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Braves’ Ronald Acuña leads NL in voting, will start All-Star Game

PHILADELPHIA — Major League Baseball on Thursday announced that Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña finished as the top vote-getter for the National League in the first phase of voting for the July 19 All-Star Game. This means Acuña will have a starting spot for the NL team, managed by Brian Snitker.

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Freddie Freeman’s agent accuses Braves of fostering ‘false’ narrative

PHILADELPHIA — Casey Close of Excel Sports Management, who represented Freddie Freeman in negotiations with the Braves, released a statement Thursday in which he said the Braves “have fostered a narrative about the negotiations which, stated plainly, is false.”

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PJ Tucker unlikely to return to Miami

Alex Schiffer: Multiple teams - including Atlanta, Minnesota, Brooklyn, Chicago and Philadelphia - are expected to compete for PJ Tucker in free agency. All are expected to offer the full mid-level/TPMLE exception. He is unlikely to return to Miami, ...

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Joel Embiid wants PJ Tucker in Philadelphia

Jake Fischer on PJ Tucker going to Philadelphia: 'I've heard Joel Embiid is on board, … also PJ's agent resides in Philly. There's one thing that I know for sure. He has wanted to get paid. He has been a journeyman in this league for years and years ...

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Woman, 21, shot dead after angry punter is kicked out then fires gun at building

Jailene Holton, 21, had been persuaded by friends to go on the rare night out at Philly Bar and Grill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when she was inadvertently shot in the head

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Phillies punchless in 4-1 loss to the Braves

PHILADELPHIA — Nights like Wednesday — when the Phillies’ offense looked punchless in a 4-1 loss to Atlanta — could make the next six to eight weeks feel like six to eight months.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bryce Harper’s thumb surgery goes off without complications; August return still possible

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper’s thumb surgery went as planned and without any complications, a source said Wednesday, and the Phillies star’s expectation of a mid-August return remains possible.

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House flippers are gentrifying neighborhoods with crypto mining now

A home in West Philadelphia that comes with its Ethereum mining device recently sold for $237,000 – well above the neighborhood's average price.

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Sixers’ James Harden opts out of deal, forgoes $47 million payday for free agency

PHILADELPHIA — James Harden was a man of his word.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Google searches for ‘abortion pill’ soared after the court leak

PHILADELPHIA — In the hours after a draft of the Supreme Court abortion ruling was leaked on May 2, Google searches for abortion pills soared — especially in states with greater restrictions on abortion.

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Pa. school district fires teacher who put tape reading ‘I have nothing nice to say’ on a student’s face

PHILADELPHIA — The Coatesville Area School District has fired a middle school teacher who put a piece of tape reading “I have nothing nice to say” on a student’s face last month — an action the district described as humiliating to the child, but that the teacher defended as an…

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Doug Mastriano is sticking to his MAGA playbook in the general election for Pa. governor

PHILADELPHIA — He went on the podcast hosted by former Donald Trump aide and “Stop the Steal” leader Steve Bannon.

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Eagles’ Kenneth Gainwell makes a PFF list of the NFL’s most elusive running backs from 2021

Philadelphia Eagles had a player make a PFF list of the most elusive NFL running backs from the 2021 season

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Sixers could soon be bringing back the black jerseys that started a ‘revolution’ 25 years ago

PHILADELPHIA — Pat Croce wasn’t just building a basketball team when he became 76ers president in 1996. He was leading a revolution.

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To my wife’s annoyance I am getting obsessed with litter – is this what middle age feels like?

Philadelphia, where I live, is nicknamed Filthadelphia and I’m getting more disgusted by the day, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Arson suspect charged in Philadelphia fire and building collapse that killed Lt. Sean Williamson

PHILADELPHIA — Authorities have charged the owner of a Fairhill pizza shop with lying to federal investigators and setting his own business ablaze, triggering a three-story building collapse that killed a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, according to charging documents unsealed Tuesday.

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Bullpen deflates Phillies in 5-3 loss to Braves

PHILADELPHIA — It stands to reason, with Bryce Harper scheduled for thumb surgery Wednesday, that a popular talking point is whether the Phillies will be able to make a trade to boost the offense in the MVP’s absence.

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Bryce Harper set to undergo thumb surgery Wednesday; ‘no timeline’ for his return, Phillies say

PHILADELPHIA — On the eve of thumb surgery, Bryce Harper made clear through Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson what he expects between now and the end of the season.

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Jason Kelce to host 2nd annual celebrity bartending event for Eagles Autism Challenge

To raise funds for the Eagles Autism Foundation, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce will host his 2nd annual celebrity bartending event on Wednesday, June 29

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Hundreds from across the globe now calling Philly home celebrate World Refugee Day at the zoo

PHILADELPHIA — The trail between the zebra and giraffe enclosures at the Philadelphia Zoo was filled with chatter in different languages — including Ukrainian, Burmese, Swahili, and Pashto. About 300 people from all over the world and of various ages had come together Sunday at America’s first zoo to celebrate…

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Jenice Armstrong: Let’s help this professor get the US to declare racism a public health crisis

PHILADELPHIA — I thought a lot about the legacy of slavery this past Juneteenth.

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Expectation growing that PJ Tucker signs with 76ers

Numerous rival teams, meanwhile, say with even more conviction now than they did last week - when I first it reported on Wednesday - that they expect PJ Tucker to land in Philadelphia on a three-year, $30 million deal in free agency. If Pat Riley's ...

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Doug Mastriano seeks to mend GOP rifts and raise money to compete with Josh Shapiro

PHILADELPHIA — Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, spent the last week acting as a GOP emissary with a message of party unity.

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Former No. 1 overall pick Mark Appel called up by Phillies, finally gets his shot at the majors at age 30

PHILADELPHIA — Mark Appel’s wait is over.

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David Murphy: After De’Anthony Melton, Tobias Harris is an even bigger key to the Sixers offseason

PHILADELPHIA — Daryl Morey wasn’t going to tell us where he was going even if he could. As of the wee postdraft hours of Friday morning, he wasn’t even allowed to tell us where he was. Thanks to some sort of procedural guidelines that could only have been handed down…

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