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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, left, and IOC member and former swimmer Kirsty Coventry, right, speak during a press conference after the executive board meeting of the IOC, at the Olympic House, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020.   (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP) By Graham Dunbar ASSOCIATED PRESS  LAUSANNE, Switzerland  — No…

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Philadelphia Eagles great Harold Carmichael will finally, at long last, be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN and the Chris Murray Report One of the great joys that I’ve had as a sportswriter is seeing really good athletes that have been underrated and overlooked through…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Lamar Jackson (AP photo) Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson helped his team become the AFC’s number one seed in the playoffs. But can he get them to the Super Bowl?  By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN and the Chris Murray Report  Owings Mills, Md.— For all the rave reviews and the talk…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Jadeveon Clowney’s hit on Carson Wentz. (Photos: Webster Riddick) The QB was felled by a controversial helmet to helmet hit. By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN and the Chris Murray Report No one would have blamed the Philadelphia Eagles if they had just given up. In the first quarter of the…

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ABOVE PHOTO: In this Wednesday, May 15, 2013 file photo, NBA Commissioner David Stern takes a question from a reporter during a news conference following an NBA Board of Governors meeting in Dallas. David Stern, who spent 30 years as the NBA’s longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global power, has died on…

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Carson Wentz   (Photo: Webster Riddick) By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday Sun  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.– If you’re a team trying to clinch a playoff spot on the last game of the season  and you’re playing a team that’s going nowhere but home, the last thing you want to do is give them a…

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By Rob Maaddi PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have been at their best facing elimination. They’ve won three in a row to improve to 8-7 and enter Sunday’s game at the New York Giants (4-11) needing another victory to secure the NFC East title. But New York is no pushover. The Giants have scored…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Miles Sanders (Photo: Webster Riddick) Miles Sanders is making a name for himself. By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday Sun  When the Philadelphia Eagles drafted Miles Sanders from Penn State in the second round of the 2019 NFL drive, the young man who was Saquan Barkley’s backup was seen as part of…

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The Blackhawks Athletic Club helps young people realize their potential and learn what being a “winner” really means. By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN Sure, the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Soul have brought football glory to the City of Brotherly Love. But not as much as the young men and women of the…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Sidney Jones breaks up Dallas last play.   (Photos: Webster Riddick) The most potent offense in the NFL was unable to move against an Eagles defense that knew the stakes.  By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN  About an hour after his Philadelphia Eagles (8-7) upended the Dallas Cowboys by a score…

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