Ramondo L Bown
@mondo21.bsky.social
Former Mainframe Analyst/USAF✈️ Retired 🇺🇸/Jazz,R&B,Old Hip/Hop/🏀 Evaluator & Scouting/Sixers🏀/Eagles🏈/Phillies⚾️/Papi/Godfather/Dominican Heritage 🇩🇴/Camden NJ native
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Of the six D-II programs in the Philly area, two of them are under new leadership, while the others are all dealing with significant graduation losses and an influx of new talent, with only one local D-II men’s coach who’s been tenured for longer than four years.
2025-26 Season Preview: CoBL-Area Division II Team Primers (MBB)
By Josh Verlin (@jmverlin)
Ed. Note: This article is part of our 2025-26 season coverage, which will run for the six weeks preceding the first official games of the year on Nov. 3. To access all of...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Of the six D-II programs in the Philly area, two of them are under new leadership, while the others are all dealing with significant graduation losses and an influx of new talent, with only one local D-II men’s coach who’s been tenured for longer than four years.
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Even in this chilly weather, the roses are blooming.
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Even in this chilly weather, the roses are blooming.
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Gold dust!
Fall mode, time to pull out the wool comforter and consider thinking about possibly making an apple pie.
#flowers #photography
Fall mode, time to pull out the wool comforter and consider thinking about possibly making an apple pie.
#flowers #photography
October 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Gold dust!
Fall mode, time to pull out the wool comforter and consider thinking about possibly making an apple pie.
#flowers #photography
Fall mode, time to pull out the wool comforter and consider thinking about possibly making an apple pie.
#flowers #photography
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Bob's Picture of the Day
#Photography, #Rose, #Flower, #BloomScrolling, #PhotoOfTheDay, #DailyPhoto, #iPhone
#Photography, #Rose, #Flower, #BloomScrolling, #PhotoOfTheDay, #DailyPhoto, #iPhone
October 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Bob's Picture of the Day
#Photography, #Rose, #Flower, #BloomScrolling, #PhotoOfTheDay, #DailyPhoto, #iPhone
#Photography, #Rose, #Flower, #BloomScrolling, #PhotoOfTheDay, #DailyPhoto, #iPhone
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October 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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This two-day event, run by WeR1 coach Julian Brinkley, sees many of the top teams from Delaware take on some out-of-state competition, including some of Philly’s best.
Fall Finale presented by TVT Sports: Schedule + Preview (Oct. 25-26)
By Josh Verlin (@jmverlin)
With the high school preseason shootout slate getting ready to wrap up, folks down in Delaware have some good hoops to watch this weekend at the Fall Finale presented by ...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This two-day event, run by WeR1 coach Julian Brinkley, sees many of the top teams from Delaware take on some out-of-state competition, including some of Philly’s best.
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Yes, yes he is.
October 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Yes, yes he is.
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Last weekend, the MADE Hoops Northeast Preview brought several dozen teams from as far away as Connecticut and D.C. up to King of Prussia for a couple days of high-level high school warmup action.
Made Hoops Northeast Preview Standouts (Oct. 12-13, 2025)
By CoBL Staff (@hooplove215)
This weekend, the MADE Hoops Northeast Preview brought several dozen teams from as far away as Connecticut and D.C. up to King of Prussia for a couple days of high-leve...
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October 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Last weekend, the MADE Hoops Northeast Preview brought several dozen teams from as far away as Connecticut and D.C. up to King of Prussia for a couple days of high-level high school warmup action.
