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ABOVE PHOTO:  Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz (7) drives around Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum during the first half of an NBA summer league basketball game in Salt Lake City. Fultz needed to be helped off the court with an injury to his left ankle in the 76ers’ summer league game Saturday, July 8, against…

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ABOVE PHOTO: From left, Major League Baseball commissioner Robert Manfred; Kansas City Mayor Sly James; Judy Pace Flood, widow of Curt Flood; MLB Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark and former player Dave Winfield attend ceremonies in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Major League Baseball and its players’ union presented a $1 million…

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If nothing else, the verdict in the Philando Castile case should show the National Football League that Colin Kaepernick had a point. By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Following the acquittal of the police officer who shot him, the video of Philando Castile being shot  by a Minnesota…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Phil Jackson is out as New York Knicks president after he oversaw one of the worst eras in team history and feuded with star Carmelo Anthony. Days after Jackson reiterated his desire to trade Anthony and said he would listen to deals for Kristaps Porzingis, Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Team Doo Be Doo’s Markelle Fultz #11 in action against Team EZ Pass in the Under Armour Elite 24 game on Saturday, August 22, 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan) Thanks to a trade with the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers got the first pick in the NBA Draft. Can we start…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Basketball legend Sonny Hill speaks with Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant ahead of a basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in 2015, in Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Sonny Hill is a national treasure. And he’s all ours.   By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Of all…

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NPR Morning Edition The Golden State Warriors earned their second NBA title in three years with a 129 to 120 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland Monday night, led by All-Star forward Kevin Durant’s 39 points and strong bench scoring. Durant’s stellar play all season and throughout the playoffs vindicated Golden State’s massive payout…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Heavyweight boxer Michael Spinks displays his championship belts at a news conference where he announced his retirement from the ring in New York City in 1988.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew) With his induction into the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame, Michael Spinks reminisced about his stellar career. By Chris Murray For the Chris…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Roy Foreman, co-founder of the ACBHOF, addresses the crowd. Foreman is the brother and manager of boxing champ George Foreman.  (Photo: Denise Clay) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Back in the 1980s, local high rollers looking for entertainment away from the tables in the form…

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police are investigating after someone spray painted a racial slur on the front gate of LeBron James’ home in Los Angeles on the eve of the NBA Finals. It happened Wednesday morning in Brentwood. Capt. Patricia Sandoval, a Los Angeles police spokeswoman, says James wasn’t at the home at the time….

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