Matt Breen
Staff Writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer
Writing sports features for @PhillyInquirer. Philadelphia native. Temple and Archbishop Ryan grad.
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2 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Matt Breen
The metal cleats were not allowed in the ballpark, the security guard said, unless they were a birthday gift. Ryan Stevens and his dad, Ron, drove 14 hours in 2021 to deliver a pair of custom cleats to Andrew McCutchen before the Phillies played in Atlanta. McCutchen did not order the cleats — he simply liked one of Stevens’ social media posts — but Stevens knew this was his chance. He had to get them inside. Ryan now works full-time customizing cleats and sneakers alongside his father.
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2 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Matt Breen
Robert Gladden has his summer planned out: Land a job, save some money, buy Madden, and then find himself in the video game. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will be on the cover of Madden NFL 26 and Gladden, a 16-year-old from Overbrook, will be in the game after he took a trip last month to EA Sports in Orlando. Gladden was selected from a group of mentees from Philly’s KB Foundation to have his face scanned by the game developers. The sophomore from Boys’ Latin High School is in the game.
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2 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Matt Breen
The pandemic sent the friends home from college in the spring of 2020 when they decided to try their hand at viral videos. They found success during high school in South Jersey posting YouTube videos revealing the secrets of magic tricks. Now it was time to conquer TikTok. They hit tennis balls into someone’s yard, challenged a group of kids to tackle them for $100, and asked people if they thought baseball was easy before throwing fastballs past them.
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3 weeks ago |
1011now.com | Matt Breen
OMAHA, Neb. (KTIV) - A federal judge has sentenced a Winnebago, Nebraska, woman to 25 years in prison for a 2022 murder on the Winnebago Reservation. Back in February 2025, a federal jury, in Omaha, found Michelle Lee Marr guilty of one count of second-degree murder and one count of tampering with documents or proceedings. Marr will serve the 25-year sentence for murder, and a 20-year sentence for tampering, at the same time.
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3 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Matt Breen
They told the funeral home that the viewing would last about three hours. More than five hours later, the line of mourners continued to build. Tony Voce grew up in Northeast Philadelphia and was the first Philadelphian to sign with the Flyers. He won a national championship at Boston College and was a captain in 2005 when the minor-league Phantoms won it all.
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