Olympic ring
Anthony Bradley never stays in one town for long. No matter what country he is in, however, the 49-year-old boxing coach stills considers his home to be the 2700 block of South Marshall...
Sports briefs: 8-05-04
When the Miami Heat play the 76ers this season, South Philly's own Rasual Butler could be in the starting lineup.
The 6-foot-7 forward recently re-signed a free-agent contract, the terms of which were undisclosed....
Batting above average
Jillian Murray is the Jim Thome of the Philadelphia Spirit's 12-and-under travel team, and not just because she plays first base. The cleanup hitter has enough power to smack a softball more...
At home on the range
Golf is a way of life for Sean Forster. His uncles bought the native of 18th and Johnston his first set of clubs at age 5. Two years later, he was playing at...
Double playing
Billy Canady had hoped for much more than a 2-16 end to his final season of baseball at St. John Neumann High. It would have been much more fitting to go to...
Hitting the road
Wearing her number 49 Philadelphia Wizards jersey, Shara Borelli steps to the plate. Her dad Mike delivers a soft toss from the pitcher's mound, and the 14-year-old slaps it right up the middle....
Miniature golfers
Most visitors to the FDR Golf Course at 20th and Pattison come there -- naturally -- to play golf. So it seemed a little strange at first when a group of kids started...
Going through hoops
A new athletic team that wants to make a name for itself has to score victories. That's even more the case when the squad is actually an old team getting a fresh...
Lucky Stars
Lillian Santiago stands outside the first-base gate at Citizens Bank Park with a red, white and blue sign that reads "Philadelphia Stars '04" on the top and "Proud mom of Brian" on the...
Keeping her poise
The fourth and final installment in a series on South Philadelphia native Tia Orlando's pursuit of a spot on the 2004 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team As an Olympic-bound gymnast, Tia Orlando is...
