The Philadelphia Inquirer

21 hours ago | inquirer.com | Gabriela Carroll

Before Cooper DeJean finally got the call from Howie Roseman that the Eagles would be selecting him in the second round of last year’s draft, he was prank called over 30 times. In fact, he was getting so many prank calls from all over the country, including from Pennsylvania, when he did finally get the call, DeJean didn’t even pick up.

21 hours ago | inquirer.com | Lochlahn March

A month ago, Jordan Romano hit rock bottom. After a shaky start to Romano’s Phillies tenure marked by inconsistent fastball velocity, manager Rob Thomson gave the former Blue Jays closer a low-leverage spot on April 19: a seven-run lead in the ninth inning against Miami. But the Marlins hit practically everything he threw at them, tagging him for six runs. Romano walked off only two outs later, and what started as a rout had become a save situation for José Alvarado.

1 day ago | inquirer.com | Nick Vadala |John Duchneskie

Philadelphia remains the sixth-most-populous city in the country, fending off the fast-growing San Antonio, Texas, for another year. But Philly’s population gains coming out of the pandemic have been somewhat anemic compared to peer cities, and Alamo City continued to close the gap, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

1 day ago | inquirer.com | Bruce Shipkowski

Some 350,000 commuters who work in New Jersey and New York City could soon be scrambling for other ways to reach their destinations if NJ Transit engineers walk off the job early Friday. NJ Transit — the nation’s third largest transit system — operates buses and rail in the state, providing nearly 1 million weekday trips, including into New York City.

1 day ago | inquirer.com | Jonathan Tannenwald

The Union came from behind in stunning fashion to beat the Los Angeles Galaxy, 3-2, on Wednesday at Subaru Park. In front of a crowd small enough that players’ shouts to each other could be heard from the press box, the Union (8-3-2, 26 points) fell into a 2-0 hole in the first half against a Galaxy team that was the last winless outfit in MLS (0-10-3, 3 points). Mauricio Cuevas and Diego Fagúndez scored in the 31st and 37th minutes, respectively.