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Marcus Hayes: ‘We hear everything’: Eagles send the haters a message in a ‘dominant’ playoff win

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles lost two games without their starting quarterback, then plodded to a win in the season finale against the Giants’ backups. They saw themselves drop to the No. 4 favorite to win Super Bowl LVII despite having won 14 games, tied for the most in the NFL.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 24, 2023

Philly NAACP protests Union League honor for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

PHILADELPHIA — Hours before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was set to be honored at the Union League in Philadelphia, demonstrators decried the award, calling it a “slap in the face” to Black and brown people.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 24, 2023

Do ‘Cowboy Dreams’ come true? Country band John Train’s new horse opera is inspired by Philly riding culture

PHILADELPHIA — Have Jon Houlon’s cowboy dreams come true?

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 24, 2023

Philly filmmaker Walé Oyéjidé captures the beauty of Blackness in his debut feature

No matter the medium, filmmaker Walé Oyéjidé captures the beauty of Blackness in his artistic pursuits, and embraces his Nigerian heritage and wears it for the world to see.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 23, 2023

Home builders and Chinese tech: Can these beaten-down stocks beat the S&P 500 in 2023?

With the benchmark S&P 500 stock index down 18% and the major U.S. bond indexes down 13% for 2022 — a rare double-slam against the plainest of investments — January is a good time for investor self-recriminations about what we might have done differently, if we'd only seen this coming.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 23, 2023

Flyers rally back from a three-goal deficit, but fall to the Winnipeg Jets, 5-3

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers needed goalie Felix Sandström to give them one more save against the Winnipeg Jets, rising to the challenge coach John Tortorella issued pregame. Instead, he allowed another goal.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 23, 2023

Mike Sielski: Jalen Hurts is the Eagles’ answer to Michael Jordan. Just ask them. And him.

The heavy, silver, spangled chain that encircled Jalen Hurts’ neck late Saturday night would have made Mr. T jealous and sent Lil Wayne to a jeweler with a special request to help him keep pace in the arms race of bling. Dangling from the necklace’s center like a talisman was…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 22, 2023

Philly's next mayor will inherit an unprecedented gun violence crisis. Here's how it's defining the race

PHILADELPHIA — Crime has been a top political issue in Philadelphia for as long as anyone can remember, but few recall a time when it was quite this salient.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 22, 2023

Maddy Siegrist has Villanova’s scoring mark, and a special bond with Sister Rose Marie, the old record-holder

PHILADELPHIA — Maddy Siegrist remembers being nervous.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 22, 2023

Sixers rally, then hold off Sacramento Kings in wild victory without Joel Embiid and James Harden

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A collection of 76ers raised their arms over their head in a combination of relief and joy as the final seconds ticked off.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 22, 2023