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.
December 22, 2018
Football
Gabe Infante steps down at St. Joseph’s Prep to take an assistant coaching job at Temple
There was a lot of skepticism when Gabe Infante arrived at St. Joseph’s Prep in 2010. He was the “interloper” for North Jersey who was supposed to be a “stepping stone coach” for the true head coach of the Hawks’ football program.December 21, 2018
Betting Odds
Sports betting with 'The Philly Godfather': Smart money likes the 'hungry dog' Eagles at home this week
The Texans are playing an Eagles’ team playing for their playoff lives and are back to being a hungry dog. The Eagles should win this game.December 20, 2018
Eagles
Safety Blitz with Malcolm Jenkins: 'The holiday season is always special to me'
This is a good time of year for Malcolm Jenkins — but it wasn’t always that way. The Pro Bowl safety and two-time Super Bowl champion is a December baby, whose birthday just so happens to be — drum roll, please — today, December 20.December 19, 2018
Flyers
Carter Hart's parents experienced Flyers' debut with him: 'With all of the pacing I did tonight, I’ll probably be more tired than Carter tomorrow'
Tuesday night marked a possible new beginning for the Philadelphia Flyers, and in a sense, signified a happy ending to a winding journey that started when Carter Hart was four years old and told his parents he wanted to be a goalie.December 17, 2018
Flyers
Carter Hart is ready for his Flyers debut — 'Tuesday night will be really special for me'
The stairwell was a safe refuge. It insulated Carter Hart from anyone stumbling upon the promising goalie at the Flyers’ Skate Zone in Voorhees, N.J. that late-September afternoon. Hart just finished a meeting with then-Flyers’ general manager Ron Hextall, who told Hart glowing things — all except one — “We’re sending you down to Lehigh Valley.”December 14, 2018
NFL
Sports betting with 'The Philly Godfather': Sorry, Eagles fans, but the smart money is all over the Rams
"The Eagles still have a slim chance to make the playoffs, but the last time I looked, ‘slim’ is out of town," says The Philly Godfather.December 14, 2018
Eagles
Safety Blitz with Malcolm Jenkins: Eagles aren't giving up — 'All we ask for is a chance'
“We’re not done,” Jenkins said. “All we ask for is a chance. As frustrating as things have been and how heartbreaking these loses have been, we still have an opportunity. All we can ask for is a chance and we’re not at the point where we’re going to give up."December 14, 2018
Football
High School Football Awards: Team, Player, and Coach of the Year honors go to...
We hand out award for the state's best player, coach and team for the 2018 high school football season.December 9, 2018
Football
St. Joe’s Prep tops Harrisburg to claim fourth state football title in six years
The Hawks, who finished the season 13-0, did it by overcoming the most adversity they ever had to win a state championship, rebounding from three lost fumbles, one pick-six, two missed extra points and a blocked field goal attempt to prevail.December 7, 2018
Betting Odds
Sports betting with 'The Philly Godfather': Take the Eagles and the over in Dallas this week
Sports betting with 'The Philly Godfather': 12-7-18Videos
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