DVYAA 10U softball clinches fourth in the state
The group of eight to 10-year-olds were the first Delaware Valley Youth Athletic Association to play at the state level.Delaware Valley Youth Athletic Association’s 10U softball team recently placed fourth in the Pennsylvania 10U Little...
Cardella: How it Was
By Tom CardellaThe sour odor of male perspiration. That was the smell of summer in Philadelphia back then. Before the anti-perspirant companies began marketing products to men. Before most people had air conditioning. When we...
South Philly native wins $50,000 on CBS competition show
Lower Moyamensing resident Joe Pepe won the top prize on a recent episode of “CBS’s TKO: Total Knock Out.”Lower Moyamensing resident Joe Pepe wins the top prize of $50,000 on recent episode of “CBS’s TKO:...
New basketball program mentors youth of Sacks
“The Final Four Tournament” is the product of local difference makers and athletes, including Harlem Globetrotters.Local adolescents and children participant in the new youth basketball program, “The Final Four Tournament” based at Sacks Playground...
Cardella: Mixing Politics with Art
By Tom CardellaI’m trying like hell not to let politics invade my personal tastes in entertainment. My mother and her sisters abandoned Frank Sinatra when he left Nancy for Ava. I remained a Sinatra fan....
Signups for Sacks Playground basketball tournament clinic set for Monday
“The Final Four Basketball Tournament” will be run by the Community to Rebuild Sacks Playground.On Monday, July 9 at 5 p.m., Community to Rebuild Sacks Playground will host a signup day for this summer’s...
Academy at Palumbo are PLL volleyball champs
For the first time since 2010 and only the second time in school history, the Academy at Palumbo are volleyball champions of the Philadelphia Public League (PLL), defeating Central High School three sets to one.For...
Cardella: Wanna bet?
By Tom CardellaLast week the U. S. Supreme Court struck down the federal anti-gambling law. South Philly sighed a collective yawn. You mean it was illegal to bet on sports? You from another planet or...
Saints ready to play ball
The defending Catholic League and PIAA Class 2A champs are hungry for moreThe Ss. Neumann-Goretti baseball team is ready to defend its 2017 Catholic League crownBy Bill GelmanThe words “team to beat” or the bullseye symbol may...
Eagles Insider: NFL owners unanimous on Stricter helmet contact rule
By Dave SpadaroThe biggest move of the NFL’s offseason comes not from a quarterback switching teams or a trade that alters the balance of power in the NFC. No, the biggest move is one that...