This summary provides an overview of Bill Tull's résumé: 1) Bill Tull has received several accolades for his graphic design and page design work including first place awards from the SPJ/Greater Philadelphia in 2004 and 2007 and second place in 2005. 2) He has over 15 years of experience as a graphic designer, copy editor, and working on sports desks for newspapers across Pennsylvania. 3) Bill Tull attended The Deal in Willingboro, NJ and graduated in December 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications/Journalism from Doylestown, PA.

1. Bill Tull
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ACCOLADES
■ SPJ/Greater Philadelphia
— First Place, Page Design (2004)
— Second Place, Page Design (2005)
■ Keystone Press Awards GRAPHIC DESIGNER ■ COPY EDITOR ■ SPORTS DESK
— First Place, Page Design (2007)
CONTRIBUTING TO NEWSPAPER COVERAGE ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA SINCE 1995
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FRIDAY
APRIL 23, 2010 C TUESDAY
APRIL 27, 2010 C
EXPERIENCE BUZZER BEATERS
2010 FIRST-ROUND DRAFT BOARD Halladay suffers EDUCATION
Just reward
first loss as a Phillie
BUCKS COUNTY
1 Sam Bradford
QB, Oklahoma
9 C.J. Spiller
RB, Clemson
17 Mike Iupati
G-OT, Idaho
25 Acquired
from Balt.
Tim Tebow
QB, Florida
Ndamukong Suh Dan Williams
2 DT, Nebraska 10 Tyson Alualu
DT, California
18 Maurkice Pouncey
C, Florida
26 A i C di l
NT, Tennessee
3 Gerald McCoy 11 Anthony Davis 19 Sean Weatherspoon 27 Devin McCourty Phillies first baseman “He’s one of
Levittown, Pa.
Acquired
Acquired
DT, Oklahoma from
Denver
OT, Rutgers OLB, Missouri from Dallas CB, Rutgers
Ryan Matthews Kareem Jackson Jared Odrick Ryan Howard agrees to our guys, he
PHOTO COURTESY OF FRANK MITMAN
LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS 4 Trent Williams 12 Acquired
RB, Fresno St. 20 CB, Alabama
28 Acquired DT, Penn St.
$125 million extension.
from Miami
OT, Oklahoma
is a Phillie.”
from S.D.
LIDGE STRONG IN Brandon Graham Jermaine Gresham
REHAB OUTING, C6 5 Eric Berry
S, Tennessee
13 Acquired
from Den
through S.F.
DE, Michigan 21 TE, Oklahoma 29 Kyle Wilson
CB, Boise St. MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ / ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILLIES MANAGER
Giants third baseman Pablo CHARLIE MANUEL
By JANIE MCCAULEY
Earl Thomas Demaryius Thomas Jahvid Best Sandoval scores past Phillies catcher
Phillies place 6 Russell Okung
OT, Oklahoma St.
14 S, Texas 22 Acquired
from N.E. WR, Georgia Tech 30 Acquired
from Minn.
RB, California Carlos Ruiz during the first inning on
Monday night. Phils ace Roy Halladay
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Howard took a
ON THE TEAM
SIGNING RYAN HOWARD
TO A LONG-TERM DEAL
allowed two first-inning runs in a 5-1 good-natured jab at those fickle fans in baseball-
Happ on DL Bryan Bulaga Jerry Hughes crazy Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia 7 Joe Haden
CB, Florida
15 Jason Pierre-Paul
DE, South Florida
23 OT, Iowa
31 DE, TCU
loss in San Francisco. Story C4
“Hopefully there’s no riots taking place back in
Philly,” he joked of his new mega deal.
Phillies placed left-
Get used to it, City of Brotherly Love. This
hander J.A. Happ
on the 15-day dis-
8 Rolando McClain 16 Derrick Morgan 24 Dez Bryant 32 Patrick Robinson BUZZER BEATERS guy’s going to be around for a while.
