The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) articles from May 2007

The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) archives from May 2007

Lawyers rip feds: Sprague hits 'smear' of Fumo's attorneys.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Michael Hinkelman May 1--Attorneys for state Sen. Vince Fumo and for his former top deputy, Ruth Arnao, fired back yesterday at prosecutors, who want a federal judge to determine whether the attorneys should be booted over alleged...

Fire commissioner moves to oust rapper: Song incensed police.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Christine Olley May 1--Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers announced yesterday that rapping firefighter Rodney Jean-Jacques has been suspended and will be dismissed. Ayers said Jean-Jacques was guilty of conduct unbecoming a...

With DNA evidence at risk, city taking action.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Wendy Ruderman May 1--Baseball bats used in aggravated assaults. Undergarments worn by rape victims. Knives wielded by the hand of a killer. This evidence, when tested for DNA, could yield the genetic calling-card of a...

Cops say 19-year-old killed teen mom.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Christine Olley May 1--Police are asking the public's help in locating the man who they say killed 16-year-old Appolonia Tucker on Wednesday night in her boyfriend's house on Hoopes Street near 49th, in West Philadelphia. ...

Ruiz getting to be Manuel's personal catcher, too.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Marcus Hayes May 1--ATLANTA -- Every day, 4 hours before game time, Carlos Ruiz reports to the batting cage. Mick Billmeyer fires up the pitching machine and sets it to throw wicked, shin-high curveballs. Ruiz settles in .... ..

Hard Spun too fast?: Blazing workout at Churchill Downs might be too close to Derby.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Dick Jerardi May 1--Yesterday morning, Pennsylvania-bred Hard Spun recorded one of the fastest Derby Week workouts in memory, rolling 5 furlongs in 57.53 seconds at Churchill Downs with regular rider Mario Pino on board. Hard Spun...

Dem 5 spar on radio; Knox ads up to 740G.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Dave Davies May 1--MILLIONAIRE mayoral candidate Tom Knox has dramatically increased his spending on television advertising, dumping $740,000 into broadcast ads this week. That's more than twice his previous buys and more than...

Anti-Knox groups face disclo$ure deadlines.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Bob Warner May 1--Two political committees set up to run campaign ads against mayoral candidate Tom Knox must file reports this week identifying their contributors through yesterday, according to city and state election officials....

Philadelphia Daily News, Bill Conlin column: Bill Conlin / Boy, oh boy, trading with Dallas.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Bill Conlin May 1--WHEN I'M KING of the World . . . The Trading With the Enemy Act will be expanded to prohibit the Eagles from doing any future business with the Dallas Cowboys . . . If Jeffrey Lurie wants to smuggle Cuban...

COVER STORY: Knox & Blackwell ponder alliance.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Mark Mcdonald and Dave Davies May 1--OK, Philadelphia, how about this for a leadership team -- Mayor Tom Knox and City Council President Jannie Blackwell? You'd have your gender and racial balance. You'd have an outsider in...

Trainer's license revoked at PhillyPark.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Dick Jerardi May 1--The leading trainer at Philadelphia Park, Jayne Vaders, has had her license revoked indefinitely by the stewards effective May 8 after one of her horses tested positive for acepromazine, generally used in horses...

Del Val rallies past Bodine.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Ted Silary May 1--It's not as large as a baseball. It's not even as large as a pingpong ball. But when Stefan "Stizzy" Parker bends his right knee, a small sphere pops up, and ironically, a basketball mishap caused it. ...

Multiple albums, Zevon bio are out.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Jonathan Takiff May 1--We're taking a multimedia approach to this week's new music releases, 'cause that's where the art is taking us. KILLER STUFF: Devotees of the late, great gonzo singer/songwriter Warren Zevon have lots to...

EDITORIAL: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED? NOT THEN, NOT NOW.: TIME TO JUST SAY NO TO CONTINUED IRAQ ESCALATION.(Editorial)
May 1, 2007... May 1--WELL, SURPRISE, SURPRISE! When President Bush first escalated the war in Iraq a few months ago, we were told that we had to give it a chance. According to the White House, it was our "last, best hope" at righting the ship. ...

