7th straight at home, 112-98. >> my hand kind of got stuck into my leg. but i think it was the impact of the knee on the floor, instead of twisting it, which is good. >>> dry in the desert for the flyers team facing the worst squad in hockey. seems like an easy win but remember, arizona started out the evening on an 11-game losing streak. the first win against the flyers. fans repping the flyers and

i'm danny pommells from nbc sports philadelphia. to the victor go the spoils, of course. the eagles still basking in the glow of being super bowl champs and doug pederson did not have to go very far. the guy has been wearing that smile for weeks. he was adopted in morristown, new jersey, his adopted hometown. along with the assistant coach. he was presented with a proclamation making february 24th coach doug pederson day. how about that? he also signed autographs and addressed the crowd. >> we're not going to be the same philadelphia eagles. the way the business works, we're not going to be the same. but we're going to have the same message. i'm going to present the same message and we'll work just as hard. listen, i want to go back to atlanta in 2019. >> didn't you know, the sixers and flyers have not lost in regulation since the eagles won the super bowl. they're now 16-0-1 since the birds hoisted the lombardi trophy. carson wentz bringing his mojo to the center yesterday ringing the bell before the sixers contest with orlando. before we get to the game, check this out.

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i'm danny pommells from nbc sports philadelphia. to the victor go the spoils, of course. eagles still basking in the glow of being super bowl champs for his latest honor, doug pederson, did not have to go very far. the guy has been wearing that smile for weeks. the eagles head coach was honored in his adopted hometown of morristown, new jersey, yesterday along with assistant coach eugene chung. he was presented with a proclamation making february 24th coach doug pederson day. how about that? he also signed autographs and addressed the crowd. >> we're not going to be the same philadelphia eagles. the way the business works, we're not going to be the same. but we're going to have the same message. i'm going to present the same message and we'll work just as hard. listen, i want to go back to atlanta in 2019. >> didn't you know, the sixers and flyers have not lost in regulation since the eagles won the super bowl. they're now 16-0-1 since the birds hoisted the lombardi trophy. carson wentz bringing his mojo to the center yesterday ringing the bell before the sixers contest w

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i'm danny pommells from nbc sports philadelphia. to the victor go the spoils, of course. the eagles still basking in the glow of being super bowl champs and for his latest honor, doug pederson did not have to go very far. the guy has been wearing that smile for weeks. the eagles head coach was honored in morristown, new jersey, yesterday along with assistant coach eugene chung. he was presented with a proclamation making february 24th coach doug pederson day. how about that? he also signed autographs and addressed the crowd. >> we're not going to be the same philadelphia eagles. the way the business works, we're not going to be the same. but we're going to have the same message. i'm going to present the same message and we'll work just as hard. listen, i want to go back to atlanta in 2019. >> didn't you know, the sixers and flyers have not lost in regulation since the eagles won the super bowl. they're now 16-0-1 since the birds hoisted the lombardi trophy. carson wentz bringing his mojo to the center yesterday ringing the bell before the sixers contest with orlando. befo

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i'm danny pommells from nbc sports philadelphia. >>> the tattoos we were talking about. hundreds of eagles fans are expected to get tattoos as a lasting memory of the birds super bowl win. a.c. inc. in somers point will hold eagles flash day today. it runs for 12 hours. they're expecting hundreds of eagles fans. you can get your favorite designs from them. they have tattooed some of the players following the championship victory. are you getting one? >> i was going to ask you the same thing. >>> it's a few minutes before 10:00. nbc 10 news continues in a minute with another half hour of news. >> reporter: randy gyllenhaal live on main street. eagles fans might get a throw-back to the eagles parade today as the mummers march down main street. their special guest, you can guess who it is, that's coming up next. hello, peco. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weights.

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. >>> hey, danny pommels, nbc sports philadelphia. to the victor go the spoils.w of being super bowl champs. doug peterson didn't have to go very far for his next honor. peterson wearing that smile for weeks now. the eagles head coach honored in his adopted hometown of morristown, new jersey, along with assistant coach chung. peterson was presented with a proclamation making february 24th coach doug peterson day. >> we're not going to be the same philadelphia eagles. the guys, the way the business works, we're not going to be the same. you know, but we're going to have the same message. i'm going to present the same message. we're going to work just as hard. i want to go back to atlanta in 2019. >>> do you know the sixers and fliers haven't lost in regulation since the eagles won the super bowl? they're 16-0-1 since hoisting the lombardi trophy. carson wentz ringing the bell before the sixers' contest with orlando. before the game, check out shing shen with the eagles underdog shirt on, drills the half court shot to win sixers season tickets next season. he's got

