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By BRIAN MAHONEY LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — NBA players didn’t come to Disney solely for a restart. They wanted social reform. The Milwaukee Bucks showed how far they’re willing to go to get it by opting not to play in their playoff game Wednesday. Two more games were postponed later in the day,…

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By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN and the Chris Murray ReportWhether you were listening to my radio show on 900 AM/96.1FM WURD or reading one of my columns here in the SUN, I kept saying that how well the Philadelphia 76ers did in the playoffs would be a referendum on Brett Brown’s tenure with…

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By MARYCLAIRE DAL PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dementia tests in the NFL concussion litigation allow doctors to use different baseline standards for Black and white retired players, making it more difficult for Blacks to show injury and qualify for awards, lawyers for two ex-players argued in court filings Tuesday. The settlement fund has so far paid…

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By DAN GELSTON ABOVE PHOTO: Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown looks on in the first half of an NBA basketball game against Houston Rockets on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, in Houston. (AP Photo/Bob Levey) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Patient and positive, Brett Brown was the perfect coach for the Philadelphia 76ers when they set up…

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By BARRY WILNER NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL had 77 positive COVID-19 tests from 11 teams re-examined by a New Jersey lab after false positives, and all those tests came back negative. The league asked the New Jersey lab BioReference to investigate the results, and those 77 tests are being re-tested once more to…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Miles Sanders (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, Pool) Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders is ready to carry the load for the team’s rushing attack.  By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN and the Chris Murray Report The popular view of Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders coming into the 2020 season is that…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper lines a single off Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) By Rob Maaddi PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper delivered another clutch hit and then waited for a video review…

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The Phillies offense tried its best to bring the team back in Tuesday’s 10-9 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. But it didn’t have to be this way. By Chris Murray During his pregame press conference before Tuesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles, Phillies manager Joe Girardi was talking about how disheartening it is for a…

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ABOVE PHOTO: San Antonio Spurs Jakob Poeltl (25) misses a shot against Philadelphia 76ers Tobias Harris (12) and Matisse Thybulle (22) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.   (Mike Ehrmann/Pool Photo via AP)  The Philadelphia 76ers first week in the NBA bubble showed…

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The coronavirus outbreak that’s hit the Miami Marlins shows that bringing back professional sports isn’t going to be a walk in the park. By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN and the Chris Murray Report  For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been following the progress of the major sports leagues in their efforts to have their seasons…

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