Sports

The Pedestal We Put Them On
Shut up and dribble? Responsibility as role models? How to interpret the Eagles who went — and didn’t go — to the White House.
By Malcolm Burnley, Olivia Kram and Larry Platt
Jalen Hurts Just Showed Us Leadership Isn’t Optional
In his Substack, Love, Art & War, former Super Bowl-winning Eagle and activist Malcolm Jenkins says when the stakes are highest, leadership isn’t a speech or a slogan: It’s a choice
By Malcolm Jenkins
“My Dear Mr. President”
A reminder of Jackie Robinson’s singular moral voice on the cusp of the anniversary of his breaking of baseball’s color line — just after Trump’s Defense Department tried to erase his military service
By Jackie Robinson
Can You Like Trump and Still Love the Birds?
Congressman Brendan Boyle says no, not after the President dissed the Eagles by inviting the “Super Bowl losers” KC Chiefs to the White House for a "participation trophy." This feels personal.
By Lauren McCutcheon
“Are You Open?”
In this excerpt from his memoir about life, family and baseball, Marc Vetri’s business partner looks back on the tentative early days of their legendary Philly restaurant — and the moment he got to share with his dad
By Jeff Benjamin with Greg Jones
Wrestling to the Future
Philly-based Beat The Streets runs wrestling and mentoring programs for more than 1,000 local students, building skills needed to graduate high school, go to college and launch careers
By J.F. Pirro
The Eagles Fans We Loved this Season
Other than MVP Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and the rest of the champion Birds, the people we want to see in the parade are fans just like us, except, the best of us
By Lauren McCutcheon
Saquon Barkley’s Gratitude for Teachers
The Eagles’ star running back makes a point to thank his teachers — and shines a light on a profession in need of love, says a longtime university president
By Elaine Maimon
Citizen of the Year Jalen Hurts
Our Super Bowl MVP champions women, loves to do good for Philly kids — and is The Philadelphia Citizen of the Year
By Lauren McCutcheon
The Eagles are Also the Super Bowl Champs … of Giving
You know Barkley, Graham, Hurts and the rest of the Birds for their on-field feats. How much do you know about what they do off-field for their (and our) communities?
By Diemmy Dang and Lauren McCutcheon