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Phillies Legend Bill Giles, Baseball Visionary Behind Phanatic, Dies At 92
Few people left phingerprints on the Philadelphia Phillies quite like Bill Giles.
Giles, the longtime Phillies executive, former team president and part-owner whose influence stretched well beyond Philadelphia, died at his home in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Sept. 25, the team announced. He was 92.
For more than half a century, Giles helped shape what Phillies baseball looked, sounded and felt like.
He joined the organization in 1969 as vice president of business operations and was promoted to executive vice president three years later, according to the Phillies.
Along the way, Gil…
‘Once A Lion, Always A Lion’: All-County Lacrosse Player, 18, Killed In Maryland Crash
Kaio Cypress had only been out of high school for three months.
The 18-year-old All-County lacrosse player and recent Howard High graduate was killed shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, when his car left a Maryland roadway and struck a tree.
Cypress, an Elkridge resident and member of Howard's Class of 2026, was driving a 2013 Nissan Juke north on Ilchester Road in Ellicott City around 9:48 p.m. when the vehicle veered off the road between Jeans Way and Bonnie Branch Road, according to Howard County Police.
Why remains unclear.
The Nissan struck a tree, and Cypress, who was alone …
Air Force Vet, Virginia Ska Festival Founder Tim Receveur Dies Days After Final Supernova
Tim Receveur spent much of his life bringing people together. In Virginia, thousands showed up for what would become his final weekend doing just that.
Receveur, the Hampton man behind the Supernova International Ska Festival at Fort Monroe, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Sept. 15, just days after the latest three-day festival ended.
He was a husband, father, Air Force veteran, former State Department officer, hostage advocate, historian, author and a driving force in the international ska community.
His death stunned people across each of those worlds.
Just two days earlier, frie…
Dc-area Coach Mourned After Restaurant Confrontation Turns Deadly In Maryland
To his family, Nicholas Franklin Njuki was a beloved son and brother. To others, he was Coach Nick.
The 33-year-old Gaithersburg man was shot and killed early Sunday, Sept. 13 following a confrontation that began inside Quincy’s on Seven Locks Road in Rockville, according to Montgomery County Police.
Now, as detectives search for his killer, Njuki’s family and friends are making sure he is remembered for everything that came before that night.
A son. A brother. A friend. A coach. A mentor.
“Nicholas was a cherished son, brother, family member, friend, coach, and mentor whose life tou…