The slugging first baseman agreed to a
Roethlisberger won’t
abled list with a LB, Alabama DE, Georgia Tech Acquired
WR, Oklahoma St. CB, Florida St.
strained forearm on J.A.Happ
from N.E. thru
Denver & Phila. $125 million, five-year contract extension
Doylestown, Pa. appeal suspension
Thursday, leaving Monday that could keep him with the
the team with two injured starting With the 13th pick in the 2010 NFL Phillies until 2017.
pitchers.
The Phillies activated lefty reliev-
er J.C. Romero. He had been at
Triple-A Lehigh Valley recovering
from surgery on his left elbow.
Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select ...
Brandon
Moving on up again Steelers quarterback Ben
Roethlisberger says he won’t appeal
the six-game suspension given him
for violating the NFL personal con-
duct policy.
’s
Howard preferred securing his future
in Philadelphia to testing free agency
in two years — and boy, is he getting
his payday. He also felt loyal to the
franchise that gave him his chance to
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr.
The Eagles traded their way to the No. 13 pick and grabbed Saying he is disappointed with reach the big leagues, saying, “That
said right-hander Nelson Figueroa
will take Happ’s next scheduled start
Graham Michigan defensive lineman Brandon Graham. himself, Roethlisberger apologized
Monday to his teammates and fans
wasn’t a very hard decision.”
“I tell you what, it’s a great feel-
ing to have that security and know
Attended
on Saturday at Arizona. Figueroa was BY REUBEN FRANK for his behavior last month in a
claimed off waivers from the Mets on Defensive End, STAFF WRITER No time to wait Georgia bar, where a 20-year-old col- where you’re going to be,” Howard
April 7. PHILADELPHIA — Soon after lege student accused him of sexual said. “I feel what I’ve been doing
Michigan they began searching for a defensive
Jeff Offord says the Eagles needed to be over the last couple of years, I feel
Happ threw in the bullpen on bold in this year’s draft so they moved assault.
end to play opposite Trent Cole, they pretty confident that down the
Thursday before being placed on the Height: 6-1 Weight: 268 up to No. 13 to select the Michigan In a short statement released by
road, I’ll be right where I want to
disabled list. The move was made found one who reminded them of defensive star. Page C 4 the team, Roethlisberger promised
retroactive to April 16. Trent Cole. be and still doing the same
he will not put himself in such a sit-
Willingboro, N.J.
Positives
(Sept. 1994 — Sept. 1998,
Happ joins right-hander Joe “He’s a relentless, relentless things.”
remains to be seen. But the Eagles on uation again. Howard’s teammates wasted no
Blanton (left oblique strain) on the Disciplined and generally does a nice job of player,” Eagles head coach Andy Thursday were once again aggressive In his first comments since being
disabled list. Blanton is scheduled to staying home when the play flows to the Reid said of Brandon Graham. time hitting him up for favors,
addressing a need early in the draft, suspended Wednesday by commis- either.
throw 40 to 50 pitches in his next opposite side. Keeps head up and locates “I haven’t been around a lot of trading up in the first round for the sioner Roger Goodell, Roethlisberger
rehab start for Double-A Reading on
Friday. Blanton is expected to make
the ball quickly. Plays from the snap until
the whistle and with an edge.
players who play as hard as
Trent Cole, but that’s the
fourth time in the last eight years to said that while he did not commit a
“Where we going to eat, Ryan?”
Ben Francisco asked. The Deal
fall semester of 2001)
take the productive Michigan defen- crime, he fell short of the values Howard just chuckled.
at least one more minor league start Negatives way this kid played on the sive end. instilled in him by his family. He “He’s going to take all your money,”
2012: $20 million
after Friday’s game. college level.” The Eagles shipped the 24th pick in
Shortstop Jimmy Rollins (right
Lacks ideal athletic ability, appears stiff in space.
Whether Graham turns the first round and their two third-
also said it will be “devastating” to quipped Shane Victorino. 2013: $20 million
Graphic designer —
Best fit is at power end in a base 4-3 scheme, miss games. Even general manager Ruben Amaro
calf strain) and closer Brad Lidge which Andy Reid sees him playing in Philly. out to be the next Trent Cole
See NFL News and Notes on Jr. got into the fun.
2014: $25 million
(right elbow surgery) also are on the or the next Jerome McDougle See EAGLES, Page C4
disabled list.
