Joseph Santoliquito

New York, Philadelphia

Sports Writer and Editor at Inside Lacrosse

Sports Writer and Editor at The Ring

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Articles

NIL made a ‘big change’ for this local football player in college. Now it’s impacting rising recruits.

3 days ago | inquirer.com | Joseph Santoliquito

Elijah Jeudy sat relaxed on a metal bench at his alma mater, Northeast High School, a few weeks ago, with his wife and son in the empty stands on a sun-drenched Sunday morning. The 6-foot-3, 300-pound Nebraska defensive tackle came home to fulfill a promise and work a youth camp, doing the same things coaches once did for him when he was the kids’ age. Jeudy, a 2021 Northeast grad, could be the face of today’s college football name, image and likeness (NIL) world.
2025 CoBL Exposure Camp registration now open (Aug. 16-17)

4 days ago | cityofbasketballlove.com | Josh Verlin |Rich Flanagan |Owen McCue |Joseph Santoliquito

By CoBL Staff (@hooplove215) — The busiest weekend of CoBL camps we’ve ever run will take place this August at the city’s top new hoops venue. The Alan Horwitz ‘Sixth Man’ Center will play host to the City of Basketball Love Girls’ College Exposure Camp, Boys’ Underclassman Camp and Boys’ College Exposure Camp over the course of two days — Sat., August 16 and Sun., August 17.
2025 Boys’ All-City Classic Standouts (May 30)

6 days ago | cityofbasketballlove.com | Joseph Santoliquito

Joseph Santoliquito (@JSantoliquito) –– PHILADELPHIA — The 12th annual Boys’ All-City Classic featured three games and a ton of talent Friday night, featuring top players from the classes of 2028, 2027 and 2026, played at Imhotep Charter. Here’s who stood out: ~~~ Larry Brown (2026 | Coatesville) The 6-foot-7 rising junior forward made a marked improvement since his high school season ended.
12th Annual Girls’ All-City Classic Standouts (May 28, 2025)

1 week ago | cityofbasketballlove.com | Joseph Santoliquito

Aubrie Smith (2028 | Penn Charter) The 5-foot-5 rising sophomore was fearless driving to the basket. Her low center of gravity and court vision allowed her to wend her way through the lane more than a few times, a couple of times getting three-point play chances. One she finished on an amazing spinning move, and another she missed the free throw after converting an up-and-under layup.
“Booked” is the compelling redemption story of a Philly area gambler

1 week ago | bleedinggreennation.com | Joseph Santoliquito

Steve Maltepes, known as “The Philly Godfather,” lived an unfathomable life, which is now a compelling book about the son of a Greek immigrant who kept reinventing himself and developed into a national level gambling pundit. Maltepes’ book, entitled, ironically, “Booked,” was released a few weeks ago, tells his story and is among the top sellers of new releases on Amazon.
How many games on the Eagles’ schedule do they have a quarterback advantage in?

2 weeks ago | bleedinggreennation.com | Joseph Santoliquito

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Jalen Hurts will hopefully break the bobbing trend he has been on over the last three years: Even years he does exceptionally well (2022 and 2024 reaching the Super Bowl), and the odd year, there was a dramatic fall (2023). Last year, when we did this, Hurts came out 10-7 (he finished 12-3 as a starter and looked good). Two years ago, we had Hurts 16-1 (he went 11-6, though lost six of his last seven starts, and didn’t look good).
How many games on the Eagles’ schedule do they have a quarterback advantage in?

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Joseph Santoliquito

Jalen Hurts will hopefully break the bobbing trend he has been on over the last three years: Even years he does exceptionally well (2022 and 2024 reaching the Super Bowl), and the odd year, there was a dramatic fall (2023). Last year, when we did this, Hurts came out 10-7 (he finished 12-3 as a starter and looked good). Two years ago, we had Hurts 16-1 (he went 11-6, though lost six of his last seven starts, and didn’t look good).
Marple Newtown’s Matt Gardler finds a college home at Holy Family

2 weeks ago | cityofbasketballlove.com | Joseph Santoliquito

Joseph Santoliquito (@JSantoliquito) –– Matt Gardler was never scared. A little frustrated, admittedly yes, though the 5-foot-11 Marple Newtown senior guard and two-time Central League MVP never doubted his considerable basketball skills would carry him to play in college. It was just a matter of where.
William Tennent Spring League Notebook: Wednesday, May 21

2 weeks ago | cityofbasketballlove.com | Owen McCue |Evan Hartenstein |Joseph Santoliquito |Josh Verlin

By Owen McCue & Evan Hartenstein ___ CoBL was at William Tennent High School, checking in on the Panthers’ Spring League action on Wednesday night. Here is a notebook featuring a few of the teams we saw: ~~~ Pennsbury youngster Clark ready to handle the rock Brayden Clark’s teammates were effusing him with praise after Wednesday’s comeback overtime win over Pennsbury.
2025 Select Events AC Showcase Notebook (Pt. 3)

2 weeks ago | cityofbasketballlove.com | Joseph Santoliquito |Josh Verlin |Owen McCue |David Comer

By CoBL Staff (@hooplove215) — ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Select Events circuit invaded the shore this weekend, as the Atlantic City Showcase brought several hundred grassroots teams from around the country down to the AC Convention Center. The event featured the Select Events P24 and S40 circuits, along with numerous Girls’ Under Armour, Hoop Group Showcase League and other teams in the mix.