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Thank you to all of the colleges and universities who came out to our Interstate Shootout last weekend! It was an incredible weekend of hoops down at the 6th Man Center. 👏
September 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Thank you to all of the colleges and universities who came out to our Interstate Shootout last weekend! It was an incredible weekend of hoops down at the 6th Man Center. 👏
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Nearly 120 teams from the Delaware Valley and beyond came to the Alan Horwitz ‘Sixth Man’ Center this past weekend for the 10th Annual CoBL Interstate Shootout — here are our staff picks for standouts over the course of Saturday’s action 👇
2025 CoBL Interstate Shootout: Saturday standouts (Sep. 20)
By CoBL Staff (@hooplove215)
Nearly 120 teams from the Delaware Valley and beyond came to the Alan Horwitz ‘Sixth Man’ Center this past weekend for the 10th Annual CoBL Interstate Shootout, with an...
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September 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Nearly 120 teams from the Delaware Valley and beyond came to the Alan Horwitz ‘Sixth Man’ Center this past weekend for the 10th Annual CoBL Interstate Shootout — here are our staff picks for standouts over the course of Saturday’s action 👇
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"I love to coach, I love being on the court, I love helping young people, and I was concerned at the level I was doing it at for the last 25 years might not be available. I couldn’t be more thrilled."
Steve Donahue takes over St. Joe's men's program after Billy Lange departs for the Knicks.
Steve Donahue takes over St. Joe's men's program after Billy Lange departs for the Knicks.
Steve Donahue takes over St. Joe's men's program after Lange departs
By Josh Verlin (@jmverlin)
It was Sunday night when Steve Donahue first got word that his situation could be changing.
That’s when the Saint Joseph’s men’s associate head coach heard from his bo...
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September 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"I love to coach, I love being on the court, I love helping young people, and I was concerned at the level I was doing it at for the last 25 years might not be available. I couldn’t be more thrilled."
Steve Donahue takes over St. Joe's men's program after Billy Lange departs for the Knicks.
Steve Donahue takes over St. Joe's men's program after Billy Lange departs for the Knicks.
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I’ll never forget the assassinations of two Democratic lawmakers who were shot and murdered in Minnesota a few months ago and fascist MAGA republicans not only mocking them but the orange felon not lowering flags for them or anyone who has died in mass shootings.
September 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I’ll never forget the assassinations of two Democratic lawmakers who were shot and murdered in Minnesota a few months ago and fascist MAGA republicans not only mocking them but the orange felon not lowering flags for them or anyone who has died in mass shootings.
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On September 11th, the orange felon bragged about how his trashy tower was the tallest building in New York City after the collapse of the Twin Towers. Him being in the White House dishonors the nearly 3,000 people who died that day and it dishonors humanity.
September 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
On September 11th, the orange felon bragged about how his trashy tower was the tallest building in New York City after the collapse of the Twin Towers. Him being in the White House dishonors the nearly 3,000 people who died that day and it dishonors humanity.
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Brad Wanamaker is taking over as head coach of his alma mater, Roman Catholic.
Brad Wanamaker takes over at alma mater Roman Catholic
Rich Flanagan (@richflanagan33)
Brad Wanamaker has something that very few players in the history of Philadelphia basketball have: his picture inside the Palestra.
He can always find himself ther...
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September 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Brad Wanamaker is taking over as head coach of his alma mater, Roman Catholic.
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“Anyone who thinks they're too small to make a difference has never met the honey bee" - Anonymous
#Stunday #OrangeSun #ColorADay #bee #bees #sunflower #flowermagic #flowerpower #flowers #bloomscrolling #photography
#Stunday #OrangeSun #ColorADay #bee #bees #sunflower #flowermagic #flowerpower #flowers #bloomscrolling #photography
August 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“Anyone who thinks they're too small to make a difference has never met the honey bee" - Anonymous
#Stunday #OrangeSun #ColorADay #bee #bees #sunflower #flowermagic #flowerpower #flowers #bloomscrolling #photography
#Stunday #OrangeSun #ColorADay #bee #bees #sunflower #flowermagic #flowerpower #flowers #bloomscrolling #photography
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Sea turtle surfacing by a group of Cownose Rays near Clearwater, Florida: #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
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August 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Sea turtle surfacing by a group of Cownose Rays near Clearwater, Florida: #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
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View for today. Smooth as glass! #lakeoftheozarks
August 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
View for today. Smooth as glass! #lakeoftheozarks
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Bob's Picture of the Day
#Photography, #Lilies, #Flowers, #BloomScrolling, #PhotoOfTheDay, #DailyPhoto, #iPhone
#Photography, #Lilies, #Flowers, #BloomScrolling, #PhotoOfTheDay, #DailyPhoto, #iPhone
August 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Bob's Picture of the Day
#Photography, #Lilies, #Flowers, #BloomScrolling, #PhotoOfTheDay, #DailyPhoto, #iPhone
#Photography, #Lilies, #Flowers, #BloomScrolling, #PhotoOfTheDay, #DailyPhoto, #iPhone
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The annual Rumph Classic isn’t just a high-level offseason hoops tournament for a great cause, it’s also an annual congregation of many of the city’s best current professional ballplayers.
