The SportsTalk Shop: “Simplifying” Sixers Draft Options
There has been lots of debate (partially because of the lack of any other positive sports news) in the Delaware Valley over the last few weeks about the 76ers’ upcoming NBA draft selections. There have also been varying opinions and radical mock-draft shifts—some of which have no possible way of coming true. In order to…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Hall of Fame
No matter how you look at it, it has been a good year for District XI. Chairman Bob Hartman and his committee have managed 24 sports for 54 schools, but they have done that in the past. This year, however, they managed many of those sports by adding two more classifications to the mix. Where…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Eagles & Phillies Prospects
This past week “SportsTalk” got to chat with some of the up-and-coming stars in both the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies organizations. First, the Eagles and a preliminary look at some of our interviews: You can see more interviews on the next live edition of “RCN SportsTalk presented by The Morning Call.” The thing that was…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Filling Out the Brackets
The 2016-17 school year is winding down and, therefore, so is the athletic season. State titles still need to be decided in girls’ and boys’ lacrosse, tennis, track and field, and boys’ volleyball. These championships are basically the same as in previous years with AA and AAA champions. But this school year was a year…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Phillies, Lacrosse & Special Events
As we have crossed the Memorial Day weekend and are roughly two months into the pro baseball season. Players have now gotten enough experience that you can start analyzing and evaluating performances. With that in mind, we caught up with Morning Call Senior Sports Writer Tom Housenick (who covers the Phillies minor league affiliates) to…
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