Page C6. “As part of this deal, he has agreed to 2015: $25 million
buy a second home for me,” Amaro joked 2016: $25 million
NJ Devils coach
S TANLEY C UP P LAYOFFS
during a news conference at AT&Park,
Sports
NCAA to expand
tourney to 68 teams
The NCAA is on the verge of
expanding the men’s basketball tour-
nament from 65 to 68 teams beginning
FLYERS
3 GAME 5
Eastern Conference First Round
DEVILS
0
PENN RELAYS Lemaire retires
New Jersey Devils coach Jacques
Lemaire has retired following his
team’s first-round playoff elimina-
where the Phillies opened a three-game
series with the Giants.
But in all seriousness, Amaro pulled off
a deal that keeps the centerpiece of the
Phillies’ offense in place for the long haul.
2017: Club option
for $23 million
($10 million buyout) Graduated
(Flyers win series 4-1) tion for the third straight year. “We just felt it was good timing for
December, 2001 with a
next year and announced a new, $10.8 Lemaire made the surprising us,” Amaro said. “We felt No. 1, he’s one
billion broadcasting deal with CBS of the elite offensive players in the game.
Flyers
announcement Monday, four days
(June 24, 2001 — present)
Sports and Turner Broadcasting on We could have waited another year and a
after the Devils were ousted by the
Thursday that will allow every game half or so and dealt with it later on, but
Philadelphia Flyers in five games.
to be shown live for the first time. the fact of the matter is we decided he is
The 64-year-old Lemaire says he
“This is an important day for that important to our organization and to
Bachelor of Arts degree in
doesn’t have the energy to coach
■ Main responsibility is the
intercollegiate athletics and the
400,000 student-athletes who compete
in NCAA sports,” interim NCAA
president Jim Isch said. “This agree-
ment will provide on average more
close out anymore. He will stay with the
Devils in a role yet to be determined.
Lemaire returned to the Devils
last season for a second stint as
our club and to our future.”
The 30-year-old Howard will make
$20 million each in 2012 and 2013 and
$25 million annually from 2014-16. $20 million to one
Devils coach. He led the team to the The Phillies have a $23 million club The following 12 deals are the only ones to have
than $740 million annually to our option for 2017 with a $10 million
Communications/Journalism
averaged out to $20 million per season.
conferences and member schools.” Stanley Cup in 1995.
buyout.
presentation of the sports Any move had hinged on the Player Team Salary/Year Length
NCAA’s $6 billion, 11-year television
By WAYNE FISH
NFL Draft a hit “This is a very good contract
for him,” Howard’s agent *1. Roger Clemens NYY $28,000,022 2007
deal with CBS. The deal, signed in
1999, had a mutual opt-out until July
STAFF WRITER in prime-time for ESPN See HOWARD, Page C5
2. Alex Rodriguez NYY $27,500,000 2008-17
NEWARK, N.J. — No excuses
(Print Media emphasis)
31 and the NCAA took it amid specu- needed. STEVE GENGLER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER More than 45 million viewers X-3. Alex Rodriguez TEX/NYY $25,200,000 2001-10
section for three newspapers in
lation that ESPN might become a Although the Flyers had a ready- Bensalem’s Katie McAndrews watched a portion of the NFL draft 4. Ryan Howard PHL $25,000,000 2012-16
partner in one of the most popular made alibi in the form of the loss of competes in the pole vault. on three television channels, easily a
and lucrative tournaments in sports. record. 5. Joe Mauer MIN $23,000,000 2011-18
two top players, they made do with
Instead, the NCAA struck a 14-
year agreement with CBS and Turner
Broadcasting System Inc. The deal,
what they had Thursday night in a
convincing, series-clinching 3-0 win Sargent A total viewership of 45.4 million
tuned in to the 75th draft on NFL
Network, ESPN and ESPN2. That’s
Richest first basemen contracts in baseball
(tie) C.C. Sabathia NYY
7. Johan Santana NYM
$23,000,000
$22,916,667
2009-15
2008-13
the Calkins Media chain located
over the New Jersey Devils at the
■ Spent four years at
which runs from 2011 through 2024, Prudential Center. up 16 percent from last year’s record 8. Manny Ramirez LAD $22,500,000 2009-10
will show every game live across four
national networks for the first time in
the tournament’s 73-year history.
