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ABOVE PHOTO:  Phillies’ first baseman Ryan Howard has struggled at the plate this season.  (Photo by Webster Riddick)   By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Last Sunday, Ryan Howard drove in the winning run with a walk-off single to cap a 7-6 come from behind victory over the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Bernard Hopkins training for next fight.  (Photo by Chris Murray) Bernard Hopkins has lined up his next challenger, just in time for his 50th birthday. By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun For his next boxing match against a younger opponent and Father Time, Bernard Hopkins will…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Eagles hope Trent Cole and the defense will be even stronger in 2014. (Photo by Webster Riddick.)   By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun The big noise at the opening of the Eagles 2014 training camp is how fast will Chip Kelly’s offense be in its…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins walking off the field with Eagles backup quarterback Mark Sanchez. Jenkins is fast becoming the leader of the Eagles secondary.  (Photo by Chris Murray.)   By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun The last time the Philadelphia Eagles had a true enforcer at…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Pam Oliver   By Nia-Malika Henderson washington post TV is a tough business. Especially for women. Like film, it’s a medium that favors a certain look when it comes to women, while men just don’t face the same scrutiny and gaze. And it’s easy to tell what that “look” actually is — thin,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  LeSean McCoy  (Photo by Webster Riddick)   By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has no illusions about the huge target on his back coming into the 2014 season. That’s something that McCoy knew last season en route to being the NFL’s…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Thomas Lynch (left) vice chair of the Philadelphia Sports Congresspresents Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy with his Wanamaker Award as former Eagles running back Brian Westbrook looks on.  ( Photos by Webster Riddick)   By Chris Murray  For the Chris Murray and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun  Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean “Shady”…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  If Joel Embiid can stay healthy, the Sixers could be a good team in the future.  (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, Rich Sugg) By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Last Sunday I was a guest on 94 WIP-FM’s Ricky Ricardo Show and we discussed the possibility…

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Hockey has taken Tarasai Karega, the coordinator of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, all over the world.  By Chris Murray  For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun  Tarasai Karega knows all about believing in what some would say is an impossible dream.    In a world where young African-American girls aren’t…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Domonic Brown has been struggling at the plate and in the field. His misplay of a fly ball cost the Phillies in Wednesday’s loss to the Miami Marlins.  (Photo by Webster Riddick.)   By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun It was one of those nights where the…

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