Sports
AP Sources: Eagles plan to hire Colts OC Nick Sirianni
According to two people familiar with the decision, the Philadelphia Eagles are nearing a deal to hire Nick Sirianni to be their head coach.
3 years ago
Philly native Jazmine Sullivan to sing national anthem at Super Bowl
Sullivan rose to the top of the R&B charts in 2008 with her debut album. She’s earned 12 Grammy noms and written songs for Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Monica.
3 years ago
Flyers to honor frontline families with VIP treatment at every home game
The Flyers will host essential workers — including health care workers and first responders — as their guests of honor every time they play at the Wells Fargo Center.
3 years ago
Doug Pederson out as Eagles’ head coach
Owner Jeff Lurie fired Pederson Monday in the wake of a miserable 4-11-1 season.
3 years ago
PGA cancels plans to hold 2022 championship at Trump’s New Jersey golf course
PGA of America said the decision to cancel plans to hold the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump Bedminster in New Jersey stems from a desire to protect the organization's brand.
3 years ago
Tommy Lasorda, baseball legend and Norristown native, dies at 93
Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved.
3 years ago
This week: the latest on COVID in New Jersey, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, and a roundup of Philly sports.
Air Date: December 28, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:28Philly health department clears Gritty for Flyers games, NHL relents
The mascot petitioned the league to be deemed “essential” — and appears to have won.
3 years ago
Booker, Democratic lawmakers introduce NCAA reform bill
If passed, it could wreak havoc on the NCAA's ability to govern intercollegiate athletics and the association's model for amateurism.
3 years ago
MLB recognizes Negro Leagues as ‘Major League’ — correcting a ‘longtime oversight’
"All of us who love baseball have long known that the Negro Leagues produced many of our game's finest players, innovations and triumphs against the backdrop of injustice."
3 years ago
In first NFL start, Jalen Hurts helps Eagles beat Saints 24-21
Hurts ran for 106 yards and threw for 167 and one touchdown, Miles Sanders had 115 yards rushing and a pair of scores and Philadelphia beat the New Orleans Saints 24-21.
3 years ago
Wilmington to Washington connection increases with new minor league baseball alignment
Riding Joe Biden’s coattails to D.C., Delaware’s only minor league baseball team, the Wilmington Blue Rocks, has a new parent club: the Washington Nationals.
3 years ago
Eagles give out $460k in social justice grants to Philly nonprofits
In the program’s third year, there were more applications than ever before.
3 years ago
Jalen Hurts, Eagles’ new starting quarterback, is the team’s coolest player
The rookie will make this hellacious season much more bearable.
3 years ago
Eagles starting Jalen Hurts vs. Saints; Carson Wentz to bench
This is a move that seemed obvious but could also end up having major ramifications for the future of the Eagles and Carson Wentz.
3 years ago