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 17, 2022

Football

Are you ready for some spring football? The USFL is betting you are

by Joseph Santoliquito

A lot of spring football leagues have tried and failed — including the USFL once before. Why will this time be different? A couple of reasons...

February 3, 2022

Basketball

For Philly's Josh Verlin, loving basketball is a way of life

by Joseph Santoliquito

When it comes to basketball in Philadelphia, everyone from Villanova Hall of Fame head coach Jay Wright to the 10th player coming off the bench at a small private high school knows him. You probably should too.

January 31, 2022

Eagles

Ex-Eagle Jon Dorenbos recounts saving the life of restaurant owner who caught on fire

by Joseph Santoliquito

Jon and Annalise Dorenbos thought they were getting a break Wednesday afternoon, January 19. They got a babysitter, a brief respite from their two-and-a-half-year-old toddler. Annalise's back ached, and Jon wasn’t particularly feeling in an errand-running mode, either. The babysitter gave them a chance to do their grocery shopping.

January 27, 2022

NFL

From college walk-on to NFL starter, Philly native Jimmy Morrissey's football odyssey continues

by Joseph Santoliquito

Jimmy Morrissey went from being an under-recruited, deemed undersized at the time, offensive lineman out of La Salle, to walking on at Pitt, to starting four games for the Houston Texans and being second on the team’s depth chart behind 30-year-old free agent Justin Britt.

January 11, 2022

College Football

Marvin Harrison Jr., after starting in Rose Bowl, is quickly becoming a star

by Joseph Santoliquito

Marvin Harrison Jr. stood there in the baggage check line at Los Angeles International Airport on the afternoon of Sunday, January 2 like everyone else. He was waiting there in his grey Ohio State sweatshirt, with a black Ohio State Rose Bowl backpack on, when someone behind him asked, “Excuse me, didn’t you just play in the Rose Bowl?”

December 17, 2021

High School Football

PhillyVoice High School Football Top 10: Final rankings and year-end awards

by Joseph Santoliquito

As happens every year at this time, PhillyVoice selects a Southeaster Pennsylvania High School Football Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Team of the Year.

December 15, 2021

Football

Imhotep Charter’s Enai White, the nation’s No. 1 edge rusher recruit, chooses Texas A&M

by Joseph Santoliquito

In the end, the final decision came down to family. What school had what Enai White thought was most like the family atmosphere he was about to leave at Imhotep Charter?

December 12, 2021

High School Football

St. Joseph Prep, Imhotep each fall in respective PA state title games

by Joseph Santoliquito

It was bound to end one of these years. And if there was a time to get St. Joseph’s Prep, this was the year.

December 10, 2021

High School Football

PhillyVoice High School Football Top 10: St. Joe's Prep, Imhotep set for state finals

by Joseph Santoliquito

This seems logical. Almost predestined. The two remaining football teams in Southeastern Pennsylvania are St. Joseph’s Prep and Imhotep Charter.

December 5, 2021

High School Football

St. Joe's Prep advances to another state final after knocking off Garnet Valley in 6A semis

by Joseph Santoliquito

Back in early October, Samaj Jones kicked the Franklin Field turf, put his head down and wiped the tears from his eyes. St. Joseph’s Prep lost to Catholic League archrival La Salle for the first time since 2015 and the Hawks’ sophomore quarterback blamed himself.