2008 Woodie Awards
From the moment he opened The Daily Pennsylvanian upon visiting Penn's campus for the first time, Ken Rosenthal knew he had found the launching pad for his budding career in sports journalism.
After four years at the DP, Rosenthal graduated Penn with an English degree in 1984 and embarked on a journey that eventually led him to his current posts as a columnist for Foxsports.
Leslie King is looking for "city bragging rights."
Even though the Quakers' Ivy League Championship hopes have come and gone, they still have plenty for which to play.
Penn (21-19) will face city rival Drexel (21-16) at home today in a doubleheader at Warren Field.
Trailing first-place Columbia by 4.5 games with five Ivy contests to go, Penn knows that this weekend's two doubleheaders against the Lions represent the team's final chance to repeat as Gehrig Division champs.
"Season's not over," coach John Cole said. "We've got to put together a good week here and hopefully make a run.
Hometown chance sparks coach's exit
Men's basketball assistant coach Chris Sparks is leaving Penn to return to his alma mater.
Sparks will coach at Wilbraham & Monson Academy, a Massachussetts prep school, after two years under Glen Miller in Philadelphia, and another at Brown.
Penn Relays | Penn looks to protect its home turf
Men hope for strong 4x800m at Relays, women focus on DMR and SMR
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For the Penn track team, this is the most wonderful time of the year.
Senior captain Jesse Carlin said Penn Relays are "like Christmas."
Women's head coach Gwen Harris said, "I've been coming to Penn Relays since I was a kid. It is one of the best meets there is.
Men hope for strong 4x800m at Relays, women focus on DMR and SMR
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There are over 250 races at this year's Penn Relays, but you ought to focus on a two-foot pool of water.
The crowd starts forming when they pour the first drop. It'll balloon into the thousands. (Get there early. There're only so many seats around a puddle.
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Penn Relays | Vena vidi vici: A shotput story
Larger-than-life H.S. freshman Nick Vena is weekend favorite in the shotput
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Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School senior Mike Alleman may be the defending champion when the high-school shot putters take to Franklin Field on Friday afternoon - but he's not the favorite.
Instead, Nick Vena, a freshman at Morristown High School in Morristown, N.
Larger-than-life H.S. freshman Nick Vena is weekend favorite in the shotput
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Penn Relays | Track legend running his final lap
Arkansas coach retiring after 30 years and 42 national championships
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A few years ago, Penn men's track coach Charlie Powell was ushering Arkansas track coach John McDonnell through Weightman Hall to the press room.
A security guard stopped them and said that McDonnell wasn't allowed past.
"His team just won the distance medley, and I'm taking him to the press room," Powell explained.
(1 Arkansas coach retiring after 30 years and 42 national championships
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All in the family for Lax's Heidermans
Younger brother Garvey is a midfielder while older brother Matt is a Penn assistant coach
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When the men's lacrosse team had a coaching vacancy after assistant Todd Cavallaro bolted for the head job at Franklin & Marshall, Penn decided to keep it in the family - literally.
Cavallaro's replacement was Matt Heiderman, former Georgetown standout and brother to Penn junior midfielder Garvey.
Younger brother Garvey is a midfielder while older brother Matt is a Penn assistant coach
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