Damichael ColeWhat I DoI cover sports culture, sneakers, style and combat sports for the Philadelphia Inquirer.Newer1234…33OlderDrexel’s Maisha Kelly is the first Black woman to lead a D-I athletics program in Philadelphia. She’s embracing the challenge, and her Philly roots. Maisha Kelly plans to propel Drexel's athletics program forward into the future and inspire women of color with similar goals.Damichael Cole Oct. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard‘He’s making grown men scream’: Meet Philadelphia’s next great light heavyweightDamichael Cole Sept. 29, 2021Link copied to clipboardJesse Hart returns from 20-month layoff with a unanimous decision victory at 2300 Arena Damichael Cole Sept. 18, 2021Link copied to clipboardEagles Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith near the top of NFL jersey sales after Week 1 victoryDamichael Cole Sept. 14, 2021Link copied to clipboardFive takeaways from the Sixers NBA 2K22 ratings, including Ben Simmons' shooting dipDamichael Cole Sept. 10, 2021Link copied to clipboardStephen Fulton’s title unification fight is postponed after Brandon Figueroa contracts COVID-19Damichael Cole Sept. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboardWest Philly boxing champion Stephen Fulton is favored in his first title defense — but the gritty fighter will always feel like an underdogDamichael Cole Sept. 5, 2021Link copied to clipboardCharles Bassey’s Sixers debut on hold; Joel Embiid’s shows growth as leaderDamichael Cole Oct. 3, 2021Link copied to clipboardWhere do the Sixers and Ben Simmons go from here?Damichael Cole Sept. 27, 2021Link copied to clipboardPhilly boxer Jesse Hart is happy he’ll have a homecoming fight on FridayDamichael Cole Sept. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboardeBay is offering sneakerheads a chance to win rare sneakersDamichael Cole Sept. 14, 2021Link copied to clipboardJordans are the most searched sneaker in PennsylvaniaDamichael Cole Sept. 9, 2021Link copied to clipboardThe Eagles are releasing a new sports apparel collection with New Era that focuses on streetwearDamichael Cole Sept. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboardAround the WNBA: Performance updates and season outlooks for local players as the playoffs approachDamichael Cole Sept. 3, 2021Link copied to clipboardMeet Nyeem Powell, the six-foot, 340lb., 12-year-old taking youth football by stormDamichael Cole Oct. 1, 2021Link copied to clipboardRashiem Jefferson Sr. wasn’t supposed to walk again. Now he’s back in the ring as a trainer.Damichael Cole Sept. 24, 2021Link copied to clipboardStephen Fulton’s championship bout vs. Brandon Figueroa rescheduled for Nov. 27Damichael Cole Sept. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboardSixers will face Raptors on Oct. 4 in Toronto’s first post COVID-19 home gameDamichael Cole Sept. 10, 2021Link copied to clipboardSixers star Ben Simmons wants out. Here’s how forced trades worked out for 5 All-Stars in recent years.Damichael Cole Sept. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard‘He was out there balling’ ... in Crocs? How a Philly high school player’s shoe audible paid off.Damichael Cole Sept. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboardNewer1234…33Older
Drexel’s Maisha Kelly is the first Black woman to lead a D-I athletics program in Philadelphia. She’s embracing the challenge, and her Philly roots. Maisha Kelly plans to propel Drexel's athletics program forward into the future and inspire women of color with similar goals.Damichael Cole Oct. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Drexel’s Maisha Kelly is the first Black woman to lead a D-I athletics program in Philadelphia. She’s embracing the challenge, and her Philly roots. Maisha Kelly plans to propel Drexel's athletics program forward into the future and inspire women of color with similar goals.Damichael Cole Oct. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard
‘He’s making grown men scream’: Meet Philadelphia’s next great light heavyweightDamichael Cole Sept. 29, 2021Link copied to clipboard
‘He’s making grown men scream’: Meet Philadelphia’s next great light heavyweightDamichael Cole Sept. 29, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Jesse Hart returns from 20-month layoff with a unanimous decision victory at 2300 Arena Damichael Cole Sept. 18, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Jesse Hart returns from 20-month layoff with a unanimous decision victory at 2300 Arena Damichael Cole Sept. 18, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Eagles Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith near the top of NFL jersey sales after Week 1 victoryDamichael Cole Sept. 14, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Eagles Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith near the top of NFL jersey sales after Week 1 victoryDamichael Cole Sept. 14, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Five takeaways from the Sixers NBA 2K22 ratings, including Ben Simmons' shooting dipDamichael Cole Sept. 10, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Five takeaways from the Sixers NBA 2K22 ratings, including Ben Simmons' shooting dipDamichael Cole Sept. 10, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Stephen Fulton’s title unification fight is postponed after Brandon Figueroa contracts COVID-19Damichael Cole Sept. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Stephen Fulton’s title unification fight is postponed after Brandon Figueroa contracts COVID-19Damichael Cole Sept. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
