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By Pat Graham associated press Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. She was 32. Bowie’s death was announced Wednesday by her management company and USA Track and Field. No cause of death was given. “USATF is deeply saddened by the passing of Tori…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid during the first half of Game 3 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, April 20, 2023, in New York. The All-Star center and two-time league scoring champion, Embiid, who had long lobbied for the award, earned his first NBA MVP trophy Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) …

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The same fortitude that helped Hurts lead two teams to the College Football Playoffs is paying off in the pros. ABOVE PHOTO: Jalen Hurts (Photo by Webster Riddick) By Chris Murray  For the Philadelphia Sunday SUN Perhaps the most compelling quote about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts 2022 season came during the postgame interviews at…

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ABOVE PHOTO: RAPPER E-40, right, greets fans during Game 1 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series between the Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, May 1, 2016. The Sacramento Kings are investigating allegations from the rapper E-40 that “racial bias” led to him being kicked out of his…

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ABOVE PHOTO: THE REV. DALE SNYDER SITS IN THE PEWS AT BETHEL AME CHURCH where he is pastor, in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Bethel, considered Pittsburgh’s oldest Black congregation, lost its previous sanctuary when much of Pittsburgh’s historic Lower Hill District was razed in the 1950s, making way for an arena and expressway…

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The Philadelphia 76ers took a 2-0 series lead over the Brooklyn Nets by playing a patient game. By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid in action during Game 1 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Brooklyn Nets in Philadelphia. The Sixers won 95-84 Monday night over…

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The Philadelphia 76ers took Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets by playing above the level of their competition. By Chris MurrayFor the Philadelphia Sunday SUN There was nothing spectacular about the Philadelphia 76ers 121-101 win over the Brooklyn Nets win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Cherelle Griner, left, and Brittney Griner on stage at the 54th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) By Hillel Italie ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: South Carolina’s Brea Beal (12) brings the ball upcourt against Maryland in the second half of an Elite 8 college basketball game of the NCAA Tournament in Greenville, S.C., Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lost three more players Tuesday when Zia Cooke, Brea Beal…

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ABOVE PHOTO: LSU’s Angel Reese reacts in front of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark during the second half of the NCAA Women’s Final Four championship basketball game Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Dallas. LSU won 102-85 to win the championship. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) By Darlene Superville ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday scrapped the…

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