The Daily Numbers: 12-3 win for the Broomall-Newtown 13-15 Babe Ruth team to take the national title last night.
2 Babe Ruth Little League championships coming home to Broomall-Newtown. Their 13 team won a title last week.
11 walks, 7 errors, 3 wild pitches and 1 hit batter by team from Lumber River, N.C., that helped paved the way for Broomall-Newtown last night.
300 residents who packed a meeting in Brookhaven last night to discuss a proposed development for the last piece of open space in the borough.
25 acres of the 55-acre Chester Water Authority ground at Coebourn and Edgmont that is targeted for a new shopping center.
15 years with the Springfield School District coming to end as Superintendent James Capolupo is planning to leave. He will not accept a contract extension.
9 years as leader of Marple Newtown School District Merle Horowitz, who announced she is retiring.
42, age of Concord man nailed on child porn charges by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
3.5 million dollar renovation of the Neumann University Library that was officially unveiled this week.
1 year of probation for former Interboro High athlete who pleaded guilty in an attack on a Ridley football player.
330 volunteers who showed up recently to help create a new playground at Evans Elementary School in Yeadon.
500,000 more low-income residents of Pennsylvania who will get health care after the feds accepted the state’s plan to accept Medicaid expansion money.
20,000, how many cases of Ebola virus outbreak are being predicted.
42 point dip for the stock market yesterday.
298,000 people who filed for unemployment benefits last week, that’s down 1,000 from the week before.
3 field goals booted by Eagles kicker Cody Parkey last night in his bid to unseat Alex Henery as the team’s kicker.
54, 53 and 25 yarders converted by Parkey.
22 of 34 for backup QB Matt Barkley as the Birds rolled over the Jets, 37-7.
1 play for Michael Vick to start the game in front of the Philly fans before he was lifted from game by Jets.
37-7 win for Temple over Venderbilt to open the season. Hoot, Owls!
1, where Garnet Valley is sitting on the 1st edition of Matt Smith’s Delco Football Super 7.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
If I was Alex Henery, I might start packing my bags. It will be hard for Chip Kelly not to go with Cody Parkey after his performance last night.
I Don’t Get It: We apparently set some kind of record for a cooler than normal summer. So much for global warming.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Broomall-Newtown Babe Ruth. They took not 1 but 2 Babe Ruth World Series crowns.
Quote Box: “The attraction and charm of Brookhaven will be lost.”
- Resident Jesse Walker, speaking against development of large tract of open space.
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