Around 1 p.m. Saturday, the grease pole was winning 3-0. Two teams had tried, and failed, to summit the storied pole at the corner of Ninth and Montrose Streets. Their bodies buckled under the weight ...

Competitors in the greased pole challenge at the Italian Market Festival in 2017 reach the prizes at the top. (Katherine Kuo) While Philly police still want fans to stay on the ground this weekend, ...

As any lineman will tell you, climbing a pole is a unique skill. It's hard to explain the way it feels the first time you try to climb using hooks (gaffs). In my 38-plus years, I have seen only about ...

NEW ORLEANS (NEXSTAR) — Philadelphia Eagles fans are known to climb streetlight poles to celebrate victories. New Orleans is well aware of that and prepared to down any overexcited birds. The Royal ...

When the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC Championship on Jan. 30, revelers flooded the streets to celebrate another Super Bowl appearance. In the days leading up to the game, a drubbing of the San ...