Courtesy Philadelphia City Paper
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.
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 Ten Conference for the second time in his three years at Temple.
Barksdale finished the season batting .371 with 15 home runs and 56 RBI, breaking Pete Dempsey’s 31-year-old career RBI record and ending his career with 162.
He’s expected to report to either the short season A affiliate Tri-City Valley Cats or the Greenville, Tenn., Astros in the Rookie Appalachian League.
In the meantime, he talked with Ted Silary of the Daily News and Matt Smith of the Delaware County Daily Times.
Five students from Villanova University were arrested last night for breaking into and vandalizing Lincoln Financial Field.
Among other things, the vandals stole a seat — Section 108, Row 30, Seat 1 — from the stadium. NBC10 has their mugs.
Villanova has released a statement on the students’ arrests:
If these students were involved in misconduct, we are deeply disappointed in their behavior and poor judgment. Villanova has also opened its own internal review to determine if there have been violations of the Student Code of Conduct. Villanova University holds all of its students to a high standard and takes any allegations of wrongdoing very seriously.
The Phillies organization has plans in place to celebrate the life and career of legendary broadcaster Harry Kalas, who died Monday of heart disease.
On Friday, Kalas’ three sons will throw out the first pitch. Everyone in attendance will receive an 8×10 photograph of Kalas, and the broadcast booth will be renamed in honor of him. The first inning of the game, which will air on Comcast Network Philadelphia, will have no announcer commentary.
Saturday, fans are invited between 8 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. to the Bank for a special ceremony at 1 p.m. Seats will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.
There are also a few season-long additions to Phillies’ games. The players and coaches will wear the HK patch, pictured above, on their uniforms. A billboard commemorating Kalas will be in the outfield for the remainder of the season. And, after each Phillies home run, Kalas’ signature “Outta here” call will be played over the public address system.
Photo courtesy Todd Zolecki.
The Phillies have “lost their voice.” That was all the David Montgomery could tell Inquirer staff writers today as the Phillies prepare to take on the Washington Nationals. Mr. Kalas collapsed this afternoon in the press box of Nationals Stadium. He was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Click here for the philly.com article.
The Sixers have shot themselves in the foot recently, losing their last five games as they jockey for playoff position. They have only two games left, but will those two games provide them with enough momentum going into the post-season?
Click here for the full story from The ADD Show Online.
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No. 6 Arizona State defeated No. 11 Temple in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 66-57, in Miami. The president, among others, expected Temple to upset ASU and advance to the second round.
Stay with B&C and temple-news.com for updates from Miami, in addition to the women’s team’s shot in the Tournament from Storrs, Conn., on Sunday.
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With Temple gearing up for round one of the NCAA tournament tomorrow against Arizona State, the Owls are focused on winning and what the tournament can mean for them.
But for one Owl, the tournament is getting lost in translation.
Check out this Inqy article here on Fernandez’s transition to March Madness.
