The Daily Numbers: 7:57 start time for Game 1 of the World Series tonight at Yankees Stadium. Gee, that means we only have to survive another 12 hours of hype.
3 to 6 years in jail for the Sharon Hill mother convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of her daughter.
8 months to 5 years in prison on drug charges for Fen Bruce Covington, the other man in the house the night a young intern was slain in Thornbury in 2006. Convington was not charged in the murder.
1.6 million dollar loan for a sewage collection system announced for the soccer stadium under construction in Chester.
788,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine expected in Pennsylvania.
17, age of high school student in Mount Holly, N.J., who died of swine flu.
19 deaths tied to H1N1 in New Jersey. In Pa., the number stands at 17 adults, including 8 in Philadelphia and 1 in Montgomery County.
500 dollar reward being offered for information on who is responsible for the shooting executions of 2 family dogs in Chadds Ford.
1 suspect shot by police early this morning in Northeast Philly.
2,000 jobs that could be created when a hybrid car firm sets up shop in the idled Boxwood Road former GM plant in Wilmington.
5 people hurt in a 2-vehicle crash in Greenville, Del.
25 dollar fares being offered by Southwest Airlines to some cities Dec. 2-16, and again Jan. 5-Feb. 10.
43, age of woman charged by police in Bensalem with prostitution for trying to swap sex for World Series tickets.
270 bucks for the cheapest tickets for tonight’s opening game of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. The price is apparently coming down because of the weather.
1.19 ERA in the post-season for Yankees starter C.C. Sabathia.
5 games, how long Phils shortstop Jimmy Rollins says it will take the Fightins to win the Series.
2 goal lead in first period for Flyers over the Caps last night. It didn’t hold up. The Flyers lost, 4-2.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.You have to feel bad for the Sixers and new coach Eddie Jordan. They open their NBA season tonight, up against Game 1 of the World Series.
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I Don’t Get It: Sex for World Series tickets? Talk about getting to first base.
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Today’s Upper: Only a few hours before we can stop talking about the World Series and watch some actual baseball. Weather permitting, of course.
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Quote Box: “He’s been Nostradamus, that’s what I heard. He’s been making a lot of good predictions, so we’ve got to take that away from him.”
- Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, on Jimmy Rollins predicting the Phils will win the Series in five.