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.

May 30, 2018

Boxing

Bare knuckles are coming out of the darkness

by Joseph Santoliquito

For the first time in 129 years, there will be legalized bareknuckle fighting in the USA.

May 27, 2018

Phillies

The Phillies critical 10-game road swing could be telling

by Joseph Santoliquito

Aaron Altherr remembered. It’s not like the Phillies’ outfielder was trying to, though. Altherr knows what last April was like, when the Phillies began a 7-game trip that took them from Los Angeles through Chicago that basically ended the Phils’ season in early May before it got a chance to really take off after a 1-6 trip.

May 23, 2018

Phillies

Rick Kranitz has been one of the Phillies’ unsung heroes so far

by Joseph Santoliquito

Rick Kranitz has been one of the Phillies’ unsung heroes so far

May 22, 2018

Flyers

Carter Hart wants his Flyers’ future to begin now

by Joseph Santoliquito

The Flyers’ future could be now—if Carter Hart has anything to say about it.

May 22, 2018

Phillies

It’s pitching – and Gabe Kapler’s positivity – that are making the Phillies believers

by Joseph Santoliquito

Maikel Franco wasn’t used to this. The third baseman has been with the Phillies for five years and this is the earliest the team has ever played a meaningful game.

May 18, 2018

Flyers

Rare developmental disorder can't keep 12-year-old Jade Boruk from getting her black belt

by Joseph Santoliquito

They didn’t understand. They would look at their beautiful nine-month-old baby girl Jade with the piercing blue eyes, then look at each other. Something wasn’t right. It didn’t feel right. It certainly didn’t seem right. So John Boruk and his wife Kristine would look at each other again knowing something was wrong.

May 15, 2018

Phillies

Vince Velasquez could be an indispensable piece of the Phillies rotation

by Joseph Santoliquito

And Velasquez knows it. He also knows he can’t be content. Overall, he’s 3-4, with a 5.05 ERA. He’s still sharpening and being attentive to learning. The only problem with Vince Velasquez, a very talented pitcher, is Vince Velasquez. And he knows that, too.

May 15, 2018

Phillies

Vince Velasquez: 'This is the healthiest I’ve been in five years'

by Joseph Santoliquito

Vince Velasquez is a very likable guy. He’s intelligent, articulate, self-reflective, almost to a fault, and healthy for the first time in about five years. So far in May, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound right-hander is 2-0, with a 3.27 ERA, with 16 strikeouts and 5 walks.

May 14, 2018

Boxing

Can legalized gambling make Atlantic City a boxing hotbed again?

by Joseph Santoliquito

Mike Tyson could still draw a crowd by showing up anywhere unexpectedly. It was a decade ago, March 2008, and Tyson hadn’t fought in three years, though carried a very vested interest in the sport that made him famous.

May 13, 2018

Phillies

Phillies outfielder Nick Williams is finding his comfort zone

by Joseph Santoliquito

The Phillies are 23-16 with the fourth-best record in the National League, and a game out of first place in the National League. If the Phils plan on keeping this success sustainable, the operable word here, they’re going to need a healthy, confident dose of Nick Williams contributing.