An elderly man was found stabbed to death in his Northeast Philadelphia apartment early this morning, police said.

The man, who had not been identified, was believed to be about 75 years old and was pronounced dead shortly before 10 a.m. in his apartment in the 2100 block of Strahle Street, in the Rhawnhurst section of the city, near Pennypack Park, police said. He was discovered by his nurse.

Authorities did not discuss a motive or whether there were any suspects, saying only that the case was actively under investigation.

The victim is among 329 people killed in the city this year, an 8 percent increase over the same period last year, when 306 people were killed during the same time period.

A clear Sunday morning in Burholme Park. Two teams of eager 5- and 6-year-olds gathered around learning to play football.

Instead, they received a lesson in life's ugliness: a coach and father fighting over a child's playing time, an angry loser wielding a .357 Magnum at a pee-wee football game.

The blowup between adults at the children's game occurred around 10:30 a.m. at the park in the 7300 block of Central Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia. Henwood and police gave the following version of events:

Parent Wayne Derkotch, 40, began arguing with the coach of the Northeast Outlaws because he felt his son wasn't getting enough playing time. The argument escalated into a physical fight. Derkotch pulled a .357 Magnum revolver from his waistband, an action witnessed by others at the game.

Two masked men robbed a northeast Philadelphia bank of several hundred thousand dollars, the biggest bank robbery in recent city history, the FBI said.

Investigators declined to say how much was taken from the PNC Bank on Monday, but FBI spokeswoman Jerri Williams said it was much more than the $250,000 taken in a large heist two years ago.

One of his strongest platform ideas is strengthening the border patrol, to eliminate influx of illegal immigrants swimming across the Rio Grande (well, the Rio Grande isn’t too “grande” anymore. so it’s more like they wade, or hop).

To shed more light on the problem, Raj went down to Brownsville, TX, and demonstrated how easy it is to hang around the border without anyone noticing. Watch this clip from a recent appearance on the Bill O’Reilly Show to see the Circus he brought in.

A father who pulled a gun on a Pee-Wee football coach was arrested yesterday in the Northeast, police said.

The two had been arguing over the father wanting more playing time for his child, when the father, Wayne Derkotch, 40, produced a firearm, police said.

The incident took place about 10:30 a.m. in the 7300 block of Central Avenue.

Derkotch was charged with aggravated assault.

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Donovan McNabb does not have fond memories of his last two outings against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

McNabb tries to end his struggles against the Buccaneers when he leads the Philadelphia Eagles into Raymond James Stadium on Sunday.

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Although he battled leg cramps for much of the game, Boston College's DeJuan Tribble was ready when it counted.

Tribble's 36-yard interception return for a touchdown capped a 21-point second quarter Saturday and the 22nd-ranked Eagles held off Florida State 24-19.

"I knew they were going to try to get to their big target, Greg Carr," said Tribble, who picked off Florida State's Drew Weatherford to give his team a 21-10 halftime lead. "It was sweet."

Brady Quinn and Jeff Samardzija added another chapter to Notre Dame's storied history.

This great finish did more than just contribute another memory to the lore of the Golden Domers, however. It also kept alive the Bowl Championship Series hopes of the 10th-ranked Fighting Irish.

Quinn, under pressure all day by a relentless UCLA defense, completed three straight passes in the final 62 seconds, capped by a 45-yard TD pass to Samardzija, to lead the Irish to a 20-17 come-from-behind victory over the Bruins on Saturday.

Cornerback Tony Davis scored on a 6-yard fumble return, Anthony Scirrotto had two interceptions and returned an onside kick for a touchdown and Penn State overcame Illinois' ground game to defeat the Illini 26-12 Saturday.

When Hector Maldonado shot and killed a man in a Port Richmond diner this summer, police said, he flashed a smile as he walked away from his bloodied victim.

But Maldonado couldn't manage even a smirk early Thursday morning, when he was captured in a North Philly apartment by a gaggle of cops and U.S. marshals.

Maldonado, 20, a convicted felon with a record of aggravated assaults, was wanted in the murder of Cesar Reyes, 32, a father of four and a local entrepreneur, inside the Aramingo Diner on July 30.

A controversial security plan that called for construction of a permanent six-foot-high wrought-iron fence through Independence Square has been largely scuttled by the National Park Service and Independence National Historical Park.

At a news conference yesterday at Independence Visitor Center, new Park Service director Mary A. Bomar said the fence would give way to "less intrusive" security measures.

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