PHILADELPHIA — As he watched his blood soak through the last of his makeshift bandages and puddle on the floor, Mark Subher wondered if he would die in his jail cell in Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia. That morning in Se…
Keith Pompey: For Sixers to contend, Joel Embiid must dig deep and find a way to play through pain
TORONTO — Doc Rivers acknowledged the 76ers are concerned about Joel Embiid’s right thumb. “But, you know, it is what it is,” the Sixers coach said before Saturday’s 110-102 Game 4 loss to the Toronto Raptors in an Eastern Conference first-rounder at S…
Raptors beat Sixers, 110-102, to force a Game 5 and fend off sweep in first-round playoff series
TORONTO — Joel Embiid stood at the free-throw line, hands on knees and hunched over, preparing to take a pair of ultimately meaningless free throws. He then shook his hand as the first shot dropped through the net, a sign of the clear pain he will need…
Philadelphia mayor said decision to end mask mandate was partly influenced by SEPTA going mask-less
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the decision to scrap the mask mandate after just a few days was influenced in part by SEPTA’s announcement on Monday that masks would no longer be required on public transit. SEPTA lifted its mandate s…
Day one of NJ recreational weed sales bring joy to customers and big business for dispensaries
On the first day of legal recreational cannabis sales in New Jersey, some buyers did a happy dance as they left the store while others held their purchases high with a joyful air. “Ladies and gentlemen,” Qwazi Robinson, 25, of Vineland, declared Thursd…
Mike Sielski: Jay Wright’s retirement stunned college basketball. The circumstances explain why he did it.
PHILADELPHIA — The last time Jay Wright spoke publicly as Villanova’s men’s basketball coach, he kept up the face and persona that made Wednesday night’s revelation of his retirement so stunning. He was outside a Superdome locker room, the Wildcats hav…
Alec Bohm shines as Phillies slug four homers in 9-6 win over Rockies
DENVER — In the wake of a crushing late-inning loss here Tuesday night, Joe Girardi said the Phillies had to “do whatever it takes” to avoid getting swept by the Colorado Rockies. All it took were 1,758 feet worth of home runs. Billed before the season…
As Philly’s economy and public health revive, gun violence looms as residents’ chief worry, Pew report finds
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s post-pandemic revival continues, as the economy improves and jobs return two years after COVID-19 hit the city. But city residents say those gains are shadowed by violence, with a record high number of murders and widespre…
After months stuck on a merchant ship docked in Philly, Ukrainian sailors finally touch land
PHILADELPHIA — The seven Ukrainian sailors who’ve been stuck on a merchant ship docked in Philadelphia as Russia invaded their country have finally been allowed to go ashore — presumably into the embrace of Philadelphia’s Ukrainian community of Philade…
Mask, no mask? Philly’s contradictory COVID rules make confusion a new normal
PHILADELPHIA — Travelers were required to wear masks inside Philadelphia’s main airport terminal Tuesday, but not after boarding many airplanes. They had to mask up to enter stores in the city, but not to ride the commuter rails. As local and federal C…