PHILADELPHIA — So how could Title IX be improved? It’s a complex question, even if you somehow leave aside politics or the current academic climate or all the dollars now involved in big-time college sports. Starting over, 50 years later, what would yo…
Mehmet Oz moved to Pa. to run for Senate. He won the state but lost his new home county
PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz got a lot of criticism for moving to Pennsylvania to run for Senate. And in the end, he won the primary without much of the hometown love candidates usually enjoy. Oz won last month’s Republican Senate primary in a race so clos…
Mothers of murder victims join to demand Philadelphia do more to combat gun violence
PHILADELPHIA — As gun violence continues its toll on Philadelphia, mothers who have lost children to bullets have come together to demand that city officials do more to stop the shootings and killings. Calling themselves the Mother’s Movement, the wome…
Megan Rapinoe answers the call to be a player-coach with the U.S. women’s soccer team’s young stars
DENVER — Whenever a national soccer team unveils its roster for a major tournament, you can usually tell who the last player to make it was. And since the big international tournaments usually mandate 23-player squads, you’ll hear that someone is “the …
Megan Rapinoe salutes Sue Bird on the basketball legend’s upcoming retirement
DENVER — A household with Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird in it is always going to be in the news. But women’s sports’ most famous power couple has been especially atop the headlines lately. Rapinoe’s return to the U.S. women’s soccer team was announced Jun…
Offense struggles again in 4-2 loss as Phillies get swept by Rangers; lose third straight
The Phillies had nine opportunities to score with runners in scoring position on Tuesday night, and failed to capitalize on any of them. On Wednesday afternoon, in their 4-2 loss to the Texas Rangers, they avoided a shutout, but only managed five hits …
Sources: Sixers pursuing P.J. Tucker; Matisse Thybulle and No. 23 pick being shopped to create cap space
PHILADELPHIA — Is Daryl Morey bringing the Houston Rockets East to Philly? Morey was the Rockets’ general manager for 13 seasons before being hired as the 76ers president of basketball operations in November 2020. Then, in July 2021, former Rockets CEO…
U.S. Soccer legend Briana Scurry is back in the spotlight with a new memoir and documentary
PHILADELPHIA — Twenty-three years ago, Briana Scurry was suddenly launched into the spotlight, and she stayed in it for a long time. Twelve years ago, Scurry was suddenly forced out of the spotlight, and she stayed out of it for a long time. Yes, that’…
How thieves took $5,620 from my bank account with old-fashioned check washing
“Jordan Critchlow,” the Feds are looking for you. And for you, “Karen Woodson.” Are those even your names? They’re what you called yourselves when you fooled my bank and grabbed my money — $5,620. Fraud scholars tell me the dark art used against me is …
Trump lawyers contacted a top Pa. Republican every day during 2020 pressure campaign, Jan. 6 committee says
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler received daily phone calls from former President Donald Trump’s lawyers and saw protests outside his house amid a pressure campaign to overturn the results of the state’s 2020 presidential election…