Having a beer with Dick Allen, the late, great Phillies slugger who belongs in the Hall of Fame
Despite everything he went through in Philadelphia, he still showed love for the fans.
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The five-year saga of Carson Wentz and the Eagles (as told in Carson Wentz GIFs)
There was a brief period of exhilarating hopefulness — followed by lots of drama.
Watch the Four Seasons Total Landscaping Super Bowl commercial
Thanks to a Fiverr ad, the Northeast Philly small biz had another moment on the global stage.
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‘America’s best restaurant’ made 60 feet of sandwiches for the Super Bowl, because Philly
Kalaya’s giant pork belly banh mi special sold out ~super~ fast.
After recent improvements, diversity on Eagles’ coaching staff takes a dip
Duce Staley was one of six Black coaches last year, but he left after being passed over for the top job.
RIP John Chaney, the former Temple coach who embodied Philly spirit
"He was a gentleman. He was funny. He was human. He was just like us."
Temple Made in the Big Game: 8 former Philly coaches are headed to the Super Bowl
Bruce Arians leads a staff full of Owls as he and the Buccaneers gun for the Lombardi Trophy.
All hail Joel Embiid, the perfect Philadelphia sports hero
It’s a beautiful time to be a Sixers fan.
Temple alum’s martial arts program aims to pull kids away from gun violence
“You never see a Black man or Black kids do jiu jitsu,” said Jeff Whittingham, who is trying to change that.
Philly health department clears Gritty for Flyers games, NHL relents
The mascot petitioned the league to be deemed “essential" — and appears to have won.
Eagles give out $460k in social justice grants to Philly nonprofits
In the program's third year, there were more applications than ever before.
Jalen Hurts, Eagles’ new starting quarterback, is the team’s coolest player
The rookie will make this hellacious season much more bearable.
Eagles lead the NFL! (In the most Jalens per team)
Two hot rookies share a name popularized by a ’90s college basketball star.
‘Fraud Street Run’ from Four Seasons Total Landscaping raises thousands for Philabundance
"We’re just doing our Philly thing," said creator Jeff Lyons.
Rocking Philly gear, Adam Sandler plays ‘a local with good taste’ in Netflix basketball movie
Keep a lookout for a South Fellini "Wawa Jawn" t-shirt.
Embiid baby index: The Sixers center’s newborn son, by the numbers
Arthur Elijah de Paula Embiid shares a first name with Joel’s late younger brother.
Shortstop Didi Gregorius is a Twitter emoji master — but what the heck does he mean?
A well-researched guide to deciphering his Phillies tweets.
This lowkey street sport is one of Philly’s great community connectors
Players say handball provides them with a second family — one the pandemic can’t diminish.
VIDEO: Philly fans talk sports in the time of coronavirus
Of course people have plenty of opinions.
How worried should Philly be about the Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak?
So far only one local staffer has tested positive, but the Miami team is quarantined in Philadelphia.