Sports & Leisure
February 23, 2018 at 2:30 pm
The 67,612 people who packed into Minnesota’s U.S. Bank Stadium for Super Bowl LII will not soon forget the thrilling experience, especially attendees who hold allegiance to the Philadelphia Eagles, whose 41-33 upset win over the New England Patriots brought the city its first Lombardi Trophy. Because of counterfeiters, though, 154 folks will remember the…
February 22, 2018 at 3:07 pm
We haven't really made too much of an effort to hide our Eagles pride here at Promo Marketing. (And we shouldn't have to hide it. We've waited a long time for this!) Others, especially our neighbors a few hours up I-95, aren't so excited about the Eagles' historic win. Barry Lipsett, president of Sharon, Massachusetts-based…
February 22, 2018 at 2:33 pm
Minus a winning season since 2013 and not expected to break that streak this year, the Cincinnati Reds do not figure to make many headlines for their play as they look to emerge from the National League Central Division’s basement. However, as the 2018 campaign unfolds, one can expect to read about what the Ohio…
February 21, 2018 at 1:29 pm
Owing to my allegiance to the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team, I considered almost sacrilegious the 2001 decision by Rick Pitino, who had guided the Wildcats to the 1998 NCAA title, to assume the head coaching position at the University of Louisville. Therefore, I let the latter school’s 2013 coronation as the tournament titlists…
February 19, 2018 at 2:39 pm
Since their exorbitant earnings often place professional athletes under extreme pressure to excel, I have often found myself drawn to learning about what fuels their efforts, with some of the eating habits breeding superstitions that have made me smile. (Keep eating grilled cheese, Claude Giroux, because maybe your hunger can help us Philadelphians quench our…
February 16, 2018 at 1:04 pm
His birth certificate acknowledges Boston as his home city, but we here in Philadelphia long ago claimed Benjamin Franklin as one of our own, with Eagles fans especially aware of that after having saluted…
February 13, 2018 at 2:32 pm
It's hard to imagine the feeling of being an Olympic athlete, let alone finding yourself on the podium after a lifetime of dedication to your sport. You know your family and friends are watching, tearing up thinking about how tirelessly you worked to achieve this monumental achievement. Your country's national anthem plays, you radiate with…
February 13, 2018 at 1:11 pm
Anyone familiar with the National Basketball Association will know that the Detroit Pistons have enjoyed two periods of admirable consistency—the 1986 through 1990 campaigns when they averaged 57 wins and won a pair of league titles and the 2002 through 2008 journeys where they advanced to the conference finals each year and pocketed a third…
February 12, 2018 at 12:34 pm
Though I can identify most of the European nations’ flags (Slovenia, you definitely stumped me), I know that Sheldon Cooper would never invite me to appear on his eponymous “Fun With Flags” podcast. Being a vexillologist suits the “Big Bang Theory” character just fine, but most people would likely struggle to know what threads represent…
February 8, 2018 at 10:10 am
Thanks to their thrilling 41-33 Super Bowl LII victory over the New England Patriots, the Philadelphia Eagles soared higher than any other National Football League (NFL) franchise this season, and fans have helped the champions make merchandise history through their all-things-Birds purchases. Now that the nation knows of the depth of talent in the City…