Philadelphia Daily News, Ronnie Polaneczky column: Ronnie Polaneczky / Let's help other teens.(Column)
May 1, 2007... Byline: Ronnie Polaneczky May 1--IF IT'S EVER signed into law, I hope Pennsylvania House Bill 163 gets titled "Lacey's Law." Calling it that won't bring back Lacey Gallagher. But it might remind teenagers, before they become licensed...

OPINION: Murder epidemic rampages through mile-wide loopholes.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Elmer Smith May 1--IT'S THE MOST familiar illustration of the crime fight, rows of Glocks and Tech 9s set out on a table like some smorgasbord of deadly weapons. The good guys used to pose triumphantly behind the arrayed...

Black Lily blossoms: Women's music fest adds film screenings, girls workshop & more.
May 1, 2007... Byline: April Lisante May 1--REJECTION, REJECTION and more rejection. For many young women, the road to success in the music and film businesses is long, bumpy and often impossible to navigate. Many women produce movies and write...

Philadelphia Daily News, Jenice Armstrong column: Jenice Armstrong / More on the 'n' word.(Column)
May 1, 2007... Byline: Jenice Armstrong May 1--"That's that crack music, n-- that real black music, n--" - KANYE WEST WHEN I LISTEN to lyrics in certain hip-hop songs, they not only give me pause but they get me thinking about the...

Father says his son can always find job.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil May 1--Now that the new quarterback has been introduced, dissected, skewered and gored, the Philadelphia sports community waits for the caller from Moorestown, N.J., to weigh in. But as has been his custom...

Dhani, unplugged: Jones sent packing.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Les Bowen May 1--STRUM THE "AIR BANJO" slowly in mourning. Fly your bow tie at half-staff. Dhani Jones will be doing his "renaissance man" thing in another NFL city this fall, assuming someone signs him in the wake of the...

Braves still building Phils' character: Dramatic win leaves Atlanta 4-0 vs. Phillies.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Marcus Hayes May 1--ATLANTA -- The game reeked of character. One starter, the Braves' Tim Hudson, pitched with a heavy heart, mourning the death of his grandmother, Vera Mickle, and college teammate Josh Hancock, the Cardinals...

Philadelphia Daily News, Rich Hofmann column: Rich Hofmann / The future was Randall, now it's Kevin Kolb.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Rich Hofmann May 1--ONCE UPON a time, the Eagles took a quarterback in the second round of the NFL draft, a quarterback named Randall Cunningham. It was 1985. The incumbent starter at that point was Ron Jaworski, age 34. Jaworski...

Philadelphia Daily News, Tattle column: Tattle / Courtney Love auctioning Cobain's stuff.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Howard Gensler May 1--IT MAY NOT smell like teen spirit anymore, but Kurt Cobain's stuff may smell like it's been in storage for a decade. No matter. His widow, Courtney Love, is having a sale. "I'm going to have a...

Philadelphia Daily News, Dan Gross column: Dan Gross / What call, O'Reilly?(Column)
May 1, 2007... Byline: Dan Gross May 1--FOX NEWS Channel's Bill O'Reilly said that Family Court Judge Kevin Dougherty was "hiding beneath his robes and was unavailable for comment" on the "O'Reilly Factor" show Friday night. However, Dougherty says...

No hometown hero for Philadelphia in this year's Kentucky Derby.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Dick Jerardi PHILADELPHIA _ I lost count quite a while ago of how many times I have been asked in the last few months: "Is there a Philly horse for the Derby?" My answer has been and continues to be, not really. But if you want...

Expect Donovan McNabb to be civil, but not warm and fuzzy.
May 1, 2007... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ The reaction is what will come next, after Donovan McNabb has an opportunity to digest the fact that the Eagles just declared his football mortality by drafting quarterback Kevin Kolb, his replacement....

