The 2012 United States Women's National soccer team, which captured the Olympic gold medal in London this past summer by beating Japan 2-1, has been named the Team of the Year by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. Midfielder Carli Lloyd, who scored both goals in the climatic final game, will accept the award at the PSWA's 109th annual dinner, taking place January 28 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, on R ...

University of Delaware basketball star Elena Delle Donne has been named the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s Outstanding Amateur Athlete, it was announced by PSWA president Ron Corbin, of KYW NewsRadio. Delle Donne, a unanimous choice on the Associated Press women’s basketball preseason All America team, will be honored at the PSWA’s 109th annual Sports Awards Dinner on Monday, January 28, 2013 at ...

Two beloved Philadelphia sports legends have been added to the roster for the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association's 109th annual dinner on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. PSWA President Ron Corbin has announced that former Phillies shortstop and manager Larry Bowa will receive this year's Living Legend Award, while retired Sixers forward Bobby Jones will accept a special award commemorating the 30th anniversary ...

Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, formed The Hamels Foundation in 2008, and the organization has been building a legacy every since. From the foundation web site: The goal of The Hamels Foundation is to support low-income inner-city school systems in the United States through their grant programs, which provide for construction, educational supplies, and provisions as well as scholarship opportunities for co ...

Two of the biggest names in major league baseball—Los Angeles Angels centerfielder Mike Trout and Phillies pitching ace Cole Hamels—will be honored at the Philadelphia Sports-Writers Association’s 109th annual Sports Awards Dinner on Monday, January 28, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, NJ. Trout, a 21-year-old native of Millville, NJ , and the American League’s Rookie of the Year, ...

Comcast-Spectacor chairman Ed Snider has been named the first winner of the newly created Ed Snider Lifetime Distinguished Humanitarian Award, it was announced by PSWA president Ron Corbin of KYW NewsRadio. Snider, the founder of the Philadelphia Flyers and Spectacor, will be honored for his many years of benefiting charitable organizations and agencies in the Philadelphia area. The award will be given at t ...

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