PHILADELPHIA — Malcolm Jenkins is walking away from football. The former Eagles safety and two-time Super Bowl champion announced his retirement Wednesday, ending a 13-year career in which he spent six seasons with the Eagles and seven with the New Orl…
Judge removes five Pa. school board members in response to masking opponents’ petition
PHILADELPHIA — A Chester County, Pennsylvania, judge has ordered the removal of five of the nine West Chester school board members, granting a petition from residents opposed to masking requirements. In an order Tuesday, Judge William Mahon said the fi…
The Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals were once the best soccer team in America. Now, they’re working to save war victims
PHILADELPHIA — Back in their heyday in the 1960s, when there was no better soccer team in America, when their dominance on the field was a Philly-sized thumb in the eyes of Soviet oppressors, the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals were known to many of …
Bryson Stott or Alec Bohm? Tough decision might be looming for Phillies
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The optics were hard to miss. For six innings here Monday, Alec Bohm played third base — and rather well, it must be noted. To his left, Bryson Stott was back at his natural shortstop, leaping to catch line drives and picking up thre…
YouTube yanks video of Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial forum, citing misinformation policy
PHILADELPHIA — The first question posed to Republicans running for governor in Pennsylvania during a forum last week: How would they “restore election integrity”? YouTube apparently didn’t like some of the answers. The social media video platform on Su…
Suns pull away late to beat Sixers, 114-104
PHOENIX – As Chris Paul brought the ball up the court with about three minutes to play, a fan about two-thirds of the way up Section 105 of the Footprint Center hollered, “Ball game!” He was right. Paul drained one of his vintage pull-up jumpers, which…
Flyers fall 5-4 to Predators in final minutes
NASHVILLE — After keeping up with the Nashville Predators through the majority of the game, the Flyers once again wasted an early lead and failed to close out a game in the 5-4 loss Sunday. While they had a fraction of the offense in terms of both offe…
A civil suit reveals new details in the case of a Philly woman whose death by 20 stab wounds was ruled suicide
PHILADELPHIA — A nor’easter was blanketing Philadelphia with snow when Samuel Goldberg’s call came in to the city’s 911 center at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2011. “Help! I need an ambulance now. I just walked into my apartment. My fiancée is on the floor wi…
Cale Makar and Avalanche defeat Flyers, 6-3, while racking up 51 shots on goal
DENVER — After a decisive win against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, the Flyers plummeted from their Mile High high against the Colorado Avalanche the following night at Ball Arena. The league’s top-ranked Avalanche controlled the pace of play for th…
A Pa. cheerleading mom was found guilty of harassing her daughter’s rivals
PHILADELPHIA — A Chalfont woman was convicted Friday of sending repeated, harassing text messages to the parents of her daughter’s rivals on a cheerleading squad. Raffaela Spone, 51, was found guilty by a Bucks County jury after about an hour and a hal…