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Sports

Drivers shift their weight and pull back on their harnesses during an afternoon race at Harrah's Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack in Chester, Pennsylvania. July 2014
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Harrah's Philadelphia sued over track conditions after crash paralyzes harness driver

Anthony Coletta was left paralyzed and brain damaged after he was thrown from his sulky and trampled by a horse in a crash his attorney blamed on poor track conditions.

9 years ago

Listen 1:06
Defending champions, the Rose City Rollers of Portland, Oregon, skate before the final championship game against the Victorian Roller Derby League from Melbourne, Australia
View Finders
Arts & Entertainment

Philly hosts women’s roller derby championships

The three-day event at the Liacouras Center featured hard fought bouts to take home the top prize.

9 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Mills (31) runs the ball in for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, in Philadelphia,.
Money

Despite Eagles’ league-leading surge, no touchdown for Philly economy

At 7-1, the team has the best record in the NFL thanks to its best start in more than a decade. What does this mean for the city’s economy? Experts say nothing.

9 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Chris Long (56)
Education

Eagles' Chris Long gives up millions to help kids find better education

When the Eagles take the field against Washington tonight, defensive lineman Chris Long will be playing for free and for the rest of the season.

9 years ago

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A squad of Eagles fans! GO BIRDS!! E-A-G-L-E-S-EAGLES!
Lifestyle

Eagles fans are perfecting the art of the 'takeover'

If you are an Eagles fan, it may be no surprise to you that there has been Midnight Green scattered all throughout the stands of opposing team’s stadiums this year.

9 years ago

Young woman, surrounded by other girls, onlookers
Community

World champion gymnast returns home to Delaware

Morgan Hurd returned to a hero's welcome at her Newark gym Wednesday after her surprising gold medal winning performance in the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.

9 years ago

A sign on Albright College's campus
Community

Backup quarterback cut by Albright College for kneeling during anthem

A backup quarterback for Division III Albright College in Pennsylvania has been cut for kneeling during the national anthem.

9 years ago

7 feet 2 inch- basketball star, Joel Embiid, number 21, in Sixers uniform, arms spread wide, looking up
Community

Joel Embiid jogs, Philly tweets, and the Sixers surge back to life

Lower Merion native Evan Bowen-Gaddy happened to record Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid jogging through Center City. For him, it was like spotting Big Foot.

9 years ago

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Smyrna High fans and cheerleaders gush with enthusiasm as the two-time defending state champion Eagles get ready to play their first home  game in 2017.  (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
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Education

Rise of a Delaware town — unified by its high school football team

Population growth in ever-growing Smyrna fuels a school district's growth and a football titan that has galvanized this Delaware town.

9 years ago

A little girl plays basketball in the gym during an afterschool program at Olney Rec Center
Community

Goal of youth sports task force: Offer ‘good wholesome activities’ for all Philly kids

Philadelphia is developing a plan to ensure youth sports reach every neighborhood in the city by empowering a task force to help make it a reality.

9 years ago

In this Jan. 14, 2015, file photo, odds are displayed on a screen at a sports book owned and operated by CG Technology in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

Delaware could face steep competition if Supreme Court allows broader sports betting

Delaware's time as the only state to offer sports betting could be winding down.

9 years ago

Kevin Peter, of West Mt. Airy, takes a knee in protest during the National Anthem at the start of the WXPN 5K, on Sunday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Philly runner tries to show athletic protest can be more than just an NFL phenomenon

Amid the national debate over NFL players taking a knee or raising a fist to protest racial injustice, Peter wanted to show it's not just a pro-football phenomenon.

9 years ago

Listen 0:00
In formation and against a blue sky, members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly overhead while Eagles players look on, hands on their hearts, during the national anthem
Lifestyle

On ‘Radio Times’: ‘Paid patriotism’ partly explains military reverence at sporting events

After comments by President Trump calling athletes “sons of bitches” for kneeling during the national anthem a debate has erupted across the country about patriotism.

9 years ago

Listen 0:00
Baltimore Ravens players kneel down during the playing of the U.S. national anthem before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday Sept. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Trump’s feud with activist athletes

Guests: Jesse Washington, Rich Lowry, Richard Allen Smith This Sunday, millions of Americans will be tuning in to ...

Air Date: September 29, 2017

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Detroit Lions players take a knee during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Detroit.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Take a knee to protest Trump’s tinpot patriotism

Spewing anew without a clue, Trump presumed this weekend to tell us what is patriotism and what is not. Rest assured, the Founding Fathers shook their heads and took a knee.

9 years ago

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