For Philadelphia sports fans, brace yourself. You are about to enter Nirvana.
Consider what is on tap this weekend:
• The Phillies return home for a set in their sweet little bandbox called Citizens Bank Park against the Cubbies.
• The Eagles, still aglow in their successful first-round selection of stud defensive tackle Fletcher Cox from Mississipi State, have picks in the second and third rounds of the NFL Draft. Cox will be introduced at a press conference this afternoon.
• The Sixers head into the playoffs on Saturday, when they tangle with the Bulls in Chicago. Tipoff is 1 p.m. Thankfully, they avoided the Heat in the first round. They got waxed by the Heat each time they faced LeBron and folks this year. They at least have a shot against Derrick Rose and company.
• And the Flyers finally know who they’re playing in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They will hook up with an old nemesis, goalie Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils. Game One faceoff at the Wells Fargo Center is 3 p.m. Sunday. The Flyers will have home ice advantage in the series.
• And if all that is not enough, the nation’s pre-eminent high school and college athletes are in town for the legendary Penn Relays at Franklin Field.
It doesn’t get any better than that.
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