Rocky, the Musical officially opens tonight at Walnut Street Theatre. Like the OG movie, Rocky tells the story of a Philly underdog boxer training to defeat the world heavyweight champ Apollo Creed — ...

Explore the iconic 'Rocky' montage, its legendary 'Gonna Fly Now' theme, Bill Conti’s music, and how it became a timeless ...

This weekend, the Boxing Hall of Fame will welcome a new class. Among a group of inductees that includes all-time greats like Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., one stands out as a seemingly ...

Sadness hits how it hits, when it hits, and there’s no telling why or when things impact you so. Hearing that Carl Weathers, the former Oakland Raiders linebacker turned actor, known best for playing ...

Tom Reimann is a writer and comedian and somehow Senior Editor of Features at Collider. He has written for Cracked.com, Mad Magazine, BunnyEars.com, and Some More News, and is the co-founder of the ...

I don’t eat hot dogs or hamburgers anymore. I’ve never enjoyed parades. As a dog owner, I have an overwhelming hatred for fireworks. This whole 4th of July holiday we’re celebrating all weekend long — ...

Carl Weathers, who has died aged 76, played Sylvester Stallone’s boxing rival Apollo Creed in the triple Oscar-winning film Rocky (1976); he also had a famous handshake with Arnold Schwarzenegger in ...

There are a few things that people of all persuasions can agree on. Even boxing fans. Among them, there’s a universal acknowledgement that Carl Weathers was the man. Particularly these days, in the ...