The victory put a bow on a 4-1
elimination of the Devils in the
Eastern Conference best-of-seven quar-
takes third of 39 million, according to Nielsen
Media Research.
Draft viewership has nearly dou-
Ryan Howard, PHI
5 ye a r s / $ 1 2 5 m i l l i o n
Av g : $ 2 5 m i l l i o n
(tie) Mark Teixeira NYY
*10. Roger Clemens HOU
$22,500,000
$22,000,022
2009-16
2006
in 3,000
terfinals and puts them into the con- bled during the last decade, from 8 ye a r s / $ 1 8 0 m i l l i o n X-11. Manny Ramirez BOS/LAD $20,000,000 2001-08
Mark Teixeira,
in suburban Philadelphia. Yankees turn first ference semifinals. 23.5 million in 2001. NYY Av g : $ 2 2 . 5 m i l l i o n
12. Roy Halladay PHL $20,000,000 2011-13
Shippensburg University,
According to a Flyers source, the In addition, a record 12,275 fans
triple play since 1968 earliest Philadelphia can resume play attended the draft at Radio City 8 ye a r s / $ 1 5 2 . 3 m i l l i o n * Both of Clemens’ deals listed above were prorated to
The New York Yankees turned is Thursday. The Pennsbury freshman Music Hall. Of course, this was the Miguel Cabrera, DET Av g : $ 1 9 . 0 3 m i l l i o n his signing date at mid-season, so the actual contract
their first triple play since 1968, with Despite the absence of Jeff Carter beat her personal-best time first three-session draft. values were less than what is listed.
third baseman Alex Rodriguez start- and Simon Gagne, who are both by 22 seconds in a medal- 9 ye a r s / $ 1 4 1 . 3 m i l l i o n
ing the around-the-horn gem against undergoing foot surgery today, the DAILY NUMBER Todd Helton, COL X- Player was traded during the contract
■ Work with other members 225 getting the opportunity to try a
Av g : $ 1 5 . 7 m i l l i o n
host Oakland on Thursday. The A’s Flyers rolled right through the Devils. BILL KOSTROUN / ASSOCIATED PRESS
winning performance. RICK KINTZEL /
KEVIN COONEY / STAFF GRAPHIC
STAFF PHOTO
won the game 4-2. A pair of goals by Claude Giroux Danny Briere (48) celebrates his goal with Claude Giroux during the first period of 7 ye a r s / $ 1 0 0 m i l l i o n
With runners on first and second led the offense and Brian Boucher once Thursday’s 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Giroux added two goals of his own
By DOM COSENTINO
STAFF WRITER
Albert Pujols, STL Av g : $ 1 4 . 2 9 m i l l i o n
in the sixth inning, Kurt Suzuki hit a again got the best of New Jersey goal- as the Flyers became the first team to clinch a spot in the conference semifinals. PHILADELPHIA — She’s only 5 BILL TULL / STAFF GRAPHIC
sharp grounder to Rodriguez, who tender Martin Brodeur, getting a bit of feet tall and she’s just a freshman, so
of the night-time sports staff in
stepped on the bag and threw to sec-
ond baseman Robinson Cano. Cano’s
relay to first baseman Nick Johnson
barely beat Suzuki.
revenge for Brodeur’s seven-game
ouster of the Flyers in the 2000
Eastern Conference finals when
Boucher was a rookie.
Gritty Flyers pay price right from the start, Sara Sargent
didn’t want to take any chances.
“I wanted to get out — not too hard
— but I knew if I didn’t get out hard I
Career home runs for Phillies first
baseman Ryan Howard
THE LAST WORD Flyers try to stay sharp while waiting for next opponent variety of career opportunities
The Yankees had gone 6,632 con- The Flyers killed off all eight New
to reach second round would have been boxed in,” she said.
