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The Penguins Needed Sidney Crosby to Do Sidney Crosby Things Against Philly. the Captain Delivered

The Penguins Needed Sidney Crosby to Do Sidney Crosby Things Against Philly. the Captain Delivered

Published by Sam Flores

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The sequence might as well have served as a metaphor of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season. There was Sidney Crosby, his left knee throbbing after absorbing a blistering shot from the point by teammate Ryan Shea, limping off the ice and disappearing down the tunnel in the second period of Game 5 on Monday night against Philadelphia. A few minutes later, with the Penguins’ longtime captain still out of sight, the Flyers tied it. Suddenly, a contest Pittsburgh had controlled for significant stretches was gone. The young Flyers, many of them experiencing the cauldron of playoff hockey for the first time, were surging. A quick playoff exit for a team that spent six months defying expectations loomed. And just like that, Crosby’s familiar No. 87 returned to the bench. And just like that, he was over the boards and on the ice. And just like that, he was finishing off a shift by flipping the puck to Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang at the top of the Flyers’ zone. Crosby’s back was to the …

Rocky Balboa statue takes up a new home inside Philly art museum : NPR

Rocky Balboa statue takes up a new home inside Philly art museum : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

The Rocky statue overlooks the city skyline outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Tassanee Vejpongsa/AP hide caption toggle caption Tassanee Vejpongsa/AP An iconic bronze statue of fictional heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa will be featured inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the first time, beginning Saturday, to commemorate the original film’s 50th anniversary. The statue of Philadelphia’s hard-hitting native son, portrayed by actor Sylvester Stallone, has stood outside of the historic art museum for more than 20 years, according to NPR member station WHYY. Its move indoors is part of the museum’s latest exhibition, Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments, which includes more than 150 pieces of art by dozens of artists and features artifacts more than 2000 years old. “Blending the worlds of art, sports, and popular culture, Rising Up will take on the life of monuments by exploring the profound meanings and mythologies of the Rocky statue,” the museum said on its website. “Through the lens of the Rocky statue, a monument that is inextricably …

“You Don’t Want This Smoke”: Philly Sheriff, DA Threaten To Arrest ‘Fake Law Enforcement’ ICE Officers

“You Don’t Want This Smoke”: Philly Sheriff, DA Threaten To Arrest ‘Fake Law Enforcement’ ICE Officers

Published by Jenni Sidey

Philadelphia’s top law enforcement officials have drawn a red line with the Trump administration after an ICE agent killed an activist protester this week during in Minneapolis.  In a Thursday press conference, Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner slammed President Donald Trump as the ‘criminal-in-chief,’ and vowed to prosecute any federal officers who commit crimes in the city.  Krasner said that widely circulated footage of the Minneapolis shooting of Renee Nicole Good showed that the ICE officer’s actions were unlawful and violated law enforcement protocols.  “Silence will not protect us from people who trade in violence to achieve their fascist goals. Our voices will,” Krasner said. “The law must apply to everyone, and therefore we have to use our voices to call out people who commit terrible crimes or justify them. We have to use our voices to remind people that it’s not just a question of what you can get away with. It’s a question of right and wrong.” PHILLY DA Larry Krasner warns ICE agents in wake of the Minneapolis shooting: “If any law enforcement agent, …