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October 25, 2013
ABOVE PHOTO: Grambling State University football player Naquan Smith speaks at a “State of Emergency” gathering organized by student Kimberly Monroe in Grambling, La., on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Smith said the team had concerns about the football coaching staff and facilities. After two days of players skipping practice, Grambling spokesman Will Sutton announced Dustin…
October 20, 2013
Flash back to the 2003 NFC Championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Carolina Panthers. Early in the second quarter of that game, Birds quarterback Donovan McNabb gets hit by Carolina linebacker Greg Favors and suffers badly bruised ribs that eventually force him to leave the game.
October 13, 2013
Throughout his young career, world super-lightweight champion Danny “Swift” Garcia has found himself cast as the underdog by boxing insiders each time he’s stepped into the ring for a major fight. And the unbeaten Garcia (27-0, 16 KOs) has made these skeptics eat their words.
October 8, 2013
In their season-opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Flyers worked their butts offs and did everything they could to put the puck into the net. They outshot the Maple Leafs 32-25 and stayed on the attack for the most of the game. They had several chances to score, but just could not finish it off.
October 8, 2013
A six-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro, Greenwood played for the Steelers from 1969-81, helping Pittsburgh win an unprecedented four Super Bowls in a six-year span. Greenwood, Joe Greene, Ernie Holmes and Dwight White formed the bedrock of the defense that helped turn a perennial loser into a dynasty.
September 28, 2013
If there was ever a time for the Eagles to start working out the kinks in their uptempo offense, the 10-day break until their next game against the Denver Broncos might be a good time as any. In their 26-16 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Eagles (1-2) looked like a team that…
September 19, 2013
He was the second man to beat Muhammad Ali, breaking Ali’s jaw and sending him to the hospital in their 1973 heavyweight fight. Ken Norton frustrated Ali three times in all, including their final bout at Yankee Stadium where he was sure he had beaten him once again.
September 19, 2013
For all of the slings and arrows that Donovan McNabb endured during his tumultuous 11-year tenure in Philadelphia, the one thing that seemed to stick in his crawl the most was the idea that he wasn’t “Black enough.”
September 13, 2013
If folks were concerned about whether Chip Kelly’s hurry-up would actually translate at the NFL level, Monday Night’s game against the Washington Redskins was an emphatic yes. For Kelly, it wasn’t as lightning fast as it was at Oregon, but it was effective nonetheless.
September 9, 2013
From an ace on the first point to a stinging return on the last, Serena Williams was close to perfect in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The score said it all Tuesday night: 6-0, 6-0.
April 30, 2024
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April 22, 2024
BPT LaQuilla Harris, a devoted mother, grandmother and retired property manager, led a healthy and active lifestyle...
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