“This is a very good contract for
and gaining valuable experience
secutive regular-season games with- Jersey penalties and Boucher did not “And then I would have to waste all my
The Eastern Conference Monday night but the Washington shoving match with defenseman “But certainly it’s stretching on
slotting the chain’s sports
out a triple play. allow a five-on-five goal in the last 187 energy trying to wind around and him. The reason he felt the time was
minutes, 39 seconds of the series. For right was he loves his teammates, he Capitals lost to the Braydon Coburn after taking a here. We had some guys who played a
NEWARK, N.J. — Thursday night, despite through people. So I figured I ought to first-round series between Canadiens in Montreal, set- well-placed elbow on Monday), lot of hockey this year and we had an
DAILY NUMBER the series, the Flyers killed off 28 of 32
power plays (87.5 percent). Broken bones, a stitched-up being the seventh seed and go out hard and try to maintain it as
best I can.”
loves the city. He wanted to be a part
of something special for a long time Washington and Montreal ting up an all-the-marbles there comes a point when a opportunity to take two days (Friday,
1.22
Phillies record for With two of their top players out, eye, too many black and blue having qualified for pursuit to come.” goes to seven games, Game 7 back in Washington team would rather play a Sunday) off. And we had some extra
in my professional and
marks to count ... that was of the Stanley Cup by having Sargent’s strategy seemed simple on Wednesday. game. guys on the ice today (call-ups from
lowest ERA in a the Flyers needed other players to step concluding on Wednesday .
sections on a daily basis, the price the Orange and to win a shootout in the reg- enough. But this was the 116th Penn CASEY CLOSE That means the Flyers are But unlike the Olympics, the Phantoms like Patrick Maroon)
season up. Several did, including Giroux and
(Grover Cleveland Black paid to win a playoff ular season finale. Relays, and her competition in the RYAN HOWARD’S AGENT ON THE
going to have to wait until late where the Flyers were forced to getting into the style we play. You can
Ian Laperriere, who suffered a cut girls 3,000-meter run Thursday FIVE-YEAR, $125 MILLION EXTENSION By WAYNE FISH
Alexander 1915)
above the right eye off a David Martin hockey series they had no But the cost of victory was STAFF WRITER Wednesday night to find out which sit for about 10 days, at least the team utilize (the break) to your advantage.”
business winning. significant. evening was going to be brutal. HIS CLIENT AGREED TO ON MONDAY
team they’re going to be playing in the can practice and keep its timing and The rest-or-rust debate will never
shot that required between 60 and 70 VOORHEES, N.J. — Another day,
But through the first four laps, there
personal life. Finished my
Editor: Jeff Beideman, 215-345-3076 stitches to close. “That’s the way you win They lost their top two Editor: Jeff Beideman, 215-345-3076 another 24 hours of waiting. Eastern Conference semifinals. A conditioning up. end. It just becomes a matter of how
Ed Kracz was Sargent, the Pennsbury ninth-grad-
working with professional and
jbeideman@phillyBurbs.com “I remember talking to him series in the playoffs,” said goal scorers, Jeff Carter and jbeideman@phillyBurbs.com The Flyers continued their “train- Washington win has the Flyers facing “It (the break) is good in the sense much of a break becomes harmful.
E-mail Ian Laperriere. “It’s all about Simon Gagne, two nights er who already has state championships the Capitals in the next round, but a that some injuries are healing,” said No one has to tell the Flyers about
High school editor: Jeff Saukaitis, 215- (Giroux) a couple months ago, he High school editor: Jeff Saukaitis, 215- ing camp” on Monday as Day 4 passed
ekracz@ sacrifice.” earlier while blocking shots to her credit in both cross country and Caps’ loss would put them in a series coach Peter Laviolette, referring to Ian the possible loss of momentum due to
345-3070 jsaukaitis@phillyBurbs.com wanted responsibility,” coach Peter 345-3070 jsaukaitis@phillyBurbs.com with still no sign of an opponent for
phillyBurbs.com The Flyers finished off during Game 4 in Philly, the indoor 3,000, setting the pace and against the Boston Bruins. Laperriere (broken orbital bone), a break. Prior to the Olympics, the
Community editor: Angie Mountain, 215- Laviolette. “We revisited that Community editor: Angie Mountain, 215- the next round of the Stanley Cup
the Devils 3-0 in Game 5 at leading the pack on the famously his- While the Flyers’ practices have Simon Gagne (broken toe) and goalie Flyers were as hot as a firecracker,
conversation this morning with some playoffs.