Floyd Mayweather's fists are his Achilles' heel.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ A fighter's hands are the tools of his trade. Like all tools, they are subject to chipping and breaking from repeated usage. But whereas a carpenter can go to a hardware store and purchase, say, a...

Big Easy clearing path for Vallas?
May 2, 2007... Byline: Mensah M. Dean May 2--Rumors that Paul Vallas, the Philadelphia School District's chief executive officer, will soon be moving to the Big Easy are now easier to believe. While Vallas yesterday began his second weeklong stint as...

Ethics Board bares teeth, sues PAC for $39,000.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Bob Warner May 2--THE CITY'S Board of Ethics has filed its first lawsuit, seeking a fine of up to $39,000 against a political-action committee run by City Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell and contractor Ernest DeNofa. The...

Unions poised to back Brady.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Dave Davies & Bob Warner May 2--Mayoral candidate Bob Brady is picking up more city union endorsements, and his former campaign aide has produced a TV ad attacking mayoral rival Tom Knox, hoping someone will pay to air it. ...

Correction.(Correction notice)
May 2, 2007... May 2----In yesterday's Daily News, a photo caption mistakenly described a protest against the judicial endorsements of the Democratic City Committee. NAACP President J. Whyatt Mondesire and state Rep. Thomas Blackwell were protesting the...

Jury to get case of Pa. rep's son: Shamari Taylor missing since Aug.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Dan Geringer May 2--Today a jury will deliberate the fate of Kenneth Tuck, 34, on trial for allegedly kidnapping state Rep. John Myers' son, Shamari Taylor, 26, and a female friend last summer. That friend, Caren Murphy, 22,...

Philadelphia Daily News, Jonathan Takiff column: Jonathan Takiff /.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Jonathan Takiff May 2--THE GIZMO: Spidey stuff. WEB FEATS: Spider-Man isn't just one of the biggest sellers of comic books (he's moved a Marvel-ous 350 million books -- and counting!) and the king of action movie superheroes,...

Mother with machete shot.
May 2, 2007... Byline: David Gambacorta May 2--An enraged, machete-wielding woman was shot by police in North Philadelphia last night after a bizarre confrontation over her children. Police responded to a 911 call about children being left home alone...

EDITORIAL: FIXING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: SPEAKER O'BRIEN COULD PULL OFF NEEDED REFORMS.(Editorial)
May 2, 2007... May 2--WITH A STAGGERING prison population that keeps rising in number and costs, the time for reforming the state and city's overburdened judicial system is now. Many have recognized this, including the probation and parole officers...

Reid, McNabb finally catch up.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Les Bowen May 2--Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid finally caught up with one another yesterday at the NovaCare Complex, an Eagles spokesman confirmed last night. Details of their discussion were not available. Attempts to speak...

Fire victim, 5, was home alone: Grease blaze killed Tyania Garrick.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Julie Shaw May 2--When a kitchen grease fire roared through her Center City rowhouse Monday night killing her, 5-year-old Tyania Garrick was home all alone, authorities said yesterday. Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers said that...

Drug suspect goes to work- in court.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Simone Weichselbaum & Kitty Caparella May 2--When the narcotics officer walked into courtroom 1005 on Monday, he was shocked to see the court officer was someone who'd just been arrested in a drug raid. Fresh out of jail, court...

Delco college to reopen; offers reward.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Farr May 2--Delaware County Community College officials are offering a $5,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of an e-mailer who wrote to professors, "i'm goin to kill everyone at this damn school." The school,...

Kid gloves being taken off Garcia tonight.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Marcus Hayes May 2--ATLANTA -- Freddy Garcia sat in front of his locker, the forefinger and middle finger on his big right paw spread around a softball. He was stretching and strengthening the digits to better throw his...

Phillies rally from early deficit to wacky win.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Marcus Hayes May 2--ATLANTA -- The Phillies figured they needed to be perfect to beat the team tied for the National League's best record. They were anything but. The signs pointed at catastrophe. Starter Cole Hamels gave...

