Al Morganti

Al Morganti is a co-host on The WIP Morning Show and a nationally renowned NHL expert, providing news and analysis on the Flyers for Comcast SportsNet. Morganti’s background includes serving as a Flyers beat reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, a hockey analyst on ESPN and a hockey news columnist and regular contributor to SportsNet 960. He also wrote for The Boston Globe and The Atlanta Constitution. Follow him on Twitter @nufced

September 5, 2017

Opinion

Storm clouds hover over NFL’s 2017 kickoff party

by Al Morganti

The National Football League starts its season this week, and once again, some ominous shadows hover over the sport: concussions, spousal abuse issues, and national anthem protests

August 29, 2017

Opinion

Character is indeed king, except in the world of sports

by Al Morganti

If you needed a reminder of how little the issue of character matters in the world of sports, you got a couple of quick lessons this past week.

August 22, 2017

Opinion

Complain all you want about Roger Goodell – but get used to him

by Al Morganti

The owners of the National Football League’s member teams are in the process of renewing the contract of commissioner Roger Goodell for five years, putting them in place until 2024.

August 15, 2017

Opinion

For sports fans, it's finally starting to get sunny in Philadelphia

by Al Morganti

To quote from that area of the city where you are allowed to park your car in the middle of the street – “Not for nuthin'" but it's a pretty good week to be a Philadelphia sports fan.

August 8, 2017

Opinion

Carson Wentz and the 2017 Eagles are still very much a work in progress

by Al Morganti

The Philadelphia Eagles open their preseason schedule Thursday night on the legendary surface at Lambeau Field, but there won’t be an on-field sighting of Green Bay Packers' legendary quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

August 1, 2017

Opinion

2017 Eagles are so much more than more of the Sam

by Al Morganti

In the interest of full disclosure, the problem with trying to analyze the success of the Philadelphia Eagles during the preseason is something called the Bradford Factor.

July 25, 2017

Opinion

The Dallas Cowboys: From America’s Team to America’s Most Wanted

by Al Morganti

The National Football League is once again at the center of the nation’s sporting consciousness as training camps open across the country.

July 18, 2017

Opinion

Death, taxes ... and the sports fan getting screwed

by Al Morganti

At times, there appear to be pressure groups for everything from abused shoe salespeople to dimly lit fireflies, but there have yet to be any real watchdog types to take up the plight of the American sports fans.

July 11, 2017

Opinion

Just because the Phillies are dead doesn’t mean that baseball is

by Al Morganti

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game takes place on Tuesday night in Miami, and here in Philadelphia, there are those who would have you believe that the sport of baseball is near its end as a prime-time force.

July 4, 2017

Opinion