The 8:30 Report: What Philly’s Talking About
The season’s over: The Phillies lost to the Nationals 11-6 on Opening Day. There’s no way they can make the World Series now. When’s that soccer franchise coming? [Daily News]
First the fattest, now the jailest: There are more short-term jailbirds in Philadelphia than anywhere else in the country, according to the Justice Policy Institute — 602 in county custody out of every 100,000 residents in 2006. One reason given: Unpaid fines for quality-of-life offenses can result in a trip to the pokey, clogging cells. [Daily News]
Eagles get “sorry for your loss” draft picks: Using a complicated formula that accounts for free-agent signings, free-agent losses and cheerleader thigh size, the NFL yesterday handed the Eagles an additional fourth-round pick and two in the sixth round, bringing the team’s total to 11 for the year. They stand to gain even more if they trade Lito Sheppard. [Inquirer]
’Nova flasher becoming more than an amusing Facebook anecdote: Villanova campus cops and Radnor Township police are stepping up efforts to apprehend a white male in his 40s who has exposed himself to female students seven times since late January. Though he’s stuck to flashing so far, they’re concerned he could become more aggressive in future incidents. [CBS 3]
