Phillies Sweep the Reds

Next stop: the NL Championship. Plus: The Eagles win an unnecessarily close one, PNC won't take your house, and more of what's news in the city this morning
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Hamels Shutout Clinches Division Series. Despite Reds fans trying to get him drunk at lunch, the ace threw a 2-0 shutout in Cincinnati yesterday to take the Phils to their third straight NL Championship series. [The 700 Level, Daily News]

Kevin Kolb Held It Together Yesterday. Mostly. The Eagles put points on the board early, but then had to fight to win 27-24 over the 0-5 49ers. [The 700 Level]

What With All the Sporting and the Winning, Nobody Much Cares That the Prez and VP Were Here. Except a streaker who was trying to win a million bucks. [Daily News]

PNC Latest Big Bank to Stop Foreclosures. The Philadelphia area’s third-largest bank is taking a break from throwing widows and orphans out of their underwater McMansions. [Business Journal]

Solomon Burke, R.I.P. The legendary West Philly-born soul singer died of natural causes yesterday on the way to a gig in Amsterdam. He was 70. [Daily News]

Get Out Your Diamond-Studded Vest and Custom-Made Cue. Developer Paul Giegerich wants to turn the lobby of a former bank building at 12th and Chestnut into an upscale pool hall. [CBS 3]

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