Sports
-
These Days, It’s Hard to Keep Up With Maddy Siegriest
Villanova Center Maddy Siegrist is breaking so many records and winning so many awards, it’s hard to keep up. The senior guard was named on March 15 as an Associated Press first-team All-America recipient. Three hours after that announcement, she was named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-American first team and listed as one…
-
Jason Kelce Talks About His Return to the Eagles Next Season
Eagles Center Jason Kelce returns to the Eagles for a 13th season, writes Rob Tornoe for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I didn’t retire again. That’s pretty much the news. I’m still playing football,” Kelce said on the New Heights podcast he co-hosts with his brother Travis. “I wish it wasn’t news.” Kelce wanted to let the…
-
Villanova Women’s Basketball Is Having One of Its Best Years Ever
It’s been a good season for the Villanova Women’s Basketball team, with a campaign that might be the best-ever in that team’s program history, writes Colin Beazley for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Wildcats go to the NCAA Tournament March 19 as the No. 4 Seed team with a 28-6 record, the best it’s seen since…
-
Bald Eagle That Soared Over Lincoln Financial Field in 2018 a Busy Bird
A bald eagle named Challenger elicited a huge roar as he soared over Lincoln Financial Field during the national anthem before the Philadelphia Eagles’ playoff win against the Atlanta Falcons, writes Samantha Drake for The Washington Post. “Challenger is an uplifting part of our game-day experience,” said Anne Gordon, senior vice president for the Eagles.…
-
First Time Since 1977: No Big 5 in NCAA Tournament Field
Philadelphia’s Big 5 won’t be there for the most prestigious men’s college basketball tournament for the first time in over 40 years, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. None of the Philly-area teams—Villanova, Saint Joseph’s, Temple, La Salle, Penn and Drexel, made it to the NCAA Tournament field of 68 owing to a down year…
-
Swarthmore College’s Matteo Sollecito Makes World Baseball Classic
Matteo Sollecito, a baseball senior at Swarthmore College, is on Great Britain’s taxi squad roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic, which started today, March 8, and runs until March 21. Sollecito is serving initially as a reserve, but has a chance to be added to the active roster of the tournament. Great Britain’s…
-
Philadelphia Union Wants Respect but the Dog Just Wants to Play
When the Philadelphia Union, home-based in Chester, played an away game in El Salvador Tuesday night, they knew there would be the usual challenges of playing an away game. There was one thing they didn’t count on, reports the MLSSocer staff for mlssocer.com. The team was taking on Alianza FC at the Estadio Cuscatlan stadium…
-
Success Follows Villanova Coach Denise Dillon and Her Players
Villanova University Women’s Basketball head coach Denise Dillon has coached this year’s two top scorers in women’s basketball, writes Keith Gabriel with a video by Margo Reed for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist has led the nation in scoring, with 29 points per game in the regular season. Drexel’s Keishana Washigton, who was recruited…
-
Widener Heads to New England as Division III March Madness Begins
The Widener University men’s basketball team is scheduled to play at 3 PM today in the Division III NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament. Widener automatically got into the tournament after winning the MAC Commonwealth Championship against Alvernia University in a 74-69 game, writes Matt Leon for KYW Newsradio. The last time the 19-8 Widener…
-
Aston Girl Hopes Girls Wrestling Can be a Sanctioned Sport in PA
Eighth-grader Jameson Strickland is on the boys’ Northley Middle School wrestling team in Aston. She’s been wrestling since she was 7 and was often the only girl competing, writes Katherine Scott for 6abc. These days, she does have company. There are three other girls on the Northley team. “Women’s wrestling is the fastest growing sport…
-
Sold-Out Games Are a Sign of Good Times for Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union’s success after making it to the Major League Soccer Cup last fall, means it’s harder to get tickets this season, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Every game will be sold out this season, said Philadelphia Union President Tim McDermott. Season ticket sales are at an all-time high, approaching the need for…
-
Retiring Cheyney’s Cope Hall: A Lot of Games, A Lot of History
It was the final men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader at Cheyney University’s Cope Hall, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Over its 60 years, the former barn has seen a lot of action. Now it’s being retired. In a final symbolic gesture depicting its age, the scoreboard stopped working. It was time to move…
-
Ice Climber’s Winter Hobby Affected by Climate Change
West Chester’s Bob Perna has an eccentric hobby that spans groups throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond. However, climate change has melted his chances to climb frozen waterfalls in the Mid-Atlantic region, writes Ad Crable for the Bay Journal. Ice climbing involves a certain set of skills and willpower for people who are willing…
-
NCAA OKs Penn State Brandywine for a Division III exploratory year
Penn State Brandywine in Media was approved Feb. 16 for an exploratory year in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The year officially begins Sept. 1 and runs through the 2023-24 academic year. An exploratory year will give Penn State Brandywine time to learn more about the NCAA and Division III, which…
-
Dana Bandurick: An Asset to Swarthmore B-Ball but It’s Still a Team Effort
It’s been a good run for Swarthmore College women’s basketball and for one of its outstanding players, Dana Bandurick, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. Bandurick is a premed student majoring in neuroscience and minoring in Spanish at Swarthmore. The 6-foot senior, nicknamed “Shot Doctor”, was named Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year as…
-
Wall Street Journal: For Jalen Hurts, Super Bowl Loss Provided a Lesson for a Bright Future
During last week’s Super Bowl, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts played like someone who deserved to win, even if that was not what happened in the end, writes Jason Gay for The Wall Street Journal. In the post-game press conference, the 24-year-old field general made a comment that again reflected what he is all about. “You…
-
At Just 22 Years Old, Unionville Grad Named Head Coach of Perennial Powerhouse in NCAA Field Hockey
Erin Matson, a graduate of Unionville High School, just became one of the University of North Carolina field hockey’s youngest coaches at the age of 22, writes Pat Forde for Sports Illustrated. She took over after West Chester University graduate Karen Shelton retired after 42 seasons. Matson took off her now retired No. 1 Tar…
-
Radnor’s Emlen Tunnell, a Football Legend, Has an Even Bigger Story
New York Giants’ all-time great Emlen Lewis Tunnell, a Radnor High School graduate, became the first African-American to play for the football Giants in 1948. That should be enough for any one man, but Tunnell’s story goes much deeper, writes Otis Livingston for CBS News. During World War II, Tunnell was in the Coast Guard,…
Founding Partners
Advertisement
Affiliate Partners
Chamber Partners
