SPORTS
For the first time in 30 years, American finishes first in 2024 Broad Street Run
The first of the 40,000 people participating in the 45th annual Broad Street Run kicked off Sunday morning at Broad and Fisher streets in the far north. And for the first time in a few years, the finish line was in the Navy Yard.
Jalen Hurts Donates $200K To Philadelphia Schools For Air Conditioning Units
“Philadelphia has given me so much, and I'm excited to give back to the community in a way that supports our future leaders." Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts recently donated $200,000 to schools in Philadelphia to equip them with air conditioning units, according to NBC Philadelphia. The money will be...
Group that doesn’t disclose its donors paid $12K for Shapiro to attend Phillies games, other sporting events
The secrecy leaves taxpayers in the dark about who underwrites the outings and what interests they may have in state government policy. Gov. Josh Shapiro attends a Philadelphia Union game on Sept. 23, 2023. Commonwealth Media Services. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service...
Joe Columbo sends out four winners at Harrah’s Philly
Chester, PA – Trainer Joe Columbo, the runaway leader in the training standings at the current Harrington Raceway meeting, shipped a truckload of sharp horses to Harrah’s Philadelphia on a special Derby Day card of racing and won with four of them, all four at least co-owned by his principal patrons George & Tina Dennis Racing, and all four handled by different drivers.
South Jersey Mean 15 baseball rankings for first week of May
The 50th Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic is under way and there has been no shortage of upsets in the early going of South Jersey’s premier event. Those results certainly had an impact on this week’s Courier-Post Mean 15. All eyes were on Gloucester Catholic this past week as...
Philadelphia 4, San Francisco 3
E_Chapman 2 (5), Sosa (3). DP_San Francisco 0, Philadelphia 2. LOB_San Francisco 8, Philadelphia 8. 2B_Estrada (7). SB_Marsh (4), Turner (10), Stott (6). Umpires_Home, Brian Walsh; First, Adam Hamari; Second, Edwin Moscoso; Third, D.J. Reyburn. T_3:00. A_40,888 (42,901).
Shipley Thrilled For More Practice Battles with Trotter
Two former Clemson Tigers remain teammates in Philadelphia, so the competition in practice won’t stop any time soon. Will Shipley and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. are now Eagles and the former talked about what (...)
Women’s and Men’s Track & Field triumph at Penn Relays and Monarch Open
This past weekend, the Women’s and Men’s Track & Field teams competed in the Penn Relays on Friday, April 26, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, and, on the following day, the Monarch Open at King’s College in Wilkes Barre, PA. These two meets marked the teams’ last meets before the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Outdoor Championships, and both teams proved to be very successful in each meet.
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