Sports
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Nick Foles to Retire from the NFL with the Team He Won a Super Bowl
Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles has announced his decision to retire from the NFL, writes Dave Zangaro for NBC Sports Philadelphia. While he played for numerous teams throughout his 11-year NFL career, Nick Foles will be going out with the Philadelphia Eagles, the team he lead to a Super Bowl win in 2018. “Nick…
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Flourtown’s Philadelphia Cricket Club Set to Host Prestigious Truist-sponsored PGA Event in Spring 2025
The Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown will host a PGA event next spring, writes Erik Spangburg and Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. North Carolina-based Truist Financial Corp. will replace Wells Fargo as the main sponsor of the event in 2024. The bank has a strong presence in the Philadelphia area and ranks No.…
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St. Joe’s Alum Targets the NBA with Olympic Experience
Saint Joseph’s University alumni Langston Galloway was a practice player for the US Olympic Basketball team, writes Mike Sielski for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Now, he hopes this experience will get him back into the NBA. Galloway graduated from St. Joe’s in 2014 as the second all-time leading scorer for the Hawks as well as the…
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A Viral Moment Between Kylie Kelce and a 4-Year-Old With Autism
A heartwarming interaction between Kylie Kelce of Haverford and Billy, a 4-year-old boy with autism, has gone viral after it was posted to TikTok, writes TaRhonda Thomas for 6abc. The moment took place at the Philadelphia Eagles’ opening practice at Lincoln Financial Field last Thursday, which also doubled as a fundraiser for the Eagles Autism…
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Remembering Joe Hand, the Boxing Promoter and Pioneer Who Helped Philly Boxing Legend Joe Frazier Become Champ
Joe Hand Sr., a longtime boxing promoter and pay-per-view pioneer, passed away recently at the age of 87, writes Emily Rose Grassi for NBC 10 Philadelphia. He died after a bout with COVID-19, according to his son. Hand, who was born and raised in the Lawncrest district, was well-known for his mentorship of fellow Philadelphia…
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Ursinus College Roots for Beloved Coach Battling Kidney Failure
The Ursinus College community is rallying behind one of their beloved coaches who is battling kidney failure, reports Matt Leon for KYW NewsRadio. Coach George Trabosh, or as the players call him, Coach Poppy, is the assistant women’s basketball and volleyball coach at Ursinus, and he needs a new kidney. Trabosh has stage 5 kidney…
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Delaware County’s Barbara Trucksess Is a Baseball Card Afficionado
Barbara Trucksess has taken her love of the Phillies and the love for her son and created a massive collection of baseball cards, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. The 75-year-old Delaware County woman has been a Phillies fan for 60 years. “She has been a diehard Phillies fan for as long as I can…
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Philadelphia Native Maia Weintraub is Product of a ‘Tiger Mom’ and Now An Olympic Gold Medalist in Fencing
Maia Weintraub is a 2022 NCAA women’s foil champion and now a member of the gold medal-winning 2024 U.S. Olympic fencing team. Her success in sports and in life can be heavily credited to her mother, writes Mike Sielski for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “My mom’s pretty intense,” Weintraub said. “I don’t know if you’ve heard…
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Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square Has 4 Alumni in Olympic Games
Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square has four alumni are in Paris, participating in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Ashley Sessa, Class of 2022, is the youngest player to be named to the Olympic roster as a member of Team USA field hockey. Sessa is a high-performing member of the reigning NCAA championship UNC field hockey…
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Former Sixers President Sets His Sights on Making Women’s Field Hockey a Bigger Deal in the United States
Cheering on his daughter, Natane, a goalkeeper and one of the nation’s top prospects at The Hill School in Pottstown, Billy King has aspirations to make women’s field hockey a much bigger deal in the United States, writes Mike Sielski of The Philadelphia Inquirer. For over a year, King has sat on USA Field Hockey’s…
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The Athletic: Phillies’ Bryce Harper Debuts New, Unique Baseball Card-Inspired Cleats
Philadelphia Phillies star first baseman Bryce Harper is getting great attention for his baseball attire, recently debuting a new graded trading card-inspired wear, writes Brooks Peck for The Athletic. During last month’s opening game of the Phillies’ series against the New York Yankees, Harper debuted a new mint-green pair of cleats featuring a Professional Sports…
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Harcum College’s 2016 Graduate Mihailo Vasic Competes in the Paris Olympics
Mihailo Vasic ’16 is competing in the Olympics in Paris. This is his second appearance in the 3×3 basketball competition, representing his home country of Serbia. In 2021, he brought home a bronze medal, becoming the first Harcum athlete to medal in the Olympic games. The Serbian team has been the gold standard in 3×3…
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Recent Alumna Kylie Schoelen ’23 Rides A DelVal Horse To Success At 2024 I Love NY Horse Show
Delaware Valley University alumna Kylie Schoelen ’23 recently competed at the 2024 I Love NY Horse Show in Lake Placid, New York. She competed in the adult jumpers division riding atop DelVal’s own horse, Java’s Keltic Mist, and in the adult jumpers division with her own horse, Capone Z, who she currently leases to the…
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Bryce Harper Is Bringing a Little Bit of Wawa to Home Plate
Talent obviously has made Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies a highly successful professional athlete. Wawa may have made him a legend, writes Josh Wilson for Sports Illustrated. Harper, already a favorite with Philly sports fans, had some custom Wawa gear on display Saturday in a game against the Cleveland Guardians, promoting his love of…
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Delaware County Team USA Players Remember Their 1984 Olympic Triumph
They worked hard to get to the 1980 Moscow Olympic games, so it was a blow to the U.S. women’s national field hockey team when the U.S. boycotted the games over the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan, writes Isabella DiAmore for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Two members of the team with Delaware County connections remember the…
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Wells Fargo to Remove Its Name from South Philadelphia Sports Arena Next Year
Wells Fargo has announced that it will discontinue its naming rights deal with the Philadelphia sports arena when the bank’s contract expires next year, write Gillian Tan and Christopher Palmeri for Bloomberg. “Wells Fargo regularly reviews and adjusts our overall sponsorship strategy,” the bank said in a statement. “As such, we have made the business…
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Comcast Believes 2024 Olympics Presents Great Opportunity for Peacock Streaming Service
As the 2024 Olympics in Paris approaches, Comcast has great confidence that it will help elevate Peacock’s standing within the streaming landscape, write Lucas Shaw and Hannah Miller for Bloomberg. Peacock did a lot in preparation for the Olympic games. In January, Peacock President Kelly Campbell assembled two task forces to plan for the Olympics.…
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New York Post: Bryce Harper Has an Idea on How to Address MLB’s Umpiring Problem
Major League Baseball has had a seemingly worsening umpiring problem and Philadelphia Phillies MVP and All-Star Bryce Harper has an idea on how to address it, writes Matt Ehalt for the New York Post. “I think, if you’re a really good umpire, I think you should get paid more and that you should umpire more…
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