The 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…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Bucket List
Every sports fan dreams of one day attending a major sporting championship – the Super Bowl, an NCAA basketball championship, the Masters, college football’s national championship, etc. You get the picture. Every week, I receive “deals” that would allow someone to purchase access to major sporting events. In fact, this week, I was offered tickets…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: The “Pokemon Go Effect” on Sports
There is a charming game (that nearly everyone probably knows by now) that has been sweeping the world, that everyone can play for free (for the ‘basics’ anyway) on their cell phones and tablets, called “Pokémon Go.” While my son is an expert (or he better be, with all the cards and accessories that I’ve…
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