The Daily Numbers: .5 seconds left when Scottie Reynolds sank that driving bucket to send Villanova to the Final Four.
1985, the last time the ‘Cats made the Final Four. That year Rollie Massimino’s team won the national title.
3 brutal attacks on women charged to a Chester man, who is a convicted Megan’s Law offender.
3 families forced from their homes yesterday when flames roared through a series of row homes on Crosby Street in Chester.
22 people who fled flames that roared through an apartment complex in Wilmington, Del.
46 Yorkshire Terriers recovered from a home in Upper Makefield, Bucks County, that authorities suspect may have been operating as a puppy mill.
15 homes in Newark, Del., damaged by vandals who went on a spray-painting rampage over the weekend. Many of the houses were hit with vulgar slurs.
2,500 people who showed up to apply for 550 job openings at the opening of a new Wegmans supermarket in Collegeville.
3.3 percent increase in SEPTA budget, up to $1.1 billion. It does not contain any fare hikes or service cuts.
2 women and 1 girl killed in an overnight fire that raced through a home in North Philadelphia.
5 trailers destroyed by what residents suspect may have been a tornado that struck Clay Township in Lancaster County Sunday afternoon.
11,000 dollars in campaign donations that Philly D.A. candidate Seth Williams failed to note on his financial disclosure forms. He has been booted off the primary ballot, but says the judge was wrong and vows to appeal.
40, age of Delaware man who is a pastor at a Philadelphia church who is now charged with abusing a boy over several years.
30-7 for the Villanova Wildcats, who are headed to the Final Four this weekend in Detroit.
2 goals for Milan Lucic to lead the Bruins over the Flyers last night, 4-3.
8 points in 21 minutes for Allen Iverson last night in his return to the lineup for the Pistons, as they beat the Sixers, 101-97.
10 wins in 28 games this spring for the Phils. They fell yesterday to the Red Sox, 3-1.
25 dollar fine OK’d by city council in Philly to be slapped on parents of kids who skip school. That’s for the first offense. The next one will set you back $300.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Tell me it has not been 24 years since Villanova shocked the basketball world by beating a heavily favored Georgetown team to twin the national title. Yes, time marches on, and the Wildcats are marching to Detroit this weekend as they return to the Final Four.
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I Don’t Get It: How many times between now and Saturday night do you think we’ll hear Villanova referred to as the Cinderella team in this year’s NCAA Final Four?
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Today’s Upper: March Madness is alive and well on the Main Line, and all of Delaware County. Go, Wildcats!
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Quote Box: “We’ve got nothing to lose. We’re already in Detroit fin the Final Four. Anything from here on out is gravy.”
-- Villanova junior Bianca Hernandez, at ceremony to welcome the Wildcats back to campus on Sunday.
1985, the last time the ‘Cats made the Final Four. That year Rollie Massimino’s team won the national title.
3 brutal attacks on women charged to a Chester man, who is a convicted Megan’s Law offender.
3 families forced from their homes yesterday when flames roared through a series of row homes on Crosby Street in Chester.
22 people who fled flames that roared through an apartment complex in Wilmington, Del.
46 Yorkshire Terriers recovered from a home in Upper Makefield, Bucks County, that authorities suspect may have been operating as a puppy mill.
15 homes in Newark, Del., damaged by vandals who went on a spray-painting rampage over the weekend. Many of the houses were hit with vulgar slurs.
2,500 people who showed up to apply for 550 job openings at the opening of a new Wegmans supermarket in Collegeville.
3.3 percent increase in SEPTA budget, up to $1.1 billion. It does not contain any fare hikes or service cuts.
2 women and 1 girl killed in an overnight fire that raced through a home in North Philadelphia.
5 trailers destroyed by what residents suspect may have been a tornado that struck Clay Township in Lancaster County Sunday afternoon.
11,000 dollars in campaign donations that Philly D.A. candidate Seth Williams failed to note on his financial disclosure forms. He has been booted off the primary ballot, but says the judge was wrong and vows to appeal.
40, age of Delaware man who is a pastor at a Philadelphia church who is now charged with abusing a boy over several years.
30-7 for the Villanova Wildcats, who are headed to the Final Four this weekend in Detroit.
2 goals for Milan Lucic to lead the Bruins over the Flyers last night, 4-3.
8 points in 21 minutes for Allen Iverson last night in his return to the lineup for the Pistons, as they beat the Sixers, 101-97.
10 wins in 28 games this spring for the Phils. They fell yesterday to the Red Sox, 3-1.
25 dollar fine OK’d by city council in Philly to be slapped on parents of kids who skip school. That’s for the first offense. The next one will set you back $300.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Tell me it has not been 24 years since Villanova shocked the basketball world by beating a heavily favored Georgetown team to twin the national title. Yes, time marches on, and the Wildcats are marching to Detroit this weekend as they return to the Final Four.
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I Don’t Get It: How many times between now and Saturday night do you think we’ll hear Villanova referred to as the Cinderella team in this year’s NCAA Final Four?
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Today’s Upper: March Madness is alive and well on the Main Line, and all of Delaware County. Go, Wildcats!
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Quote Box: “We’ve got nothing to lose. We’re already in Detroit fin the Final Four. Anything from here on out is gravy.”
-- Villanova junior Bianca Hernandez, at ceremony to welcome the Wildcats back to campus on Sunday.
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