Still living the unforgettable Derby: Jacksons, Barbaro to be honored.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Dick Jerardi May 2--LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The after-party was wrapping up in the Kentucky Derby Museum. Gretchen and Roy Jackson had seen Barbaro winning the Derby over and over on the screens around the center room. They had answered...

'Nova's Benn going to Niagara.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil May 2--Trying to finish up classwork and exams, Bilal Benn found himself yesterday in a peculiar situation. He is a Villanova student and a Villanova athlete, but he's now a short-termer. Next semester,...

Mattei gets turn to come to CHA's aid.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Ted Silary May 2--The irony of the situation is not lost on Mike Mattei. "In fact," he said, "I was thinking about that earlier today." We take you back to football season. Mattei is manning the most important position,...

EDITORIAL: PULLED OVER.(Editorial)
May 2, 2007... May 2--IT MAY NOT BE in official law-enforcement manuals, but the charge of "driving while black or brown" continues to be levied against black and Latino motorists pulled over in traffic stops. Racial profiling is such an issue that civil-...

Philadelphia Daily News, Jill Porter column: Jill Porter / On the Square, time to face the music.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Jill Porter May 2--ANTHONY RILEY returned to sing in Rittenhouse Square yesterday for the first time since he spent the night in a city lockup for doing just that. Only this time he and his band members had a permit. And...

Philadelphia Daily News, Bernard Fernandez column: Bernard Fernandez / Floyd's fists his Achilles' heel.(Column)
May 2, 2007... Byline: Bernard Fernandez May 2--A FIGHTER'S hands are the tools of his trade. Like all tools, they are subject to chipping and breaking from repeated usage. But whereas a carpenter can go to a hardware store and purchase, say, a new...

Philadelphia Daily News, John Smallwood column: John Smallwood / DISSPOSITION.
May 2, 2007... Byline: John Smallwood May 2--NEXT TO THE tragic death of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock, it was the most significant sports story of the weekend. But because it happened half a world away and in a sport we consider...

Philadelphia Daily News, Ellen Gray column: Ellen Gray / See how Ahmet built Atlantic.(Column)
May 2, 2007... Byline: Ellen Gray May 2--AMERICAN MASTERS. 9 tonight, Channel 12. IN THE SLICE-and-dice world of today's music industry, where the demos that matter are the demographics, you don't often hear the music of Ray Charles, the Rolling...

Philadelphia Daily News, Sam Donnellon column: Sam Donnellon / Words to live by: Live like you're dying.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Sam Donnellon May 2--JOE DIMAGGIO once explained why he played every game hard this way: "Because there might be someone who never saw me play before." It is instructive that DiMaggio won nine championships during his 13-year...

Philadelphia Daily News, Stan Hochman column: Stan Hochman / NBC's Barbaro 'documentary' lacks insight.
May 2, 2007... Byline: Stan Hochman May 2--IF YOU sent a basket of apples or a big bunch of carrots to Barbaro when they were trying to save the horse's life at the New Bolton Center . . . if you mailed him a poem or a picture drawn in crayon or a pie or...

Philadelphia Daily News, Jenice Armstrong column: Jenice Armstrong / Dina like Diana: Duped.(Column)
May 2, 2007... Byline: Jenice Armstrong May 2--AS I WATCHED the former first lady of New Jersey recount her story on Oprah Winfrey's show yesterday, I found myself thinking that I'd seen this kind of thing before. Dina Matos McGreevey's story of...

Philadelphia Daily News, Dan Gross column: Dan Gross / 'Toastee' has hot tape.(Column)
May 2, 2007... Byline: Dan Gross May 2--HAVERTOWN'S Jennifer Toof, known as "Toastee" on VH1's "Flavor of Love," and "Charm School," is the newest reality-TV star with a hardcore sex video. Vivid Entertainment announced yesterday that it has obtained...

Opposition to flight paths taking off: Delco threatens to sue FAA.
May 2, 2007... Byline: William Bender May 2--STANDING ON THE EDGE of the Industrial Highway in Tinicum Township, Joe Anderson looked like a lone protester holding his "No Fly Zone" sign. A couple of drivers honked. "They're trying to buffalo us,"...

