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ABOVE PHOTO:  Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid, top, blocks a shot by Charlotte Hornets’ Treveon Graham during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)   associated press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Philadelphia 76ers are pretty tough inside when center Joel Embiid is on the court….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid (21) takes a jump shot over Orlando Magic’s Bismack Biyombo (11) and Jonathon Simmons (17) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, in Philadelphia. Then 76ers won 116-105. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)   If the NBA’s regular season ended today, your Philadelphia 76ers would…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  From left: Bria Merrymen , Temple University cheerleader; Dr. Patrick Kraft,Temple Athletic Director; David Fattah, Steve Satel, founder of the Moonstone Arts Center-based Philly Legacy project presenting the John Chaney portrait by veteran visual artist Cal Massey (far right) at Temple University’s Liacouras Center.  (Photo courtesy: Chris Murray)   A new painting commemorates…

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Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announced that he will embark on a cross-country tour this fall with sports broadcaster Roy Firestone as part of a stage show in which he’ll talk about key mentors in his life. Among them: Martin Luther King and John Wooden. -AP

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????A. Katz/ Shutterstock Updated | In the aftermath of the chaos that erupted in Philadelphia as Eagles fans tore through the streets celebrating their Super Bowl victory, many could not help but notice the difference in how the public and officials reacted to riots by fans compared to those prompted by civil unrest. “Somehow, it…

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Statement Sheila E. Twitter page: “Hi family, I just did a Facebook live video. This is part of what was said. Thank you for what was an amazing week in Minneapolis, as our purple city celebrated the NFL, it’s championship game, entertainment, and all things Minnesotan. During the later part of the week, controversy reared…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson, left, celebrates with the Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, center, as quarterback Nick Foles hugs his wife, Tori, after winning the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Eagles won 41-33.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) The Philadelphia Eagles…

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???? Shutterstock PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s first Super Bowl parade provided catharsis Thursday for hundreds of thousands of Eagles fans, deliriously joyful after decades without a title and relishing the national spotlight on a team that few outside the city thought could win it all. Fans clad in Eagles green jammed the streets from dawn…

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Photo: SEPTA Facebook page SEPTA has sold out of all of its 50,000 day passes for Regional Rail ahead of Thursday’s Eagles Super Bowl parade in Philadelphia. For those who were lucky enough to get purchase a pass, SEPTA says it does not guarantee a ride if trains are full to capacity. However, the  pass…

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors filed felony charges on Wednesday against an immigrant illegally living in the U.S. who is suspected in a drunken-driving crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and an Uber driver. Manuel Orrego-Savala, who is from Guatemala and has twice been deported from the U.S., is charged with causing death while…

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