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FBI Special Agent in Charge Boston Division Joseph Bonavolonta, (left), and U.S. Attorney for District of Massachusetts Andrew Lelling, (right), face reporters as they announce indictments in a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal during a news conference, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in Boston. (Steven Senne/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Celebs, coaches charged in college bribery scheme

Federal authorities called it the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department, with parents paying an estimated $25 million in bribes.

7 years ago

The Clinton County volleyball team from Mill Hall and Lockhaven, Pennsylvania, is representing the U.S.A. at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi. (Marco Catini Photography/Special Olympics USA)
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Central Pa. volleyball team off to Abu Dhabi for Special Olympics World Games debut

The team has been Pennsylvania champion in its skill level for eight straight years, but this is its first chance at the Special Olympics World Games.

7 years ago

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United States' Tobin Heath, (second from right), is congratulated on her goal by Mallory Pugh (11), Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan (13) during the first half of a SheBelieves Cup soccer match against Brazil Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. (Mike Carlson/AP Photo)
Money

Women’s national soccer team players sue for equal pay

The players are seeking equal pay and treatment, in addition to damages including back pay. The complaint was filed on International Women's Day.

7 years ago

Bryce Harper stands with the Philadelphia Phillies mascot Phanatic before being introduced as a Phillies player during a news conference at the team's spring training baseball facility, Saturday, March 2, 2019, in Clearwater, Fla. Harper and the Phillies agreed to a $330 million, 13-year contract, the largest deal in baseball history. (Lynne Sladky/AP Photo)
Community

Harper wants ‘to be on Broad Street’ for World Series parade

Philadelphia gave Harper a 13-year contract, the largest deal in baseball history at $330 million. His arrival has fans scurrying to the box office.

7 years ago

Bryce Harper has been signed to the Philadelphia Phillies. In this file photo, Harper warms up in the batters box during a baseball game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Money

Multimillion-dollar deals become more common in squeezeplay era of economic superstars

Bryce Harper’s record-setting $330 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies took lots of people by surprise. But a now deceased former professor appears to have called it.

7 years ago

East Germantown native Darnell “Speedy” Artis will make his hometown debut this weekend with the Harlem Globetrotters (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Exhibition games in Philly extra special for Globetrotter guard

Darnell “Speedy” Artis has played with the Harlem Globetrotters for three years, but he never competed in his hometown of Philadelphia. That changes this weekend.

7 years ago

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Washington Nationals Bryce Harper, looks at the baseball field from their dug out before the start of the Nationals last home game of the season against the Miami Marlins in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Community

Bryce Harper, Phillies have agreed to $330 million contract

Person familiar with negotiations tells AP Bryce Harper, Phillies have agreed to $330 million contract, pending physical.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek reacts as he speaks in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art after a Super Bowl victory parade for the Philadelphia Eagles football team, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Philadelphia. The Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl 52. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Education

State: School’s ‘football flu’ policy can be challenged

A southern New Jersey school employee has won a round in a dispute over using a sick day during last year's Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory parade.

7 years ago

Lurline Jones, girls basketball coach, in her Mt Airy home, on February 13, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Northwest Philly grandma, hidden civil rights hero still coaching and fighting

Lurline Jones is a legendary coach and local civil rights trailblazer. But why is the 75-year-old still coaching in the last place you’d expect?

7 years ago

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Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles speaks with members of the media during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Eagles agree to let Foles seek starting job in free agency

Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman says the team will not use its franchise tag on quarterback Nick Foles and instead will let him become a free agent.

7 years ago

Paris Olympics organizers want breakdancing to be part of the 2024 Olympics. The sport was part of the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires last fall, when Russian b-boy Bumblebee (left) defeated Japan's b-boy Shigekix in the gold-medal battle. (Eitan Abramovich /AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Olympic breakdancing? Paris 2024 organizers say, ‘oui, garçon!’

The world's best breakdancers could compete for Olympic gold at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris if organizers succeed in getting the dance style recognized as an Olympic sport.

7 years ago

Workers continue preparations ahead of the NHL Winter Classic hockey game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers, in Philadelphia, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Innovations allow NHL to stage outdoor games almost anywhere

When the Flyers host the Penguins on Saturday night, it will be the 27th NHL outdoor game since 2003.

7 years ago

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being charged with soliciting prostitution. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Florida police: Robert Kraft, owner of Patriots, to face solicitation charges

Jupiter Police Chief Daniel Kerr announced the charges on Friday as part of a sting on a local spa.

7 years ago

In this Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015 file photograph, jockey Victor Espinoza, (right), on Triple Crown winner American Pharoah(4), looks back at jockey Kent Desormeaux on Keen Ice (6) after American Pharoah won the Haskell Invitational horse race at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo, File)
Money

N.J. will spend up to $100 million to keep state’s horse racing industry on track

In each of the next four years, state officials will be able to award as much as $20 million to race track operators — but they could give less.

7 years ago

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7), shown here in 2016, has reached an agreement with the NFL over his allegations of collusion by teams. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
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Money

Colin Kaepernick reaches deal with the NFL to settle collusion allegations

The league has also reached a deal with Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid over similar collusion allegations.

7 years ago

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