PennWith top scorer Ethan Roberts out, Penn looks to use a ‘next-guy-up mentality’Roberts has been around the facility, but isn’t practicing. While Penn did not state his timeline to return or injury details, the team hopes to step up in his absence as Ivy League play looms.Sean McKeown New coach Rick Santos looks to restore Penn football’s ‘championship standard’ Sean McKeown Penn receiver Jared Richardson is a second-team FCS All-AmericanGreg Finberg Penn names former UNH coach Rick Santos next head football coachSean McKeown A year later than planned, Villanova wins its latest women’s Big 5 titleJonathan Tannenwald Advertisement2025 Big 5 Women’s Classic: The stats that matter most from each gameHere are two stats that mattered most from each game of the triple-header.Katie Lewis Villanova claims the crown, Drexel outlasts Temple, and more highlights from the women’s Big 5 ClassicAfter battling with St. Joe’s in the final minutes, Villanova took home the championship, and freshman Molly Rullo scored a career-high 22 points to carry Drexel past Temple in the third place game.Colin Schofield Villanova reclaims its spot atop the Big 5, and ‘a big test’ awaits the Wildcats nextVillanova won the Big 5 Classic in a dominant victory over Penn. Up next is Michigan, which Kevin Willard thinks could be one of the best teams in the country.Jeff Neiburg Penn star Ethan Roberts taken to hospital after leaving Big 5 Classic with injuryPenn's leading scorer, Ethan Roberts, was taken to the hospital after leaving the Big 5 Classic championship with an injury.Jeff Neiburg Saturday’s Big 5 Classic had some key moments. Here are the highlights of a few of them.Villanova and Penn battled for city supremacy, a last-second basket secured third place for St. Joe's, and La Salle's big day in the third annual battle to be crowned the city's best. Ryan Mack These are the numbers that matter from Saturday’s Big 5 Classic men’s tripleheaderFrom clutch performances to a buzzer-beating three, here are two numbers from each game that helped determine the final scores in the third annual men’s Big 5 Classic.Colin Schofield The women’s Big 5 Classic is back at Villanova’s Finneran Pavilion, and it features a historic rivalryThe women's tripleheader is at Villanova's Finneran Pavilion for the second straight year. It'll be somewhere else next year, though.Katie Lewis Inside the Big 5 coaching fraternity: From wanting to ‘kill each other’ to being ‘brothers’For years, the games between the city’s schools were intense, and often heated. While the level of camaraderie has changed, the former coaches believe that upholding the Big 5 brotherhood is worth it.Alex Coffey Rollouts have ‘twisted the knife’ at Big 5 games for 70 years, but can the tradition endure?The clever play-on-words used to be a chance for a student body to take a shot at their rivals from across the court. Now, the rollouts, just like the Big 5, seem to be waning.Matt Breen Kevin Willard may soon have his Massimino moment at Villanova, but does this Big 5 format make sense for all?The new format for the City Series breathed some life into one that was getting stale, but it may have run its course because of financial concerns. Jeff Neiburg Here’s how the men’s and women’s brackets shape up in the Big 5 ClassicVillanova and Penn will go head-to-head in the Big 5 Classic men's final, and for the second consecutive year, the Villanova women will play for a Big 5 championship.Ryan Mack Penn and La Salle played a Palestra classic, even though it wasn’t a Big 5 gameFor the first time in decades, two teams formally in the Big 5 played a regular-season nonconference game that didn’t count in the city standings. But the Quakers' win felt like the real thing.Jonathan Tannenwald Penn vs. La Salle photosPenn takes down La Salle 73-71 at The Palestra on Saturday, November 29, 2025.Yong Kim TJ Power’s big performance at the Cathedral Classic pushes Penn past La Salle Power scored 19 of his total in the second half and had six rebounds for the Quakers. La Salle's Justin Archer finished with 14 points and six rebounds. Staff and Wire Reports, Associated Press Ray Priore is stepping down after 11 years as Penn’s football coach Priore spent 39 years with the Quakers' program and finished with a 58–42 overall record. His last game was a 17-6 victory against archrival Princeton.Sean McKeown See more storiesAdvertisement
