No, I rarely wrote any headlines . . .

Saint Joseph’s vs. Rhode Island do far . . .

1 Media Timeouts
0 SJU Points

Here are Philly-area snow total forecasts (yes, in inches) I grabbed off the Sunday 6 a.m. broadcasts:

8-12 NBC10*
(*12-20 East of Philly)
8-12 6ABC
8-12 Weather Channel
12-18 CBS3
18-24 FOX Weather

This is “Nicely Done” on so many levels . . .

Dave Concepción Venezuelan sticker

Dave Concepción played all 19 seasons of his major league career with the Reds. He was a one-club man in Venezuela as well, playing 23 years with the Tigres de Aragua. He helped lead them to three championships, including 1974–75 and 1975–76, giving him four titles in two calendar years.

Hello from Xfinity Mobile Arena. Villanova hosts No. 5 UConn in what feels like the first home game down here with some real juice in quite a bit. Tip at 5:30.

Yeah, my bad . . .

Somebody has a "Get Out of Husband Jail Card" for Life . . .

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According to hockey-reference.com, the Flyers' next game (Wednesday at Columbus) will be No. 5,000 (including postseason) in their history --

2461 W
1844 L
457 T
237 OTL

4999 Games Played

Thanks to @ChrisFried78 for pointing that out . . .

A few . . .

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According to hockey-reference.com, the Flyers' next game (Wednesday at Columbus) will be No. 5,000 (including postseason) in their history --

2461 W
1844 L
457 T
237 OTL

4999 Games Played

Thanks to @ChrisFried78 for pointing that out . . .

By next Christmas, Miami (Fla.) linebacker Mohamed Toure will have played college football for one-third of his life (8/24) . . .

PRO TIP:

Record a newcast or two this morning on your DVR to replay when your A.C. goes on the fritz during those near-100 degree days you know are coming in August . . .

No idea . . .

Sorry I never got to this last night . . . According the NFL Fact Book, three OT games have ended via a safety --

It looks like the Denver Broncos will become the 10th NFL team to start multiple quarterbacks during the same postseason --

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LONGEST NHL STREAKS OF
LOSING GAMES BY 3+ GOALS
(Regular Season)

>>> FLYERS
* 5: Jan.10-17, 2026 (current)

>>> NHL
9: Ottawa Senators, 1993-94
8: Washington Capitals,1974-75

* Flyers lost six consecutive playoff games by 3+ goals over the 1969 and 1971 postseasons.

Did Bo Bichette just become Boo Bichette?

Five of the last eight Philadelphia major sports champions were knocked out of the next season’s playoffs at home . . .

> 1967-68 Sixers
> 1976 Flyers
> 1981 Phillies
> 1983-84 Sixers
> 2025 Eagles

*** JANUARY 11, 2009 . . .

*** The last time the Eagles won a postseason game without Lane Johnson . . .

Ravens haven’t had the ball in 45 minutes or so . . .

The Jets defense had the same number of interceptions this season as number of dates I have had with a Super Model . . .

I’m so old, I remember when this seasons’s two NFL No. 1 Seeds were in the same division . . .

Karma is a Bitch . . .

Sports Karma is it’s Mother-in-Law . . .

“You play to win the game.”

Tank Bigsby is going to will the Eagles to the 2 Seed . . .

Bears: “We don’t want the 2 Seed. Take it.”

Eagles: “Nah. We don’t want it. You take it.”

Bears: “No. Really. It will just collect dust in the closet.”

Just take the damn points . . .

My guess is they release the playoff schedule at halftime of the night game . . . But they could wait until the end to keep the eyes . . .

Since the old, beloved QUAKER CITY TOURNAMENT would always end on Dec. 29 or 30, we have posted the list of Championship Games and all the year-by-year results on boopstats.com for those that want to relive -- or brush up on -- some Big 5 history . . .

*** I see a trend . . .

BIG 5 TEAMS CONFERENCE RANK
BY NCAA NET (Through Dec. 28)

DREXEL
Men: 13
Women 2

LA SALLE
Men: 13
Women: 7

PENN
Men: 5
Women: 4

SJU
Men: 12
Women: 4

TEMPLE
Men: 7
Women: 3

VILLANOVA
Men: 2
Women: 2