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ABOVE PHOTO:  From left: Jayden Styles, Jayson Reeder, Coach Blair Green, Mekhi Williams, Sean Jones   Earning the Gold Medal for the first time, Philadelphia track and field athletes Jayson Reeder (12 years old), Jayden ‘Jay’ Styles (13 years old), Mekhi ‘Emmitt’ Williams (14 years old), and Sean ‘CJ” Jones (14 years old) put on an…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Enthusiastic youth from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Germantown Branch flex their tennis muscle as they finish the Philadelphia Freedoms tennis clinic at St. Joseph’s University. Black Women in Sport Foundation (BWSF) sponsored the youth.  (Photo: Germaine Edwards, Ph.D.) BWSF hosts community partners for Philly Freedoms Tennis Match & Youth Tennis…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Brian Dawkins (Photo: Anthony Wendell Morrison / shutterstock) The Year Of The (Philadelphia) Eagle continues with the enshrinement of Brian Dawkins into the NFL Hall of Fame. By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Philadelphia Eagles fans are still no doubt feeling the euphoria of winning the franchise’s…

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Highlights included Jamaican theme night for Union’s July 21 match vs. LA Galaxy   CHESTER, Pa.– Philadelphia Union announced a new partnership with the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), the official tourism board of the Caribbean nation. Under the agreement, the JTB becomes a Proud Partner of the Philadelphia Union. A primary element of the partnership…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Serena Williams  (Photo: Shutterstock) While it took her awhile to get started this tennis season, Serena Williams’s performance at Wimbledon shows that she’s still got the Open Era on lock. By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Because there may be more than a few athletes that we…

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ATLANTA (AP) — The lawyer for the ex-girlfriend of NFL star LeSean McCoy says the Buffalo Bills running back orchestrated an attack that left her bloody amid attempts to get her to leave his suburban Atlanta mansion. Attorney Tanya Mitchell Graham says in a statement to news outlets that her client was physically assaulted Tuesday…

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CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James is leaving home for Hollywood and an iconic team. The Los Angeles Lakers have a new superstar — L.A.-Bron. The NBA’s best player announced Sunday night that he has agreed to a four-year, $154 million contract with the Lakers, joining one of the league’s most storied franchises and switching conferences…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  2018 draft prospects pose for a picture before the NBA basketball draft in New York, Thursday, June 21, 2018.   (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen) Philadelphia 76ers head coach/interim general manager Brett Brown has some explaining to do.   By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Last week, head…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Mikal Bridges  (Source: NBA.com) If the management of the Philadelphia 76ers can pull off a first-round trade, they should try and keep Villanova’s Mikal Bridges at home. By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun With rumors swirling around that Philadelphia 76ers head coach and interim general manager…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  New Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett speaking at his book signing at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Germantown Avenue.  (Photo: Solomon Williams) At a talk sponsored by a popular Germantown bookstore, the newest Philadelphia Eagle, defensive end Michael Bennett, talked about his new book and the conversations he hopes it forces. By Chris…

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