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Sports journalist Howard Eskin suspended from Citizens Bank Park following 'unwelcome kiss' toward Aramark employee
Longtime sports journalist Howard Eskin has been suspended from Citizens Bank Park. A spokesperson for Sports Radio WIP parent company Audacy said they learned of an unwelcome kiss by Eskin toward an Aramark employee at the ballpark.
Beloved Sun Valley High School wrestling coach dies suddenly; community gathers for balloon release
ASTON, Pa. - A community in Delaware County is mourning the loss of a beloved father, husband, brother and coach who died suddenly on Friday. Tommy Ellis, 43, the longtime wrestling coach at Aston’s Sun Valley High School passed over the weekend after his family says he suffered an aneurysm late Friday in their Brookhaven home.
Beloved high school football player killed in Chester shooting: 'A major loss'
CHESTER, Pa. - A school community is in shock as they mourn the tragic loss of a beloved high school student who was shot to death over the weekend. Zaheem Sabree was a rising 12th grader and football player for Chester-Upland High School. "His dedication and spirit as a member...
Delco's very own Olympic runner Allie Wilson heads to Summer Games in Paris
WALLINGFORD, Pa. - From the running tracks of Delaware County to the international stage, Wallingford native Allie Wilson has punched her ticket to the Summer Olympics in Paris. However, before she left for Europe she laced up her running shoes with FOX 29’s Chris O’Connell. "What is it...
Sports Cards Are a Hit and Here’s Where Delaware County’s Got ‘Em
Carl Henderson has sports cards at his Havertown shop. Sports cards are more popular locally than ever, even though the Philadelphia factories that once made them have closed, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia was once a hotbed for producing the cards,. Fleer, a leading Olney factory for...
Father-Son Entrepreneurs in Downingtown Create Customized Cleats for MLB Players
Ryan Stevens customized these cleats for Bryson Stott when the Phillies played in the London Classic. Phillies players Bryson Stott and Orion Kerkering wore custom cleats in the London Classic Series made by a father-son duo in Downingtown, writes Santiago Ortiz for Billy Penn at WHYY. Ryan Stevens started customizing...
Ryan Henry Joins Professional Ranks With New York Rise
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. -- Villanova softball alumna Ryan Henry has broken into the professional ranks, signing a contract with the New York Rise of the Association of Fastpitch Professionals. "I'm really grateful to be playing, it's so cool to be getting back into softball which is something I never thought...
Mike Doyle Elevated to Assistant Coach
PHILADELPHIA –Longtime La Salle men's basketball staffer Mike Doyle , who is entering his sixth season at La Salle, has been named the newest assistant coach of the La Salle men's basketball program, head coach Fran Dunphy announced on Tuesday. This is Doyle 's second promotion in four years. "For six years, Mike has demonstrated exceptional dedication to La Salle basketball," Dunphy said. "I have no doubt he will excel as a bench coach for our program." Doyle had spent the last three seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations for the Explorers. In this role, he played a lead...
Street cleaning update; 76ers big three; Drexel-Salus merger | Morning roundup
Philly’s street-cleaning blitz rolls into summer. The city says it has cleaned 5,000 blocks, with 13,000 more to go in its street-cleaning blitz and Mayor Parker’s Clean & Green Initiative. BP’s Meir Rinde reports that reactions have varied. The impact, residents say, varies from quickly sweeping up...
Men’s Swimming and Diving’s Abrahams ’24 Earns U.S. Paralympic Roster Spot
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving's David Abrahams '24 was named to the 2024 United States Paralympic Team on Sunday, following three days of U.S. Paralympic Team Trials – Swimming competition. Hailing from Havertown, Pennsylvania, Abrahams was one of 33 athletes, and one of 12 men, who will appear at the Paralympic Games Paris 2024. The recent graduate earned his second U.S. Paralympic team invitation after landing on the national squad in 2021 for the Tokyo Games where he brought home a silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke SB13. At the U.S. Paralympic Trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this...
Dean Delivers Looks To Deliver in Alapocas Run
WILMINGTON, Del. —Stonehedge Farm’s Dean Delivers will be looking to deliver another stellar performance when he faces eight rivals in the $125,000 Alapocas Run Stakes this Saturday. The six-furlong affair for 3-year-olds and upward has been carded as the seventh race with an approximate post time of 3:30 pm.
Don't blame Salesianum for recent competitive gulf in high school sports: Tresolini
This is not Salesianum’s fault. As hard as that may be for some to accept, it’s true. The all-boys Catholic high school in Wilmington won nine state titles in 13 possible sports in 2023-24. That has cast Salesianum as somewhat of a villain in the recent spate of debate and discussion involving First State...
Garnet Valley’s Damian Ponzio Is a Fan And He’s Got the Ballcaps to Prove It
Damian Ponzio of Garnet Valley started collected ballcaps as a kid, and he never stopped. Damian Ponzio of Garnet Valley has a thing about hats—specifically, ballcaps. While others collect baseball cards, Ponzio collects ballcaps. The 54-year-old has 158 of them and he’s been collecting them since he was a...
OC Noreasters surging in USL2 East
If you’re looking to show your support for a local soccer team with a winning record, you might want to go to Widener this Wednesday or “down the shore” on Sunday and take in an Ocean City Nor’easters game before their brief season ends. The Storm...
Blue Rocks offense goes cold despite the scorching temperatures
The Wilmington Blue Rocks fought through a scorcher, but fell to the Aberdeen IronBirds 4-2 on Saturday, June 22. Jose Atencio was on the bump for Wilmington to start but ran into trouble early. He left the ball over the middle early on, as Aberdeen hit three home runs in the first three innings. The ball was flying off the bat in the 96-degree weather, with wind pushing out of the stadium.
Claws Rally Late But Fall 8-6 on Tuesday
WILMINGTON, DE - The BlueClaws rallied with three runs in the ninth, including a two-run home run by Felix Reyes, but Wilmington held off Jersey Shore 8-6 on Tuesday night at Frawley Stadium, handing the BlueClaws their sixth straight loss. Reyes' home run, his fifth of the year, cut the...
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