The Daily Numbers: 4 inches of rain that pelted the hallowed grounds of Merion Golf Club, site of this week's U.S. Open, yesterday.
2 different times golfers were chased off the course, first by lightning in the morning, then later in the day by another downpour.
20 feet, length of bridge that was built to get golf fans over the SEPTA tracks from Haverford College to Merion Golf Club.
2 hours in the middle of the night, how long it took to build the bridge.
31, age of Jennifer Corrado, slain in her Prospect Parkhome by her ex-husband, who police say then took his own life.
2 Delco parishes, Holy Saviour in Lower Chichester, and Immaculat Conception in Marcus Hook, are appealing ruling from archdiocese that would see them merged with St. John Fisher in Upper Chi.
6 month old baby left in car in Upper Darby. Police say the tot's father was watching a T-ball game.
25,000 dollars being donated to Soccer for Success program through Chester Upland schools by the Philadelphia Union.
508 graduates of Haverford High School who picked up their diplomas last night.
3 year contract OK'd between Delco IU and union for 300 employees.
28.3 billion dollar budget now being debated in the Pa. House.
0 parking spaces available at the Rose Tree Park lot. It's been shut down for now because of heavy rain.
21 U.S. Opens for Ernie Els, who has won 2 U.S. titles.
33, age of Erik Kratz, the Phils' backup catcher who is now on the shelf and will need surgery on his knee.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
The Phillies did not play last night. That's a good thing. They open a three-game series tonight in Minneapolis. Any time this team wants to turn things around will be fine by me.
I Don’t Get It: I didn't think anyone was more powerful than the USGA, the golf gods who rule over the U.S. Open. I guess Mother Nature did not get that bulletin.
Today’s Upper: Kudos toall those hearty golf fans who trudged through the quagmire in an attempt to get a look at their golf heroes yesterday at a thoroughly drenched Merion Golf Club.
Quote Box: “The sooner it's all out of here, as far as I'm concerned, the better. I didn't ask them to come here and do this."
- Suzanne Goodwin, who lives just down the street from Merion Golf Club and all the hoopla surrounding this week's U.S. Open.
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