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Jimmy Rollins (Photo by Webster Riddick) By ROB MAADDI PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When Jimmy Rollins made his first All-Star team as a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies 20 years ago, the percentage of Black players in the majors was 13. It’s down to 7.6% this year. As the Phillies celebrated Jackie Robinson Day along with the rest…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Jaron “Boots” Ennis Jaron “Boots” Ennis is showing everyone that it’s time he got his shot.  By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN  In a welterweight division filled with guys who have held at least one of the myriad of its championship belts, stands a North Philadelphia native who feels that he…

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ABOVE PHOTO: West Catholic girls basketball team at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Players hold up the PIAA 3A state championship trophy and a gigantic Hershey Chocolate bar.   (Photo courtesy: Napoleon Kingcade) By Napoleon F. Kingcade Last month, many women of the past, present and future were honored for their extraordinary achievements in…

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ABOVE PHOTO: West Catholic senior guard Destiney McPhaul taking a three-point shot in a recent game.  (Photo Credit : Gavin Bethell) By Napoleon F. Kingcade West Catholic basketball star Destiney McPhaul will be competing against some of the nation’s most elite high school basketball players at this year’s Who’s Next All-American Game at the George…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid dunk s the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) As the NBA Trade Deadline nears, will the Philadelphia 76ers put all their chips on the table for a championship, or will they…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Joe Fraizer Muhammad Ali statue (Photo: Webster Riddick) Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier is honored with a statue and mural on the 50th anniversary of the “Fight of the Century” between himself and champ Muhammad Ali. Friends and family of former World Heavyweight Champion and  Philadelphia sport legend Joe Frazier celebrated his memory…

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Photo above: Pennwood junior guard Lashanda Smith shooting at the foul line. The Pennwood basketball star scored 32 points against her former high school team.Photos by Napoleon F. Kingcade By Napoleon F. KingcadeBy the time Pennwood junior guard Lashanda Smith scored her 32 points last Tuesday night’s home game, the Pennwood Lady Patriots already had…

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ABOVE PHOTO: The cast of CBS-TV’s “NFL Today” show pose in this undated photo. Clockwise from top left are: Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder, Jack Whitaker, Brent Musburger, Jayne Kennedy and Irv Cross. (AP Photo/CBS) ASSOCIATED PRESS  Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports…

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Above photo: Ariel Young, GoFundMe KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An attorney for the family of a 5-year-old girl critically injured in a crash involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid says the girl suffered a devastating brain injury that has left her unable to speak or walk. Ariel Young likely has permanent…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy addresses the media during an NFL football news conference at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., in this Jan. 23, 2020, file photo. Bieniemy has become the cause celebre when it comes to minority assistants who have been denied the opportunity to become head coaches in…

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