Sports
An Inside Look at What an Opponent Thinks of Jalen Hurts
Aaron Glenn spent 15 seasons in the NFL as a three-time Pro Bowl cornerback before transitioning into coaching and ultimately becoming Dan Campbell’s defensive coordinator […]
Perception Begins to Match Jonathan Gannon’s Reality
Eagles rookie coordinator Jonathan Gannon learned about life in an uber-passionate football city while coming off his defense’s back-to-back subpar performances against two explosive offenses […]
The Jersey Shore’s New Pickleball Festival Is Here to Make You Fall in Love With the Sport
Over the past five years, pickleball — a hybrid of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong that requires no prior training and caters to players of all […]
Help Me, Doctor! I’m a Philly Sports Fan
Back in May, as the Sixers were a few games away from snagging the best regular-season record in the Eastern Conference, sportswriter John Gonzalez took […]
Meet 7 of Philly’s Olympic Hopefuls, Class of 2021
During a year of nonstop adjustment and uncertainty, athletes all over the world had one thing they could depend on: their training. After pandemic-related concerns […]
Ray Didinger’s New Book Is Packed With Great Philly Sports Stories. These Are Five of Our Favorites
Ray Didinger, the doyen of Philly sportswriters, has a new book out: Finished Business: My Fifty Years of Headlines, Heroes and Heartaches (Temple University Press). […]
Touch-Free Toilets and No More Cash: What to Expect as Fans Return to Philly Sports
For some of us, Philly sports have been a much-needed distraction — and a rare source of pleasure — over the past year. But as […]
Philadelphia Union Head Coach Jim Curtin on His Unused Peloton and What He Thinks of IPA Drinkers
I was born at … Holy Redeemer, in 1979. Grew up in Oreland, which is basically just down the road from Glenside. I’ve lived in […]
The Year We Won It All: An Oral History of the 1980 Phillies
It was a different city then, in 1980. Bill Green had just become mayor after eight years of Frank Rizzo’s reign. As Sam Katz (who […]
Dear Eagles Fans: Say Goodbye to Tailgating
A roundup of news from the Philadelphia area. Philly Just Ruined Your Eagles Tailgating Plans By now, you are probably over the fact that the […]
Why the Return of Sports Feels So Uncomfortable
If the last few months of lockdown have made anything clear, it’s that the feeling of normalcy (remember normalcy?) is built on routine. Commutes, work, […]
State Liquor Police Have Visited Philly Area Bars More Than 5,000 Times In July
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Enforcement Officers […]
How 5 Philly-Area Gyms Are Handling Memberships During COVID Closures
Just about seven weeks ago, Tom Wolf closed gyms and other non-essential businesses due to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. Even though Wolf has recently outlined […]
These Philly Sports Stars Are Crushing It On TikTok
One of the extremely trivial but also kind of sad things about our present moment is that there are no sports. This is a problem […]
Meet Maia Weintraub, Philly’s Teenage Fencing Phenom
Adi Nott is kind of a big deal in fencing. A four-time All-American at Notre Dame and a member of the 2011 U.S. women’s foil […]