It's a tough sport to play and Philly is a tough town in which to play it. But Eagles guard Shawn Andrews, who has two Pro Bowls under his belt, has bigger problems on his plate than the mere pressure of playing in a city whose sports crowd is notoriously self-loathing. He failed to show at training camp recently and, according to the Daily News, Andrews is struggling with depression . We tend to be......

Fox 29 anchor and reporter Tom Burlington has been suspended from his duties at the station according to Philadelphia Daily News columnist Dan Gross. The incident appears to have happened during a story meeting about NAACP Philadelphia Youth Council holding a mock funeral last Saturday for the N-word at Dobbins High School, which "offended staffers of all races." The suspension began last Friday, although no reason for the suspension was given. We should also note......

Two local police dispatchers have allegedly crossed the Thin Blue Line by selling the names and addresses of suspected drug dealers to a would-be-robber. Only the erstwhile robber was, in fact, a government informant. More recent shootings means we might exceed last year's homicide count. Tomorrow is "The World Can't Wait" protest, when " people everywhere will walk out of school, take off work, and come to the downtowns & townsquares" to march against......

Earlier, this week, city leaders announced a coordinated effort to thwart local violence (and with different shootings in 3 different parts of the city in the time span of one 1/2 hour Monday morning clearly something needs to be done (via)). Last week, the announcement came that the curfew laws for kids were going to be enforced. Philly Confidential and The Philadelphia Daily News question whether or not the current cycle of violence warrants......

Here's the run-down of the big Eagles drafts news as of this writing: they've dumped veteran players Hollis Thomas (defensive tackle) and Artis Hicks (guard) in order to get better and earlier picks. But who did they get? In the first round, they grabbed up Florida state defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley. They also took Georgia guard Max Jean-Gilles in the fourth round. More details are on the Eagles official draft website, here. What will......

...Mischief: Utah Jazz player Carlos Boozer (we're refraining from making a joke about his name) has filed a complaint against Prince, who is currently renting Boozer's Southern California home. The Artist, or somebody employed by him, made "unauthorized home improvements" in the form of purple stripes and other decorations (including Prince's symbol and "3121," the name of his new album.) Oh, Dave Chappelle, where are you and why aren't you making fun of this? (Via......

That suspect who caused all the fuss on the Schuylkill Expressway a week ago has been identified as James Brooks, 23. He's still on the loose, but a warrant has been issued for his arrest. Keep an eye out, Philly! Remember when we told you last month that the owner of two of our beloved local papers was going to be sold, and that we'd probably find out details in March? Well, the details......

...Divorce: David Hasselhoff's estranged wife, Pamela Bach, filed for a restraining order against the former Baywatch star, following allegations of domestic violence. The presiding judge did not issue the order, but strongly reccommended the two stay apart. We have no real opinion on this matter, since the only thing we think of when we hear Hasselhoff's name is this video. (Via The Associated Press.) ...Illegal Activity Kept Quiet With Hush Money: Tara Reid is on......

Well, it's official, folks: we're going to have a citywide wi-fi hotspot! (Phillyist gets a tingle just typing that.) The deal between internet service provider EarthLink and non-profit Wireless Philadelphia (created by Mayor Street to oversee the plan) has been signed, and we are go. Now EarthLink just needs to install about 4,000 transmitters on various lightpoles. Don't worry, there will be no cost to city taxpayers...although we're not sure how that's going to......

Somebody might buy the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News - or, to be more specific, a corporation is considering purchasing Knight Ridder Inc., the company that currently owns the papers. The corporation in question is the MediaNews Group of Denver. Their vice chairman and chief executive officer, William Dean Singleton, toured the offices of the Philadelphia papers last week, claiming he "always liked Philadelphia." Huh. Other companies have been touring the offices of......

Hold on to your hats: trouble could be a-brewin' for lawmakers today. A rally is planned today in Harrisburg to protest the ginormous pay raise state legislators awarded themselves. And bring your camera -- there's a giant inflatable pig involved. Russ Diamond, founder of PA Operation Clean Sweep, tells the Philadelphia Daily News that he doesn't expect the rally to be huge, but others aren't so sure. According to the Daily News,"They already removed lawmakers'......

Chief Inspector Joseph O'Connor (Philly's top counter-terrorism guy) tells the Philadelphia Daily News that our fair town is "'notorious for fund-raising and recruitment' for terrorist organizations. The city is also a popular place for hiding out." Phillyist isn't sure what we're supposed to do with this information. After all, no one has ever been arrested for terrorism-related activities in Philadelphia, nor have any specific threats been made against local targets. While we don't doubt for......