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Eric Dixon plays big as Villanova advances by beating Ohio State, 71-61, in NCAA Tournament

PITTSBURGH – Nope, wasn’t going to be easy, getting past Ohio State. Looked all kinds of hard-earned easy for awhile inside PPG Paints Arena, Villanova building a lead to double-digits, then up to 15 points. A glide path into the Sweet 16?

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 20, 2022

Villanova wears out Delaware and takes NCAA first-rounder, 80-60

PITTSBURGH — Villanova point guard Colin Gillespie took the full-impact charge from his Delaware counterpart, Jameer Nelson Jr., and skidded backwards, right off the court. Gillespie glanced up … the scoreboard inside PPG Paints Arena replayed his skid larger than life.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 18, 2022

CTA union leader demands return of CTA conductors, re-establishing disbanded CTA police unit, to combat crime surge

Eric Dixon, president of the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union Local 308, argued that crime on the CTA would remain “out of control” until conductors return — at least on subway trains.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2022