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In 2010, Andrew Bellatti was speeding, lost control & hit a car, killing Dave Reid. Bellatti wasn't drunk or on drugs; he was running late. He wrote a letter to Reid's wife, Lynette, from jail. She found the note in June & began watching Bellatti's games inquirer.com/phillies/phill…

The U.S. women’s soccer team will finally return to the area this fall inquirer.com/soccer/uswnt-p… via @PhillyInquirer

This is so petty, I love it 💅🏻

On HOF induction day, a look at Dick Allen's hometown of Wampum, Pa., where he returned later in life. Allen would hang out at the local gas station. He'd sing Motown tunes with friends in his garage. “He was just one of the guys. And he loved that.” inquirer.com/phillies/a/dic…

For years, Dick Allen's hometown of Wampum PA had no signs indicating he'd lived there. They wanted a new mural of the Phillies slugger. So, people in town donated money, supplies, a hotel room for the artist, and more. "A small town working together": inquirer.com/phillies/dick-…

Dick Allen’s Hall of Fame induction marks the end of Frog Carfagno’s work for his friend | Mike Sielski inquirer.com/phillies/dick-…

The Hockey Canada trial could have been a reckoning. It became something else. Story w/ ⁦@RobsonDan⁩ nytimes.com/athletic/64294…

“He could have lived anywhere he wanted, and had homes in different states, but he chose to spend his time here.” Dick Allen never liked special attention in his hometown. Now his friends in Wampum, Pa. are celebrating his HOF induction, with a new mural: inquirer.com/phillies/dick-…

In 1991, Ginny Burbage, a courier at FedEx, saw a package with Charles Barkley's address on it. Her brother, Tommy, had terminal cancer. He was a big Sixers fan. So, she sent him a letter. Days later, Barkley came to their house. He stayed for two hours. "Charles is our angel"

“There were no cameras. There was no social media. So nobody ever knew, except for our family and friends." "He’s our angel." A visit from Charles Barkley to a dying man in 1991, and a picture of them together, remains an inspiration to a Delco family: inquirer.com/sixers/charles…

In 1991 Ginny Burbage sent a letter to Charles Barkley. She wrote about her brother, Tommy, who had terminal cancer & was a Sixers fan. Days later, Barkley was at their house. He stayed for two hours. On a quiet act of kindness that helped a family heal inquirer.com/sixers/charles…

In 1991, Ginny Burbage, a courier at FedEx, saw a package with Charles Barkley's address on it. Her brother, Tommy, had terminal cancer. He was a big Sixers fan. So, she sent him a letter. Days later, Barkley came to their house. He stayed for two hours inquirer.com/sixers/charles…

A visit from Charles Barkley to a dying man, and a picture of them together, decades ago remains an inspiration to a Delco family inquirer.com/sixers/charles…

Tommy Murphy was a lifelong Sixers fan, fighting cancer in 1991. Weeks before he died, Charles Barkley gave him an unexpected visit. inquirer.com/sixers/charles…