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NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for repeatedly making an obscene gesture during the 76ers’ victory against the Portland Trail Blazers. Joe Dumars, the league’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations, announced the penalty Tuesday after Embiid, the league’s reigning MVP, made four WWE-style crotch chops that…

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By Napoleon F. Kingcade ABOVE PHOTO: Martin Luther King High Cougars gather after Friday’s victory.Photo: Napoleon F. Kingcade From 2019 to 2023, Coach Malik Jones has done a good job of keeping his Martin Luther King High football team — the Cougars — on the right track. On October 20, the team was able to…

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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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