degree with internship credits
345-3065 amountain@phillyBurbs.com 345-3065 amountain@phillyBurbs.com
Prudential Center on See KRACZ, Page C5 An identity could have been learned been spirited (Scott Hartnell got into a Michael Leighton (high ankle sprain). See FLYERS, Page C2
local sports writers daily to
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‘Still a rival’
BUZZER BEATERS
Griffey hits No. 600 Journalism Department, while
deadline decisions. A vital asset also earning a minor in
Frequent Eagles nemesis Michael Strahan decides to retire
to sports editors in determining after capping a Hall of Fame-caliber career with a Super Bowl victory.
Government.
news judgment and planning Runyan, Strahan
special sections.
defined rivalry
in trenches ■ Extra-curricular activities
PHILADELPHIA
— They played a full
NFL season against while attending the university
■ Research, create and develop
each other, 16 games
Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th over their respective
defined my professional vigor.
home run on Monday night, careers. Sixteen
completing his long ascent and times they danced a
becoming the sixth player in brutal dance of
history to reach that milestone. bull-rushes and
Mike
sports graphics on deadline to
The Cincinnati Reds outfielder body-slams, mutual
homered off Florida lefty Mark Sielski respect and
Hendrickson in the first inning.
Griffey joined Barry Bonds, Hank
Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays
and Sammy Sosa.
E-mail
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phillyBurbs.com
friendship springing
from their violent
duels over all those
Sundays.
— Served as the university
grab readers’ attention and The 38-year-old homered with
Jerry Hairston on third and one
out. The left-handed swinger
launched a 3-1 pitch 413 feet into
the right-field seats.
So even when Jon
Runyan, the Eagles’ right tackle,
learned that Michael Strahan, the
Giants’ left defensive end, had
announced his retirement from
newspaper’s sports editor for
make our pages both “I don’t think I touched any of
the bases. I sort of floated
around,” Griffey said.
Griffey received a standing ova-
tion from the relatively sparse
the NFL on Monday he was not
,
ready to let down his guard and
admit his friend and rival
might be gone from the game
for good. He’d seen enough two years,
informative and interesting.
crowd and responded by coming inside moves from Strahan
out of the Reds dugout and tip- over the years to know bet-
ping his helmet to the fans. ter.
Controversy ensued in the stands “As of now, he’s done,”
— Worked in the university sports
following the home run. Justin Runyan said after the
Kimball, a 25-year-old from Eagles’ minicamp session.
Captain Commodores
Miami, said he caught the home “But anything can change.
run ball, put it in a wool cap and People get hurt. Money per-
then had the cap ripped from his suades people. We’ll see.”
hands. Kimball said someone ran Oh, no, there was no way
off with the ball.
T.O. misses
random drug test
Runyan was giving Strahan
the satisfaction of a clean exit,
Runyan’s skepticism just another
forum for him to fend off Strahan,
to never allow him an edge.
information office for all four
CR North grad Hamilton, CB East alum Vierling captains at improving Vanderbilt
Terrell Owens acknowledged
Monday having missed a random
drug test several
weeks ago,
blaming it on a
Fifteen years with the Giants,
141½ sacks in his career, induc-
tion into the Pro Football Hall of
Fame surely in his future. And for
Strahan, Runyan was “probably
BY ED KRACZ
STAFF WRITER
in his words, “all offensive linemen are goofy,”
and Vierling was a 6-foot-3, 290-pound offen-
visit to Penn State in their junior years of high
school, yet here’s where they ended up, in the
“To some, that might be a lofty goal,” said
Vierling, “but, to us, it’s just the next stepping
years, travelling with the school’s
sive lineman. not-too-deep South, Nashville, Tennessee, in stone.”
basketball teams as the liaison for
“communication the one guy [who] I’ve played who Freshman year, two large teenagers were
probably stokes my fire just about What Vierling didn’t know then was that the beating heart of Southeastern Conference Although they were picked to finish fifth in
State College, Pa.
