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ABOVE PHOTO:  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Okay, suppose you’re the general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles and you have the eighth overall pick in the NFL Draft? Who do you pick? If you said someone like North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (6) looks to catch the pick off throw as San Diego Padres’ Alexei Ramirez slides into first during the third inning of an opening day baseball game, Monday, April 11, 2016, in Philadelphia. The Padres won 4-3. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Ed Snider with hockey youths.  (Photo: Webster Riddick) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun If there’s one thing that you could say about Ed Snider, it would be that he loved the sport of hockey so much that it was contagious. When Snider founded and became…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The great Allen Iverson in action as a Sixer. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Former Sixer Allen Iverson inducted to Basketball Hall of Fame By Chris Murray Whenever a controversial, oft-times polarizing Black athlete is on the first ballot of any sports Hall of Fame, I usually end up writing a column about how this…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Villanova guard Josh Hart (3) and Villanova guard Phil Booth (5) celebrate after a regional final men’s college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament against Kansas, Saturday, March 26, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. Villanova won 64-59.  (AP Photo/John Flavell) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Even…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Iowa’s Mike Gesell (10) watches as Villanova’s Jalen Brunson (1) runs the fast break during the first half of a second-round men’s college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 20, 2016, in New York.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) While hometown favorite Villanova will be playing its NCAA Tournament games in Louisville,…

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By John Marshall associated press The NCAA Tournament started about as expected, the upsets, buzzer beaters and extraordinary performances coming at nearly every turn. Now that the first week is over and the pixie dust has settled, the bracket is down to a Sweet 16 that includes 15 teams from college basketball’s Power Seven conferences…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rhode Island Rams guard Xavier Munford (5) flies through the air to take a shot during the A-10 conference basketball game March 2, 2013 in Philadelphia.  (Aspen Photo / Shutterstock.com) By Errin Haines Whack associated press Young black men playing basketball and football for the country’s top college teams are graduating at lower…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Temple players crowd around senior Devontae Watson, left, as they celebrate following an NCAA college basketball game against Memphis on Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Philadelphia. Temple won 72-62.  (Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) Three members of the former Big Five of Philadelphia Basketball will be partaking in March Madness beginning this…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Chip Kelly (Photo: Webster Riddick) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and The Philadelphia Sunday Sun In the first week of free agency, the Philadelphia Eagles have started the process of re-making the team in the image of head coach Doug Pederson and Howie Roseman, the team’s vice president of football…

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