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The Arizona Diamondbacks are headed to the World Series because the Philadelphia Phillies best hitters came up small when it mattered most.   By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN Playing in the first Game 7 in the history of the franchise, the Philadelphia Phillies had all psychological advantages in their favor to win…

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The Philadelphia Phillies will play the first Game 7 in the team’s history thanks to a 5-1 Arizona Diamondbacks victory. By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN With a 3-2 lead in the National League Championship Series and Aaron Nola on the mound, 45,473 fans at Citizen’s Bank Park were ready to celebrate the Philadelphia…

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(AP Photo/Alex Menendez, File) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles signed wide receiver Julio Jones on Tuesday, adding veteran depth to their receiving corps. The seven-time Pro Bowl selection hasn’t played since last season, his lone one with Tampa Bay. Jones had just 24 catches for 299 yards receiving with the Buccaneers. The 34-year-old has…

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BY DAN GELSTON PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber is pounding postseason homers at such a rate that he fits right in with Mickey Mantle and Reggie Jackson. The tattooed slugger is doing it all while powering the Philadelphia Phillies toward a chance for the franchise’s first World Series championship since 2008. “If you want to get…

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The Philadelphia Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the National League Championship Series behind the arm of ace Zack Wheeler, the continued hot bat of Nick Castellano, a homer from birthday boy Bryce Harper and a Schwarbomb. By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN Photo: Webster Riddick Armed with a raucous sellout crowd of 45,396…

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The Philadelphia Phillies ability to take the other team’s best shot helped them defeat the Atlanta Braves Thursday night and send them back to the National League Championships. By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN ABOVE PHOTO: The Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after Game 4 of a baseball NL Division Series against the Atlanta Braves Thursday,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: United States’ Simone Biles celebrates winning the gold medal during the women’s all-round final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Geert vanden Wijngaert) By Samuel Petrequin associated press ANTWERP, Belgium — Simone Biles was not too worried about the medal count, or the color of…

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The Philadelphia Phillies are now one game away from a second trip to the National League Championship Series after a Game Three rout that showed the Atlanta Braves why you shouldn’t let your locker room write a check your starting pitching might not be able to cash. By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN Photos…

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Photo: AP/Sue Ogrocki BY TOM WITHERS CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell looked reverently at the elderly man sitting in the front row clutching his cane and was star struck. To Mitchell and others, John Wooten is a giant. “That’s a man who didn’t know if he would be able to see his dream come…

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BY COREY WILLIAMS Former NFL player Sergio Brown was arrested in Southern California in connection with the death of his mother, authorities said, as he tried to reenter the United States from Mexico just weeks after the 73-year-old woman was found slain behind her suburban Chicago home. Brown, 35, was detained Tuesday afternoon and booked into San Diego…

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