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Spike Eskin addresses dad Howard’s Phillies ban after ‘unwanted advance’ controversy
Spike Eskin had the unenviable task of speaking on the radio about a scandal involving his father. Howard Eskin, a longtime sports talk radio host at Audacy’s WIP in Philadelphia, was reportedly barred from Phillies games for the rest of the season after being accused of making an “unwanted advance” toward a female stadium employee of Aramark. Spike, who was previously the program director at WFAN and is now a co-host in afternoon drive at WIP, addressed the scandal at the beginning of his show on Wednesday. Stephen A. Smith excoriates BET Awards for including O.J. Simpson during ‘in memoriam’ segment “There is...
Philadelphia Phillies top Chicago Cubs 5-3, break tie in 8th with sac fly
Edmundo Sosa broke a tie with a short sacrifice fly in the eighth, Whit Merrifield followed with an RBI single and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the struggling Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Wednesday night. Trea Turner easily scored from third on Sosa's 261-foot fly to put the Phillies ahead when rookie...
Edmundo Sosa, Whit Merrifield with RBIs in two-run 8th, Phillies top Cubs 5-3
CHICAGO -- — Edmundo Sosa broke a tie with a short sacrifice fly in the eighth, Whit Merrifield followed with an RBI single and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the struggling Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Wednesday night. Trea Turner easily scored from third on Sosa's 261-foot fly to put the...
Trea Turner makes Mookie Betts biggest All-Star Game starter snub
The Philadelphia Phillies' infield will be well represented in next month's MLB All-Star Game. Bryce Harper, Alec Bohm, and Trea Turner were all officially named starters for the National League on Wednesday night, a fitting culmination of weeks of highly competitive voting. Philadelphia fans (very successfully) hijacked the vote, launching even their worst starters into a tight race to the top.
Bobby Brink Signs Two-Year Deal with Flyers
After a busy NHL Draft that saw him take seven players and complete four trades followed by three signings of players already in the organization on July 1, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Daniel Brière confirmed he hopes there’s more to come this offseason. “At the moment, we’re still...
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic forms partnership with newly-formed radiology group
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic announced the launch of a partnership with Mid Atlantic Radiology Consultants, a newly formed radiology practice that offers on-site, academic-level radiology services across the broad spectrum of subspecialty care. Effective now, Mid Atlantic Radiology Consultants serves as the exclusive diagnostic imaging provider across all Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic hospitals and locations, including St. Mary Medical Center.
California man convicted of murder in 2018 stabbing death of gay University of Pennsylvania student
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man was convicted of murder with a hate crime enhancement Wednesday for the 2018 stabbing death of a gay University of Pennsylvania student. Samuel Woodward, 26, was found guilty of first-degree murder plus the enhancement in the killing of Blaze Bernstein, a...
Church holds vigil in memory of victims of mass shooting in Southwest Philly last year
Exactly one year after five people were killed in a mass shooting near 56th and Chester, folks gathered for a vigil at Salt and Light church in Southwest Philly Wednesday evening.
The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair Hosts its 11th Annual Devon Fall Classic, Sept. 12 -15
DEVON, Pa.--The Devon Horse Show & Country Fair kicks off the autumn season with the 11th Annual Devon Fall Classic, Sept. 12 through 15. Continuing its historic legacy, the Devon Fall Classic is a four-day all-jumper event featuring some of the nation's top show-jumping athletes competing in the Dixon Oval.
Former Shocker star Alec Bohm selected to 1st MLB All-Star Game
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Talentwise, he’s one of the best players to wear the uniform for the historically rich college baseball program at Wichita State University. But it’s his ascending professional career that’s making Alec Bohm a household name. The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Bohm third overall in the 2018 MLB Draft. In six years, he’s played in a World Series and become the everyday starter for the team with the best record in Major League Baseball.
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