The mother of 8-year-old Ny'Leek Ellison says she is overwhelmed with joy to learn of the arrest of the driver accused of injuring her son in a hit-and-run earlier this month in Chester, Pennsylvania.

A Philadelphia man who pleaded “no contest” in December to two charges in a 2025 hit-and-run that left an 8-year-old boy in Chester paralyzed was sentenced Tuesday to 4½ to 9 years in a state prison.

“This is going to be the most enjoyable part of my day,” says James Chester. Chester is speaking to The Athletic from his kitchen. He is having a busy week, announcing his retirement as a footballer ...