Sports
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Neumann University Students Raise Funds at Union Matches for Chester High Soccer
A team of four student volunteers from Neumann University set a new standard for fundraising during Philadelphia Union matches this season, collecting more than $40,000 to support Chester High School soccer during six home games at Subaru Park. Dace Bell, Sean Flannery, Ava Irwin, and Riabene Troilo worked the crowd at each match, selling 50/50…
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Billy Crocker, as Eastern’s First Head Football Coach, Recalls Villanova’s Talley
Billy Crocker is Eastern University’s first-ever head football coach and he was mentored by Villanova University coach Andy Talley, writes Bruce Adams for Main Line Media News. “I was with him [as an assistant coach] for almost 15 years, and he filled so many different roles for me – as a mentor, boss, father figure,…
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Jay Wright’s Not Going Anywhere, Villanova President Says
You can ignore the rumors. It’s highly doubtful that Villanova University basketball coach Jay Wright is going anywhere, says Villanova President Peter Donohue, writes Kennedy Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal. Wright joined Villanova in 2001. Under his guidance, the Wildcats have had three Final Four appearances and won the NCAA title in 2016 and 2018.…
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Bryn Mawr Native, Fanatics CEO, and Co-owner of 76ers Named Sports Business’ Most Influential Person
Bryn Mawr’s Michael Rubin, Fanatics CEO and co-owner of Philadelphia 76ers, has been named the most influential person in the sports business at Sports Business Journal, a sister publication to the Philadelphia Business Journal, writes Terry Lefton. Rubin has been a disrupter in the sports industry for the last decade. He transformed the merchandising model…
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Did COVID Take Away the Philadelphia Union’s Eastern Conference Victory?
It was a valiant, tough fight from the short-handed Philadelphia Union team Sunday in the Eastern Conference final match against New York City FC in Chester’s Subaru Park that they came close to winning, writes Jonathan Tannenwald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Union manager Jim Curtin showed frustration after the game. The Union’s 2-1 loss…
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Television Audience for National Dog Show Presented by Purina Witnesses History-Making Best in Show Performance
The 20th annual National Dog Show Presented by Purina broke new ground in crowning the first-ever back-to-back Best in Show Winner. The results, aired for the first time on NBC on Thanksgiving Day, were embargoed since the event wrapped on Nov. 20, leading to a big reveal for the television audience. Claire, a four-year-old Scottish…
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Villanova Professor Touts the Importance of Sprituality and God in Sports
God belongs in sports, as he does in all things, according to Dr. Edward Hastings, a professor of Sports and Spirituality at Villanova University, writes John Rader for The Loquitur. Hastings, a Monsignor Bonner High School graduate, was part of the 1971 Villanova Basketball team that reached the Final Four. Hastings has a passion for…
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Havertown Women’s Reaction at Eagles Game Goes Viral
Mary Kate Mink of Havertown was a victim of bad timing. Or maybe not. On Sunday, Fox’s cameras caught Mink using a few choice words to describe how she felt about a referee penalty call at the Eagles game with the New Orleans Saints, writes Rob Tornoe for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I think she disagreed…
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Villanova Gets Its First College Football Hall of Famer in Former Coach Andy Talley
Andy Talley used to sneak into Villanova stadium in the 1950s to watch the Wildcat football team play. Now he’s a former head coach of the team and the first Villanova coach or player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, writes Joseph Santoliquito for Philly Voice. Talley, 78, helped resurrect the…
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National Dog Show Holds Press Preview Event at Pet-Friendly Audubon Hotel
One of the highlights of National Dog Show week is its annual press preview, a harbinger of a one-of-a-kind local event. At this year’s preview, a total of 11 dogs were on hand at the Tru by Hilton hotel in Audubon to the delight of TV cameras and reporters from multiple outlets throughout the Delaware…
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Penn State Brandywine Clinches National Men’s Soccer Title in 3-0 Victory
The Penn State Brandywine Lions men’s soccer team captured the national championship Monday night in Virginia Beach 3-0 against Five Towns College. This is the second time in four years the third-seeded Lions have emerged triumphant in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Men’s Soccer, according to the Penn State Brandywine website. Brandywine…
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Professional Collaboration Between Two Local Businesses and the Philadelphia Eagles Gives Players a Reason to Smile
Philadelphia Eagles fans hear the phrase repeatedly during game coverage: “Business X is the official [car dealer, airline, power drink, etc.] of the Philadelphia Eagles. But does anyone have a clear idea of what that means? Two local businesses do. Firstrust Bank is the team’s official bank. And Advanced Dental Esthetics is its sole dental…
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La Salle’s Point Guard Has Known Basketball All of Her Life
Molly Masciantonio’s eyes light up when she talks about basketball and La Salle University, writes Siobhan Nolan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I grew up loving basketball since the age of 4,” she said. “My parents knew right when I picked up a basketball that I was going to be playing. It didn’t matter what division,…
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Villanova’s Bella Runyan Has No Problem Calling Tom Brady Her Best Friend
It takes a certain amount of confidence and connections to pose in a photo with Tom Brady and caption the photo: THAT’S MY BEST FRIEND,” writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. But that’s what Villanova girls’ basketball guard Bella Runyan did. She posed with him at halftime during a game between the Eagles and…
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Wayne Man Tries — and Fails — to Auction Off His Maryland Golf Course
When Wayne resident Hugo Mazzalupi decided to auction off his Patriots Glen National Golf Club in Elkton, Md. His minimum reserve, $500,000, proved to be one of the difficulties in finding a buyer, writes Michael Bamberger for Golf.com. If Mazzalupi’s threshold was not met, he would not be selling, he decided. The auction included the…
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Chester High Head Coach LaDontay named Philadelphia Eagles Coach of the Week
A 7-0 start for the Chester Clippers was probably the clincher that got Chester High School head coach LaDontay Bell named as a Week 5 Philadelphia Eagles High School Coach of the Week, writes Jeff Fisher for highschoolfootballamerica.com. Bell started his coaching career as the running backs and special teams coach for Chester High. The…
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Penn State Brandywine Men’s Soccer Team Takes PSUAC Conference Championship
Penn State Brandywine’s men’s soccer team captured its fifth-straight Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) championship Wednesday evening, reports psubrandywineathletics.com. It was a scoreless game 90 minutes in, sending the teams into extra time. A free kick for Brandywine was blocked but Freshman Alexis Cordova Bernal got the rebound, scoring the game-winning goal five…
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Strath Haven Cross Country Team Makes History With District Championship
It was a historic day Oct. 29 when coach Bill Coren informed the girls on the Strath Haven Cross Country team where they finished in the District 1 girls Class 3A championship at Lehigh University, writes Terry Toohey for papreplive.com. That’s because the cross country runners were the first team in Strath Haven program history…
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