Cliff Lee Strikes Deal With Phillies
Cliff Lee is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies, the team that traded him nearly one year ago. The free-agent pitcher reached a preliminary agreement on a contract with the Phillies on Monday night.
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Cliff Lee is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies, the team that traded him nearly one year ago. The free-agent pitcher reached a preliminary agreement on a contract with the Phillies on Monday night.
Phillies' team president David Montgomery was a guest on KYW Newsradio on Friday morning, reviewing the recently completed baseball winter meetings.
Art Mahan, the oldest living member of the Philadelphia Phillies and ex-Athletic Director at Villanova University, died Tuesday at 97 of heart failure.
Pat Gillick will always have a special place in the hearts of Phillies fans, especially for his work as general manager in building the 2008 Phillies team that won the World Series.
It isn't the same as LeBron, "taking his talents to South Beach," but Jayson Werth's decision to leave for the Nationals is raising eyebrows.
Right fielder Jayson Werth has agreed to a $126 million, seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals.
Roy Halladay wins his second Cy Young.
The Philadelphia Phillies have re-signed right-hander Jose Contreras, agreeing Monday to a $5.5 million, two-year contract that includes a club option for 2013.
Samuel, who was Baltimore's interim manager for 51 games this season, was a three-time All-Star with the Phillies in the 1980s. He replaces first-base coach Davey Lopes.
Phillies' season ticket holders are getting invoices now, reflecting the higher 2011 prices. Seats will now cost between $17 and $65 per game.
Davey Lopes has informed the Philadelphia Phillies he won't return as first-base coach, the team says.
Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Placido Polanco has had successful surgery on his injured left elbow.
Phillies' first-round pick and local product Jesse Biddle learned about life in the minors--and was very productive.
The plane carrying the Phillies back from San Francisco Friday morning had a close call while trying to land at Philadelphia International Airport.
The Phillies on Tuesday activated closer Jhoan Duran from the 15-day injured list and traded Trevor Richards to the White Sox.
Sixers coach Nick Nurse was away from the team Tuesday ahead of Game 2 of its second-round playoff series against the New York Knicks to attend the funeral of his brother.
An estimated 200,000 people are expected to attend the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Jalen Brunson scored 27 of his 35 points in the first half and the Knicks emphatically overwhelmed the 76ers 137-98 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Philadelphia Flyers blew a two-goal lead and dropped Game 2 in overtime to the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, at the Lenovo Center Monday night.
Bryce Harper had a homer, double and single, Aaron Nola worked six strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Monday night.
With support from NFL teams in Philadelphia and New York, New Jersey has approved flag football for high school girls.
It's a back-to-back-to-back night of Philadelphia sports as the Phillies, Flyers and Sixers are all set to play Monday night.
Celtics star Jaylen Brown took to his Twitch stream to rip NBA refs and Sixers star Joel Embiid for his flopping.
A stolen utility truck sped through a red light and crashed into a playground outside Mitchell Elementary, police said.
A Bensalem family visited the team at Jefferson Abington Hospital to say thank you after a long NICU stay.
The owner of Mount Zion Cemetery in Collingdale says an unknown number of graves are flooded due to a drain pipe issue.
Body cameras equipped with artificial intelligence are helping East Lansdowne police officers communicate in different languages.
The Phillies on Tuesday activated closer Jhoan Duran from the 15-day injured list and traded Trevor Richards to the White Sox.
A Bensalem family visited the team at Jefferson Abington Hospital to say thank you after a long NICU stay.
The owner of Mount Zion Cemetery in Collingdale says an unknown number of graves are flooded due to a drain pipe issue.
Body cameras equipped with artificial intelligence are helping East Lansdowne police officers communicate in different languages.
A stolen utility truck sped through a red light and crashed into a playground outside Mitchell Elementary, police said.
A stretch of the Delaware Canal in Bucks County has turned into a foul-smelling scene with hundreds of dead and decaying fish.
A New Jersey Lyft driver has been charged with luring and sexually harassing two female Princeton University students.
Police say a 2-year-old male wallaby escaped its enclosure at the Cape May County Park & Zoo overnight.
Fire crews were called out to an area in Atlantic County where a brush fire broke out Tuesday morning.
Philadelphia police are searching for a vehicle and two suspects wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a Haddonfield man in Southwest Philly.
The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines is having an outsized impact on Atlantic City International Airport, where the budget carrier accounted for about 75% of all flights.
Crews were called out to the 2000 block of North Harrison Street for a reported blaze at a three-story building.
Jimmie Hayes was arrested in connection with at least nine burglaries at businesses in Wilmington, Delaware, police said.
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, are investigating a burglary spree at businesses over a three-week span.
ILC Dover has made spacesuits worn on six moon landings and more than 250 space flights since the first man walked on the moon in 1969.
The FBI believes foul play might be involved in the disappearance of Isiah Jenifer, who was last seen in Delaware County.
A Bensalem family visited the team at Jefferson Abington Hospital to say thank you after a long NICU stay.
The rare genetic disorder neurofibromatosis, or NF, affects about 1 in every 3,000 people and causes tumors to grow along nerves throughout the body.
Hershey says it's benefiting from the growing use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs even as people cut down on snacks. Here's why.
Holly Heenan will represent Team Determination at the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia.
Nuclear medicine is a new frontier in cancer care, and for one Bucks County, Pennsylvania, mom, it's been a lifesaver.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
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Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines is having an outsized impact on Atlantic City International Airport, where the budget carrier accounted for about 75% of all flights.
The former Greyhound Bus Terminal, now called the Philadelphia Parking Authority Transportation Center, has reopened after undergoing a major renovation project.
SEPTA is installing bulletproof glass on some of its buses to improve driver safety in the Philadelphia area.
A ramp onto I-95 South in Philadelphia has reopened after a single-car crash.
A vehicle fire briefly shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia Thursday.
The Phillies on Tuesday activated closer Jhoan Duran from the 15-day injured list and traded Trevor Richards to the White Sox.
Sixers coach Nick Nurse was away from the team Tuesday ahead of Game 2 of its second-round playoff series against the New York Knicks to attend the funeral of his brother.
An estimated 200,000 people are expected to attend the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Jalen Brunson scored 27 of his 35 points in the first half and the Knicks emphatically overwhelmed the 76ers 137-98 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Philadelphia Flyers blew a two-goal lead and dropped Game 2 in overtime to the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, at the Lenovo Center Monday night.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Call Your Mother, a Washington D.C. based bagel and deli chain, now has the keys to Metropolitan's Rittenhouse Square location.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embracing a statue it once kept at arm's length.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
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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.
The stolen utility truck sped through a red light and crashed into a playground outside Mitchell Elementary in Southwest Philadelphia. Luckily, no students were hurt.
The Krause family from Bensalem thanked the nurses and doctors who cared for their baby, Alton, during his long stay in the neonatal intensive care unit at Jefferson Abington Hospital in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
AI-powered body cameras that can translate speech into dozens of languages are helping police officers in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, communicate with the community.
An unknown number of graves are flooded at Mount Zion Cemetery in Collingdale. Borough officials said there's little they can do because the cemetery is private property.
Three men were arrested in the mass shooting that killed one man and injured six people on Lincoln University's homecoming night last fall, prosecutors announced Tuesday. CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder reports.
