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Why does Swarthmore’s basketball team practice foul shots from 14 1/2 feet? Science.

PHILADELPHIA — Allen Schneider, longtime Swarthmore College psychology and neuroscience professor, is a basketball fan, but he wasn’t actively looking for ways to help out Swarthmore’s men’s basketball team. He’d just watched Garnet coach Landry Kosmalski enough to think the coach might be receptive to this theory in Schneider’s own…

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Celtics escape Pacers in overtime, Nuggets and 76ers battle to wins

Los Angeles (AFP) - NBA conference leaders Boston and Denver were pushed to the limit on Thursday, with the Celtics escaping in a 142-138 overtime triumph over Indiana and the Nuggets edging the Cavaliers in Cleveland.

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Two-year-old child among seven shot outside school in Philadelphia

Shots rang out in Strawberry Mansion neighbourhood around 6pm near James G Blaine school

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Sixers overcome poor start and Joel Embiid’s illness in 110-105 victory over Memphis Grizzlies

PHILADELPHIA — Right now, the 76ers plan to live life like a cliché.

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Sixers star James Harden sends game-worn shoes, video chats with Michigan State shooting survivor

PHILADELPHIA — James Harden reached out to John Hao, one of the students recovering from the shooting on Michigan State’s campus. The 76ers standout talked to him via video chat and sent several sneakers, including game-worn items, while Hao is recovering at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich.

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4 people shot in Philly's Strawberry Mansion district

PHILADELPHIA — Four people — including two juveniles — were wounded in a shooting Thursday evening in the city’s Strawberry Mansion section, police said.

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7 people, including a 2-year-old girl and 5 teenagers, were shot in Philly's Strawberry Mansion district

PHILADELPHIA — Seven people, including a 2-year-old girl and five teenagers, were wounded in a shooting Thursday evening near a school in the city’s Strawberry Mansion section, police said.

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Marcus Hayes: The Sixers’ ‘Process’ era either pays off or fails for good in the next two months

PHILADELPHIA — Ten years ago, Josh Harris hired Sam Hinkie to clean up the Andrew Bynum mess and begin The Process. Hinkie failed in both transaction and culture, but reset the salary cap and asset cache, which he handed to Bryan Colangelo, who failed at everything except retaining coach Brett…

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Journalist killed in Orlando shooting identified as Spectrum News reporter Dylan Lyons

Broadcaster, 24, originally from Philadelphia and had moved to Florida to pursue media career

The Independent UK

A national forest site is now named after a Black paratrooper who died in a secret mission

PHILADELPHIA -- On the day that the United States stunned the world by dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a young Black man from the Main Line area of Philadelphia died in obscurity in a remote Oregon forest, the end of a brief military career that became enmeshed in some…

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Gov. Josh Shapiro expects John Fetterman to ‘come back stronger than ever’ after hospitalization for clinical depression

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro expressed confidence this week in Sen. John Fetterman’s return to the U.S. Senate and said he wouldn’t entertain outside pressures for him to resign after his second hospitalization this month.

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Joel Embiid’s MVP push, starting lineup among Sixers storylines to watch down NBA’s stretch run

PHILADELPHIA — The All-Star break is incorrectly billed as the NBA season’s midway point, given that the 76ers have only 25 regular-season games remaining before a crucial playoff run.

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NFL 2023 salary cap: Eagles have most dead money, champion Chiefs least

Take a look at the dead money against the NFL salary cap. The Philadelphia Eagles have the most while the Kansas City Chiefs have the least.

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PFF: Eagles’ biggest offseason need is depth at the cornerback position

PFF recently looked at the biggest offseason need for all 32 NFL teams and depth at cornerback was the biggest need for the Philadelphia Eagles

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Historic 'Blue Plaque' for MLK unveiled: first in US by British Trust known for recognizing Black history

PHILADELPHIA — Unitarian Universalist clergy Hannah Capaldi and members of the First Unitarian Church at 21st & Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia always "knew" of the connection between their church and Martin Luther King Jr.

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This debate team has no coach and no budget. But it just scored a big national win

PHILADELPHIA — Masterman School's debate team has no budget or coach. It competes against teams from well-funded suburban districts and pricey private schools with long histories of big-stage victories.

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Slain Temple officer Christopher Fitzgerald’s death an ‘extraordinary loss,’ officials say

PHILADELPHIA — Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald was patrolling an area near campus Saturday night that had experienced a rash of recent carjackings and robberies when he noticed three people wearing black clothing with masks over their faces.

The Independent UK

Suspect in fatal shooting of Temple University officer was arrested thanks to capture of two teens

Authorities in Philadelphia say the quick apprehension of two youths after a Temple University police officer was fatally shot led to the arrest of a suspect just hours later

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The average work-from-home savings in America's top 12 cities

In New York City, workers are spending nearly $5,000 less per year on expenses near the office. In Philadelphia, that looks like $2,100.

Daily Mirror

Philadelphia Eagles superstar makes Jalen Hurts demand after Super Bowl LVII loss

A.J. Brown enjoyed the best year of his career during his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles - and the wide receiver has urged the organisation to pay quarterback Jalen Hurts

The Independent UK

Police: Capture of 2 teens led to arrest after officer slain

Authorities in Philadelphia say the quick apprehension of two youths after a Temple University police officer was fatally shot led to the arrest of a suspect just hours later

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Why did Kurt Vile’s record label send him a vegan cheesesteak sculpture?

PHILADELPHIA — Kurt Vile is the face of Philadelphia indie-rock, from his “Wakin on a Pretty Daze” mural in Fishtown to the sense of place that runs through Philly-proud songs like “Loading Zones” and “Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone).”

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The Roots Picnic is back, expands to 3 days

PHILADELPHIA — The Roots Picnic will return to the Mann Center on June 3 and 4 with headlining sets by Diddy with the Roots, Ms. Lauryn Hill performing her album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" and Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert.

Daily Mirror

Off-duty FBI agent shoots and kills dog that attacked her pet during walk

People that witnessed the scene stood in shock when the off-duty FBI agent pulled her gun and shot at a stranger's dog in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square on Monday night

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: Eric Bieniemy is the face of NFL’s shameful failure in not hiring more Black head coaches

Eric Bieniemy is the face of success in terms of being great at his job as an NFL assistant coach. He has two Super Bowl rings to prove it in his time as Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator. Just over a week ago he was specifically credited with detecting flaws…

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