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May 21, 2012 | By Monica Yant Kinney, Inquirer Columnist
So many parents and alumni of St. Denis Catholic School in Havertown supported merging with friendly CYO rival Annunciation B.V.M., the marriage should have gone off without a hitch. Instead, parishioners hoping to embrace the past and future in a name were told the regional school would honor the late Cardinal John Foley. The decision was, in their pastor's words, "nonnegotiable. " Children voted on a mascot, only to have their choices (Cardinals, Falcons, or Phoenixes)
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November 27, 2008 | By Ray Parrillo, Inquirer Staff Writer
Tonight at 8:15 at Lincoln Financial Field. TV: 6ABC, NFL Network; Radio: WYSP-FM 94.1,WIP-AM610. Line: Eagles by 3. THE MATCHUP EAGLES CORNERBACKS VS. CARDINALS RECEIVERS The Defenders It?s mandatory to have three quality cornerbacks when playing the Cardinals, whose trio of receivers are the most prolific in the NFL. The Eagles do in Asante Samuel, Sheldon Brown and Lito Sheppard, but Samuel is listed as doubtful after...
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January 12, 1987 | By Gary Miles, Inquirer Staff Writer
Cardinal Dougherty used a stifling zone defense to hold visiting Archbishop Wood to 22 points in three quarters en route to a 59-38 Catholic League Northern Division victory yesterday. The Cardinals (3-0 league, 9-3 overall) used a 9-point first quarter performance by forward Tony Fleming to take a 17-7 lead. The Cardinals extended their lead to 34-17 at halftime. Fleming led the Cardinals with 13 points, while guard Bob Coppolino added 11. Center Rodger Tabb had 10. Center Ray Schultz paced Wood (0-4, 3-10)
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January 14, 2009 | By MARK BROWN For the Daily News
By most standards, the Eagles have one of the most effective defenses in the NFL. The numbers are telling - third in the league in total defense, first in the NFC. In the postseason, the Birds are first against the pass. That sets up interesting matches in Sunday's NFC Championship Game between Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald against Eagles corners Sheldon Brown and Asante Samuel. Both Brown and Samuel are 5-10. Fitzgerald is 6-3. With Anquan Boldin out against Carolina last Saturday and questionable this week because of a hamstring injury, Fitzgerald likely will be the main focus of the Eagles' defense.
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September 20, 1989 | By Tom Mahon, Daily News Sports Writer
St. Louis isn't out of the National League East hunt yet. The Cardinals picked up a game on the division-leading Cubs yesterday and, with a little help from the Phillies, could gain another game by the time tonight is over. Going into today, the second-place Cards trailed the first-place Cubs by four games. If the Phils beat the Cubs at Wrigley Field this afternoon, that lead will be reduced by a half-game. The Cardinals could then come to within three games with a win over the visiting Mets tonight.
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June 21, 2011 | by David Murphy, dmurphy@phillynews.com
8:15, Busch Stadium, St. Louis. TV: Channel 17. Radio: WPHT (1210-AM); WUBA (1480-AM) Spanish. Pitching matchup: RHP Roy Halladay (9-3, 2.56) at RHP Kyle McClellan (6-3, 3.96) HALLADAY vs. CARDINALS: This is Halladay's first start against St. Louis this season. He faced them once last season, allowing two runs in seven innings of a 7-2 win at Citizens Bank Park. Halladay took a no decision in the Phillies' come-from-behind win over the Marlins last Wednesday. He'll get his second crack at reaching double digits in wins tonight.
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April 17, 1990 | By Rich Bradley, Special to The Inquirer
Cardinal Dougherty had been the surprise team of the Catholic League so far this season, winning its first three matches. On April 9, however, the Cardinals "got our heads handed to us on a platter," coach John Foley said. Cardinal O'Hara, the team that finished second in the Catholic League last season, downed the visiting Cardinals, 240-278. Foley said he thought his squad was intimidated by the course at the Paxon Hollow Country Club. "We played a course that was completely unfamiliar to them.
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January 3, 1989 | By Gwen Knapp, Inquirer Staff Writer
Only a few minutes after his team won its Christmas tournament Friday night, Cardinal Dougherty coach Mark Heimerdinger dismissed the significance of the victory. "Winning the Cardinal Classic does not make my year," he said. Last season, the Cardinals won their tourney to finish December with a 9-1 mark and then limped through January and February to finish out of contention in the Catholic League Northern Division. That goes a long way toward explaining Heimerdinger's attitude about the Classic and his answer when someone inquired about his team's season record.
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March 8, 1988 | By Howard Courtney, Special to The Inquirer
Cardinal Dougherty broke its curse of getting knocked out in the first round of the bowling playoffs by defeating Prendergast, 1,807-1,598 Friday. For the last three years, the Cardinals had gone into the playoffs as the second seed and had been beaten by the fifth-seed team. The Cardinals came out ahead this time, not by bowling an outstanding series - they lost the first game, 610-605 - but because teammates who bowled high were able to compensate for low scorers. "We got over the hurdle," coach Joseph Brandley said.
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October 24, 1995 | Daily News Wire Services
One of the worst teams in the major leagues got one of the best managers. Tony La Russa, who led the Oakland Athletics to a championship and three American League pennants in 10 years, yesterday signed a two-year contract worth an estimated $1.5 million per season to manage the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals finished fourth in the National League Central at 62-81 under Joe Torre and Mike Jorgensen. La Russa didn't fare much better as the Athletics finished last in the AL West at 67-77, but his track record put him in demand and he took advantage of an opportunity to leave Oakland with two years left on his contract.