The Daily Numbers: 30 month high for price of gasoline. That sound you hear is cars being parked in driveways all across the region. Can you say ‘Stay-cation?’
3.66 a gallon, price we’re paying at the pump in Philadelphia region.
9 cent increase in the past week and 17-cent spike in the last month.
3.69 a gallon, the national average.
1 Swarthmore College student and his friend who were beaten by a gang of young thugs over the weekend.
1 dead, 3 injured in crash that started in Upper Darby and ended in the Kingsessing section of Southwest Philly.
6 runs on 7 hits in two innings in change for Cole Hamels, who broke up the Phils’ perfect streak with a less than perfect outing against the Mets.
2-9, Hamels’ record in 14 career starts vs. the Mets.
2 hits for Mets’ pitcher Chris Young in the third inning vs. Hamels.
140 consecutive sellouts for the Phils at a very chilly Citizens Bank Park.
16 points, 13 assists for Rajon Rondo as the Celtics beat the Sixers.
21 points for Sixers reserve Evan Turner.
4 straight goals for the Ottawa Senators as they beat the Flyers last night.
4 straight losses for the Flyers.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.We hit the Trifects last night. Cole Hamels took care of the Phils’
spotless record, and both the Sixers and Flyers fell on the road.
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I Don’t Get It: Why would anyone go out and subject themselves to that weather at Citizens Bank Park. Last night was Eagles weather.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to County Councilman Mario Civera, who continues to push for a solution to the looming animal control crisis in the county with the SPCA vowing to get out of the business on July 1.
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Quote Box: “I expect prices to continue to rise as gasoline inventories decrease ahead of the all-important summer driving season.”
- Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com.
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