Sports
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Conshohocken Online-Retail Mogul Acquires Baseball Gear Factory, Saves 600 Jobs
Licensed Sports Group and its Majestic factory will continue to provide baseball uniforms and fan gear after being acquired by Fanatics sales group owned by Conshohocken online-retail mogul Michael Rubin, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for Philly.com. The acquisition by Fanatics and a newly achieved sub-contract ensures that all 600 workers at the plant will continue…
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From Chesco: West Chester Native, Notre Dame Coach to Receive Basketball’s Highest Honor
Chester County helped produce one of college basketball’s winningest coaches, and now it can claim a Hall of Famer. Muffet McGraw, the women’s hoops coach at Notre Dame with more than 800 wins and a national championship on her resume, will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its Class…
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From Delco: Wayne Company Brings Data Analytics to Golf Courses Nationwide
The nationwide trend of closing golf clubs and growing management costs may be reversed with the help of a new cloud platform from Wayne’s OnGolf, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The platform consolidates all the relevant data required for successful golf management. This includes weather conditions, usage of pesticides and fertilizers, moisture…
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Ursinus’ Tennis Coach Gets Coach of the Year Award and 100th Career Victory
Reaching the hundred wins milestone is a major achievement for any coach, and Ursinus men’s and women’s head tennis Coach Pete Smith just joined this prestigious club, writes Hunter Gellman for The Grizzly. “Hundred career wins is great because it brings another nice piece of recognition to the men’s tennis program,” said Smith. “It’s a…
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Manor College Hosts Panel Discussion with Top-Level Execs in Local Sports Industry
Manor College hosted several prominent members of the sports management industry on Tuesday night, an evening that began with a meet-and-greet followed by a panel discussion. Among the panelists were: Ken Dunek, Former Philadelphia Eagle and Publisher of JerseyMan/PhillyMan magazine Mark Gress, Vice President of Recruiting at Prodigy Sports Michael Drobnick, Inside Sales at Philadelphia…
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Wife of Famed UConn Huskies Coach Discusses Montgomery County Roots
Kathy Auriemma remembers an empty gym at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell as the first place she laid eyes on her husband, famed female basketball coach Geno Auriemma, writes Mike Jensen for Philly.com. “We actually met at our first basketball game. I was a cheerleader. He was a basketball player,” said Kathy. The…
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Jenkintown Artist Creates an Ilya Bryzgalov Inspired Tattoo for Flyers Fan
The wisdom of Ilya Bryzgalov, the former NHL goalie and source of many famous hockey quotes, has been turned into a tattoo for one Flyers fan by a Jenkintown artist, writes Sean Leahy for Yahoo!Sports. Bryzgalov has gifted the hockey world with numerous colorful quotes, and the one that he made during the Philadelphia Flyers’…
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For Jay Wright and Villanova Basketball Team, Attitude is Everything
Obsessive media attention, rock star status and unrelenting expectations follow every step of Villanova’s defending NCAA champion basketball team, but Coach Jay Wright has for 16 years trained his players to keep the team at the center of everything. It’s a lesson about attitude that defies traditional basketball wisdom, according to a GQ feature by…
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Twitter, Conshy-Based National Lacrosse League Announce Live Streaming Partnership
The National Lacrosse League, headquartered in Conshohocken and the largest men’s professional indoor lacrosse league in North America, has announced a two-year live streaming partnership with Twitter. As the NLL’s exclusive live streaming partner, Twitter will distribute a free live broadcast of an NLL Game of the Week, as well as playoff and Champion’s…
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VFTCB Uses New Technology to Attract Out-of-Town Football Fans to 2017 NFL Draft
Citing more than 70 hotels and 600 restaurants within a short drive to Philadelphia, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is reaching out to football fans around the country to attract them for April’s NFL Draft. All tourism information being pitched to football fans is on the VFTCB website. But the most unique aspect…
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GSK: Local Nonprofits That Make Region Healthier Can Win $40,000
GlaxoSmithKline and The Philadelphia Foundation are issuing a call for applications for the 2017 GSK IMPACT Awards. This annual awards program recognizes local nonprofit organizations that are addressing everyday health barriers in communities across the five-county region. “At GSK, we know that health is about so much more than going to the doctor,” said Becki…
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Jay Wright Recounts Villanova’s NCAA Championship Run in New Book
A new book by Villanova coach Jay Wright will give Wildcats fans the chance to relive the team’s championship run and get a behind the scenes glimpse of the successful season, writes Dan Gelston for The Washington Post. In “Attitude: Develop a Winning Mindset On and Off the Court,” Wright perfectly weaves the story by…
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Golf Courses Across the Region Up for Auction as They Face an Exodus of Annual Members
Many golf course owners across the tri-state area are looking for an exit strategy as the once seemingly untouchable industry is seeing more red than green, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Worcester Golf Club in Montgomery County was put up for auction in early February and is now under agreement for $925,000.…
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Winner of 11 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championships, Norristown’s Geno Auriemma Prefers to Stay Out of Spotlight
The son of an Italian immigrant who came to Norristown searching for a job, Geno Auriemma inherited his preference for quiet time from his father, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for Philly.com. However, this can sometimes be an issue considering that Auriemma is the extremely successful NCAA coach of the women’s basketball team, the almost unbeatable Huskies.…
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VFTCB Study Suggests A Sports Facility Would Bring Montco Millions in Tourist Dollars
Montgomery County is losing millions in tourist dollars through missed sports travel opportunities according to a new feasibility study by the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, writes Kenneth Hilario for Philadelphia Business Journal. According to the agency, area sports events have grown significantly over the past five years, accounting for 54 percent of all…
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Lower Merion High Boys Basketball Team Takes Stand on Human Rights
The boys basketball team at Lower Merion High took a stand on human rights when they showed up for their Central League championship game wearing t-shirts that supported area Muslims, immigrants, and refugees, writes Cam Smith for USA Today High School Sports. In an open protest of the administration’s controversial travel ban, the boys wore…
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Three of Top Five Baseball Players from Philly Region Grew Up in Montgomery County
The fact that Montgomery County is bursting with sporting talent has been highlighted again as three out of the five top Major League Baseball players in the Philadelphia region hail from here, writes Joe Trezza for MLB.com. In an ongoing feature reviewing all 27 Major League cities and their local talent, MLB.com has published Philadelphia’s…
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From Chesco: Could West Chester Be Home to the Best High School Basketball Team in America?
Although the Westtown School’s boys basketball team is ineligible to compete for a state championship, there is little doubt that it is the best high school squad in Pennsylvania. And perhaps all of America. The Westtown School – which is a member of the Friends Schools League, a collection of prestigious, mostly Quaker schools in…
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