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Professional Cheaters

Filed in National by on November 29, 2009 1 Comment

For every game, there’s a cheater. Read the interesting story of the Philadelphia Inquirer Sudoku tournament and the “Sudokubomber” Eugene Varshavsky. On October 24, the paper hosted this year’s Sudoku National Championship, where a theretofore unknown solver going by the name of Eugene Varshavsky blazed his way to the top. He earned entry into a […]

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The Curse of Billy Penn Makes It’s Last Stand

Filed in Sports by on October 27, 2008 6 Comments

You knew this wasn’t going to be easy.  The Phils are but a few innings from winning the World Series and destiny is battling the Curse of William Penn.  For those of you not from around here, there is a statue of William Penn on the top of Philadelphia City Hall.  For decades, the rule […]

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