Philadelphia Daily News, Paul Domowitch column: Paul Domowitch / Demotions for Trotter, S. Brown?
May 2, 2007... Byline: Paul Domowitch May 2--THE OFFSEASON addition of Takeo Spikes and the subtractions of Dhani Jones and Darwin Walker means the Eagles will open the season with at least three new defensive starters. Spikes has been penciled in at...

Are demotions next for some Eagles?
May 2, 2007... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ The offseason addition of Takeo Spikes and the subtractions of Dhani Jones and Darwin Walker means the Eagles will open the season with at least three new defensive starters. Spikes has been...

Still living the unforgettable Kentucky Derby in memory of Barbaro.(Obituary)
May 2, 2007... Byline: Dick Jerardi LOUISVILLE, Ky. _ The after-party was wrapping up in the Kentucky Derby Museum. Gretchen and Roy Jackson had seen Barbaro winning the Derby over and over on the screens around the center room. They had answered all the...

Nastiness has become the norm for sports fans.
May 2, 2007... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ Next to the tragic death of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock, it was the most significant sports story of the weekend. But because it happened half a world away and in a sport we consider...

Words to live by: Live like you're dying.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ Joe DiMaggio once explained why he played every game hard this way: "Because there might be someone who never saw me play before." It is instructive that DiMaggio won nine championships during his...

Tips on breaking up without cracking up.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: I'm in my late 20s. I've had a couple of serious relationships that ended badly for me. To get over it, I drank too much, which just made things worse. The last one took at least six months before I could get back...

HERE'S YOUR GUIDE TO JURY DUTY.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Damon C. Williams May 3--QI just received a summons. What should I do now? A. You've been told where and when to report for jury selection in the summons, and a number to call the night before to see if you actually have to...

Spidey's got black power: 3rd web-slinger flick has new villains, alien goo - & looks tired.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Gary Thompson May 3--"Spider-Man 3" introduces us to Black Spidey, who, in his new ebony uniform, is angry, jealous, cruel, cocky, vengeful and vain. That's right -- Black Spider-Man is Bad Spider-Man, which sounds like a job...

Knox, Blackwell form an alliance.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Mark Mcdonald May 3--TOM KNOX and Jannie Blackwell exchanged political vows in front of the Lucien E. Blackwell Homes in West Philadelphia yesterday, pledging to work hand in glove if given the reins of municipal power. Knox as...

Rendell endorses Quinones Sanchez.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Mark Mcdonald May 3--Last month, Gov. Rendell said he doesn't make endorsements in city elections, other than judicial candidates, because it might have an "untoward effect." He did provide pleasant statements for two at-large...

Horsemen: Firm retreating on racetrack casino.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Christine Olley May 3--Greenwood Gaming Inc., owner of Philadelphia Park Casino and Racetrack, promised residents of Bucks County and Bensalem -- not to mention Pennsylvania's horse-racing industry -- a multimillion-dollar casino...

Parents want say on schools CEO: Interim choice may come quickly.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Mensah M. Dean May 3--Now that city schools chief Paul Vallas is nearly out the door to New Orleans, Philadelphia parents are starting to focus on the process that will be used to find an interim fill-in while a national search is...

Oscar the next Don King? Think bigger.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Bernard Fernandez May 3--LAS VEGAS -- The professional athlete as corporate dynamo isn't really that new or unique a concept. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus made many times more money through their various business enterprises...

Freshen fridge, purge pantry: Try these tips for giving kitchen a spring-cleaning.
May 3, 2007... Byline: April Lisante May 3--IT TAKES TWO people to pry open the jelly-splattered refrigerator door. Every time the grunge-coated stove heats up, the kitchen fills with smoke. And you can't remember what color your countertop is,...

