The Daily Numbers: 8, as in Elite Eight, where Villanova now sits after thrashing Duke last night.
250,000 dollar cash bail for a mother in Sharon Hill charged with stabbing her daughter to death. She is trying to have that bail reduced.
4 people charged in a series of violent armed robberies that targeted Asian business owners; 2 of the jobs were committed in Delco.
3 men under arrest in Upper Chichester on charges they ripped off more than $500 in infant formula from the local Pathmark and Wal-Mart.
100 people who showed up at a Springfield zoning hearing board last night to voice their displeasure at plans for a series of huge billboards to be erected on Baltimore Pike.
62 feet, the height of the proposed billboards.
5 billboards on West Chester Pike in in Haverford, and 7 on Sproul Road and West Chester Pike in Marple, also in the works by Bartkowski Investment Group.
4 year, $23 million new contract awarded to Community Transit by SEPTA to provide rides for disabled in Delaware County.
1 more Philly police officer injured in still another crash involving a police cruiser.
475,000 dollars believed ripped off from a blind 90-year-old man in Delaware by a man who was hired to be his caretaker.
10, age of boy snatched off his bicycle on a Philadelphia street, dragged into a house and sexually assaulted. A 19-year-old is in custody.
54 million dollar conservation program in the works by Philadelphia Gas Works.
40, age of Delaware man who is a pastor at a Philadelphia church who is now charged with abusing a boy over several years.
30 lawyers losing their jobs with the closure of the WolfBlock law firm in Philly who are hooking on with Cozen O’Connor.
125 lawyers getting pink slips from the Dechert law firm.
24,000 dollar fine slapped on Philadelphia Park Casino by state regulators for a couple of instances where minors were allowed to gamble.
2 bucks, what SEPTA is charging for a special new 1-day pass that they’re hoping to use to boost tourism. It can be used for unlimited rides on any SEPTA vehicle.
25 dollar fine OK’d by city council in Philly to be slapped on parents of kids who skip school. That’s for the first offense. The next one will set you back $300.
65 mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the middle of the state that will be closed this weekend for repairs.
23 point win for Villanova as they blew away Duke in the second half last night en route to a 77-54 victory.
14 points, 11 rebounds for Dante Cunningham to lead the ‘Cats.
2 home runs for the Phils yesterday as Chase Utley and Ryan Howard went yard.
7 home runs this spring for Howard, who looks ready to unleash a monter year.
10 runs for the Yankees. Unfortunately, the two homers is all the offense the Phils got as they fell.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.We can sleep later. Right now we’re dealing with a case of ‘Cat Scratch Fever. Go ‘Nova!
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I Don’t Get It: There are now two cases involving kids sending nude or racy pictures of themselves over the Internet. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: We won’t have to wait until 10 o’clock again on Saturday night. The Villanova-Pitt game is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m.
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Quote Box: “It just shows what kind of program and tradition we have here.”
-- Villanova star guard Scottie Reynolds, after the Wildcats throttled the legendary Duke program.