The Daily Numbers: 1 person killed in a shooting at an Upper Darby bar early this morning.
2 gunshots that hit the victim.
200 people who were milling around the scene when police arrived at a bar at Long Lane and Garrett Road at 2:46 a.m.
4, where Harrah’s Chester ranks in terms of poker revenue among casinos in Pa. and N.J.
49, age of man who was issued a citation by state police for throwing a rock at a dog in Chadds Ford.
1 day as a free person for Casey Anthony.
5 heat waves so far this summer, with temperatures 90 or above for 3 consecutive days.
1 person killed on Route 1 in Delaware when a car veered into the median and slammed into a crane.
2 people killed when a tour bus crashed in western New York.
2 people injured in a hit-run crash Saturday night in Croydon, Bucks County.
5 people injured when the stage collapsed at Ottawa Bluesfest as Cheap Trick played.
6 cases of vandalism being investigated at South Jersey churches.
2 straight weeks with a hike in gas prices.
3.76, average price we’re paying at pump in Philly region.
3.70 a gallon, what we were paying last week; 2.75 last year.
1 home run in his career for 28-year-old Michael Martinez. He picked a good time as his blast lifted the Phils over the Mets Sunday.
.213, what Martinez was hitting coming into the game.
6 hits in 7 innings for winner Kyle Kendrick.
3 for 5 for Shane Victorino in rehab start at Double-A Reading.
3-1 win on penalty kicks Japan, as they beat the U.S. women and take the Women’s Soccer World Cup.
3-0 win for the 1st place Union in MLS play.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Nothing stops these Phillies. They continue to win series after series.
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I Don’t Get It: Authorities in South Jersey are investigating a rash of vandalism cases in which statues are being literally hammered, with pieces broken off. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the U.S. women’s World Cup soccer team. No, they didn’t take the title. But they were magnanimous in defeat and helped once again to serve notice that soccer is quickly rising in the echelons of pro sports.
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Quote Box: “We are ecstatic about table games in terms of growth and entry into the market.”
- Ron Baumann, VP at Harrah’s Chester Casino.
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