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• True or False: Charles & Shaq were right about JoJo
• True or False: Army-Navy is the best rivalry in college football
• #SchmuckOfTheWeek: Major League Baseball

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By Matt Szczypiorski, Sports Talk Philly Contributing Writer

Eagles vs. Cowboys: the most bitter rivalry in Philadelphia sports. Always has been, and always will be.

Ask any true, hardcore Eagles fan what team they hate the most, and they will say Dallas, probably followed by a an expletive or two.

For the fans, the hatred is there. It has always been there. It will always be there. You know why? Because this hatred spans generations. It’s a family thing.

I’m willing to bet that one of the first memories that any Eagles fan has is having a relative tell you that “Dallas sucks.” It’s certainly mine.

I remember so vividly the day that my Mom-Mom, who is one of the biggest Eagles fans I’ve ever known, told me for the first time about her displeasure of the Dallas Cowboys. I’ve never seen anyone hate anything the way she hates that stupid star, and I could hear the way she despised everything about the Cowboys just from the way she said “Dallas.”

So you see, this hatred goes so far beyond the players, the teams, the coaches and even the fans of today. This goes back decades. And this is how it all began.

Supposedly, it all began on December 10, 1967. Cowboy defender Lee Roy Jordan delivered an elbow to Eagles running back Timmy Brown, the Eagles best player at the time, that was so dirty that it cost Brown nine teeth. According to an interview Brown did with the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2013, it was “The dirtiest hit I ever had...That started the rivalry.”

That play, combined with all of the hoopla that is “America’s Team”, has created a dynamic of such unique despise between the two fan bases and teams ever since.

Since the rivalry was officially considered “on” almost exactly 52 years ago, there have been plenty of moments that Eagles fan will cherish forever because of this rivalry. Take a stroll down memory lane and relive the ten best moments of the greatest rivalry in Philadelphia sports.

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 

Through warmups, everything seemed to be business as usual. Jack Eichel was the last player off the ice and the Flyers were moments away from trying to stop the hottest player in the NHL, carrying a 17-game points streak at the time. About 10 minutes before the game, Eichel was suddenly scratched with an upper-body injury.

The Flyers took full advantage of a team without their top player and captain. In the first period, they scored three goals in a span of 4:01. In the second period, they added three more in a span of 4:07. That was more than enough in a 6-1 win on Thursday night that continued the team’s incredible run of success on home ice.

Observations from the Flyers rout of the Sabres.

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 

There was no player in the NHL on a hotter streak than Jack Eichel, who entered the game on a 17-game points streak. For the Flyers to keep rolling at home, as they have all season, they would have to find a way to stop him and the Sabres. Or so they thought.

Eichel was ruled out with an upper-body injury after warmups. Without Eichel, the Sabres were hardly the same team.

The Flyers were the beneficiaries of three goals off Sabres and scored three more on top of that, rolling to a 6-1 win over the Sabres on Thursday night at Wells Fargo Center.

In 2019, then-Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco appeared to be in need of a fresh start.  Despite showing flashes of brilliance in a Phillies uniform, Franco never could put together a consistent season from start to finish.  He will get a fresh start somewhere else.

According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, Franco is headed to Kansas City:

Maikel to Royals. 3M. Plus 1M incentives.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 19, 2019

Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com had previously reported the deal was close.

Sanchez reports that the deal is for $2.95 million, to be precise, with the opportunity for $1.05 milli0n in contract incentives.  The deal is indeed a major league deal for Franco.  Hunter Dozier started 100 games at the hot corner for the Royals in 2019, but he plays other positions and remains on the roster.

This move takes one third baseman off of the board.  Josh Donaldson remains the big-name free agent left in terms of third baseman, while Nolan Arenado and Kris Bryant are trade candidates.  many teams in on those three might have considered Franco as an alternative.  Franco is off the board.