I am leaving for Ukraine this week — as more than 100,000 Russian troops surround the country — to write about why its future matters to Americans. And to learn how Ukrainians feel about being treated as if it were 1945. In February 1945, Franklin Dela…
U.S. men’s soccer team loses at Canada, 2-0, in World Cup qualifying
For most of the 25 years since the last time Canada’s men’s soccer team hosted the United States in World Cup qualifying, fans north of the border dreamed of what they saw Sunday. Sure, the Canucks had already ended a 39-year losing streak to their bra…
Sixers rally, then survive to beat Kings, 103-101
PHILADELPHIA — The Sixers gathered for one final timeout, because nothing would come easy on this night. Joel Embiid had overcome a slow start to notch a 36-point night. His team had flipped a 17-point hole into a 10-point advantage with less than thre…
Flyers snap 13-game skid with 4-3 overtime victory against Kings
PHILADELPHIA — After a 13-game losing streak to start 2022 turned the Flyers’ Happy New Year to a dry January, the last game of the month offered a welcome respite for the struggling club. The Flyers snapped their skid on Saturday afternoon at the Well…
What can we learn from omicron? Public health leaders offer 7 steps to take before the next surge
PHILADELPHIA — The omicron surge is on its decline, as new cases are plummeting as fast as they climbed, providing hope for relief from the record-breaking wave of infection. As the country begins to relax, the question is: What’s next? In the last two…
Sixers fan who called Carmelo Anthony ‘boy’ banned from future 76ers games and Wells Fargo Center events
PHILADELPHIA — Mike Murphy, who had been a 76ers season-ticket holder, called into the Angelo Cataldi and the Morning Team show on 94 WIP Friday morning after being ejected from the Sixers’ Thursday night game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Murphy’s f…
Sixers’ Joel Embiid explains why he paid $2,000 fine for New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid’s compassionate side was on display after the 76ers center and New Orleans point guard Jose Alvarado got into a confrontation that led to both players receiving technical fouls in Tuesday’s contest. With a technical foul come…
Mike Sielski: Sultan Shabazz thought he’d be Kobe at Lower Merion before Kobe. This is his wild and uplifting story.
PHILADELPHIA — In the bowels of the Wells Fargo Center, a man wearing a black jacket and carrying a mysterious past cupped Kobe Bryant’s right hand in his, pulled him close, and hugged him warmly. It was late on the night of Dec. 1, 2015, a couple of h…
Comcast’s broadband growth slowed down during the fourth quarter but tourists flocked to theme parks
Comcast signed up far fewer internet customers during the fourth quarter last year than in 2020, but continued to see theme parks and film studios rebound after they were pummeled by the pandemic. The cable and media giant’s fourth-quarter profits fell…
965 games, 13 seasons, 9 missing teeth: Inside the Flyers’ Keith Yandle’s path to the NHL’s iron-man record
PHILADELPHIA — For 16 years, Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle has never wavered from his pregame routine. Whether he’s unwrapping a new pair of socks at his stall before each game — when he played for the Phoenix (now Arizona) Coyotes, he had to stretch …