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Indy Car racing returns to the Philly area

[ Photos and article by Rick Pettine ] October 11, 2020 – Millville, NJ — The Road to Indy, the ladder program for IndyCar professional open-wheeled racing, returns for a weekend of racing to the 2.25-mile, 12-turn New Jersey Motorsports Park Thunderbolt road course after a 10-year hiatus. The weekend included 8 races from 3 different racing series, […]

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Superbikes Racing comes to New Jersey

[ Photos by Rick Pettine  — Article by Pete Cheng & Rick Pettine] September 13, 2020 – Millville, NJ — The shriek of motorcycles filled the air this weekend when the MotoAmerica Championship series put on a fantastic show in South Jersey this weekend.  New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) hosted the sixth event in the championship series on […]

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Major League Soccer continues as Philadelphia Union defeat D.C. United

[ All photos and article by Rick Pettine ] August 29, 2020 – Chester, PA — The Philadelphia Union continued their undefeated streak (since the season restart) with a decisive 4-1 win over visiting D.C. United.  The victory continued their 7-game win streak against the D.C. club, and is the Union’s longest win-streak against an individual MLS club.   The Union […]

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Sports Legends and Collectors converge at Philadelphia Sports Memorabilia Show

[ Event photos and summary by Rick Pettine ] February 28 through March 1, 2020 – Valley Forge, PA — Once again sports memorabilia collectors and professional athletes converged in Valley Forge for Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show. Established in 1975, the Philly Show is the nation’s longest running sports memorabilia show, and is recognized […]

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Providence shuts down the Wildcats’ offense for 58-54 win

[ Game photos and summary by Rick Pettine ] January 29, 2020 – PHILADELPHIA, PA — It was not what Nova Nation had in mind for Fan Appreciation Day on the Sixers’ home court at the Wells Fargo Center. The Providence Friars’ defense shut down the Wildcats offense to take the low-scoring win between the Big […]

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