2025 Rumph Classic Alumni Report: Pt. 1
By Josh Verlin (@jmverlin)
The annual Rumph Classic isn’t just a high-level offseason hoops tournament for a great cause, it’s also an annual congregation of many of the city’s best current profess...
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August 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The annual Rumph Classic isn’t just a high-level offseason hoops tournament for a great cause, it’s also an annual congregation of many of the city’s best current professional ballplayers.
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The 6-foot-2, 196-pound former Archbishop Wood and UMass star guard dropped 24 points, including the game-winning difference in Rumph Center’s exciting 68-66 victory that eliminated Rex6 in the 20th Annual Danny Rumph Classic.
Rahsool Diggins makes a happy return home in his first Rumph Tournament
Joseph Santoliquito (@JSantoliquito)
Rahsool Diggins stood casually in the adjacent hallway of the Drexel’s Dak Center on Friday night with a towel draped over his shoulders feeling sore and unsati...
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August 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The 6-foot-2, 196-pound former Archbishop Wood and UMass star guard dropped 24 points, including the game-winning difference in Rumph Center’s exciting 68-66 victory that eliminated Rex6 in the 20th Annual Danny Rumph Classic.
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On Wednesday, when the seismic news hit that the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) would possibly be instituting a 35-second shot clock starting in the 2028-29 season, the area’s top coaches knew quickly how to react.
Local coaches chime in on the possibility of a shot clock in PA high school hoops
Joseph Santoliquito (@JSantoliquito)
Mike Doyle remembers sitting at home watching ESPN during spring break his sophomore year at Philadelphia Textile (now currently Thomas Jefferson University) ...
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July 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
On Wednesday, when the seismic news hit that the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) would possibly be instituting a 35-second shot clock starting in the 2028-29 season, the area’s top coaches knew quickly how to react.
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Born in Hamlet, NC, after he served in the US Navy in WWII, he discovered jazz as the music he loved. Playing with legends Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, he forged his own path with albums like Giant Steps and A Love Supreme. John Coltrane made his transition July 17, 1967. Now you know.
July 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Born in Hamlet, NC, after he served in the US Navy in WWII, he discovered jazz as the music he loved. Playing with legends Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, he forged his own path with albums like Giant Steps and A Love Supreme. John Coltrane made his transition July 17, 1967. Now you know.
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Happy birthday, Ahmad Jamal! He’s so much more than Poinciana, but I still run back to the Pershing record because not only is he great, but that band is killer! #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky
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But Not For Me (Live At The Pershing, Chicago, 1958)
YouTube video by Ahmad Jamal - Topic
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July 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Happy birthday, Ahmad Jamal! He’s so much more than Poinciana, but I still run back to the Pershing record because not only is he great, but that band is killer! #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky
youtu.be/WIW0bRcV6Ic?...
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Record #964: Funkadelic, Maggot Brain (2008 reissue, 12”, US, 4 Men with Beards)
July 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Record #964: Funkadelic, Maggot Brain (2008 reissue, 12”, US, 4 Men with Beards)