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USA Today
15-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NFL schedule makers deal Eagles a bad hand ahead of 2025 regular-season campaign
NFL schedule makers deal Eagles a bad hand ahead of 2025 regular-season campaign For the first time in NFL history, the defending Super Bowl champions won't place consecutive home games all season. Every once in a while, if you're like most, you think of Jason Kelce's iconic speech at the first-ever Philadelphia Eagles victory parade. That was a great day. He threw on full Mummers regalia and sang off-key about how everyone hated the City of Brotherly Love and its citizens didn't care. Though it didn't seem like much then, weird things have made us wonder if the G.O.A.T.'s words were more prophetic than we had initially given him credit for. Remember that slippery field at Super Bowl 57? Remember that strange holding call on James Bradberry when physical play was allowed for the entire game? It was almost as if the referees changed the strike zone in the bottom of the ninth inning in game seven with two outs. Sure, the Birds won another Super Bowl since then. Still, we feel like the refs owe us a few. The Eagles should have three Lombardi Trophies on the shelf. Say what you will about blaming the refs being bush league and everything. Maybe it is, but every once in a while, something else pops up. Each time it happens, it becomes easy to ask the question. Is it too far off base to say the NFL does have something against the Eagles? The NFL dealt the Eagles a bad hand with the structure of Philly's 2025 regular-season schedule. If you're like most, you made sure you were around a television or on your devices when the full Eagles schedule was revealed. You probably asked yourself a question. What's going on with the structure of this schedule? Consider this a good-news, bad-news scenario. Philadelphia won't rack up many frequent flier miles during the coming campaign. In total, they'll log 15,924. That ranks lowest among the NFC East's four teams. That's obviously the good news. The bad news is that they're the first defending Super Bowl champion in history to tackle an entire regular season without consecutive home games on their schedule. Couple that with the fact that they're scheduled for five primetime games, and we're obviously discussing an emotionally taxing, physically challenging, and mentally exhausting campaign. A.J. is already on record. He isn't a fan of the large number of primetime affairs. Traveling every other week seems like a worse proposition, though. This is undoubtedly a raw deal. Sure, we know the Birds will handle this with class, and no one will complain. Maybe they'll use this as a rallying call, but it's easy to side with Jason Kelce's stance. Perhaps the powers that be do have it out for the NFL's franchise in Philadelphia.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lambertville-New Hope bridge celebrated with Mummers, April Fools' joke
LAMBERTVILLE – The "new" bridge over the Delaware River between downtown Lambertville and New Hope was rededicated April 1 with the launch of the new lighting system and Mummers marching across the span's new walkway. The rededication ceremony also included an April's Fools Day joke. After students in the South Hunterdon Regional Elementary School's Crazy 8s Math Club counted down to the color-programable LED architectural lighting system being switched on, nothing happened, and the bridge stayed dark. It was an April Fools' Day joke when the 1,800 lights did not come on. Following gasps and then laughter from the crowd, the students' second countdown officially activated the lights. The system's pier lights were kept off due to the annual shad run in the river that is expected to continue into mid-May. The 42nd annual Lambertville Shad Festival will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 26-27. The $25 million project was a comprehensive rehabilitation of the 120-year-old bridge. The last previous rehabilitation was in 2004. More: Lambertville named one of the best in the US by HGTV 'Today we celebrate the end of all this work,' Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Executive Director Joe Resta said at the rededication ceremony. 'This bridge once again is in good repair and its service life is extended for new generations of residents, motorists, and visitors to traverse and enjoy.' The ceremony culminated with members of the South Philadelphia String Band – an award-winning Mummers band – leading along the bridge's new walkway. Work on the bridge began on Jan. 30, 2024, and was scheduled to be completed during the fall. But during the painting of the bridge in the summer, a severely deteriorated steel structural pin was discovered which necessitated a 10-day shutdown of the bridge in January. The bridge reopened to traffic in both directions on Feb. 14. A total of 4,519,653 vehicular crossings were recorded at the bridge in 2022 for an average of 12,400 vehicles per day. The 1,053-foot bridge was built in 1904 by the New Hope Delaware Bridge Company, replacing a wooden covered bridge that was destroyed in the 'Pumpkin Flood' of October 1903. The crossing was originally operated as a privately owned toll bridge before becoming a publicly owned, non-tolled bridge in 1920. Email: mdeak@ This article originally appeared on Lambertville-New Hope NJ bridge marked with Mummers, April Fools' joke
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mummers returning to Binghamton Parade Day
BBINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A glamorous Philadelphia tradition is bringing color, sound, and excitement back to the streets of Binghamton. According to the President of the Saint Patrick's Day Committee Tom Kelly, for the first time since 2020, the Avalon String Band is performing in the Binghamton's Saint Patrick's Day Parade. The band, also known as the Philadelphia Mummers, is composed of musicians, dancers, Marshalls, and motorcyclists. Dressed in brightly colored sequined costumes, the band has played all over the world and is famous around the Philly area for their talents, tricks, and electric performance. The Avalon String Band will perform during the parade on March 1. They will also make an appearance at the post-parade party held at Seton Catholic Central. Parade Day will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the corner of Fayette and Court Street in downtown Binghamton. For more on the Mummers, click here. Mummers returning to Binghamton Parade Day Our next system rolls in with a wintry mix this evening Martin launches campaign for Broome County Clerk Binghamton Baseball Booster Club honoring Bud Fowler Sweets and Treats Market coming up on Thursday Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
