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A Lifetime Devoted to the Eagles–Now There’s a Fan Cave
Allison Cawley has got an Eagles fan cave in her Delaware County basement, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. The 36-year-old has everything from Eagles-signed memorabilia to furniture. The Eagle’s fight song lyrics are stenciled onto the steps. There’s a mini bar with a drawing of the Lombardi Trophy held together with the words of…
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Villanova Wildcats Student Athlete Money Turns Team Pro (Sort of)
College sports now includes the opportunity for Villanova student-athlete money to come pouring in from sponsors promoting their name, image, and likeness (NIL), and Villanova’s history of success makes the new arrangement particularly lucrative for its players, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It’s a balancing act as the university adapts to the changes…
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Former Eagles Star Recruits Giant Pumpkin Farmer for Unique World Record Attempt #3
Former Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long has recruited Ryan Cook, a giant pumpkin farmer in Summers County, West Virginia, to help him break a unique Delaware River world record, reports The West Virginia Vibe. Long, who played eleven seasons in the NFL including two with the Eagles (2016 and 2017), wants to float down…
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Haverford College Coach Tom Donnelly Retiring End of Season
Haverford College track coach Tom Donnelly is retiring at the end of the 2023 fall season after a highly successful coaching career, writes the Delco Times staff for the Daily Times. It marks his 49th cross-country season with the Fords. Donnelly was a 2014 inductee to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country…
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Cardinal O’Hara’s Keon Powell Is Soft-Spoken But He Puts It All Out There on the Field
Cardinal O’Hara football coach Mike Ewing wasn’t expecting his senior defensive back and running back Keon Powell to be so quiet, writes Aaron Carter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Some kids, you ask them about themselves, and you have to get them to stop. He’s soft-spoken. Humble is the word that comes to mind,” Ewing said.…
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Preseason Poll Puts Villanova Wildcats at No. 11–The Rest Is Up to Coach Neptune
The upcoming college basketball season will give an accurate reading on Villanova Wildcats coach Kyle Neptune’s influence over the team after he took over last year from retiring coach Jay Wright. Neptune had a tough first season with the team. But this season, the Wildcats are loaded with upper-class talent and could be a top-four…
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Haverford High Grad Annalena O’Reilly On Her Way to Some Goal-Setting Records in Drexel Soccer
Annalena O’Reilly, a Haverford High School graduate, is In her fifth and final season playing women’s soccer at Drexel University, writes Lochlahn March for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Her final season includes two game-winning goals out of four total and the honor of being the reigning CAA Midfielder of the Year. “I think it just is;…
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Following Super Bowl Season, Philadelphia Eagles’ Franchise Value Soars to $5.8B
The value of the Philadelphia Eagles franchise went up by 18 percent to $5.8 billion in the last year, according to Forbes’ new NFL team valuations, writes Michael Potter for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The increase follows a 2022-23 season that wrapped up with a Super Bowl appearance and saw the team set its records…
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Media Little League Honored at Citizen’s Park During Phillies Game
The Media Little League team was honored at Citizen’s Bank Park Monday night during the Philadelphia Phillies game against the Los Angeles Angels after they received a Phillies invitation to visit, reports Jamie Apody for 6abc. The team had a chance to watch batting practice earlier in the day and to talk with several…
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Chester Native Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Playing for Jordan, Has Re-invented Himself as Kobe Bryant
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, the former Brooklyn Net from Chester, hasn’t been seen in NBA circles for a while, but he re-emerged at the 2023 FIBA World Cup looking like former Lakers star Kobe Bryant, reports Easy Branches. He has added fascination to the World Cup with a version of Mama Mentality honoring Bryant’s memory and capturing…
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Back Home Now, Media Little League’s Fundraising for Some Lights
The Media Little League team is back home in Delco after their run in Williamsport ended sooner than anyone wanted, and now they need your help, reports Jennaphr Frederick for Fox 29 News. The team is raising funds for a $200,000 project to install lights at their complex. The team has raised about $95,000 so…
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Upper Darby Royals Coach Darrell Dulany Stresses Discipline for His Team
Darrell Dulany brings years of positive coaching experience to the Upper Darby Royals, writes Matt Smith for MediaNews Group. Dulany was on the coaching staff at The Haverford School for four years and most recently oversaw the Bonner & Prendergast freshman team. Dulany stresses structure and discipline, and his practices are well organized. It’s…
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Bonner-Prendie Friars Win in Dublin, Fans Cheer at Home
The Bonner-Prendergast football team may have been far away in Dublin, but Delaware County had its back. Fans of the team got up early Friday morning to watch the game streamed at 6:30 AM from Casey’s Saloon and Restaurant in Drexel Hill. The team was playing in the Global Ireland Football Tournament, held in Dublin,…
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Bryce Harper Gives Some Advice to Media Little League
The Media Little League team was on the team bus, dejected and sullen after their Little League World Series loss to Rhode Island, when they were told someone wanted to meet them. Bryce Harper. The same evening the Media team was playing against Rhode Island, the Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Nationals were playing the Little…
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Media Little Leaguers Remain Champs at Home Despite World Series Loss
The Media Little Leaguers got some surprising support from the Philadelphia Phillies, who arrived Sunday in Williamsport at the little league world series to cheer the team on. Sadly, it was not enough, writes Ross DMattel, Madeleine Wright, and Danielle Ellis from CBS News Philadelphia. It looked promising in the 5th inning when Media’s Nathan…
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Media Cheers on Little League Team as Bus Trip to Williamsport Sells Out
The bus trip leaves at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16 for South Williamsport and it’s sold out, writes Deb Kiner for Penn Live. The charter bus trip was organized by Media Borough recreation coordinator Jenn Metzger for supporters of the borough’s little league team cheering them on at the little league world series. It…
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They Made It! Media Little League Team to Play in World Series
The Media Little League brought Pennsylvania again to the Little League World Series Friday after a 2-0 victory over Northwest Washington, D.C., writes Dan Gelston for NBC Philadelphia. The team cleared the last hurdle at the Mid-Atlantic Regional championship game in Bristol, Connecticut. Trevor Skowronek hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the seventh inning.…
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Family-Owned Broomall Business Creates T-Shirts Supporting Media Little League
A Broomall company has made nearly 1,000 T-shirts for fans of the Media Little League team as they make their appearance today in the first game at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, writes Marcella Baietto for CBS News Philadelphia. The family-owned business, B&E Sportswear, has been supporting the team from the beginning. “We’ve…
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