Man Charged For Throwing Banana At Flyers' Simmonds
Ontario police have charged a 26-year-old man for throwing a banana on the ice toward Philadelphia Flyers player Wayne Simmonds during an NHL preseason game
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Ontario police have charged a 26-year-old man for throwing a banana on the ice toward Philadelphia Flyers player Wayne Simmonds during an NHL preseason game
It's ice hockey on a baseball field. The fifth Winter Classic will feature the Flyers and the New York Rangers at Citizens Bank Park.
The NHL called it "stupid and ignorant." Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds said he's "above this sort of stuff." A banana was thrown from the stands in London, Ontario, on Thursday night as Simmonds was skating toward Detroit goalie Jordan Pearce during a shootout in an exhibition game. Simmonds is black.
When Jaromir Jagr left three years ago to play in Russia, he thought his NHL career was over. At 39, Jagr is back and with something to prove.
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said the plane crashed while taking off in western Russia, killing at least 43 people and leaving two critically injured.
Holmgren hurt himself Monday while riding his bike in Avalon, NJ. He was listed in stable condition at a hospital in Camden.
The Flyers and van Riemsdyk announced the newson their Twitter feeds.
Free-agent forward Jaromir Jagr on Friday surprised many around the league, signing a one-year contract with the Flyers.
Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek say they're ready to fill the void left by Mike Richards and Jeff Carter.
The Philadelphia Flyers traded top goal scorer Jeff Carter and team captain Mike Richards in a flurry of moves Thursday afternoon.
The Philadelphia Flyers will play host to the New York Rangers in the Winter Classic, and will open their season at Stanley Cup-champion Boston.
The Phoenix Coyotes have traded the negotiating rights of free agent goalie Ilya Bryzgalov to the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Matt Clackson, a third-round draft pick in 2012 and future considerations.
In this edition of Lunch With Lesley, Flyers star Claude Giroux joins Lesley at Coffee Works in Voorhees, NJ to talk about the inner workings of his unusual home life.
The Flyers have signed Finnish goaltender Niko Hovinen to an entry-level contract.
The NHL's Winter Classic is expected to be in Philadelphia in 2012, and Flyers fans are all for it.
Derek Hill hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
The Phillies acquired Luis Arraez and Caleb Kilian from the Giants and Brooks Raley from the Mets on MLB trade deadline day.
Bryce Harper and Bryan De La Cruz both homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-0 on Sunday in a game halted by rain after 5 1/2 innings.
Philadelphia scored three unanswered goals after falling behind 2-0 despite playing with a man advantage for more than an hour.
The Phillies opened the scoring in the fifth on an RBI single by Bryan De La Cruz.
Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run triple in a four-run seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles rallied again, this time to a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
FIFA is shelving a controversial plan that would have allowed for billions of dollars in private commercial investment in the World Cup after the proposal was met with fierce opposition from its member nations.
HBCU football is returning to South Philadelphia this fall with an expanded slate of games at Lincoln Financial Field.
LeBron James has sold the most jerseys ever for a player joining a new team across all sports in the first 48 hours, surpassing Shohei Ohtani.
Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree's altercation with student protesters in February caused trauma in the community, a report says.
Off-duty Philadelphia police officer Moses Walker was shot and killed in a botched robbery in 2012.
Armani Tyrell Waite was arrested in connection with a shooting at a Walmart store in Darby Township, Delaware County.
Tuesday will be the nicest day of the week in the Philadelphia region, as humidity and storm chances return on Wednesday.
Measles has reached the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. St. Luke's University Health Network said it's treating its "first case in recent memory."
Off-duty Philadelphia police officer Moses Walker was shot and killed in a botched robbery in 2012.
The Philadelphia Police Department is set to host events around the city for National Night Out.
Iliana Lick, who is from Argentina, is a nanny in Philadelphia. Now, she's in ICE custody in New Mexico.
A man was shot multiple times and killed in West Philadelphia Monday night, police said.
Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree's altercation with student protesters in February caused trauma in the community, a report says.
A driver is in custody on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after police say he crashed into the Ridgewood Senior Living homes.
A man wanted in a Reading homicide was arrested while waiting to board a flight to the Dominican Republic at an airport in New Jersey Sunday, police said.
Under the new initiative, restaurants will no longer automatically provide plastic utensils, napkins or condiments in takeout orders.
The remains of a man were found in a marshy meadow area next to Golden Hammock Thorofare in Brigantine in 1982.
A New Jersey police department is getting creative when it comes to cracking down on distracted drivers.
Electronic speed cameras are now in place along a busy residential road in Delaware.
Two crews from the Delaware Forest Service traveled to assist fire crews in Minnesota working to contain wildfires sparked by lightning.
A 13-year-old boy accused of assaulting two people with fireworks earlier this month in Wilmington faces attempted murder charges, police say.
The Wilmington Blue Rocks officially has a new owner, and with it comes new hope for the future of the ballpark.
New reward announced seven years after Susan Ledyard's body was recovered from the Brandywine River.
Measles has reached the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. St. Luke's University Health Network said it's treating its "first case in recent memory."
The Chick Mission, a nonprofit, rolled into Montgomery County on Monday. It aims to save fertility for young women who have cancer by providing grants.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Delaware County health officials hope a mobile clinic will help get more residents vaccinated against measles.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Customers lined up to support Somerdale Cold Cuts as it reopened after a copper theft.
While some assume landlords are required to provide air conditioning, the law is not nearly as clear-cut as it is for heat in the winter
New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage.
Target is voluntarily recalling two types of baby wipes due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with bacteria that may cause "serious and life-threatening infections," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
A deadly crash in Warminster is under investigation Sunday, police said.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
A major rail injection saw service suspensions and delays after a SEPTA Regional Rail train derailed Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Derek Hill hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
The Phillies acquired Luis Arraez and Caleb Kilian from the Giants and Brooks Raley from the Mets on MLB trade deadline day.
Bryce Harper and Bryan De La Cruz both homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-0 on Sunday in a game halted by rain after 5 1/2 innings.
Philadelphia scored three unanswered goals after falling behind 2-0 despite playing with a man advantage for more than an hour.
The Phillies opened the scoring in the fifth on an RBI single by Bryan De La Cruz.
The Philadelphia theater program created for Black girls returns with an original production exploring identity, immigration and the stories often left untold.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
The Regal movie theater in King of Prussia said its IMAX 70mm projector is working again after an outage that affected screenings of "The Odyssey."
A warmup jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA finals that was found in an Oregon thrift store could fetch more than $150,000 in an auction closing Monday.
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Delaware County officials say they're working with cybersecurity specialists to confirm the full scope of a recent attack after cyberattackers accessed data during a breach in June.
A multi-vehicle crash was causing major delays on I-95 northbound near the Cottman Avenue exit on Tuesday morning. Kim Hudson has more on alternate routes and Chopper 3 gives you a look over the scene.
Firefighters were called to a home on the 3400 block of E Street in Kensington around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, died Saturday after suffering a medical emergency in ICE custody at Delaney Hall, a privately run detention facility in Newark that's been the site of protests and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement this year.
A judge overturned a 2015 murder conviction for Rafael Jones, who was serving a life sentence for murder. He was found guilty in 2015 of fatally shooting Moses Walker, a Philadelphia police officer.
