Alex Coffey
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Sports features for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Second-generation sportswriter. Proud sister of an Olympic gold medalist. ✉️: acoffey@inquirer.com
Remembering Mike Horrocks, a Hershey native, and former West Chester QB, who was co-pilot of Flight 175. Many of his teammates didn't know it was his plane that hit the South Tower. But one teammate had a feeling. “He was the first person I thought of.” www.inquirer.com/sports/west-...
“We want this to be here for much longer than we’re going to be around.” Twenty five years ago, a former West Chester quarterback died when the plane he was co-piloting hit the South Tower of the WTC. How his former teammates made sure we never forgot: www.inquirer.com/sports/west-...
Michael Horrocks grew up in Hershey, played QB at West Chester, and settled down in Glen Mills. He was also the co-pilot of Flight 175, which hit the South Tower on 9/11. A story on Horrocks' life and legacy, and how his WCU teammates made sure we never forgot him: www.inquirer.com/sports/west-...
Michael Horrocks was a co-pilot of Flight 175, which hit the South Tower on Sept. 11. He was also a standout quarterback for West Chester in the early 1980s. For years, the school didn't have a memorial to commemorate him. His teammates changed that: www.inquirer.com/sports/west-...
"Mike was that confident guy; a pilot the entire time. We just didn’t know it.” Michael Horrocks’ plane hit the South Tower on Sept. 11. His West Chester football teammates made sure we never forgot: www.inquirer.com/sports/west-...
Michael Horrocks grew up in Hershey, played QB at West Chester, and settled down in Glen Mills. He was also the co-pilot of Flight 175, which hit the South Tower on 9/11. A story on Horrocks' life and legacy, and how his WCU teammates made sure we never forgot him: www.inquirer.com/sports/west-...
Michael Horrocks was a co-pilot of Flight 175, which hit the South Tower on Sept. 11. He was also a standout quarterback for West Chester in the early 1980s. For years, the school didn't have a memorial to commemorate him. His teammates changed that: www.inquirer.com/sports/west-...
O'Brien's Water Hole is back at the Philadelphia Cycling Classic. More on the history behind a decades-long Manayunk tradition: www.inquirer.com/sports/obrie...
In 1985, Bill O'Brien stood outside his Manayunk home with a hose, spraying bikers climbing "The Wall." In 1986, he added a shower head, and then a few more. Neighbors brought kegs. Cousins hung banners and flags. On O'Brien's Watering Hole, a race-day fixture: www.inquirer.com/sports/obrie...
In 1985, Bill O'Brien stood outside his Manayunk home with a hose, spraying bikers climbing "The Wall." In 1986, he added a shower head, and then a few more. Neighbors brought kegs. Cousins hung banners and flags. On O'Brien's Watering Hole, a race-day fixture: www.inquirer.com/sports/obrie...
Luke Butler of Mt. Airy brought corn to every game of the Phillies' last homestand. After Schwarber's walk-off HR, he threw the ear into the batter's eye. “The dream would be that next summer, people are like, ‘How the hell is there corn growing in center field?’” www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...
“You could say my relationship with corn and the Phillies is actually like 20 years old.” Wrote about the #corn, which now lives on in the batter's eye at Citizens Bank Park: www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...
Luke Butler of Mt. Airy brought corn to every game of the Phillies' last homestand. After Schwarber's walk-off HR, he threw the ear into the batter's eye. “The dream would be that next summer, people are like, ‘How the hell is there corn growing in center field?’” www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...
In lieu of flowers they are asking for donations to Dolly’s Imagination Library, which she founded in honor of her illiterate parents. Every enrolled child gets a free book once a month addressed to them, regardless of need. Some 325 million books so far. donate.imaginationlibrary.com
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Richard M. Nixon@dicknixon.bsky.social · 3w agoAside from her many other accomplishments, Dolly Parton did more for the cause of literacy than anyone who ever lived, probably. That work will continue.
When Andrew Painter was optioned to LV, he was given some space to work and think. In three starts he tried three different changeups. He tried different grips, mechanical tweaks. "You’re able to freely work on things,” he said. On what he did, and why it's helped www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...
A stint in Lehigh Valley allowed Andrew Painter to work ‘freely’ on mechanics and his mind. Here’s what he learned.
Painter's monthlong hiatus to Allentown appears to have helped.
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"I think what you’re seeing right now is someone who’s much more in command. "Not just of his stuff, but of his emotions, and who is in command, mentally." www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...
