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  • Big 5 Players to win NBA Title

    Boop – who goes by Bob Vetrone Jr. when he is undercover or paying bills – has been at the Daily News since 1982, after working for five years at the Philadelphia Bulletin up to its closing. Along with helping to build the sports scoreboards most nights, he has had great input into the papers’ special sports pullouts – March Madness, Broad Street Run, Record Breakers, ...

  • Desmonds slam powers Nats past Phillies in 11th

    Philadelphia Phillies , who try to extend their season-high home winning streak to seven Wednesday night. Gonzalez (3-3, 3.40 ERA) has a 2.12 ERA in seven starts since May 5 but has gone 0-1, mainly because he's received a measly run support average of 2.31. He's surrendered more than two earned runs in only one game during May and June while holding opposing batters to a .188 ...

  • Desmond’s Slam Leads Nats Over Phillies

    -- Ian Desmond was one close call away from his fourth strikeout of the night before he got another chance. He didn’t miss it. Desmond hit a grand slam in the 11th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 Wednesday night, avoiding a three-game sweep. Jayson Werth’s RBI single with two outs in the ninth tied it off Jonathan Papelbon, who blew a save ...

  • Eyewitness News Speaks One-On-One With Gov. Christie At National Dine Out Day

    – Eyewitness News spoke one-on-one with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Wednesday night. Governor Christie and wife Mary Pat Christie arrived at Witherspoon Grill in Princeton for National Dine Out Day, raising money for the state's Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund. "When folks need to rebuild their homes and insurance and FEMA money is done, we will be there to hopefully fill ...

  • Stutes gives up slam in loss to Nationals

    Jonathan Papelbon looks down after Washington Nationals' Jayson Werth hit the game-tying ninth-inning single on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Yong Kim/Staff ...


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Theatre of Blood [DVD]

Theatre of Blood [DVD]

William Shakespeare is probably the most sadistically violent author to still be taught on a regular basis in public schools. Dressed up in undeniably beautiful poetry, his plays features a litany of brutal murders and atrocious deeds, from stabbings, to beheadings, to mutilation, to cannibalism, not to mention all the black magic, treachery, and illicit sex. Worried adults who jump on the bandwa ... ...

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  • Phillies News and Notes

    Cliff Lee #33 of the Philadelphia Phillies puts on his jacket after finishing the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves during a MLB baseball game on September 23, 2012 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Braves defeated the Phillies 2-1. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty ...

  • Bear Spotted Climbing Playground Set In Bucks County

    - Residents reported a bear sighting in Bucks County on Wednesday - in a neighbor’s backyard! The sighting was reported at Springtown Road and Winter Bridge Lane in ...

  • Firefighters Find Body At Allentown Blaze

    ALLENTOWN, Pa., (CBS) - Officials say firefighters found a body at an Allentown blaze on Wednesday night, but the death was unrelated to the fire. The incident happened at about 8:30 p.m. at the 800 block of N. Jerome ...

  • UPDATE 4-Actor James Gandolfini star of The Sopranos dies in Italy

    Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:54pm EDT (Adds actor's planned attendance at Sicily film festival, more reaction) By Piya Sinha-Roy and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking cable TV series "The Sopranos," died on Wednesday vacationing in Italy. He was ...

  • Stan Lopatas crouching stance set him apart

    Stan "Stash" Lopata, 87, the popular Phillies catcher whose distinctive batting crouch was imitated by young Philadelphians in the 1950s, died Saturday of heart disease at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. A two-time all-star (1955, 1956), Mr. Lopata still holds the Phillies' season records for catchers in triples (seven) and home runs (32). He hit 116 home runs in ...

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