i'm danny pommells from nbc sports philadelphia.the victor go the spoils, of course. the eagles still basking in the glow of being super bowl champs and for his latest honor, doug pederson did not have to go very far. the guy has been wearing that smile for weeks. the eagles head coach was honored in his adopted hometown of morristown, new jersey. along with the assistant coach. he was presented with a proclamation making february 24th coach doug pederson day. how about that? he also signed autographs and addressed the crowd. >> we're not going to be the same philadelphia eagles. the way the business works, we're not going to be the same. but we're going to have the same message. i'm going to present the same message and we'll work just as hard. listen, i want to go back to atlanta in 2019. >> didn't you know, the sixers and flyers have not lost in regulation since the eagles won the super bowl. they're now 16-0-1 since the birds hoisted the lombardi trophy. carson wentz bringing his mojo to the center yesterday ringing the bell bef

danny pommells and we're only 48 hours from the kick off for the super bowl. john clark has more, hey john. >> let's go back a couple months ago. doug peterson said no one gave us a chance at that point. this is an amazing interview wheer tow with tony dungey. and he describes his message to the team when they lost carson wentz, listen to this. >> i will never forget this, my son, drew, sent me a picture of me, brett favre, in green bay several years ago. but on the wall behind us was a quote that says one man can make a difference, but a team can make a miracle. and i was like that's it. the next day i brought that in and i put it up in front of the team. i said one man can make a difference. but this can make it very special. >> we'll have more of that sit down interview on that special at 7:00. they will have the final practice food. get used to the indoor skns there and the turf and everything, it is now a few days away. back to you, danny. >> thank you, torrey smith said they want to win the super bowl not just for them but the fans as well. what does it

. >> danny pommells and the eagles fans everywhere just trying to pass the time before super bowl liid that includes the huge contingent already in minneapolis. joining us is our john clark who has been with the birdsers n t brian dawkins and t.o., they are going into the hall of fame. how fitting the night before the birds return to the super bowl? take a look at brian dawkins. he was a 13-year eagle, nine-time pro bowler and he gets in and he was a finalist for the second straight year. brian dawkins is going into the hall of fame. they have people that go knock on his hotel room door to let him know he's coming over here and we will hear from him on our nbc 10 special coming up at 7:00. let's take a look at t.o. he did not play for the eagles for very long and he was one of the top five receivers of all time. statistically and t.o., this was his third time as a finalist, semifinalist, as well, going into the hall of fame and he was miffed that he didn't go in the first two times and he was going in and we'll hear from him as well at the 7:00 special. take a look at the eagles and

here's danny pommells. >> love is in the air, jim. >> yes, it is. >> good to see you as always. l love for baseball. pitchers and catchers reported today in clearwater. john clark has more on a manager that can outbench his own players. >>> the sixers were beaten, bruised and bloodied in the first half. oh, how things c intermission. we got highlights from a huge comeback next in sports.

danny pommells from nbc sports philadelphia with you.dersen may only be in his second season, but his aggressive play calling even after carson wentz went down a big reason the eagles are one of the last two teams standing. >> he's an aggressive coach but he's also a smart coach. he wants to keep the defense off balance and he does a good job of that. every time a play comes in i understand what he's looking for, why he's calling the play. i think it is something that fires up the team, knowing we have a head coach that's aggressive play caller. so everyone just plays that, you know, plays aggressive. >> so the birds are healthy heading into the superbowl, other than carson wentz obviously. john clark has more on how the birds managed to carry out with their star qb. >> reporter: doug pedersen reminded everybody when carson wentz went down nobody gave the eagles a shot. let's go back to that. two months ago when nick foles took over, doug pedersen sat down with nbc's tony dungy. you can see the interview pregame on nbc before the superbo

. >> danny pommells is joining us.here was a really great story behind this moment. >> story behind that moment and so many moments in the eagles season. a trick play tests your intestinal fortitude at any time. on fourth and goal in the super bowl, it's border line insane. as we found out on inside the nfl, it was all nick foles idea. here's how it went down in super bowl lii. >> going for it right here. >> philly philly? >> yeah, let's do it. hold on. hold on. >> philly special. ready? >> foles in the gun. to his right. now lines up behind foles. foles moves to the right and goes directly to clement. reverses it. it was a touchdown by nick foles. >> it just felt right. that's such a play where you just have to feel it and, you know, i was feeling it. when i told doug that's what i was feeling, he felt the same way. it was really cool. i'm really, really happy it was executed well and it worked. >> i love hearing foles confidence in suggesting that play to doug pederson. the eagles started practicing the play a month