The Eagles agreed to sign former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Zach Pascal to a one-year deal Monday. Pascal, 27, will be reunited with Eagles coach Nick Sirianni, who was Pascal’s offensive coordinator in Indy for three seasons. The 6-foot-2, 214-p…
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 morning in what law enforcement officials described as a possible DUI incident. Around 12:45 a.m., troopers responded to calls about a …
Zack Wheeler’s status is the biggest story in a Phillies camp headlined by Kyle Schwarber, Nick Castellanos
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Kyle Schwarber got into town Sunday, chose No. 12, and took a few hacks in a batting cage hidden from public view. Nick Castellanos will be here by the middle of the week. There will be news conferences and photo ops with jerseys and…
Meet the civilian divers who cracked the case of a Pa. man who’d been missing for two decades
PHILADELPHIA — It all started with trash. In 2019, a group of YouTube users who had an affinity for diving started a collective of sorts that focused on cleaning up garbage and retrieving lost personal items from the bottom of lakes and rivers, includi…
Kyle Gibson sees progress as he tries to control his newest pitch – a cutter
NORTH PORT, Fla. — When Kyle Gibson was asked if he’d like to make a road start versus the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon, his answer was an immediate “yes.” The Phillies right-handed starter had spent his entire offseason trying to throw his cutte…
Kevin Hayes, Joel Farabee lift the Flyers past the New York Islanders, 2-1
PHILADELPHIA — Before longtime Flyers captain Claude Giroux departed via trade to the Florida Panthers, he told 22-year-old winger Joel Farabee that he would break all of his records one day. Those were strong words from Giroux, who is second all-time …
Phillies and Nick Castellanos agree to $100 million deal, as John Middleton clears the luxury-tax threshold
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Move over, Steve Cohen. There’s another big spender in the National League East. John Middleton, frontman for the Phillies’ ownership group, bellied up to the billionaires’ bar here late Friday night and plunked down a cool $100 mill…
Villanova wears out Delaware and takes NCAA first-rounder, 80-60
PITTSBURGH — Villanova point guard Colin Gillespie took the full-impact charge from his Delaware counterpart, Jameer Nelson Jr., and skidded backwards, right off the court. Gillespie glanced up … the scoreboard inside PPG Paints Arena replayed his skid…
A Democratic dark money group is spending over $1 million to boost Josh Shapiro as he runs for Pennsylvania governor
PHILADELPHIA — The TV ad is effusive in its praise of Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. “Standing up to the goliaths” and “bullies” to “keep health care costs down,” it says of his record. And he’s “just getting started,” the ad proclaims. Le…
Progressives have scored big in Philly politics. Here comes the establishment pushback
PHILADELPHIA — Progressive candidates have racked up victories in recent Philadelphia elections, rankling the Democratic establishment and many in the city’s business community. Here comes the pushback. At least five groups are contemplating major fina…