SPORTS
For the first time in 30 years, American finishes first in 2024 Broad Street Run
The first of the 40,000 people participating in the 45th annual Broad Street Run kicked off Sunday morning at Broad and Fisher streets in the far north. And for the first time in a few years, the finish line was in the Navy Yard.
Monster trucks take over Lincoln Financial Field for Monster Jam 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - If you heard a deafening sound coming from Lincoln Financial Field Friday morning, you were likely listening to the roar of monster trucks warming up ahead of Monster Jam this weekend.We got up close to the 12,000-pound, 10.5-feet tall machines that are the stars of the show.I even climbed inside Grave Digger and took a lap around the course ahead of a practice day for the drivers.Last week, the Linc was transformed with 26 million pounds of dirt for the AMA Supercross Championship. This week, to make way for the massive monster trucks, Monster Jam removed some...
Joe Columbo sends out four winners at Harrah’s Philly
Chester, PA – Trainer Joe Columbo, the runaway leader in the training standings at the current Harrington Raceway meeting, shipped a truckload of sharp horses to Harrah’s Philadelphia on a special Derby Day card of racing and won with four of them, all four at least co-owned by his principal patrons George & Tina Dennis Racing, and all four handled by different drivers.
Jalen Hurts Donates $200K To Philadelphia Schools For Air Conditioning Units
“Philadelphia has given me so much, and I'm excited to give back to the community in a way that supports our future leaders." Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts recently donated $200,000 to schools in Philadelphia to equip them with air conditioning units, according to NBC Philadelphia. The money will be...
South Jersey Mean 15 baseball rankings for first week of May
The 50th Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic is under way and there has been no shortage of upsets in the early going of South Jersey’s premier event. Those results certainly had an impact on this week’s Courier-Post Mean 15. All eyes were on Gloucester Catholic this past week as...
Group that doesn’t disclose its donors paid $12K for Shapiro to attend Phillies games, other sporting events
The secrecy leaves taxpayers in the dark about who underwrites the outings and what interests they may have in state government policy. Gov. Josh Shapiro attends a Philadelphia Union game on Sept. 23, 2023. Commonwealth Media Services. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service...
Philadelphia 4, San Francisco 3
E_Chapman 2 (5), Sosa (3). DP_San Francisco 0, Philadelphia 2. LOB_San Francisco 8, Philadelphia 8. 2B_Estrada (7). SB_Marsh (4), Turner (10), Stott (6). Umpires_Home, Brian Walsh; First, Adam Hamari; Second, Edwin Moscoso; Third, D.J. Reyburn. T_3:00. A_40,888 (42,901).
Shipley Thrilled For More Practice Battles with Trotter
Two former Clemson Tigers remain teammates in Philadelphia, so the competition in practice won’t stop any time soon. Will Shipley and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. are now Eagles and the former talked about what (...)
What is female athlete triad? Here's what to know about the often unrecognized, underdiagnosed condition
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A doctor and student at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College are trying to raise awareness about an often unrecognized and underdiagnosed condition that affects many young female athletes.On the outside, athletes often look like the picture of health, but doctors say that can be deceiving.In between classes at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Hanna Blankmeier gets in workouts, but she's no longer a competitive swimmer."It's just very peaceful for me," Blankmeier said. "I love the rigor physically of it and really testing my body, pushing my body." Blankmeier said that competitive edge led to a disorder that she didn't...
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