West Philly boxing champion Stephen Fulton is favored in his first title defense — but the gritty fighter will always feel like an underdogDamichael Cole Sept. 5, 2021Link copied to clipboard
West Philly boxing champion Stephen Fulton is favored in his first title defense — but the gritty fighter will always feel like an underdogDamichael Cole Sept. 5, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Charles Bassey’s Sixers debut on hold; Joel Embiid’s shows growth as leaderDamichael Cole Oct. 3, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Charles Bassey’s Sixers debut on hold; Joel Embiid’s shows growth as leaderDamichael Cole Oct. 3, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Where do the Sixers and Ben Simmons go from here?Damichael Cole Sept. 27, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Where do the Sixers and Ben Simmons go from here?Damichael Cole Sept. 27, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly boxer Jesse Hart is happy he’ll have a homecoming fight on FridayDamichael Cole Sept. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly boxer Jesse Hart is happy he’ll have a homecoming fight on FridayDamichael Cole Sept. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
eBay is offering sneakerheads a chance to win rare sneakersDamichael Cole Sept. 14, 2021Link copied to clipboard
eBay is offering sneakerheads a chance to win rare sneakersDamichael Cole Sept. 14, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Jordans are the most searched sneaker in PennsylvaniaDamichael Cole Sept. 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Jordans are the most searched sneaker in PennsylvaniaDamichael Cole Sept. 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
The Eagles are releasing a new sports apparel collection with New Era that focuses on streetwearDamichael Cole Sept. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard
The Eagles are releasing a new sports apparel collection with New Era that focuses on streetwearDamichael Cole Sept. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Around the WNBA: Performance updates and season outlooks for local players as the playoffs approachDamichael Cole Sept. 3, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Around the WNBA: Performance updates and season outlooks for local players as the playoffs approachDamichael Cole Sept. 3, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Meet Nyeem Powell, the six-foot, 340lb., 12-year-old taking youth football by stormDamichael Cole Oct. 1, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Meet Nyeem Powell, the six-foot, 340lb., 12-year-old taking youth football by stormDamichael Cole Oct. 1, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Rashiem Jefferson Sr. wasn’t supposed to walk again. Now he’s back in the ring as a trainer.Damichael Cole Sept. 24, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Rashiem Jefferson Sr. wasn’t supposed to walk again. Now he’s back in the ring as a trainer.Damichael Cole Sept. 24, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Stephen Fulton’s championship bout vs. Brandon Figueroa rescheduled for Nov. 27Damichael Cole Sept. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Stephen Fulton’s championship bout vs. Brandon Figueroa rescheduled for Nov. 27Damichael Cole Sept. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Sixers will face Raptors on Oct. 4 in Toronto’s first post COVID-19 home gameDamichael Cole Sept. 10, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Sixers will face Raptors on Oct. 4 in Toronto’s first post COVID-19 home gameDamichael Cole Sept. 10, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Sixers star Ben Simmons wants out. Here’s how forced trades worked out for 5 All-Stars in recent years.Damichael Cole Sept. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Sixers star Ben Simmons wants out. Here’s how forced trades worked out for 5 All-Stars in recent years.Damichael Cole Sept. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
‘He was out there balling’ ... in Crocs? How a Philly high school player’s shoe audible paid off.Damichael Cole Sept. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard
‘He was out there balling’ ... in Crocs? How a Philly high school player’s shoe audible paid off.Damichael Cole Sept. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard