Sports
Fox News, Jason Collins, Tim Tebow and Me
This is what comes of not obsessively Googling my own name: I missed that Fox News decided to quote me a week or two ago. […]
Spike Eskin Is a Really Nice Guy
Last Christmas Eve, I heard something truly shocking on WIP. Howard Eskin was on the air, which itself was no surprise. Though most top-shelf […]
Myths About Homophobia and the Black Community
One of the things I hate most about the Internet is the comments section under any posts that address some marker of identity, be it […]
Firing Charlie Manuel Won’t Help the Phillies
When a baseball team opens the season with a stumble and a cough, as the Phillies have done in 2013, there is a temptation to […]
Eagles Cheerleaders Will Shoot Swimsuit Calendar at Jersey Shore in Eco-Friendly Bikinis
Got you with “eco-friendly,” didn’t I? The Eagles cheerleaders will be down the Shore May 6-9 posing for their 2013 swimsuit calendar, and they plan […]
Philly-Area Writer Helped Jason Collins Tell His Coming Out Story in SI
Monday morning, NBA center Jason Collins came out of the closet in a Sports Illustrated cover story, making him the first openly gay male athlete […]
Joe Frazier’s Gym Named To National Register Of Historic Places
The Philadelphia Business Journal reports that Smokin’ Joe Frazier’s North Philadelphia boxing gym has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The gym […]
Jason Collins Isn’t the Gay Jackie Robinson
He’s here. He’s queer. He’s seven feet tall. You got a problem with that? Jason Collins, who until yesterday was a little-known journeyman in the […]
Wall Street Journal: Male Golfers Want Clothes That Won’t Embarrass Them
Thank God for weekends. If there weren’t weekends, my house would never get clean. I’d never get to the post office. And I’d never get […]
The Eagles Will Win the Super Bowl
After spending three days letting the NFL Draft wash over me, one thing is pretty clear: The Eagles are going to win the Super Bowl.
12 Great Moments at the Penn Relays
Today, the first guns will go off for the Penn Relays, which each year draw the country’s top high school, college, professional, and masters track […]
Phillies Fans Can Rejoice: Salvation Goes By The Name of Jesse Biddle
True, it’s not pitching that seems to be the problem with the Phillies so far this season—cold bats might be more of a challenge—but forget […]
Museum Dedicated To Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics Is Shutting Down
It’s been nearly 60 years since the Philadelphia Athletics baseball team played its last game here, then packed up and left for Kansas City. (Eventually, […]
PHOTOS: Meet the Newest Eagles Cheerleaders
Last night at the Kimmel Center, the Philadelphia Eagles held the final round of tryouts for the 2013 cheerleading squad (there are 38 members). Ricky […]
NFL Draft: How Howie Roseman Can Be a Philly Hero
Even though Eagles GM Howie Roseman is treating the revelation of exactly who will have final say on the team’s draft picks later this week […]