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After losing game 1 of a four-game series with the San Diego Padres due to a lack of offense, the Philadelphia Phillies corrected that problem and never looked back. By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN ABOVE PHOTO: Fans cheer for Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper during a baseball game, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Philadelphia….

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In his first weekend in the Majors, outfielder Johan Rojas wowed the crowds. By Chris Murray For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN ABOVE PHOTO: Philadelphia Phillies’ Johan Rojas bunts for a run-scoring single against San Diego Padres pitcher Adrian Morejon during the sixth inning of the second baseball game in a doubleheader, Saturday, July 15, 2023,…

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It took 10 rounds, but thanks to his knocking out Roiman Villa at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, Jaron “Boots” Ennis might get his title shot By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN Atlantic City, N.J.— For the first nine anda half rounds of Jaron “Boots” Ennis’s welter-weight fight against Roiman Villa, it wasn’t…

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ABOVE PHOTO: OLD DOMINION WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH NIKKI MCCRAY-PENSON smiles in Norfolk, Va. May 31, 2017. Two-time Olympic gold medalist and former ABL MVP Nikki McCray-Penson has died. She was 51. McCray-Penson was an assistant women’s basketball coach at Rutgers last season and the school confirmed her death, although the cause of her passing was…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Christopher Eubanks of the US celebrates after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in a men’s singles match on day eight of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 10, 2023. The unseeded Eubanks came within four points of winning to extend his deepest run, by far, at a major tournament before Medvedev…

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After his Saturday night bout at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, Jaron “Boots” Ellis hopes his next fight is the biggest. By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday Sun While the hype seems to be surrounding the July 29 welterweight title unification bout between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford, the person hoping to take on the winner…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Hickey and the Paul Robeson High School girls track team.  Photos courtesy: Napoleon F. Kingcade By Napoleon F. Kingcade For more than three decades, Tim Hickey was a nationally known figure in the world of track and field. He took the William Penn High girls track program and built them into a national…

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Lack of clutch hitting and poor defense doom Phightins’ By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN Washington Nationals’ Stone Garrett rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam plays during a baseball game, Sunday, July 2, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) On a day when starting pitcher Ranger Suarez was having one of his…

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The Philadelphia Phillies head into the All-Star break in pretty good shape thanks to a starting rotation that had a stellar June. By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday Sun ABOVE PHOTO: Philadelphia Phillies’ Trea Turner plays during a baseball game, Sunday, July 2, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) When the New York Mets swept…

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The New York Mets managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory against the Philadelphia Phillies thanks to an 8th inning that can only be described as Mets-ian. By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN ABOVE PHOTO: Philadelphia Phillies’ Trea Turner (7) is cheered by Nick Castellanos, right, after he hit a home run…

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