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By Rob Maaddi associated press The defending champs are reeling and seem on the verge of receiving a knockout punch. An embarrassing 48-7 loss to the New Orleans Saints — the most lopsided defeat for a Super Bowl champion — left the Philadelphia Eagles (4-6) one loss from last place. They’re optimistic because they are…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Dallas Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott rushes through the Eagles defense last Sunday night.  (Photo: Webster Riddick)   By Chris Murray For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN and the Chris Murray Report Sunday night’s game against a struggling Dallas Cowboys squad was supposed to be the jump off point for the Philadelphia Eagles’ race to…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Eagles’ RB Wendell Smallwood runs against Panthers in last week’s game.  (Photo: Webster Riddick)   …the Philadelphia Eagles can’t take anyone for granted on their road to the NFC East Title.   By Chris Murray For the Philadelphia Sunday Sun A 4-4 record at the halfway mark of the season may be mediocre…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Sixers’ Ben Simmons at Front Street Gym.   The Philadelphia 76ers has unveiled its 2018-19 City Edition uniform, presented in partnership with Official Jersey Patch Sponsor StubHub. The 2018-19 City Edition uniform celebrates Philadelphia’s rich history of the challenger’s mentality that inspired the “Rocky” and “Creed” films. The uniform’s core displays the iconic…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Eagles WR Alshon Jeffery attempts a catch in the end zone during the Eagles v. Panthers game last weekend.  (Photo: Webster Riddick)   By Chris Murray For the Philadelphia Sunday Sun and the Chris Murray Report For the first 50 minutes of the game, it looked as if the Philadelphia Eagles were on their…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Vikings DE Danielle Hunter over Eagles QB Carson Wentz during last Sunday’s game.  (Photo: Webster Riddick) The Philadelphia Eagles offense has been, well, offensive, something that was obvious in Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings. By Chris Murray For the Philadelphia Sunday Sun and the Chris Murray Report  In the two games that the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Sloane Stephens  (Photo: shutterstock)   The chair umpire was silence was deafening.   By Nigel Roberts newsone.com There appeared to be a double standard in tennis officiating after a Russian player went unpunished for unsportsmanlike conduct that, if history was any indication, officials would have likely admonished Serena Williams for displaying. In a video…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Wendell Smallwood  (Photo: Webster Riddick)   By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun In four out of their last six games including Super Bowl LII, the Eagles defense has needed to stop a team invading their end zone late in the game. In three of those games, the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Doug Pederson at Super Bowl LII championship parade. (Photo: Nick Tropiano/shutterstock.com)   By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun During the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl run last season, the Birds always had a knack of making that one big, difference-making play on both sides of the ball to…

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ABOVE PHOTO: NFL Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins speaking to fans at the Courtyard By Marriott stage. (Photo: Denise Clay) By Denise Clay When the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots last year to claim the team’s first Super Bowl victory, it became one of those moments that fans wanted to relive again and…

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