Philadelphia Sports Fans Should Wrap Their Arms Around Villanova
Angelo Cataldi, Reuben Frank, and Merrill Reese urge you to get behind Villanova.
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Angelo Cataldi, Reuben Frank, and Merrill Reese urge you to get behind Villanova.
Nova Nation is sweeping across the Delaware Valley, as they played in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night to move forward in the NCAA Tournament to the Elite 8.
Villanova is heading to the Elite 8 after a few easy wins.
No. 2 seed Villanova is on to Saturday's Elite Eight after a 92-69 rout of No. 3 Miami on Thursday night.
There's no team in the Sweet 16 playing better than Villanova right now.
Here's a look at the starters and other stats for Thursday's Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament game between Villanova and Miami.
Villanova is a four-point favorite tonight vs. Miami in the Sweet 16.
More than 100 fans gathered on campus this morning to cheer on the team as they departed for Kentucky on the road to college basketball's national championship.
Miami is 27-7 and finished third in the powerful ACC Conference.
What was gnawing at Villanova was a seven-year inch that they had to dispose of on Sunday.
The Villanova Wildcats made it clear from the start there would be no early exit this time.
The Wildcats have another chance to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. They haven't been there since their run to the Final Four in 2009. This senior class will go down as the winningest in school history but it hasn't gotten past the second round.
The loss by Temple also denied the Delaware Valley an all-Big 5 Matchup on Sunday. Villanova advanced with ease as the Wildcats blew past UNC Asheville, 86-56.
Villanova defeated UNC Asheville 86-56 on Friday afternoon, behind Daniel Ochefu's 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Here's a look at the starters and other stats for Friday's second round NCAA Tournament game between Villanova and UNC-Asheville.
Offices may be sparse with employees Friday as three college teams in the Philadelphia area will be playing in the big dance.
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Snow is expected to begin Saturday night across the entire Philadelphia region.
President Trump said in a Truth Social post that it was an "ISIS attack against the U.S." and Syria and that there will be "very serious retaliation."
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A community event in Germantown gave away free hearing aids, letting attendees reconnect with the world through sound.
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