With top scorer Ethan Roberts out, Penn looks to use a ‘next-guy-up mentality’Roberts has been around the facility, but isn’t practicing. While Penn did not state his timeline to return or injury details, the team hopes to step up in his absence as Ivy League play looms.Sean McKeown
With top scorer Ethan Roberts out, Penn looks to use a ‘next-guy-up mentality’Roberts has been around the facility, but isn’t practicing. While Penn did not state his timeline to return or injury details, the team hopes to step up in his absence as Ivy League play looms.Sean McKeown
2025 Big 5 Women’s Classic: The stats that matter most from each gameHere are two stats that mattered most from each game of the triple-header.Katie Lewis
2025 Big 5 Women’s Classic: The stats that matter most from each gameHere are two stats that mattered most from each game of the triple-header.Katie Lewis
Villanova claims the crown, Drexel outlasts Temple, and more highlights from the women’s Big 5 ClassicAfter battling with St. Joe’s in the final minutes, Villanova took home the championship, and freshman Molly Rullo scored a career-high 22 points to carry Drexel past Temple in the third place game.Colin Schofield
Villanova claims the crown, Drexel outlasts Temple, and more highlights from the women’s Big 5 ClassicAfter battling with St. Joe’s in the final minutes, Villanova took home the championship, and freshman Molly Rullo scored a career-high 22 points to carry Drexel past Temple in the third place game.Colin Schofield
Villanova reclaims its spot atop the Big 5, and ‘a big test’ awaits the Wildcats nextVillanova won the Big 5 Classic in a dominant victory over Penn. Up next is Michigan, which Kevin Willard thinks could be one of the best teams in the country.Jeff Neiburg
Villanova reclaims its spot atop the Big 5, and ‘a big test’ awaits the Wildcats nextVillanova won the Big 5 Classic in a dominant victory over Penn. Up next is Michigan, which Kevin Willard thinks could be one of the best teams in the country.Jeff Neiburg
Penn star Ethan Roberts taken to hospital after leaving Big 5 Classic with injuryPenn's leading scorer, Ethan Roberts, was taken to the hospital after leaving the Big 5 Classic championship with an injury.Jeff Neiburg
Penn star Ethan Roberts taken to hospital after leaving Big 5 Classic with injuryPenn's leading scorer, Ethan Roberts, was taken to the hospital after leaving the Big 5 Classic championship with an injury.Jeff Neiburg
Saturday’s Big 5 Classic had some key moments. Here are the highlights of a few of them.Villanova and Penn battled for city supremacy, a last-second basket secured third place for St. Joe's, and La Salle's big day in the third annual battle to be crowned the city's best. Ryan Mack
Saturday’s Big 5 Classic had some key moments. Here are the highlights of a few of them.Villanova and Penn battled for city supremacy, a last-second basket secured third place for St. Joe's, and La Salle's big day in the third annual battle to be crowned the city's best. Ryan Mack
These are the numbers that matter from Saturday’s Big 5 Classic men’s tripleheaderFrom clutch performances to a buzzer-beating three, here are two numbers from each game that helped determine the final scores in the third annual men’s Big 5 Classic.Colin Schofield
These are the numbers that matter from Saturday’s Big 5 Classic men’s tripleheaderFrom clutch performances to a buzzer-beating three, here are two numbers from each game that helped determine the final scores in the third annual men’s Big 5 Classic.Colin Schofield
The women’s Big 5 Classic is back at Villanova’s Finneran Pavilion, and it features a historic rivalryThe women's tripleheader is at Villanova's Finneran Pavilion for the second straight year. It'll be somewhere else next year, though.Katie Lewis
