December 7, 2012
Exciting news: standing room tickets are now available for tomorrow’s Army-Navy Game! The college football tradition is celebrating its 113th year and this marks the 84th time the game is being played in Philadelphia. Always a highly anticipated event, this year’s game sold out quickly, but a limited number of standing room tickets were recently [...]
Read more»November 30, 2012
One of the nation’s most beloved sporting events, the annual Army-Navy game, returns to Lincoln Financial Field on December 8, marking the 84th time the game has been played in Philadelphia. While always an intense matchup, this year’s game has even more riding on it than usual. For the first time since 2005, the Commander-in-Chief’s [...]
Read more»September 28, 2012
While Philadelphia is nationally known for passionately supporting its professional sports teams, it is important to remember Philly is home to a large number of colleges, each with their own storied athletic programs. Philadelphia’s college football tradition is long (Penn’s first team took the field in 1877) and in recent years, the schools have been [...]
Read more»August 6, 2012
Army-Navy will commemorate the 79th meeting of the two soccer teams when they converge at PPL Park in Chester, home to the Philadelphia Union, on Sunday, September 30 at 2 p.m. This storied tradition in college sports, the rivalry between Army and Navy, will play out as a tremendous showcase for college soccer right [...]
Read more»December 10, 2010
Bundle up and brave the cold this weekend. The city’s bustling with events, both for the holidays and otherwise: food, drink, sports, concerts and more. From the Reading Terminal Fair Food Farmstand’s Meet the Cheesemaker Happy Hour to The Blockley’s Philadelphia Winter Beer Festival — and don’t forget Squareburger in Franklin Square has a new [...]
Read more»December 6, 2010
This year’s Army-Navy Game marks the 111th edition of the storied rivalry and the 83rd time the game has been played in Philadelphia. The kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on December 11, but leading up to the big game, there will be a host of free activities for fans and [...]
Read more»September 22, 2009
Here in Philadelphia, fall is a sports enthusiast’s bread and butter. In addition to the amazing spectator action (Eagles games, the Army/Navy Game and, with any luck, Phillies playoff games), there are ample opportunities to compete, yourself: there’s the Philadelphia Marathon, plus a time-honored regatta and a Chinese boat race dating back to 278 B.C. [...]
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