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ABOVE PHOTO: Carson Wentz (Photo: Webster Riddick) The tie between the Philadelphia Eagles and Cincinnati Bengals portends a long season for Philadelphia sports fans. By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN On one level, Philadelphia Eagles fans can take some solace in the fact the Birds 23-23 overtime tie with the Cincinnati Bengals last…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Deion Sanders  (Photo: DFree / Shutterstock) ASSOCIATED PRESS  JACKSON, Miss.— Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders says he will become Jackson State’s football coach. Sanders made the announcement a last Sunday night on the first episode of the “21st & Prime” podcast with Jamie Dukes on Barstool Sports. The player known as “Prime…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Gale Sayers  (Photo/Wiki Commons) CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL’s best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with cancer, has died. He was 77. Nicknamed “The Kansas Comet” and considered among the…

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The Philadelphia Eagles were their own worst enemy during Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams. By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN  Last week, Philadelphia Eagles safety Jalen Mills chided his defense for not stopping Washington from scoring from short distances after miscues by the offense.  In the Eagles 37-19 loss to the…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Naomi Osaka, of Japan, holds up the championship trophy after defeating Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, in the women’s singles final of the US Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) By Yuri Kageyama and Stephen Wade associated press TOKYO — Japan is celebrating Naomi Osaka’s victory…

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The Philadelphia Eagles scored 17 points against the team formerly known as the Washington Redskins in the first half. Then, it stopped. By Chris Murray For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN LANDOVER, Md.—In the first half of the Philadelphia Eagles season–opener against the Washington Football Team, they jumped out to a 17-0 lead on a pair…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Former Philadelphia Phillies player Dick Allen speaks after the unveiling of his retired number prior to a baseball game between the Phillies and the Washington Nationals, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton) Now that the Philadelphia Phillies have added Dick Allen to the team’s Ring of Honor, could Cooperstown adding…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Georgetoen head coach John Thompson yells to hid players during the second half of a first round NCAA college basketball game at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia  in 1996. Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a…

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Above photo: A reporter waits outside the closed gate before the Denver Broncos cancelled an NFL football practice Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Englewood, Colo., in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) The shooting of Jacob Blake led a walkout by several sports leagues Wednesday night….

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ABOVE PHOTO: Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown, left, reacts as forward Tobias Harris (12) is attended to after hitting his head against the Boston Celtics during the third quarter of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.  (Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP)  By…

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