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Dan Szatkowski, North Augusta, S.C, poses with his newly purchased garden gnome during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Arts & Entertainment

At Masters, some come to see golfers, others to see gnomes

The Masters has gone gnome-mad. Yes. Gnomes.

4 years ago

File photo: Towson head coach Diane Richardson yells instructions to her team during a first-round women's college basketball game against Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament, on March 22, 2019, in Storrs, Conn. Richardson, who led Towson to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history, was named Temple University’s women’s basketball head coach, the school announced Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Education

Temple names Diane Richardson as new women’s hoops coach

Richardson went 80-66 at Towson and led the team to a school-record 24 wins and a berth in the NIT. She also led Towson to the NCAA Tournament in 2019.

4 years ago

Arsenal supporters gather at Misconduct Tavern on Locust Street, and get very into the game.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Center City bars fill up on weekend mornings with Premier League soccer fans

Some people have been following their clubs for years, but newcomers are always welcome.

4 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid (left) goes up for the shot against Charlotte Hornets' Mason Plumlee, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Philadelphia.

Embiid, Harris help lead 76ers to 144-114 rout of Hornets

Philadelphia tied its franchise record of 21 3-pointers, last set on March 1, 2020.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle (3) and Minnesota Wild right wing Mats Zuccarello (36) battle for the puck in the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

Keith Yandle’s “Iron Man” NHL streak ends at 989

The 35-year-old Yandle started his streak March 26, 2009, with Phoenix. He passed retired center Doug Jarvis for the mark of 965 games on Jan. 25 against the Islanders.

4 years ago

Villanova head coach Jay Wright and Kansas head coach Bill Self (Gene J. Puskar and Charlie Riedel/AP Photo)
Arts & Entertainment

Villanova-Kansas renew high-stakes history at Final Four

The college basketball powers have become regular NCAA Tournament dates over the years, and their latest their high-stakes showdown comes Saturday night.

4 years ago

South Carolina's Aliyah Boston and UConn's Paige Bueckers (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
Arts & Entertainment

UConn-South Carolina title tilt packs plenty of star power

Women’s college basketball gets the greats of the game together on the biggest stage as consistently as any sport. This South Carolina-UConn matchup is no different.

4 years ago

United States' Christian Pulisic, a native of Hershey, Pa., enters the field to warm up prior to a qualifying soccer match against Costa Rica for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in San Jose, Costa Rica, Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Arts & Entertainment

USMNT to play England, Iran and possibly Ukraine at World Cup

The 15th-ranked Americans were drawn to start against the European playoff winner on Nov. 21, the tournament’s opening day in Qatar, then meet No. 5 England on Nov. 25.

4 years ago

File photo: Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) looks to pass as Chicago Sky center Candace Parker defends during the first half of game 1 of the WNBA basketball Finals , Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
Courts & Law

WNBA players break silence on Brittney Griner

Most WNBA players have been hesitant to talk about Griner’s detention on apparent drug charges in Russia, hoping to avoid potentially hurting her case.

4 years ago

U.S. forward Catarina Macario holds up the SheBelieves Cup MVP trophy after the team's 5-0 victory over Iceland in a soccer match Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, in Frisco, Texas
Arts & Entertainment

Young USWNT squad called up for Uzbekistan friendlies in Ohio and Chester

Coach Vlatko Andonovski left veterans including Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press and Tobin Heath off the squad as he continues to evaluate players.

4 years ago

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. (David J. Phillip/AP)
NPR
Community

NFL is requiring teams to hire women or minorities as coaches for 2022 season

The National Football League set forth new diversity and inclusion efforts for the 2022 season at its annual owners meeting.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg is shown from afar, with the road stretching towards it.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Republican lawmakers push bill targeting transgender girl athletes

A Republican proposal to prevent transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports is advancing in the Pennsylvania Legislature.

4 years ago

City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson and his wife, Dawn Chavous, exiting federal court
Radio Times

The Regional Roundup – March 28th

The corruption trial against Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson; Villanova men's basketball advances in the tournament; NJ Congressman Andy Kim joins us.

Air Date: March 28, 2022 10:00 am

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Villanova players pose with the tournament trophy after defeating Creighton in the final of the Big East conference tournament Saturday, March 12, 2022, in New York
Arts & Entertainment

Villanova to 7th Final Four, beats Houston 50-44 in South

Jermaine Samuels had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Villanova advanced to its third Final Four in the last six NCAA Tournaments.

4 years ago

Smoke and flames rise from a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah, on March 25, 2022, following a reported Yemeni rebels attack. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

The Saudi Formula 1 race will go on despite a Houthi missile attack near the track

Missile and drone attacks by Houthi rebels targeted the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah — not far from the auto racetrack in the city.

4 years ago

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