PHILADELPHIA — While most of the Eagles’ attention on Saturday was focused on the late rounds of the NFL draft, another of the Birds’ new players was flying down the track at Franklin Field. Devon Allen, whom the Eagles signed as a free-agent wide rece…
Athing Mu thrills the Penn Relays crowd and wins a star-studded 600-meter race
PHILADELPHIA — There are two kinds of roars that echo off Franklin Field’s venerable brick walls during the Penn Relays, and resonate on for years afterward. The more famous of them is the “Wooooo!” that rises in the final meters of a race, encouraging…
Fauci said the pandemic was over in US, then backpedaled. What do experts say?
PHILADELPHIA — Anthony Fauci caused a stir this week when he said on national television that the United States was “out of the pandemic phase.” Nationwide, epidemiologists cringed. For one thing, the word choice by the nation’s infectious-disease chie…
Marcus Hayes: Admit it: Doc Rivers has been way better this season than the rap he’s taken
PHILADELPHIA — The vultures were circling, hoping for their victim’s demise. But Doc Rivers wasn’t going out like that. The press and the pundits national and local sharpened their knives and licked their lips as they watched Rivers’ Sixers turn a 3-0 …
Eagles draft Nebraska center Cam Jurgens 51st overall in the second round
PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles drafted Nebraska center Cam Jurgens with the 51st pick in the NFL draft Friday in an attempt to fortify their long-term depth on the interior offensive line. Jurgens, 22, was a three-year starter at center for the Cornhuskers …
Eagles trade up to draft Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis with No. 13 pick
PHILADELPHIA — After trading up two spots, the Eagles selected Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis with the No. 13 pick in the NFL draft. Davis is a physical specimen who has the potential to develop into an impact player for the Eagles. The 6-foot-6…
Former Attorney General Kathleen Kane faces probation-violation hearing over DUI arrest
PHILADELPHIA — Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane will face a court hearing for violating her probation on a 2016 perjury conviction with her March arrest on DUI charges. Montgomery County Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy, who president over …
Comcast shares drop as subscriber growth slows
Shares of Comcast fell as much as 8% in morning trading, before closing down just over 6% at $41.70, after the Philadelphia-based media giant reported a slowdown in new subscribers, as it spends more to lure them. A gain of just over a quarter of a mil…
Before killing a 12-year-old, a South Philly plainclothes police unit caused frequent chaos, residents say
PHILADELPHIA — Jakir Waters was driving to his mother’s house to baby-sit his 3-year-old brother one morning in early October 2020. First, though, the 19-year-old stopped on a side street in South Philadelphia to see a friend. Waters, 21, said he was d…
Phils’ bats stay on a roll in 7-3 win over the Rockies
PHILADELPHIA — It’s almost certainly a coincidence, but, well, let’s just mention it off the top anyway: Since Kyle Schwarber blew off a bunch of steam a few nights ago, the previously stalled Phillies offense hasn’t ceased chugging along. Eight runs, …