The Daily Numbers: 8, as in Elite Eight for Villanova, which won again last night to advance in NCAA Tourney.
92-69 romp for the Wildcats over Miami.
62.6 percent shooting for the red-hot Wildcats.
8:50 tip-off time for the ‘Cats next game Saturday night.
1, as in No. 1 seed Kansas, who will provide another stern test for the Main Line guys.
4 or 5 55-gallon drums of chemicals removed from site of massive inferno in Colwyn. Agents from the federal Drug Enforcement Agency are now joining the investigation.
63,000 dollars, how much police say a “dedicated” longtime employee stole from an Upper Darby firm.
3 people charged with embezzlement from a Radnor firm.
17 months, how long Francis Barnes has served as the state receiver for Chester Upland School District. He is leaving on May 1.
50,000 dollar fine slapped on ex-Pa. high court Justice Michael Eakin.
153,000 annual pension, what Eakin will be allowed to keep.
85 million dollars in federal aid for Pa. and N.J. for costs tied to the January blizzard.
4 new lemur babies that have arrived at Philadelphia Zoo.
31-14 edge for Joe Sestak over Katie McGinty in his bid for Dem nomination to oppose Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey.
21 percent, what Sestak was polling a month ago.
7 percent for Braddock Mayor John Fetterman.
16, age of girl shot as she stood on porch of her house last night in Philly.
66, age of comic Gary Shandling, who has died of an apparent heart attack.
4-2 win for the Flyers over the Colorado Avalanche.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Old grudges die hard. Is it just me, or does it seem like the city just does not warm up to Villanova?
I Don’t Get It: Moody’s has weighed in on the Pa. budget. It’s a mess. I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Wildcats from the Main Line, who are giving us a reason to cheer in what has been a fairly bleak sports landscape.
Quote Box: “Wow! That was incredible.”
- Fan overheard after Villanova’s impressive dismantling of a good Miami team last night.
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