Andrew Greth

La Salle University was introduced to Ciarlo Liples by Team IMPACT, an organization that pairs children with disabilities with sports teams. Ciarlo has since become an inspirational part of the program and has traveled with the Explorers wherever they go. Ciarlo was born with spina bifida and is paralyzed below his hips, but nothing can keep him from the game he loves. "Whenever someone asks me, 'What's my happy place?' I say any basketball court," Ciarlo said.

While La Salle women's basketball is in the middle of a rough season, a recent postgame speech from a WNBA star has helped the team grow. "I don't remember actually if I told them or not, but I knew they were coming," La Salle women's basketball head coach Mountain MacGillivray said. "Within one second of the game starting, I spotted her, and I freaked out," La Salle guard Sania Jenkins said. When La Salle hosted Rider earlier this season, WNBA star Kahleah Copper was on hand. "North Philly's own.

We're always interested in the person behind the costume — Bruce Wayne, Peter Parker, Tony Stark. At St. Joseph's University is a mascot with the strength to flap its wings continuously for hours, in front of friends and foes alike. Here's all that goes into being the St. Joe's Hawk. "To become the Hawk, you first have to fill out the application, and then from there you also have to film a video showing off your 'flap-titude,'" said Michael Sorochen, the current man behind the mask.