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New York Post: Jay Wright Reveals Why He Retired
Jay Wright know it was time to retire as Villanova University’s head basketball coach when he found himself at mass, texting his players during the homily, reports the Associated Press as printed in the New York Post. “I look forward not to live that way.” Wright choked back tears last week, explaining his sudden retirement…
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Firstrust Bank Huddles with Phila. Eagles for High-School Business Proposal Competition
The competitors arrived ready to battle, an apt outlook considering their surroundings. Five teams of students were at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Phila. Eagles, unfazed by the presence of media, conferring with coaches in the pre-game lull, shaking off nerves by reviewing their business proposal content. The contest they were gearing up for…
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Jay Wright Announces He’s Retiring as Head Coach From Villanova
The greatest coach in Philadelphia college basketball history is retiring. Jay Wright’s Wildcats team won two national championships in 2016 and 2018 and went to the Final Four four times, most recently this month. Now the 60-year-old head coach, after weeks of weighing his decision, has announced he is retiring from coaching, writes Mike…
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Kobe Bryant Once Revealed That His Grandmother Rejected Another Basketball Great for Prom
In one of basketball’s greatest coincidences, Lower Merion High School and LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant once revealed that his grandmother rejected Wilt Chamberlain, another basketball great, for prom, writes Samir Mehdi for The Sports Rush. Bryant lived in Wynnewood with his parents after they returned from Italy, where his father played basketball. The family…
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Back for 2022: The Bucks County Duathlon, a Run-Bike-Run Competition at Washington Crossing
After a four-year standstill, the Bucks County Duathlon (BCD) is in the move again for Sept. 4, 2022. The announcement of the end of its COVID-19 hiatus was in FlyingFishHockey. The BCD comprises two two-mile runs with a 10-mile bike ride sandwiched between. The Sept. 4, 2022, event will make the 11th edition of the…
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Quakertown Basketball Coach Fred Richter Enters Pa. Sports Hall of Fame; Taught Basics the ‘Right Way’
Fred Richter, player for and coach of the Quakertown High School basketball team, has long been called a legend. But later this month, he’ll officially be bestowed the title. Karen Sangillo reported his induction into the Pa. Sports Hall of Fame in the Bucks County Herald. Richter was a three-year starter for Quakertown’s basketball team…
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Cryodon Mobility Tricycle Firm Donates ‘Liberty Trikes’ to Physically Challenged Kids, Freeing Them for Fun
Electric Bike Technologies, Inc. (EBT), Croydon, is donating 20 battery-powered bikes to youngsters diagnosed with Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and other physical challenges. Each recipient received a model from the company’s Liberty Trike line. The donation outreach started in 2019, at the request of a mom wanting to give her daughter a…
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Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Joins YMCA Leadership for Fairless Hills Branch Ribbon Cutting
YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties — along with more than 350 volunteers, donors, elected officials, staff and members of the community — celebrated the reopening of the fully renovated Fairless Hills branch during a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), in his remarks to the crowd, congratulated the Y and its donors for…
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Former NFL Quarterback from Downingtown Takes His Talents to New Pro Football League That Debuts Tomorrow
Former NFL quarterback Kyle Lauletta, a graduate of Downingtown East High School, is taking his talents to the newly formed United States Football League, which kicks off this weekend, writes R.J. Young for FOX Sports. Lauletta, a fourth-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft who played collegiately at the University of Richmond, spent time with…
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Here’s How Much Those Final Four Appearances Netted to Villanova University
Despite the Villanova Wildcat loss to Kansas, the Final Four has been good for the university, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 2022 run represented Villanova’s third Final Four appearance in the last six NCAA tournaments. It won national championships in 2016 and 2018. The financial and promotional fallout from these multiple…
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Bears Bid Rebuffed: Warminster’s Rick Bates Remains a Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bills guard Rick Bates, once a force at Archbishop Wood High School, is remaining in western New York State. Nick Fierro, of FanNation, tackled the assignment of reporting his retention. After growing up a Warminster guy, “Ryan” Bates played football for Penn State. In 2019, as an Eagles undrafted free agent, he was traded…
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Public School Coaches Say They Don’t Have a Prayer Against Catholic Competitors Like Archbishop Wood
Basketball coaches from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) are miffed. They claim that some schools against whom they vie for championship titles have a competitive advantage. Mike White suited up to cover their concerns in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The complaint — echoed by fans and administrators — stems from the fact that public…
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Sports Illustrated: 40 Years Ago, Cheyney Advanced to the First Women’s Final Four in a Story Lost to History
Four decades ago, Cheyney University’s basketball team played in the first NCAA Women’s Final Four. Today, the trailblazing program no longer exists, writes Ben Pickman for Sports Illustrated. The nation’s oldest HBCU and its gym, Alfred Cope Hall, were once home to dominant men’s and women’s basketball programs. The school’s 1978 men’s team won the…
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Ultimate Encroachment Call: Bristol Youth Football Team Flagged for Use of Practice Field
The Bristol Borough Council has thrown a penalty flag at the Wildcats, its youth football team. The call? Encroaching on the high school’s field to practice. FOX29 Philadelphia suited up to report the details. The council has revised the guidelines of its recreation program under which the football team operates. Citing safety concerns about parking,…
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‘Special Equestrians’ Generates Unbridled Enthusiasm in Supporting Persons with Disabilities
Unlike therapy interactions with small-scale animals (dogs, cats, rabbits), Special Equestrians in Warrington thinks big. Its sessions routinely pair special-needs individuals with 660 lbs. of equine friendliness, as reported in The Business & Arts Journal, the publication of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce. Special Equestrians began with one dedicated person: therapeutic riding instructor Kathy…
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Music of Villanova’s Basketball Season Silenced, Yet Warminster’s Collin Gillespie Was Instrumental to Big Dance
The 2021–2022 Villanova Wildcats basketball season came within a hair’s breadth of advancing to the final round before it ended. The disappointment of the final outcome, however, shouldn’t overshadow the overall talent that took the squad so far. Tim Casey, in Forbes, profiled one of the players who contributed much to its success: guard Collin…
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Bala Cynwyd Facility Now Home to the Newest Sport Sweeping America
AFC Bala in Bala Cynwyd has opened the first public, indoor padel courts in the Philadelphia region, giving gym-goers a chance to try the popular international sport that has been slowly making its way to the U.S. John George served up the particulars for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Padel is a racket sport played on…
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Cheyney’s Women’s Basketball Team in Final Four History Books
Cheyney University’s women’s basketball team from 1982, the Lady Wolves, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its moment in history, reports FOX29 Philadelphia. In 1982, the Lady Wolves made it to the NCAA Division I championship game, the only team from a historically Black college or university to play in that match-up. Going into the…
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