Cindy Parlow Cone won reelection as U.S. Soccer Federation’s presidency on Saturday at the governing body’s annual general meeting in Atlanta, holding off a spirited and controversial challenge from her predecessor Carlos Cordeiro. Needing a simple maj…
Pennsylvania pension fund votes to dump investments it owns in ‘barbaric’ Russia
PHILADELPHIA — Trustees of Pennsylvania’s largest state-funded pension fund, PSERS, voted unanimously to “take all necessary action” to dump up to $300 million it has invested in Russia and Belarus to protest Russia’s invasion, from bases in both count…
Will Bunch: Here’s the message that wins the midterms for Democrats, if they’re not afraid
It hasn’t aired yet, but I want to share with you the political ad that could win the 2022 midterm elections for the Democrats — even with all the doom and gloom about President Joe Biden’s approval rating and all the historical trends that favor the G…
Philadelphia police fatally shot a 12-year-old in the back after their car was hit by bullet, officials say
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police officers fatally shot a 12-year-old boy in the back Tuesday night in South Philadelphia after a bullet was fired into their vehicle, officials said Wednesday. The boy, identified as Thomas Siderio, was taken to Penn P…
Mike Jensen: Veterans put Villanova in position for a tournament run
PHILADELPHIA — If I could put stock in the future professional earning potential of any current Villanova player, I might choose Jordan Longino. The freshman guard is destined to make money from the game. He’s also an example of how Jay Wright is worki…
Eagles’ Howie Roseman and Nick Sirianni reaffirm their confidence in quarterback Jalen Hurts
INDIANAPOLIS — Similar to what he expressed at the conclusion of the season, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman publicly doubled down on his confidence in quarterback Jalen Hurts during his news conference Wednesday afternoon at the NFL scouting comb…
Could Bryce Harper and other players really sign to play overseas if MLB’s lockout drags into the season?
Now batting for the Yomiuri Giants … Bryce Harper? As negotiators from Major League Baseball and the Players Association were getting warmed up Monday for a 16-hour marathon bargaining session that didn’t end until 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, and amid the lea…
‘I’m just out there winging it’: Inside James Harden’s first weekend with the Sixers
NEW YORK — Less than two hours before the 76ers’ Friday night tipoff against the Timberwolves in Minneapolis, assistant coach Dan Burke dipped a cup into a basket of popcorn sitting on a table outside the Target Center visitor’s locker room. The snack …
The making of an icon: How Chase Utley became ‘The Man’ for the Phillies
Chase Utley had been a major-league ballplayer for just six days when he sat in the manager’s office at Veterans Stadium. He was not yet “The Man,” the iconic player who captured the spirit of the city as well as almost anyone else. No, he was just a p…
Trudy Rubin: Why is Belarus helping Russia invade Ukraine? An explainer on the latest in the conflict
On Monday, Russian and Ukrainian delegations met for talks on Ukraine’s border with Belarus — one sign of how Vladimir Putin has swallowed the country of Belarus while the world was watching the war in Ukraine. Belarusian troops may now supplement Russ…