Honoring cop who wasn't off duty.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Damon C. Williams May 3--A police officer is never really off duty, even when he's in plain clothes after attending a trial in City Hall and then on his way to work. Which describes Sgt. Ralph Galdi on March 31, 1986, when he...

Correction.(Correction notice)
May 3, 2007... May 3--Pennsylvania Lottery officials conducted a second MATCH 6 lotto drawing Tuesday night after determining that the number "36" ball was broken during the live drawing. The Lottery will honor winning numbers from both drawings. Those...

Gordon heads home as Phils fall to Braves.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Marcus Hayes May 3--ATLANTA -- Charlie Manuel is a simple man. He refuses to paint any face on reality that does not belong. His take: His Phillies are a losing team because the other teams play better than they do. ...

Colleges warier in wake of Va. Tech.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Farr & William Bender May 3--The senseless carnage at Virginia Tech changed the landscape. From Delaware County to Minnesota, seismic shifts in the way threats are perceived have forced up mountains on campuses where...

Evans irked by focus on his trailing.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Catherine Lucey May 3--STATE REP. Dwight Evans lashed out at the media yesterday for covering recent mayoral polls that show him trailing the pack. "Psychologically that has an effect on people's minds," Evans said after a news...

Judge orders 2 PACs to respond to Ethics Board.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Bob Warner May 3--Two political committees that have been heavy donors to U.S. Rep. Bob Brady will have to answer questions from the city Board of Ethics, a Philadelphia judge ruled yesterday. One of the committees is Unity...

To get gun control in city, Council might sue state.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Mark Mcdonald May 3--Since mid-2004, City Councilman Darrell Clarke has had a handful of gun-control bills on deck, ready for the near-unanimous support of his colleagues. What's held him in check is that only the commonwealth...

Trial ends with a hung jury in kidnapping of pol's son.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Dan Geringer May 3--The jury could not agree yesterday on whether Kenneth Tuck, 34, kidnapped state Rep. John Myers' son -- Shamari Taylor, 26 -- last summer or was playing cards on his mother's front porch when the crime occurred....

'Islamaphobia' is on the rise, group says.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Michael Hinkelman May 3--The leader of a major Arab-American advocacy group said yesterday that there was a "rising tide of Islamaphobia" in America and that more Muslim-Americans are being targeted and threatened now than...

HORSES of different COLORS.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Dick Jerardi May 3--LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Almost as if it were choreographed, the two Pennsylvania-breds hit the track simultaneously on a perfectly glorious spring morning. At 8:30, Hard Spun, emerging from Barn 41, and then...

Outside posts coveted in crowded Derby field.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Dick Jerardi May 3--LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Kentucky Derby post positions may have been revealed on an ESPN show late yesterday afternoon. Essentially, they were determined at 11:15 a.m. in the Churchill Downs racing office. It...

Big surprise: Bonds a giant concern for Phils' pitchers.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Marcus Hayes May 3--ATLANTA -- The good news for the Phillies: Giants slugger Barry Bonds is hitting .237 against the Phillies starters he will face in the next four games. The bad news: He has 12 homers among his 23 hits off...

Brown's job is on the line going into every season.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil May 3--If Sheldon Brown's livelihood is on the line, it's news to him. In yesterday's Daily News, Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson said that William James, who saw limited playing time due to injury...

Drexel falls short in CAA semifinal.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Jeff Appelblatt May 3--It took a while for Drexel's lacrosse team to get used to the playoff atmosphere. Too long. Drexel played from behind nearly the entire game and the Dragons fell to visiting Delaware last night,...

FLC's Nicoletti a mound of talent.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Ted Silary May 3--There was a simple reason the young Lenny Nicoletti never scratched the itch to pitch. He never had it. From the time Nicoletti began playing T-ball at age 4, his assorted coaches always planted him at...

EDITORIAL: THE 411 ON 527s.(Editorial)
May 3, 2007... May 3--BY ISSUING a subpoena just days before the pre-election campaign-finance reports are due, the city's Board of Ethics has shown that tight deadlines won't dissuade it from seeking out as much as it can about those anti -Tom Knox...