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If you're in the mood for a road trip, or simply want to come out to support your local team, make your next stop a minor league baseball game at one of these fan favorite stadiums.
Check out our list of the 5 dirtiest plays in baseball history.
We have come upon another Friday the 13th and so in honor of the superstitious nature of the day, here are the top three curses in sports history.
Philadelphia's Cliff Lee struck out six over six innings in his next-to-last tuneup for opening day, helping the Phillies to a 2-2, 10-inning tie against the Boston Red Sox on Friday.
Lee allowed three hits, struck out three and walked one in his fourth spring training start.
Spring training games don't count for stats or standings, but crazy stuff still happens.
Isn't it better when the teams hate each other? Here are the top 5 team rivalries in sports.
Between them, Mookie Wilson and Bill Buckner played over 4,000 games in Major League Baseball. Still, it is one play, from one game, that is the defining moment for both careers.
Infielder Xander Bogaerts has a World Series ring. Now he'll crack the Red Sox starting lineup.
According to reports, former Phillies pitcher Curt Schilling has been diagnosed with cancer.
Headlines that shaped and transcended the sports world in 2013.
Despite your monolithic love for the Cardinals, no one was rooting for the Redbirds more than I was. Not only as a Yankees fan, but as a native New Yorker imbued with an epic allergy to all things New England, I am biologically skewed against the Red Sox.
Former Phillie Shane Victorino played a pivotal role in Boston's run to the World Series title, giving Phillies fans something to cheer about.
The WIP Morning Show poll their listeners using the Audio Roadshow app, asking fans if they are happy for Victorino and 78% of fans said yes.
The Red Sox win their eighth World Series. Here are five things you missed from game 6.
David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox, baseball's bearded wonders, capped their remarkable turnaround by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6 on Wednesday night to win their third World Series championship in 10 seasons.
The Red Sox take a 3-2 lead back to Boston. Here are five things you missed from game 5.
Jon Lester pitched the Boston Red Sox within a whisker of yet another World Series championship.
The Red Sox tied it up in another wild one. Here are five things you missed from game 4.
Jonny Gomes hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Sunday night
The Cardinals won game 3 on a controversial call. Here are five things you missed.
3B Will Middlebrooks tripped Allen Craig for a game-ending obstruction call, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a bizarre 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
The Cardinals tied it up in game 2 of the 2013 World Series. Here are five things you missed.
Just when it seemed Michael Wacha had cracked, the St. Louis Cardinals began scooting around the bases and tied the World Series.
When Philadelphia's Spruce Street Harbor Park opens Friday, it'll be adorned with 16 flags telling local stories.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
Americans are expected to wager more than $3 billion amid the expansion of legalized sports betting in the U.S.
Temperatures will be below average in the low 60s Thursday, more than 30 degrees cooler than Wednesday's record high of 95.
The death came one day after CBS News Philadelphia reported from inside the apartment building, where residents described temperatures approaching 100 degrees inside some units.
Philadelphia Eagles outside linebacker Nolan Smith was arrested in Georgia last week for speeding.
Patients of the Smiles at Rittenhouse Square clinic are being urged to get tested after possible exposure to hepatitis and HIV.
When Philadelphia's Spruce Street Harbor Park opens Friday, it'll be adorned with 16 flags telling local stories.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
Americans are expected to wager more than $3 billion amid the expansion of legalized sports betting in the U.S.
When Philadelphia's Spruce Street Harbor Park opens Friday, it'll be adorned with 16 flags telling local stories.
The death came one day after CBS News Philadelphia reported from inside the apartment building, where residents described temperatures approaching 100 degrees inside some units.
Two men in their 70s died Tuesday in Lehigh County due to extreme heat, the coroner's office said Wednesday.
Of the 74 banners on display in downtown Pottstown, not one features a minority, prompting the NAACP Chapter of Pottstown to raise concerns.
Democrats in Pennsylvania will try to flip multiple House seats blue in November's general election.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency because freezing temperatures this spring damaged crops at local farms.
Some residents at Alvin E. Gershen Apartments in Hamilton Township, N.J., were evacuated after an unplanned power outage.
The Trenton Ironhawks will serve as the New York Islanders' NHL affiliate, the hockey teams announced Wednesday.
Five people were injured after a car and an NJ Transit River Line train collided Tuesday in Delran, a spokesperson for the transportation provider said.
The Philadelphia region is facing a double whammy of record-breaking heat mixed with the area's poor air quality.
The historic Mother African Union Church in Wilmington, Delaware, was destroyed in a fire early Sunday morning.
A Delaware man is in custody after he barricaded himself and started a fire inside a Wawa store on Limestone Road, police say.
A New Castle County, Delaware, refinery is starting repairs that could increase its sulfur dioxide emissions levels past permitted limits.
At 108 years old, Susan Young Browne still exercises, drives and visits the Dover, Delaware, senior center she's been a member of for more than 50 years.
Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators.
Patients of the Smiles at Rittenhouse Square clinic are being urged to get tested after possible exposure to hepatitis and HIV.
The heart-lung machine was a groundbreaking invention that took place in Philadelphia and has saved millions of lives.
The Philadelphia region is facing a double whammy of record-breaking heat mixed with the area's poor air quality.
Research from Thomas Jefferson University could help ID a new way to improve poor sleep and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Life is back to normal for 21-year-old Gianna Parrillo-Shennard, whose life was saved by Jefferson Health's mobile stroke unit.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency because freezing temperatures this spring damaged crops at local farms.
The 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club is a huge boost for Pottstown, Pennsylvania-based Lessen the Loads.
Bars and restaurants in Newtown Square are gearing up for an influx of customers as the 2026 PGA Championship is here.
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.
SEPTA is preparing for large crowds as Philadelphia celebrates America's 250th birthday on July 4.
Five people were injured after a car and an NJ Transit River Line train collided Tuesday in Delran, a spokesperson for the transportation provider said.
A crash involving a tractor-trailer in Chester County shut down the Route 30 Bypass Monday night.
SEPTA on Monday announced its plans to get fans to and from six World Cup matches in Philadelphia and the fan festival at Lemon Hill.
A Delaware woman died in a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in South Philadelphia Tuesday night while her 4-year-old daughter was in the backseat, state police said.
Philadelphia Eagles outside linebacker Nolan Smith was arrested in Georgia last week for speeding.
VJ Edgecombe joined Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Dylan Harper and Cedric Coward on the 2025-26 NBA All-Rookie First Team.
Nathaniel Lowe doubled twice and drove in three runs, including a pivotal two-bagger in the seventh inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-4.
Meet Get Up, a Philadelphia street artist who combines his love of sports and art to create viral artwork under I-95.
The Trenton Ironhawks will serve as the New York Islanders' NHL affiliate, the hockey teams announced Wednesday.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
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.
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Ukee Washington reports.
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.
Travel is more difficult this Memorial Day Weekend with rising gas prices for drivers and fewer options for flyers. Wakisha Bailey breaks down what travelers can expect this weekend.
Firefighters were called out to a vacant building that was once the Wheaton Glass Factory in Millville, New Jersey. No one was hurt in the incident.
A massive tree uprooted and fell on a home in Pottstown, Montgomery County, after storms swept through the Philadelphia region Wednesday night. Brandon Goldner reports.
Telling stories of immigration, identity and resilience, artists in the "Roots of Resilience" project used flags as their medium. Now they're flying high above the Philadelphia waterfront. Josh Sanders reports.
Bill Kelly has the latest NEXT Weather forecast for the Philadelphia region on a cooler and cloudy Thursday.