Joseph Santoliquito

Joseph Santoliquito is an award-winning sportswriter based in the Philadelphia area who has written feature stories for SI.com, ESPN.com, NFL.com, MLB.com, Deadspin and The Philadelphia Daily News. In 2006, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for a special project piece for ESPN.com called “Love at First Beep.” He is most noted for his award-winning ESPN.com feature on high school wrestler A.J. Detwiler in February 2006, which appeared on SportsCenter. In 2015, he was elected president of the Boxing Writers Association of America.

February 10, 2020

Eagles

NFL again struggling to hire minority coaches, coordinators — and the Eagles aren't helping

by Joseph Santoliquito

By any measure, the Eagles franchise and owner Jeffrey Lurie are as progressive as they come, so what you're about to read may come as a bit of a surprise. The Eagles, along with the Saints, are the only two NFL teams that have not hired an African-American full-time head coach, defensive coordinator or offensive coordinator in over 20 years.

January 30, 2020

Super Bowl

Super Bowl LIV betting advice: Smart money is on the 49ers and these prop bets

by Joseph Santoliquito

Each Friday for PhillyVoice, Steve Maltepes, known as “The Philly Godfather,” imparts his gambling wisdom on where the smart money is going on the Super Bowl this Sunday. Maltepes is one of the nation’s hottest sports betting experts who appears weekly on national radio and has his own website, www.thephillygodfather.com.

January 28, 2020

Super Bowl

La Salle grad Kyle Shurmur prepares for a new Super Bowl experience with Chiefs

by Joseph Santoliquito

The only time Kyle Shurmur attended a Super Bowl was on Feb. 6, 2005, in Jacksonville, Florida, with his family. It happened to be Super Bowl XXXIX, between the New England Patriots and Andy Reid’s Philadelphia Eagles. Kyle’s dad, Pat Shurmur, was the Eagles’ quarterbacks coach at the time, when Kyle was 8 years old.

January 27, 2020

NFL

Penn Charter's Mike McGlinchey brings Philly toughness to 49ers, Super Bowl LIV

by Joseph Santoliquito

Mike McGlinchey saw this coming, possibly before anyone. The massive 6-foot-8, 305-pound starting right offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers, by way of Notre Dame and Penn Charter, had a feeling it wouldn’t be long before the Niners would transform from the 4-12 team they were last year to 13-3 this year and NFC Champions.

January 26, 2020

Kobe Bryant

Remembering a different Kobe Bryant

by Joseph Santoliquito

When Kobe Bryant retires after this year, he’ll have only played for two teams in his life. One is the visiting Los Angeles Lakers tonight. The other was Lower Merion, where the gym there is named after him and where his greatness was forged.

January 17, 2020

Sports Betting

AFC and NFC Championship betting advice: Both dogs are live this weekend

by Joseph Santoliquito

Each Friday for PhillyVoice, Steve Maltepes, known as “The Philly Godfather,” imparts his gambling wisdom on where the smart money is going on various pro football games this weekend. Maltepes is one of the nation’s hottest sports betting experts who appears weekly on national radio and has his own website, www.thephillygodfather.com.

January 13, 2020

College Football

Clemson's Keith Maguire the lone Philly-area player in CFP national championship game

by Joseph Santoliquito

At Clemson, there is a long-standing tradition when the Tigers emerge from the team bus and enter Memorial Stadium. Before each home game, they run down “The Hill,” which rests above the east end zone, and each player will touch Howard’s Rock. That’s when it dawned on Keith Maguire that he wasn’t in Media, Delaware County, anymore.

January 10, 2020

High School Football

Downington West star QB Will Howard ready to get his college career started early

by Joseph Santoliquito

Will Howard, the Maxwell Club Pennsylvania Player of the Year, signed with Kansas State. His family is flying down with him January 16 — and Will won’t be coming back home to Downingtown until late spring for his prom.

January 10, 2020

NFL

Divisional round NFL betting tips: Take the 49ers, Ravens against the spread

by Joseph Santoliquito

Each Friday for PhillyVoice, Steve Maltepes, known as “The Philly Godfather,” will impart his gambling wisdom on the Eagles and where the smart money is going on various pro football games this weekend. Maltepes is one of the nation’s hottest sports betting experts who appears weekly on national radio and has his own website, www.thephillygodfather.com.

January 3, 2020

NFL