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ABOVE PHOTO:  Joel Embiid  (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Three weeks before the 2015 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers and their fans had visions of the team using the third pick in the draft to pick up Ohio State point guard D’Angelo Russell or…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Serena Williams of the U.S. lifts the cup after defeating Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in their final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Saturday, June 6, 2015 in Paris. Williams won 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) By Howard Fendrich associated press PARIS — Serena…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Michael Jordan (lev radin / Shutterstock.com ) and LeBron James (AP.) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun As the 2015 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors continues this weekend, conversations at a sports bars, man caves and your local sports talk station…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James, left, and Hawks DeMarre Carroll battle for a loose ball during game four of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in Cleveland. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) When LeBron James made the decision this summer to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, residents of this beleaguered city dreamed…

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By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and Philadelphia Sunday Sun There’s no question that Allen Iverson was an iconic figure in Philadelphia’s storied basketball history.  You can also argue that his star went beyond the basketball court. And that Iverson was a hero of a misunderstood generation of young people because he not…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Ryan Howard (Aspen Photo/Shutterstock.com) By Rob Maaddi Cole Hamels, Jonathan Papelbon and Ryan Howard could shake up the pennant race this October. If they change uniforms. The ace, the closer and the slugger are making a team on pace for another last-place finish one to watch for all the wrong reasons. Each player…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces the #20 overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles during the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.  (AP Photo/Scott Boehm) ABOVE PHOTO:By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun…

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By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun On Saturday night, Michael Buffer’s famous phrase, “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble,” will finally have some real punch to it because for the first time in a long time we have a matchup of two great boxing champions in Floyd Mayweather Jr….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  DeMarco Murray (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun The early reviews of Chip Kelly’s offseason moves have sparked two very distinct reactions from fans. If you listen to an old high school chum of mine who is also a diehard Eagles fan, the moves…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Landon Collins  (Photo: O-D.com & O-D4life.com) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Barring a bizarre Draft Day move that allows the Philadelphia Eagles to miraculously land 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota or pick up Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel in a trade, look for the…

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