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

May 3, 2016

Opinion

Don’t look now, but the Phillies are relevant again

by Al Morganti

The month of April has come and gone, and the biggest surprise was not the arrival of a new quarterback for the Eagles, but the fact that the Philadelphia Phillies came into the month of May as a viable option for summer entertainment.

April 26, 2016

Opinion

Roseman, Eagles must oblige cowardly QB Sam Bradford

by Al Morganti

There is still some debate as to whether or not Sam Bradford can be an effective quarterback in the National Football League, but the more important debate at this moment is whether or not he can play in Philadelphia.

April 19, 2016

Opinion

Flyers' performance on ice just as embarrassing as their fans' behavior

by Al Morganti

What was supposed to be a memorable memorial tribute to the late Flyers chairman Ed Snider turned ugly on Monday night when the Washington Capitals ran the home team out of its own building.

April 12, 2016

Opinion

How the Flyers can upset Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals

by Al Morganti

The Flyers’ reward for a two-month drive to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs is a pending best-of-seven dance with the Washington Capitals that begins tomorrow night in the nation’s capital.

April 5, 2016

Opinion

And that – through all of the boring, mundane and ordinary – is why we watch sports

by Al Morganti

Thank you, Villanova. Thank you, not just for a National Championship, not just for putting Philadelphia back in the winner’s circle, but thank you for a reminder of just how good sports can make you feel.

March 30, 2016

Opinion

It’s not Brett Brown’s fault the Sixers are putrid – but he’s got to go

by Al Morganti

The Philadelphia 76ers have dropped so far beneath the local sports radar that it is difficult to even consider them on par with the Phillies, who don’t even begin the season until Monday.

March 23, 2016

Opinion

Playoff run starts early – both literally and figuratively – for Flyers

by Al Morganti

The Flyers season has arrived at the unexpected final countdown of 10 games, a neat package of must-watch TV featuring dramatic head-to-head matchups against the Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins (twice).

March 15, 2016

Opinion

Finally, a little good sports news in Philadelphia

by Al Morganti

The Flyers will bring sports in Philadelphia back into the realm of the here-and-now on Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center with a critical game against the Detroit Red Wings.

March 8, 2016

Opinion

Conestoga just the latest example of athletes thinking they are above the law

by Al Morganti

There are times you wonder how this country’s preoccupation with sports got so out of whack that a situation can arise where high school football players are turned into criminals – all in the name of team bonding.

March 2, 2016

Opinion

Sam Bradford, all 25-37-1 of him, is now a $100 million man

by Al Morganti

Amazingly, Bradford, who has never won more than seven games in a single season and is 25-37-1 over five NFL seasons, will have earned over $100 million in his career by the end of the deal.