Entries from June 2009

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Christmas crosses fingers for NBA selection

  Next Thursday marks the NBA draft, and former Owl Dionte Christmas has reason to believe he could end up playing in the professional association. Check out this City Paper article to get the in-depth scoop on Christmas’ past, present and possible future in basketball.

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Sean Barksdale drafted by MLB’s Houston Astros

In case you missed it, the Houston Astros selected senior outfielder Sean Barksdale with the 1,151st pick (that’s in the 38th round for you math whizzes out there) in the 2009 MLB draft last Thursday. The Glenolden, Pa., native was named this year’s Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year and was selected first-team all-Atlantic [...]

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Facebook to launch new username feature

MySpace is upfront about its profiles: each user’s Web page must be as conceited and self-idolized as possible. From the backgrounds, to their Myspace song, to the unique usernames, like Phillygrrrl93, every profile is completely customizable. And while stalking its enemies, Facebook decided it, too, would creep toward more personalization, according to its official blog. Every [...]