Sports
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Merion Golf Club in Ardmore Gets 2-Time Shot at US Open
The USGA has selected the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore for the 2030 and 2050 US Open, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. “We’re making history and kicking off a new era for our national championships in Pennsylvania, and we couldn’t be more excited for what lies ahead,” said John Bodenhamer, USGA senior managing…
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Washington Post: Swimmer Tim McKee Would Have Won Gold Today. Not in 1972
At the Munich Olympics in 1972, swimmer Tim McKee, formerly of Newtown Square, thought he had won the 400-meter individual medley, writes Barry Svrluga for The Washington Post. Then Tim McKee saw Sweden’s Guinnar Larsson’s score. Both had a “1” after their name, but McKee didn’t tie for the gold. “I didn’t know at the…
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Jay Wright Recalls Near Fatal Flight That Gave Him a New Perspective
A harrowing airplane flight influenced Jay Wright and his coaching approach, reports Keith Jones for nbcphiladelphia.com. Wright is currently the assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s Basketball team at the Tokyo Olympics. Back in 2005, Jay Wright was on a Rhode Island flight with Jones and the Villanova men’s basketball team. The plane flew through…
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Injuries Frustrate Brianna Foster Who Dreams of Being State Track Champ
Ridley High senior Brianna Foster was having a very good year until a torn hamstring kept her out of the PIAA Class 3A Track and Field Championship, writes Terry Toohey for papreplive.com. Foster suffered a right hamstring injury when she made her second long jump attempt at the District 1 girls track and field championship.…
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Players Dwindle in 75-year Fairmount Park League, But It Keeps Going
The Fairmount Park League was a place where segregated Black ball players from the Philadelphia region who dreamed of playing in the major leagues could go to play. Now it’s fading away, writes Mike Sielski for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Only four teams remain. It’s survived for 75 years by pulling in players from other semipro…
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Mike Scioscia, of Springfield, Lands on New Turf at the Olympics
Mike Scioscia has done it all in his Major League Baseball career. Except the Olympics, writes Marc Narducci for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Scioscia signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers right out of Springfield High School in 1976, drafted in the first round. He was a two-time All-Star catcher for the Dodgers and two-time World Series…
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Bobbi Morgan Hired as Basketball Head Coach at Agnes Irwin School
Bobbi Morgan, recognized for her 35 years of basketball coaching along the Main Line, has been hired as the new varsity head basketball coach and assistant athletic director at Agnes Irwin School, writes Bruce Adams for paprelive.com. Morgan, from Havertown, has been head woman’s basketball coach at Haverford College for 13 years. She’s coached at…
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Strafford’s Nick Mead Gave All He Had to Make the Olympic Rowing Team
Nick Mead from Stafford is competing with the United States Rowing Olympic Team men’s 8 in the Tokyo Olympics, writes Justin Feil for towntopics.com. “I’m unbelievably excited,” said Mead, a 2017 Princeton University graduate, and a former men’s heavyweight star rower for the Tigers. Mead has put everything into his training since graduating. It’s come…
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Summer Rappaport at Olympic Triathlon Keeps Villanova Tradition Going
Summer Rappaport held up her end of the bargain for Villanova University, competing in her first Olympic triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics, writes Ed Barkowitz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rappaport, a 2013 Villanova graduate, continued the university’s trend of having at least one Villanova track and field athlete compete in every Olympics since 1948. She…
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Former Philadelphia Eagle Josh Adams Returns to Upgrade Park He Once Played In
Pro football player Josh Adams and Warrington Township officials broke ground at Willow Knoll Park, kicking off its renovation and renaming. Bucks Local News reported on the soon-to-be DocterAdams Community Park. Growing up, Adams, a Central Bucks High School – South alum and now New York Jets running back, spent hours at Willow Knoll Park.…
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Fencer Jake Hoyle From Wallingford Found His Own Way to the Olympics
Wallingford’s Jake Hoyle took a different path to the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, writes Mike Sielski for The Philadelphia Inquirer. His personal coach, Aladar Kogler, who has coached 11 Olympic Games, calls his Olympic Game qualification a miracle, showing just how talented he is. Fencing practitioners usually enter the sport at age 8 or 9.…
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Philadelphia Union Brings Its Love of Soccer to Vulnerable Inner City Kids
The Philadelphia Union in Chester is partnering with an inner city soccer program to bring more youth to soccer and generate future fans for the major league team, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Philadelphia Union Foundation and The SWAG are setting up youth soccer clinics. The hope is to instill a passion…
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College Athletes: Show Us the Money; Businesses: Let’s Talk, Maybe
As of last Thursday, college athletes can now profit from their name, image, and likeness. Some businesses are already envisioning the possibilities, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Harry Davis, owner of Capri Homemade Italian Ice in Wayne, wouldn’t mind some product promotion from Villanova athletes already enjoying his store. “Let me tell you…
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Immaculata, One of the Most Storied Women’s Hoops Programs in America, to Host Basketball Camp for Girls
Immaculata University’s women’s basketball program will host a fundamental skills camp for girls entering grades 3-8. The camp runs from Monday, Aug. 2 through Friday, Aug. 6, from 9 AM-3 PM. The camp is designed to provide girls a fun, challenging, and educational basketball experience. Participants will improve on fundamentals and learn basic strategies from…
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Villanova Names Jill Batcheller as New Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach
Jill Batcheller, who once played lacrosse at Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor, has been hired as Villanova University’s new women’s lacrosse head coach. She was selected following a national search, said Vice President & Director of Athletics Mark Jackson. She will be the eighth head coach in the program’s history. Batchellor replaces Julie Young…
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Haverford College’s Baseball Team has Been an MLB Champion Behind the Scenes
Think Major League Baseball, and Haverford College doesn’t spring to mind, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. But in the last 20 years, the school’s Division III baseball team has been a feeder to the big leagues. Fifteen major league teams have employed the college’s alum for their front offices. Some of baseball’s biggest…
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2021 National Dog Show Tickets Will Be Scarfed Up Faster Than a Labrador Retriever Eats His Breakfast
Pent-up demand for tickets to the 2021 National Dog Show is expected to cause a run of early ticket sales. Fans of the show who want to ensure their place onsite for the annual convention of classy canines are advised to act now. The current weather may be all summer, shore, and hot dogs, but…
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Villanova University Athletes, Alumni Well Represented at U.S. Olympic Trials
Four track & field student-athletes from Villanova University and two alumni are competing this week at U.S. Olympic Trials June 18-27, reports Villanova University. For the woman’s team, athletes are McKenna Keegan, Sanaa Barnes and Lydia Olivere. Sean Dolan is from the men’s team. Villanova graduates Angel Piccirillo and Sam Ellison make their Olympic Trials…
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