problem involving crammed into a tiny dormitory at Vanderbilt the six-team SEC Eastern Division, which is
more than anyone else,” he told Hamilton, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound safety, had, in country. They became roommates then friends
cell phone University trying to get some sleep amidst the home to Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, South
ESPN.com in 2005. Vierling’s words, “a snoring problem.” then best friends.
numbers.” anxiety over their football futures. Carolina and Kentucky, the Commodores
He also said he Their matchup was always the Vierling tried everything to get Hamilton to Now, they are captains for an improving
most gripping game-within-the- They knew each other mostly on the fringes stop disrupting his dreams, throwing whatever Vanderbilt team that, last season, went to its themselves have giddy expectations. They want
the public relations department.
was in New York of their lives, because they went to rival high
game whenever the Giants and was within reach in the wee hours of the morn- first bowl game in 26 years, won its first bowl to build on last year’s 7-6 record and with 19
last week talking Terrell Owens
Eagles met over the last eight schools — Bradley Vierling to Central Bucks ing — shoes, books, Gatorade bottles. game in more than half a century and now has returning starters, including Vierling and
about his absence
Copy editor, Columnist East, Ryan Hamilton to Council Rock North. Hamilton would wake up with a big pile of its eyes focused on playing in a New Year’s Day Hamilton, may do just that.
with league
What Hamilton didn’t know then, upon stuff on his bed. bowl if not a BCS bowl game later on in Vierling and Hamilton grew up in neighboring
officials the day he agreed to a $34 See SIELSKI, 6C
million new contract with the RICH KENNEDY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
arriving at Vanderbilt five years ago, was that, They met for the first time on a recruiting January. See VANDERBILT, on Page C2
Dallas Cowboys. Owens was not
suspended or fined, although he
could’ve been, according to
Strahan leaves Giant footprints — Provided color commentary
— Sports ESPN.com, which first reported
the story citing NFL, team and
,
player sources. The report also
said Owens now could face up to
24 tests per year as part of the
BY TOM CANAVAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
you’ve done more for us than we can ever do for
you.’ ” Old Lion Joe Paterno’s
44th Penn State Adulation of
Florida’s Tebow for football and basketball
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Michael
league’s “reasonable cause” test- Strahan never told his coaches or his team- team has enough
can still roar
Strahan had what he wanted — a Super Bowl mates of his decision. They learned of it from
(Sept. 15, 2000 —
ing program for performance-
enhancing drugs.
championship to add to a resume featuring
seven Pro Bowls and two sack records. Now it
reporters at practice.
“I’m just finding out about it; let me get
weapons to defend
“I’m not really worried about
Big Ten title
is nothing new
was time to leave football and leave the New organized,” coach Tom Coughlin said after a
anything,” Owens said Monday York Giants after 15 years in the NFL.
broadcasts for the university’s
afternoon in an interview with team workout.
Four months after a stunning Super Bowl vic- Strahan, who has long said he wants a job in
The Associated Press. “It’s not a tory over the previously unbeaten New England television, plans to hold a news conference
BY DAN DUNKIN
June 23, 2001)
big deal. Anything I do is going to Patriots, the 36-year-old Strahan informed
grab headlines. I have nothing to today at Giants Stadium. STAFF WRITER The words “Tim Tebow” and “God” have been paired in
Giants co-owner John Mara he was done. He will Tony Agnone, Strahan’s agent, said the sentences often over the last couple of years. This has been
hide. I’ve made a statement and be walking away from a $4 million contract for Giants offered Strahan more money in an effort STATE COLLEGE — Joe Paterno had a hip done both sincerely and sarcastically, and it’s easy to under-
television and radio stations.
that’s it. It’s basically a dead the 2008 season. to get him to play another year. replacement last November. stand why.
