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LOVE Park murals urge Philadelphians to the polls
What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Let us know. People in LOVE Park might notice a temporary mural adorning the lawn, placed strategically to complement the City Hall tower rising behind it. Large letters painted in the iconic red font of the Fightin’ Phils read: “Philly Will Decide.”
Watch: Temple's attempt at game-winning tush push goes spectacularly wrong
The Temple Owls found themselves with a fourth-and-goal situation, trailing by three points with three seconds to play in their game against UConn on Saturday afternoon.Instead of kicking the chip-shot field goal and playing for overtime, the Owls decided to go for it and lined up for a tush-push attempt for what could have been a game-winning touchdown.The good news: There was a touchdown scored on the play.The bad news: It was not scored by Temple.The play went spectacularly wrong as Temple fumbled, allowing UConn's Jordan Wright to pick up the ball and race 96 yards the other way for a touchdown.Have a look. UCONN UCONN UCONN!!!Fumble recovered and returned for 96 yards to seal the deal! pic.twitter.com/c8QrFPRSeM— UConn Football (@UConnFootball) October 5, 2024 On one hand, you have to get Temple credit for going for the win. The Owls entered the game 1-4 and are probably not in contention for a bowl game.On the other, this is another reminder that the tush-push, Brotherly Shove or whatever name you want to give the play, isn't as easy or consistently successful as the Philadelphia Eagles have made it look for the past few years. Temple learned that firsthand.
Sunny and mild in Philadelphia Sunday ahead of NLDS Game 2
Expect another stellar day Sunday, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low to mid 70s for much of the Delaware Valley. No weather related issues of any kind.It'll be another great afternoon for baseball at Citizens Bank Park, where the Phillies look to notch a win against the New York Mets after dropping Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday.Sunday night a fast-moving cold front will sweep through the region and could produce a few showers or embedded thunderstorms as it passes through. The chance of rain Sunday night will be mostly likely between 11 p.m. Sunday through 3 a.m....
The aftermath of the Israeli music festival attacked on Oct. 7 to be recreated at the Wietzman museum
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Artifacts left behind by festival goers on the grounds of the Nova Music Festival in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, after the devastating attack by Hamas fighters that killed 364 attendees, arrive in Philadelphia Sunday at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History.
Weitzman Museum pop-up memorializes events of Oct. 7 massacre at Israel festival
A new, pop-up exhibit at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is dedicated to memorializing the devastating events that unfolded at the Nova Music Festival in Israel one year ago when Hamas terrorists killed more than 1,200 people and took over 250 others hostage. The installation, titled "The Moment Music Stood Still," is a pop-up, traveling version of the larger exhibit in Los Angeles.Visitors entering the Weitzman's fifth-floor exhibit are greeted by items that once belonged to festivalgoers, such as tents, blankets, and personal belongings left behind during the attack. Through artifacts, survivor videos, and videos showing real scenes from the festival grounds, the...
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