The women’s Big 5 Classic is back at Villanova’s Finneran Pavilion, and it features a historic rivalryThe women's tripleheader is at Villanova's Finneran Pavilion for the second straight year. It'll be somewhere else next year, though.Katie Lewis
Inside the Big 5 coaching fraternity: From wanting to ‘kill each other’ to being ‘brothers’For years, the games between the city’s schools were intense, and often heated. While the level of camaraderie has changed, the former coaches believe that upholding the Big 5 brotherhood is worth it.Alex Coffey
Inside the Big 5 coaching fraternity: From wanting to ‘kill each other’ to being ‘brothers’For years, the games between the city’s schools were intense, and often heated. While the level of camaraderie has changed, the former coaches believe that upholding the Big 5 brotherhood is worth it.Alex Coffey
Rollouts have ‘twisted the knife’ at Big 5 games for 70 years, but can the tradition endure?The clever play-on-words used to be a chance for a student body to take a shot at their rivals from across the court. Now, the rollouts, just like the Big 5, seem to be waning.Matt Breen
Rollouts have ‘twisted the knife’ at Big 5 games for 70 years, but can the tradition endure?The clever play-on-words used to be a chance for a student body to take a shot at their rivals from across the court. Now, the rollouts, just like the Big 5, seem to be waning.Matt Breen
Kevin Willard may soon have his Massimino moment at Villanova, but does this Big 5 format make sense for all?The new format for the City Series breathed some life into one that was getting stale, but it may have run its course because of financial concerns. Jeff Neiburg
Kevin Willard may soon have his Massimino moment at Villanova, but does this Big 5 format make sense for all?The new format for the City Series breathed some life into one that was getting stale, but it may have run its course because of financial concerns. Jeff Neiburg
Here’s how the men’s and women’s brackets shape up in the Big 5 ClassicVillanova and Penn will go head-to-head in the Big 5 Classic men's final, and for the second consecutive year, the Villanova women will play for a Big 5 championship.Ryan Mack
Here’s how the men’s and women’s brackets shape up in the Big 5 ClassicVillanova and Penn will go head-to-head in the Big 5 Classic men's final, and for the second consecutive year, the Villanova women will play for a Big 5 championship.Ryan Mack
Penn and La Salle played a Palestra classic, even though it wasn’t a Big 5 gameFor the first time in decades, two teams formally in the Big 5 played a regular-season nonconference game that didn’t count in the city standings. But the Quakers' win felt like the real thing.Jonathan Tannenwald
Penn and La Salle played a Palestra classic, even though it wasn’t a Big 5 gameFor the first time in decades, two teams formally in the Big 5 played a regular-season nonconference game that didn’t count in the city standings. But the Quakers' win felt like the real thing.Jonathan Tannenwald
Penn vs. La Salle photosPenn takes down La Salle 73-71 at The Palestra on Saturday, November 29, 2025.Yong Kim
Penn vs. La Salle photosPenn takes down La Salle 73-71 at The Palestra on Saturday, November 29, 2025.Yong Kim
TJ Power’s big performance at the Cathedral Classic pushes Penn past La Salle Power scored 19 of his total in the second half and had six rebounds for the Quakers. La Salle's Justin Archer finished with 14 points and six rebounds. Staff and Wire Reports, Associated Press
TJ Power’s big performance at the Cathedral Classic pushes Penn past La Salle Power scored 19 of his total in the second half and had six rebounds for the Quakers. La Salle's Justin Archer finished with 14 points and six rebounds. Staff and Wire Reports, Associated Press
Ray Priore is stepping down after 11 years as Penn’s football coach Priore spent 39 years with the Quakers' program and finished with a 58–42 overall record. His last game was a 17-6 victory against archrival Princeton.Sean McKeown
Ray Priore is stepping down after 11 years as Penn’s football coach Priore spent 39 years with the Quakers' program and finished with a 58–42 overall record. His last game was a 17-6 victory against archrival Princeton.Sean McKeown
