John Cole

After two years of reporting for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, my final day was on Friday. I appreciated the opportunity to cover a wide range of stories impacting politics and policy throughout the state during my time there.

Nationals 13, Phillies 2 Dylan Moore pitched in the ninth inning ... the earliest a Phillies position player pitched in a game since Josh Harrison pitched in the second game of the 2023 season. Phillies are 1-3.

The Phillies have allowed four runs in the top of the first and Rob Thomson has been ejected.

With less than one month until the National Football League’s Draft heading to Pittsburgh, Gov. Josh Shapiro expressed his excitement to showcase the Steel City and the Keystone State to football fans across the country. thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/a…

House Majority Forward (HMP's nonprofit) has new March Trump polling out, per releases -NJ-07: 42% approve, 55% disapprove -CO-08: 42% approve, 54% disapprove -IA-01: 45% approve, 52% disapprove -PA-07: 41% approve, 57% disapprove -PA-10: 42% approve, 54% disapprove

The Chicago Bulls are waiving guard Jaden Ivey after his recent anti-LGBTQ comments amid several rants on religion and other topics, sources tell ESPN.

Phillies lineup vs. Nationals. 6:40 p.m. on NBCSP+/94WIP.   Turner 6 Schwarber DH Harper 3 Bohm 5 Garcia 9 Sosa 4 Kemp 7 Marsh 8 Marchán 2   Walker RHP

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With the primary slate in Pennsylvania (almost) set, here is a set of interesting, competitive, or otherwise noteworthy state legislative primaries to watch: spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/k…

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Tip times for next weekend’s Final Four in Indianapolis:

NEW: President Trump is weighing a military operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran. Trump hasn’t made a decision on whether to give the order, the officials said, adding that he is considering the danger to U.S. troops.

Rick Pitino has signed a new deal with St. John’s, sources confirm to ESPN. The deal includes an additional year through the 2029-30 season and a significant increase in pay to make him the Big East’s second highest paid coach.

With this loss, the Phillies are under .500 for the first time since April 9, 2024. It's been nearly two years that the Phillies have stood at least at the .500 mark.

Rangers 8, Phillies 3. Phillies hit .183 in the opening three-game series, their lowest batting average to begin a season since 2015. They are 1-2.

First platoon lineup for the Phillies as they face Gore today: Turner 6 Schwarber DH Harper 3 Bohm 5 García 9 Sosa 4 Realmuto 2 Kemp 7 Crawford 8   Luzardo LHP

There are moments that offer a pretty good sense that something new is going to work. This feels like one for ABS. The Cincinnati crowd’s reaction was thunderous. And the situation itself — twice it salvaged a bases-loaded opportunity. This system plays.

#Sixers are now just a half game out of the 5th seed in the Eastern Conference.

SCOOP: The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, U.S. officials said, as thousands of American soldiers and Marines arrive in the Middle East for what could become a dangerous new phase of the war should President Donald Trump choose to escalate.