Lincoln National Corp. will move 400 jobs, including the chief executive’s, to Radnor from Center City, a spokeswoman for the financial-services company said yesterday.The company had been “looking for space that will meet our needs going forward . . . where people can interact a little more easily,” the spokeswoman, Laurel O’Brien, said. The corporate headquarters will remain in Philadelphia. The move to 180,000 square feet of office space in the Radnor Financial Center will occur in phases into next year and will involve such functions as sales and finance. “We still are very committed to the city,” O’Brien said. […]
BASKETBALL DIARY: Philadelphia 87, Chicago 88
THE AGONY OF DEFEAT: 76ers vs. Bulls, Wachovia Center, Last Night [FLICKR] UPI — PHILADELPHIA Kirk Hinrich sank a jump shot with 26.7 seconds left Wednesday night as the Chicago Bulls rallied to edge Philadelphia, 88-87. Philadelphia shot 72 percent from the floor to build a 28-18 lead after the first quarter, and continued to lead by 50-42 at the half. The lead was 72-62 after the third quarter, but Chicago finally forged ahead in the final 12 minutes to snap to Sixers seven-game home winning streak. [Photo by Jonathan Valania]
Stephen A. Smith, Beacon of Clarity In A Fog Of Fools
Jesus H. Christ! If this is what passes for public discourse these days, may God have mercy on us all. [via Deadspin]
STUPOR BOWL: Purple Reign! Purple Reign!
BY ED KING ROCK SNOB In a wet, sloppy Super Bowl game that featured perhaps the greatest mismatch in quarterbacks, the unlikeliest of factors in football’s orgasmic finale came through: the Halftime Show, featuring Prince drenched in real, live purple rain and withstanding artificial lightning. I don’t recall when the Halftime Show as Cross-Generational, Cross-Marketing Rock Extravaganza began, but it’s always been a reason to bear witness to the last desperate breaths of rock legends (McCartney, The Rolling Stones), hate foreigners trying to upstage our national holiday (U2 and Bono’s American flag-lined leather jacket), or fully understand the impulses that […]
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AT COACH’S HOUSE?
The eldest son of Eagles coach Andy Reid [not pictured] admitted using heroin on the same day he was involved in a traffic accident in Plymouth Township, according to court documents released today. Garret Reid [not pictured] “waived his right to remain silent and provided two written statements,” according to a search warrant affidavit. “Reid acknowledged using heroin, a schedule I controlled substance, on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. “Reid also acknowledged possessing drug paraphernalia including hypodermic syringes.” The affidavit enabled police to obtain search warrants that led to the discovery of two handguns, ammunition, white powder and other items in […]
GUNCRAZY: Andy Reid’s Sons Disarmed?
Police in two suburban municipalities and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office are continuing investigations into separate traffic incidents involving two of Eagles coach Andy Reid’s sons. The first incident, on Tuesday morning, involved Britt Reid, a second man, and a gun. Law enforcement officials would not say who possessed the weapon. NBC10, quoting a law enforcement source, reported last night that investigators found a gun in Britt Reid’s car, and a platinum handgun during a search of the Reid home Tuesday night in Villanova. That gun was reportedly in a lockbox in the basement. When asked last night if […]
SPORTS: Arthur Ashe Center Wins ‘Best In Show’
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education in Philadelphia has been selected as Public Facility/Organization of the Year by the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) and its national and international affiliates, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The announcement was made today by Dennis Van der Meer, President and Founder of Professional Tennis Registry. […] “This honor belongs to all those who dreamed of a Youth Tennis Center where kids could train and rise to their potential, not only as tennis players but as solid human beings,” said AAYTE Board Chairman […]
BREAKING: BARBARO PUT DOWN
NEWSDAY: Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, whose valiant battle for survival after shattering his right-hind leg in the early stages of the May 20 Preakness brought international attention unprecedented emotional support, was euthanized early today at the University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center, where he had been hospitalized for more than eight months. DAILY NEWS: After winning the Kentucky Derby by the largest margin in 60 years, that elusive Triple Crown seemed there for Barbaro’s taking. Then, 2 weeks later, barely 200 yards into the Preakness at Pimlico, it was over, as the colt’s right hind leg was left dangling, a […]
EXCLUSIVE: Inky Re-Hires Laid-Off Sports Columnist
Phawker has learned that Inquirer sports columnist David Aldridge, one of the people axed from the paper’s roster in two rounds of layoffs earlier this month, is now BACK on the job. He will resume his columnist duties for the next Villanova game. Aldridge, who is African American, was NOT one of the signers of a letter sent to the Inquirer ownership from the National Association of Black Journalists pointing out that a disproportionate percentage of the employees laid off were minorities. Owner Brian Tierney responded through spokesman Jay Devine that the company’s hands were tied by the seniority provision […]
A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND: Dikembe Mutombo Rides Shotgun With First Lady At State Of The Union
Dikembe Mutombo, Center, Houston Rockets Philadelphia 76ers 2001-2002 Dikembe Mutombo is a recently naturalized NBA all-star dedicated to improving the lives of others. After studying at Georgetown University to further his interest in bringing a medical practice back to his native democratic Republic of the Congo, Mutombo was recruited onto the basketball team and has been playing ever since. Currently playing for the Houston Rockets, he spends his off season working as an NBA ambassador for African causes. Mutombo’s foundation has funded a large portion of a $27 million dollar hospital opening in Kinshasa, which will be the first new […]
FINAL INDIGNITY: Rocky Theme Stolen By Drunks
Actually, good luck with that. RELATED: Iggles Fans Force New Orleans Man To Sing For His Coors Lite Supper
Human Skull + NFL Career = Dain Bramage?
Since Andre Waters killed himself in November, an explanation for the former Eagles safety’s suicide has remained a mystery. But after examining remains of Waters’ brain, a neuropathologist in Pittsburgh is claiming that Waters had suffered brain damage from playing football and he says that led to his depression and ultimate death. Dr. Bennet Omalu, of the University of Pittsburgh, a leading expert in forensic pathology, determined that Waters’ brain tissue had degenerated into that of an 85-year-old man with similar characteristics as those of early-stage Alzheimer’s victims. Omalu said he believed the damage was either caused or drastically expedited […]
ALMOST FAMOUS: ‘F*CK Da Eagles’ Chick’s 15 Minute Fame Clock Already Ticking
LOTS OF FANS responded to my request for alternate suggestions as to the story behind the young lady wearing the “(Bleep) Da Eagles” T-shirt on camera during the Fox telecast of Saturday’s game. Many were creative but unprintable. The image and story behind it have taken on a life of their own, to the point where Maxim magazine is looking for the woman for a possible photo spread. (With actual winged, feathered, strategically placed eagles, one would hope… maybe they can borrow the one Stephen Colbert uses in the opening to his show.) — Reader Mitch Gerhart feels there is […]