The Eagles continued the trend of bringing back their own free agents with Thursday’s announcement that they signed defensive end Derek Barnett to a two-year contract. Barnett’s return was a bit of a surprise after the Eagles inked edge rusher Haason R…
‘Time to level up’: Inside DeVonta Smith’s 5 a.m. workouts and how he embraces a future with Eagles
TAMPA, Fla. — DeVonta Smith is out of breath. He’s sprawled on the ground with his back lying flat against the all-black turf and his head facing directly toward the bright spotlights affixed across the ceiling. Sweat stains are scattered all over his …
A star is born: How James Harden morphed from ‘nothing special’ to a generational talent
LOS ANGELES — When James Harden walked into the Artesia High School gym the summer of 2003, then-coach Scott Pera said the freshman-to-be was “nothing special.” “I don’t know that he stood out above anybody else,” Pera recently told The Inquirer. “Rath…
Nick Castellanos hopes to experience with Phillies what has been missing in his career: Winning
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Nick Castellanos, after meeting the media for the first time as a Philadelphia Phillie, walked away from the podium on Wednesday afternoon and locked eyes with Karie Dombrowski, wife of president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowsk…
Pennsylvania marijuana regulator decries stubbornly high retail prices for medical cannabis
The average wholesale price for a gram of medical cannabis leaf in Pennsylvania has fallen 36% since the beginning of 2020. But the average retail price that patients pay is down only 14% over the same period, a state official said Tuesday. That discre…
Woman, 21, charged in crash that killed two Pennsylvania state troopers and a civilian on I-95
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania State Troopers on Tuesday announced the arrest of the 21-year-old driver who authorities say fatally struck and killed two state troopers and a civilian on I-95 early Monday. State police have charged Jayana Tanae Webb, of E…
MacKenzie Scott gives Philly nonprofit $20 million to help needy get government benefits
PHILADELPHIA — Benefits Data Trust, a Philadelphia nonprofit that helps people overcome barriers to government benefits for food, housing and health care, received a $20 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the o…
Will Bunch: America has a New York Times-doesn’t-get-the-First Amendment problem
It may be the most classic bit during the nine-season run of the iconic TV sitcom “Seinfeld”: The time that Jerry shows up at the airport car rental place with his reservation, only to be told there aren’t any cars. Like every other annoying aspect of …
2 Pennsylvania state troopers and civilian killed in possible DUI crash
PHILADELPHIA — Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and a civilian were killed in a car crash on I-95 early Monday, in what law enforcement officials described as a possible DUI incident. Colleagues and friends remembered the fallen officers as devot…
Mike Sielski: Eric Dixon made sure he and Villanova headed to the Sweet 16 on a high note
PITTSBURGH — Eric Dixon did not play the final 90 seconds of Villanova’s 71-61 victory over Ohio State on Sunday, the victory that sent the Wildcats to their fourth Sweet 16 in the last six NCAA Tournaments. It was an exit George Costanza could appreci…