A stint in Lehigh Valley allowed Andrew Painter to work ‘freely’ on mechanics and his mind. Here’s what he learned.
Painter's monthlong hiatus to Allentown appears to have helped.
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Andrew Painter's stint in LV gave him space to work "freely," in his telling. He made some mechanical tweaks to his lower half and an adjustment his fastball grip, which have paid big dividends. Now, Painter says he's able to do more with less: www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...
📝 Keeping score by hand is the best way to watch a baseball game, according to Inquirer reporter @aubreywhelan.bsky.social. ⚾️ “It makes you feel like a part of the game in a way that you don't otherwise.” 🔗 www.inquirer.com/life/scoring...
When Andrew Painter was optioned to LV, he was given some space to work and think. In three starts he tried three different changeups. He tried different grips, mechanical tweaks. "You’re able to freely work on things,” he said. On what he did, and why it's helped www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...
A stint in Lehigh Valley allowed Andrew Painter to work ‘freely’ on mechanics and his mind. Here’s what he learned.
Painter's monthlong hiatus to Allentown appears to have helped.
inquirer.com
“I think it was just more just shock, disbelief,” Schwarber said of his bat flip/helmet flip. “I didn’t know what to do there.” The Phillies’ winning streak continues: www.inquirer.com/phillies/kyl...
Kyle Schwarber caps off dramatic comeback with walk-off home run as Phillies sweep Cardinals
The Phillies were down to their final out before scoring six runs — capped off by Schwarber's walk-off home run — to complete a sweep of the Cardinals.
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Long before AND1's trash talk graced t-shirts all over the world, it was written by a Penn grad on a stolen piece of Wawa toilet paper. (He later got the TP framed). "I hope the statute of limitations on that is over.” More on AND1's Philadelphia roots: www.inquirer.com/sports/and1-...
A look at AND1's Philadelphia roots, which began with pickup games at Penn, a stolen roll of Wawa toilet paper, and a dream. "There's something about the Philly identity. It was the underdog. We were always that underdog story, taking on Nike and Adidas.” www.inquirer.com/sports/and1-...
AND1’s trash-talking factory was based in the Philly suburbs. It began with a stolen roll of Wawa toilet paper and a dream
Inspired by the dialogue heard in pickup games on Penn's campus, AND1's T-shirts and sports apparel ignited something of a revolution.
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Long before AND1's trash talk graced t-shirts all over the world, it was written by a Penn grad on a stolen piece of Wawa toilet paper. (He later got the TP framed). "I hope the statute of limitations on that is over.” More on AND1's Philadelphia roots: www.inquirer.com/sports/and1-...
A look at AND1's Philadelphia roots, which began with pickup games at Penn, a stolen roll of Wawa toilet paper, and a dream. "There's something about the Philly identity. It was the underdog. We were always that underdog story, taking on Nike and Adidas.” www.inquirer.com/sports/and1-...
AND1’s trash-talking factory was based in the Philly suburbs. It began with a stolen roll of Wawa toilet paper and a dream
Inspired by the dialogue heard in pickup games on Penn's campus, AND1's T-shirts and sports apparel ignited something of a revolution.
inquirer.com
“When I had hair, you never played bad and went to a Black barbershop,” Barkley said. “You never played bad and went to see Chris DiJulia the next morning. You know something bad's going to happen.” On the late Chris DiJulia, one of Philly's best trash-talkers: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...
“I didn’t have a career,” Kalb said, “but I had my moment. And I know that’s something that for the rest of my life, I will always cherish.” www.inquirer.com/phillies/lew...
Lewis Kalb never became a professional announcer. But during Wednesday’s Phillies game, he had his ‘moment.’
The 73-year-old substitute teacher and former candy salesman from Medford Lakes called a smooth inning after winning a prize in the Phantastic Auction.
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“I didn’t have a career,” Kalb said, “but I had my moment. And I know that’s something that for the rest of my life, I will always cherish.” www.inquirer.com/phillies/lew...
Lewis Kalb never became a professional announcer. But during Wednesday’s Phillies game, he had his ‘moment.’
The 73-year-old substitute teacher and former candy salesman from Medford Lakes called a smooth inning after winning a prize in the Phantastic Auction.
inquirer.com
“When I had hair, you never played bad and went to a Black barbershop,” Barkley said. “You never played bad and went to see Chris DiJulia the next morning. You know something bad's going to happen.” On the late Chris DiJulia, one of Philly's best trash-talkers: www.inquirer.com/college-spor...
