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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For a team that scuffled this season on the road, the Oklahoma City Thunder sure did look like a playoff team in Philly. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and Josh Giddey had 20 to lead the Thunder to a 133-114 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. The Thunder won for…

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Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to competition in 2024, the tennis star announced Wednesday. The former world No. 1 posted what she called “a little life update for 2023” on social media, including a picture of an ultrasound. The 25-year-old Osaka has been dating Cordae, a rapper, for years. “I know that I…

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Thanks to the Philadelphia Eagles win over the New York Giants, the NFC’s road To The Super Bowl goes through South Philadelphia. By Chris Murray For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN Photos by Webster Riddick The Philadelphia Eagles’ victory (14-3) put an exclamation point on the regular season by knocking off the New York Giants and…

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By DAN GELSTON PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts walked into the Linc wearing a Michael Jordan “I’m Back” T-shirt from the former Chicago Bulls’ star’s first unretirement. Yeah, Hurts is back — and now, so are the Eagles as a Super Bowl threat. Hurts returned from a sprained right shoulder and threw for 229 yards under a…

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On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles will attempt once again to clinch the division and home-field advantage against the New York Giants. But it shouldn’t have had to go that route. By Chris Murray For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN Photo above: Eagles QB Gardner Minshew gets sacked. Photo by Webster Riddick The Philadelphia Eagles had a…

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When Buffalo Bills star Damar Hamlin collapsed during the team’s Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the players of the National Football League forced Roger Goodell into being a human.  ABOVE PHOTO: Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) runs off the field after an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Saturday, Dec. 24,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates is seen in Tampa, Fla., March 3, 1963. Fifty years after his death, Clemente, the skillful outfielder, remains one of the most revered figures in Puerto Rico and Latin America. His graceful flare and powerful arm were unrivaled in his era, but his humanitarian efforts are perhaps…

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ABOVE PHOTO: In this June 25, 2008 file photo, Brazil’s former soccer player Pele attends the inauguration of an exhibit about his life, coined King’s Marks, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brazil’s World Cup win in 1958, in Brasilia, Brazil. On Oct. 23, 2020, the three-time World Cup winner Pelé turns 80 without a proper…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Pittsburgh Steelers’ Franco Harris (32) eludes a tackle by Oakland Raiders’ Jimmy Warren as he runs 42-yards for a touchdown after catching a deflected pass during an AFC Divisional NFL football playoff game in Pittsburgh, Dec. 23, 1972. Harris’ scoop of a deflected pass and subsequent run for the winning touchdown — forever…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Grant Wahl smiles as he holds a World Cup replica trophy during an award ceremony in Doha, Qatar on Nov. 29, 2022. Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday Dec. 10, 2022 while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. (Brendan Moran,…

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