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By Napoleon F. Kingcade In the world of boxing, Lucille Fletcher became known as the mother who gave birth to three boxing champions, two of them inducted into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame. Born a fighter — largely due to the fact that she had 11 brothers and sisters, Fletcher became interested in boxing…

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ABOVE PHOTO: FILE – Baseball catcher Josh Gibson in an undated photo. Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when records of the Negro Leagues for more than 2,300 players were incorporated after a three-year research project. (AP Photo/File) By Ronald Blumassociated press NEW YORK…

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The Philadelphia 76ers are on the verge of yet another early playoff exit. ABOVE PHOTO: New York Knicks’ Isaiah Hartenstein, right, goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid during the second half of Game 4 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) By…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Hank Aaron holds aloft the ball he hit for his 715th career home run, against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Atlanta, Ga., Monday night, April 8, 1974. Just in time for the 50-year anniversary of Hank Aaron’s record 715th home run, Charlie Russo is making available video he shot of the homer.(AP Photo/Bob…

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To get their first win of the season, the Philadelphia Phillies went back to their Little League days. ABOVE PHOTO: BY WEBSTER RIDDICK By Chris Murray For the Philadelphia Sunday Sun If you want to understand why coaches from Little League to the major leagues harp on hustling on the basepaths on every ground ball…

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By Jenna Fryerassociated press ABOVE PHOTO: Rajah Caruth (24) during qualifying for a NASCAR truck series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. The 21-year-old student at Winston-Salem State has cracked into NASCAR’s national-level series racing and on Friday, March 1, 2024, won the Truck Series race at…

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The Kansas City Chiefs narrowly beat the San Francisco 49ers, becoming the 2024 Super Bowl champions. The final score was 25 to 22.

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By Constance Garcia-BarrioMost bookies would have looked askance at the prospects of Black women athletes in the South in the 1950s. “The Tigerbelles, Olympic Legends from Tennessee State,” by Aime Alley Card (Lyons Press, 2024), tells the story of how the steadfast collegians of TSU chewed up the odds and became some of the world’s…

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The inability to make adjustments paired with a defense that couldn’t stop anyone led to the collapse of the defending NFC Champs. By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN ABOVE PHOTO: Coach Nick Sirianni Photo: Webster Riddick After the Philadelphia Eagles’ ignominious exit from the NFC Wildcard playoffs at the hands of the Tampa Bay…

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As the Philadelphia Eagles approach the playoffs, they’re still trying to find themselves. By Chris Murray For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN ABOVE PHOTO: The 2023 Christmas day game between the Eagles and Giants. Through the first 11 weeks of the 2023 season, all the struggles the Philadelphia Eagles have had in losing four of their…

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