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FILE – Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio looks on before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File)

The Eagles’ success has been riding on the defense this year. The 1991 team remembers what that’s like.

December 16, 2025 at 8:29 a.m.

The Eagles can look to 1991 for some lessons in how to cover up the warts of a struggling offense via a talented and opportunistic defense.

FILE – Former Philadelphia Phillies’ Dick Allen waves to the crowd before a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Dick Allen never liked special attention in his hometown. Now his friends in Wampum, Pa. are celebrating his Hall of Fame induction.

July 26, 2025 at 10:11 a.m.

Last April, not long after Dick Allen was posthumously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, a group of his friends held a meeting in his hometown of Wampum, Pa....

Long before he was a star NFL running back, the Philadelphia Eagles' Saquon Barkley babysat for a Whitehall Township family. (Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

He used to be their babysitter. Now, Saquon Barkley is on pace to break the NFL’s single-season rushing record.

December 7, 2024 at 12:09 p.m.

As a freshman at St. Joseph's University, Maisey Hartman of Whitehall Township was asked to share a fun fact. “Saquon Barkley was my babysitter,” she said.

The New York Mets' Brandon Nimmo doesn't hit for average but delivers key hits with men on base. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Phillies vs. Mets: The case for either one to advance

October 4, 2024 at 4:19 p.m.

NLDS starts Saturday with a 4:08 p.m. game

Philadelphia Phillies' Cristopher Sánchez plays during a baseball game, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Cristopher Sánchez added to NL roster, giving Phillies eight All-Stars: ‘It’s really special’

July 13, 2024 at 5:15 p.m.

The Phillies have tied the MLB record for most players heading to the All-Star Game in a season. However, Ranger Suárez was announced as a scratch from the National League...

Brandon Marsh started his Major League career with the Angles, playing with Shohei Ohtani. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Phillies’ Brandon Marsh reunites with Shohei Ohtani this week

July 8, 2024 at 3:17 p.m.

There has been one constant throughout Brandon Marsh’s four-year career. His hair hasn’t always been wet. His beard hasn’t always been long. But he has always played with an MVP....

Matt Strahm made his first All-Star team it was announced on Sunday. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Phillies set franchise record with 7 All-Star selections

July 8, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.

Four pitchers named to the team on Sunday

The Philadelphia Phillies' Kody Clemens plays Friday, June 28, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

‘Frontier, baby!’: Kody Clemens and Johan Rojas had to improvise on their trip back to the Phillies

June 30, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.

Clemens takes no pleasure in returning at another players’ expense, let alone a friend. But he is happy to be back and knows there is an opportunity in front of...

A T-shirt showed up in Brandon Marsh’s locker on Friday. Here’s why it reminded him of his late father.

May 11, 2024 at 3:13 p.m.

“It was meant to be,” Marsh said of the t-shirt that featured a picture of Schwarber, Stubbs, Pache, and him on it, around the Guns N’ Roses cross logo. Guns...

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 19: Alec Bohm #28 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after hitting a three run home run in the bottom of the third inning against the Chicago White Sox at Citizens Bank Park on April 19, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Alec Bohm is ‘synced up’ at the plate lately. Here’s how he trained himself to be selectively aggressive.

April 27, 2024 at 12:25 p.m.

Hitting coach Kevin Long believes Bohm has the potential to be "one of the top 10 hitters in baseball." So how did he get here?

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