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Friday night lights are back on tap in Delaware this fall. (Howard High School of Technology)
Community

Friday Night Lights and other school sports back on this fall in Delaware

The athletic governing board voted unanimously a month ago to postpone fall sports. Parents protested, the governor issued new rules, and the board relented.

6 years ago

Durst plan for Penn's Landing
Urban Planning

76ers rejected: N.Y. developer Durst selected for Penn’s Landing site

The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation said it chose the Durst plan because of its compatibility with the master plan for the public waterfront.

6 years ago

Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick will appear in the latest update of the Madden NFL 21 franchise. Kaepernick is seen above ahead of a workout for NFL football scouts and media in Riverdale, Ga. in 2019. (Todd Kirkland/AP)
NPR
Community

The return of Colin Kaepernick — to the Madden franchise

Kaepernick has not appeared on the video game since he last played in the NFL during the 2016 season when he was a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

6 years ago

The Briarwood Christian Lions and Spain Park Jaguars faced off in Hoover, Ala. on August 28. It was their second game of the season being played during the coronavirus pandemic.
(Russell Lewis/NPR)
NPR
Health

High school football: Beloved fall tradition or unnecessary coronavirus risk?

High school football is happening in more than 30 states this fall. And so is a debate over whether it's right, or reckless, to let teenagers play a game considered high risk.

6 years ago

The owners of the Wilmington sports complex where the 76ers minor league team plays was fined for violations during youth basketball league play and a college football scouting combine.  (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Seeking wider reopening, Delaware fines, shuts down COVID-19 violators

Public health officials doubled the number of compliance checks in August. A sports complex got a $5,000 fine. One pub was shut down on the spot.

6 years ago

Rendering of Hoffman's proposed development at Penn's Landing (Proposal screenshot)
Money
Billy Penn

DC developer proposes apartment towers, concert hall, water taxis for Penn’s Landing site eyed by Sixers

The winning bid for the coveted Delaware Riverfront parcel is expected to be revealed by the end of the month.

6 years ago

People are silhouetted as they walk on Penn's Landing in view of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Black groups endorse 76ers bid to build stadium along Delaware River waterfront

One Black leader said those organizations must pressure the Sixers to keep their commitments to ensure they’re not just hype if the project moves forward.

6 years ago

Sixers arena rendering
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Would a Sixers arena work on the Philly waterfront? Here’s how other cities fared

Downtown sports stadiums are on the rise across the U.S.

6 years ago

High school football players in Delaware
Community

Del. coronavirus recovery: Sports tournaments restricted based on risk of COVID spread

School sports are already postponed for the fall, but Delaware is now classifying sports as high, medium and low risk, with specific rules for each classification.

6 years ago

The Wells Fargo Center
Community

Comcast offers Wells Fargo Center as polling place for November election

The Wells Fargo Center, home to both the Flyers and 76ers, will be available to the city for election activities as it deems appropriate.

6 years ago

Football and other fall scholastic sports are canceled for now in Delaware. (Smyrna High School)
Community

Protesters seek restoration of high school sports in Delaware

The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association voted 15-0 to postpone fall sports until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles defenders warm up during NFL training camp
Community

NFL teams huddling up to devise plans for social change

Many NFL teams are weighing how to tackle racial justice issues in the days since Jacob Blake, 29, was left with paralysis after being shot in the back by a police officer.

6 years ago

FILE - This is an April 18, 1948, portrait of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson. The first statue in Dodger Stadium history belongs to Jackie Robinson. The team will unveil his likeness during Jackie Robinson Day festivities on Saturday, April 15, 2017, with his wife and extended family in attendance on the 70th anniversary of him breaking baseball's color barrier (AP Photo/File)
Community

MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day, calls for justice continue

Major League Baseball observed a Jackie Robinson Day like no other Friday, with teams celebrating a man who broke the sport's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

6 years ago

Penn's Landing at Chestnut Street
PlanPhilly
Community

Sixers’ $4B arena bid vows 35k jobs; Black and brown inclusion — goals similar projects failed to meet

A bid to relocate the 76ers to Penn’s Landing has divided Philly, with advocates seeing growth opportunities and critics wary of lost tax revenue.

6 years ago

A general view outside of The Field House before Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP)
Community

NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments

Team owners who also control their arena property will work with officials to turn the building into a voting location for the 2020 general election.

6 years ago

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