■ Main duties were slotting,
issue.” “I told him he’s been a great Giant,” Mara His head coaching replacement still appears a Since Tebow has won the Heisman
said Monday “He thanked me for everything the
. long way off. Trophy; has led the University of Florida
organization has done for him. I said, ‘I think See STRAHAN, 6C His Penn State football program looks to two national championships; might
DAILY NUMBER good, back to the factory-like efficiency that
prevailed before the early slide in this
accomplish both feats again this season;
and leads a very Christian life in a very
Kobe Bryant’s
editing and laying out the sports
field-goal
percentage in
four games against
the Celtics this
.368 Hot Phillies making rest of division sweat decade. Following that stretch of four los-
ing seasons in five years, Paterno has
reeled off 40 wins in the last four,
including an 11-2 run to a Big Ten
public way, there are those who seem to
believe that Tebow just might be able to
turn Evian into Chianti. (For an under-
standing of the depth and breadth of the
— Also worked at The Sentinel
regular season and postseason. title (shared with Ohio State) last Mike public admiration of Tebow, know this:
season. Because Tebow was home-schooled in
“We just went from 3 1/2 to 6 1/2 fear of some unspoken jinx. But the So take that, advocates of manda- Sielski high school, citizens are lobbying legisla-
section. Other duties included TRIVIA QUESTION
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[games down] and we’re headed
back out on the road, where we
haven’t exactly lit it up,” Jones told
the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on
Sunday afternoon. “I don’t know
IT’S BEEN A
VERY GOOD YEAR
The National League East standings
since June 10, 2007
truth of the matter on June 10 in
the National League East is this:
the Phillies appear ready to put a
stranglehold on the division.
When they begin a three-game
tory retirement age and the long-
time critics of college football’s all-
time winningest coach.
Paterno, 82, got a three-year con-
tract extension in December. This will
Commentary
Alabama.)
tors to enact a “Tim Tebow law” to bene-
fit home-schooled athletes and musi-
cians. This push is taking place in
On the flip side of the hagiography of Tebow is the
as a part-time sportswriter
taking telephone results,
kcooney@
during my senior year, logging
(Answer 2C) about anybody else, I’m worried. I set tonight in Miami, the Phils will be his 44th season as the head coach at inevitable backlash against him, usually from three groups
phillyBurbs.com Team W L Pct GB
don’t want to come back from this stand four games ahead of the sec- one university. That will never happen of people: 1) folks who aren’t Florida fans; 2) anyone who
road trip and be out of the race.” PHILLIES 96 69 .586 — ond-place Marlins in the NL East. again — anywhere. listened to Fox’s Thom Brenneman describe Tebow as a
THE LAST WORD The words are so familiar. After
A continent away after watching
,
his Mets blow a fourth straight
Braves 82 81 .503 13 A sweep in Miami wouldn’t win
the division. But it sure will give
And Paterno never changes. The time-
lessness of Happy Valley is seen early in
combination of Superman and St. Francis of Assisi during
last season’s national championship game; and 3)
“We’ve come too far to really all, they have become a staple of game to an offensively-anemic Mets 82 82 .500 13 1/2 them a lot of margin of error with
producing a weekly community sweat being down 2-0. We’re going
to go home and handle our
business.”
KOBE BRYANT
AS THE LAKERS PREPARED
Phillies baseball over the last five
seasons or so. It’s the annual plea to
rise up before a season gets washed
away in the early summer sun.
So that’s what made Chipper
Padres squad, David Wright sound-
ed a similar note of concern.
“The Phillies, obviously are a
,
great team,” Wright told the New
York Daily News. “I wouldn’t have
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94 games to play It would also likely
.
deflate almost all momentum that
Florida carried through the first
two months of the season.
The cushion over the two main
August practice when an
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FOR GAME 3 IN THE NBA FINALS Jones’ comments so striking on planned it or drew it up this way to we need to make a stand. We’re competitors in most minds during
Monday morning. The fact that he be this far behind. We better figure already too far behind the Phillies the pre-season — the Braves and the
was talking about the Braves’ chances something out quickly because as far as where we’d like to be. I Mets — stands at 6 1/2 and 7 1/2
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in the division in the same manner
that used to come out of 11th and
we’re too good of a team to contin-
ue to play as poorly as we are and
don’t think we’re nearly
playing the kind of baseball we’re
games, respectively (Both are six
. fourth in MAC Heisman again? SECTION
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