Global soccer’s governing body FIFA brought down its biggest hammer of all on Monday, banning Russia from its competitions “until further notice” over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The ban is expected to knock Russia’s men’s national team out of n…
In the absence of information about a jail beating death, a family will sue Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — It’s been nearly a year since Christopher Hinkle was beaten to death inside a Philadelphia jail cell, but his family says it knows little more about his last moments than it did when first told of his death. “I don’t know anything,” said…
With the deadline approaching, Flyers forward Derick Brassard could be a potential candidate for a trade
With the March 21 trade deadline approaching, all eyes are on captain Claude Giroux, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason and could waive his no-movement clause to facilitate a transaction to a Stanley Cup contender. Giroux …
Harden’s triple-double, Embiid’s inside work power the 76ers over the Knicks, 125-109
NEW YORK — Two games against so-so, at-best teams are far from a defining body of work. However, James Harden’s effect on the 76ers is undeniable. The point guard recorded a triple-double to lead the Sixers to a 125-109 victory over the New York Knicks…
MLB rejects players’ latest proposal, all but guaranteeing the season won’t start on time
Never mind whether Major League Baseball and the Players Association will come together on a collective bargaining agreement in time to avoid the cancellation of regular-season games. For a few hours Saturday night, it seemed talks may break off entire…
Marcus Hayes: The Jerks: Ben Simmons, Aaron Rodgers, Phil Mickelson, Novak Djokovic race to the bottom
PHILADELPHIA — We find ourselves in an unprecedented vortex of athletes acting as irredeemable idiots. These fellas aren’t exactly evil; just selfish, self-centered, and generally more odious than their peers, and acting in ways that are unprecedented …
James Harden debuts with 27 points, 12 assists in Sixers’ 133-102 rout of Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS — James Harden took Anthony Edwards off the dribble and got to the basket, floating the ball high into the air before it bounced into the rim for the and-one. And with that, the 76ers’ much-anticipated Harden era was underway. Their marquee…
Who has the better step-back move? James Harden? Joel Embiid? The Sixers center weighs in.
MINNEAPOLIS — Joel Embiid corrected a media member who stated at Friday’s shootaround that James Harden taught him the step-back jumper. “I was already doing that step back since last year,” Embiid said. “So I already had that, but I just wanted to use…
Too many lockdowns to count: Gun violence has touched everything at one Philly school
PHILADELPHIA — The voice came, loud and insistent, over the loudspeaker: “There’s a lockdown, there’s a lockdown.” Christian Kelly, a 12th grader sitting in his classroom, felt his heart race. On this sunny Thursday afternoon, gunfire had erupted acros…
Malcolm Kenyatta is tired of being told a Black gay man from North Philly can’t win Pa.
PHILADELPHIA — Malcolm Kenyatta asks a version of the same question in almost every campaign speech: “Do you want someone who says, ‘Vote for me because you have no choice’? Or, ‘Vote for me because I understand your life’?” It’s an implicit nod to vot…