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ABOVE PHOTO:  Philadelphia Soul holding their open tryouts. (Photo: by Bill Z. Foster)     The Arena Bowl Champion Philadelphia Soul is retooling for a repeat run.   By Chris Murray For the Philadelphia Sunday Sun After winning the 2016 Arena Bowl title, the Philadelphia Soul wasn’t content with resting on its laurels. During October’s…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Kyle Lowry  (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) For foreign born NBA players and their American teammates, the Trump Administration’s ban on immigration could be a game changer. By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Out of all of the reactions to President Donald J. Trump’s executive order banning people…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Former U.S. President Barack Obama  (AP Photo)  and Jack Johnson, 1915  (United States Library of Congress’s Prints and Photographs division.) While it’s tempting to look at Barack Obama’s eight years as President of the United States through the eyes of Jackie Robinson, viewing them through the eyes of Jack Johnson might be more…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid tries to drive past Milwaukee Bucks’ Jabari Parker during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, in Milwaukee.  (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Now that the team appears to be making progress, the phrase “trust the process” is no longer a laughing matter for the Philadelphia…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Clemson Tigers wide receiver Mike Williams (7) during the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football playoff game against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016 in Glendale, Ariz. (Ric Tapia via AP) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun If you’re a Philadelphia Eagles fan, you’re…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Eagles beat the Cowboys 27-13; last Sunday but still miss much needed talent at key positions to perform at championship level.  (Photo by Webster Riddick) The Philadelphia Eagles 7-9 Season was the result of missed opportunities By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun “A billion here and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Simone Biles (AP photo) In the sporting world, 2016 was a year of ups and downs. By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun If there’s one thing that everyone can agree on about 2016, it was a year where the one constant was death. While the pop…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Bernard Hopkins jumps rope during a media workout in Philadelphia, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. Hopkins fought Joe Smith Jr., in a light heavyweight boxing match on Dec. 17 at the Forum, in Inglewood, Calif. He lost to Smith by TKO in the 8th round.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) When Bernard Hopkins was literally knocked…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  It’s been a tough year for Carson Wentz and Jordan Matthews.   (Photo by Webster Riddick) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun With the playoffs obviously out of the picture for the Philadelphia Eagles (5-8), the only thing that diehard Birds fans can hope for is…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Claire Smith, ESPN’s news editor of remote productions, poses during Major League Baseball’s winter meetings, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 in Oxon Hill, Md. Smith is the first woman to win the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing and will be honored during the Hall of Fame’s induction weekend next…

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