In only his second year of play, one sophomore men’s basketball player at Delaware County Community College is already making headlines. The Phantom scored […]
Happy Festivus! It’s time for the airing of Philly Sports grievances
When I told site editor Tim Kelly that I wanted to do a post here at OnPattison that was an airing […]
PIAA basketball unanimously approves shot clock
Just 76 years after the NBA, 58 years after women’s college basketball and 43 years after men’s college basketball instituted […]
Gripes happen: Why player frustrations aren’t always the crisis we make them
PHILADELPHIA – There was an interesting quote from a Philadelphia sports figure on Tuesday. “I can’t tell you that… as a […]
The Old Man Column: Robot umpires, boring Birds, and Schwarbomb nonsense
I decided to throw you a curveball today. When you opened up the Old Man Column today and saw that […]
The Old Man Column: NHL’s summer slumber leaves prospects in limbo – including Flyers’ Jett Luchanko
.cf0{font-family:Consolas;font-size:11pt;} Nobody likes summer vacation more than the NHL. As soon as the first couple days of free agency are […]
Xfinity Mobile Arena unveils signage, officially enters new era
The arena formerly known as “Wells Fargo Center” has a new name. Comcast Spectacor unveiled “Xfinity Mobile Arena” signage Tuesday […]
The Old Man Column: Ballpark noise, Bryce Harper’s cleats and unwritten rules – do any of them matter?
.pf0{}.pf1{list-style-type:decimal;text-indent:-20pt;margin-left:20pt;}.pf2{} I can’t tell you how many idle conversations on my side of the press box at Citizens Bank Park […]
The Old Man Column: Manfred’s latest scheme would wreck baseball’s soul
First thing’s first this week… When I started writing this opinion blog every week about a month ago I called […]
Midweek Musings: Enough with things that don’t really matter in sports
Twenty-seven years ago, when I first broke into this business, I promised myself I would never be a grumpy old […]