Tag: Eagles

49ers crush Eagles with four touchdown performance by Brock Purdy

By Simon EVANS MIAMI, Dec 4, 2023 (AFP) – Brock Purdy threw four touchdowns and explosive receiver Deebo Samuel scored three as the San Francisco 49ers humbled the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday with an emphatic 42-19 NFL statement victory. The 49ers, who lost to the Eagles in last year’s NFC Championship game, were devastating on both the ground and in the air as they dominated an Eagles side who had gone into the game with […]

Eagles overtake Michael Jackson with biggest selling album

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – A box set of The Eagles’ greatest hits has surpassed Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” as the biggest selling album of all time, according to a new ranking by the Recording Industry Association of America. RIAA said “The Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-75,” a compilation of the country-rock group’s first four albums, has now sold 38 million units, topping “Thriller’s” 33 million. The set had long held the top spot but […]

NFL Super Bowl LII Preview: Will the Patriots continue the dynasty or will the Eagles fly high?

By: Norman Castro EBC Sports International New York Bureau Super Bowl LII will be contested this coming Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Defending champions, the New England Patriots look to solidify themselves as one of the best teams of all time.  The Philadelphia Eagles look to make history and win their very first Super Bowl. Both riveting story lines, but which will prevail?  While superstition and analytics can be skewed to make […]

French army groom eagles to down drones

Amid the risk of drones being used to snoop or carry out attacks on French soil, the air force groom eagles to take down the unmanned aircraft mid-flight. In this video, four golden eagles are being trained for the job at Mont-de-Marsan in southwestern France. (AFP VIDEO)

Glenn Frey, founding member of the Eagles, dead at 67

Guitarist Glenn Frey, a founding member of Southern California rock band the Eagles who co-wrote many of their seminal 1970s hits, died on Monday (January 18) at age 67, the band said on its website. Frey died in New York City of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia, the band said. The Detroit-born Frey and drummer and singer Don Henley co-founded the Eagles in 1971 in Los Angeles after playing as a […]