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Mike Sielski: Daryl Morey expects Joel Embiid to keep improving. Great. What choice do the Sixers have?

PHILADELPHIA — From the instant he stepped on the TD Garden court for Game 2 to the instant he walked off after Game 7, Joel Embiid spent that second-round series against the Boston Celtics giving himself and everyone who cares about the 76ers a chronic case of emotional whiplash.

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Don’t stop with Doc Rivers. Time to burn the Philadelphia 76ers to the ground

Beneath the mental fragility that led to the Sixers’ humiliating playoff exit is a gutless, joyless organization that is betraying their devoted fans

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Progressive mayors have won elections in Boston, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Here's why Philadelphia's race was different.

PHILADELPHIA — National progressives were looking for another big win in Philadelphia this week, but Cherelle Parker, a moderate Democrat born and raised in the city's Northwest section, won the historic nomination.

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5 biggest games on Eagles’ 2023 schedule

We're looking at the five biggest games on the Philadelphia Eagles 2023 regular season schedule

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How Cherelle Parker won the primary: Black voters, a boost from labor, and a personal story of Philly grit

PHILADELPHIA —There were a lot of reasons Cherelle Parker's candidacy was never seen as a slam dunk.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Dallas Goedert working with Eagles wide receivers to help refine his route running

Philadelphia star tight end Dallas Goedert has been working with Eagles wide receivers to help refine his route running and become an even more dangerous weapon

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Looking back at Tuesday’s elections

Welcome to the Thursday, May 18, Brew.

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Why one of college baseball’s top hitters plays with Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 tattooed on his arm

PHILADELPHIA — Scott Bandura spent his childhood playing on a predominantly Black baseball team, but that did not make him naive enough to think the Anderson Monarchs were the norm. The team from South Philadelphia often stood out whenever it left its home field behind the rec center at 18th…

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Mike Jensen: The Sixers need a new coach. They should call Dawn Staley.

PHILADELPHIA — At yet another franchise crossroads, the 76ers need to think big. Bigger even than which coach can draw up the right plays for Joel Embiid and keep a player such as Tyrese Maxey progressing.

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Ranking the Eagles’ best prime-time matchups in 2023

The Philadelphia Eagles will play five games prime-time during the 2023 NFL season, we rank the best matchups here

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Philadelphia's likely next mayor could offer model for how Democrats talk about crime

The Democrat who will almost certainly become Philadelphia’s next mayor wants to hire hundreds of additional police officers and says officers should be able to stop and search pedestrians if they have a legitimate reason to do so

The Independent UK

Philadelphia mayoral primary returned Democrats to familiar themes of crime, inequality

The Democratic mayoral primary in Philadelphia is the latest election to represent a clash between moderates and progressives on concerns such as policing and education and to show the power of union support in big city politics

The Independent UK

Parker wins Philadelphia’s Democratic mayoral primary

Cherelle Parker defeated eight other candidates in the Democratic primary for mayor of Philadelphia on May 16. She faces David Oh—the only candidate who ran for the Republican nomination—in the general election on Nov. 7. Incumbent Jim Kenney (D) was first elected mayor in 2015 and was term-limited.

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5 most intriguing games on the Eagles’ 2023 schedule

We're looking at the five most intriguing games on the Philadelphia Eagles 2023 NFL schedule

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Second escaped inmate captured after breaking out of Philadelphia prison

Authorities say the second of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison earlier this month has been captured

Sports Illustrated

Doc Rivers Releases Statement in Aftermath of Firing by 76ers

Rivers was fired after Philadelphia lost its second-round playoff series against the Celtics.

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Taylor Swift Celebrates Latest Eras Tour Stop With Heartfelt Message To Her Hometown Fans

Taylor Swift celebrated her latest Eras Tour stop with a heartfelt message for her hometown fans from Philadelphia.

Daily Mirror

Philadelphia 76ers identify six-man head coach shortlist with James Harden preference

Doc Rivers has been fired by the Philadelphia 76ers with the team looking for a new head coach following their NBA Playoff defeat to the Boston Celtics last weekend

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Teacher's genius trick to teach kids times tables using Taylor Swift's Shake it Off

Mr C, a special education teacher from Philadelphia, America, has gone viral after adapting the lyrics to Taylor Swift's Shake it Off to teach his pupils their eight times tables

The Independent UK

Philadelphia Democratic primary voters choosing from crowded field of progressives, moderates

Voters in Philadelphia are determining who will likely lead the nation’s sixth-largest city in a crowded field of Democratic candidates

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Nearly 1 million residents per Senate district in California

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 16, Brew.

The Independent UK

Fans react to Matt Healy hanging out with Taylor Swift’s father at her concert amid rumoured romance

Singer attended Swift’s concerts in Philadelphia over the weekend

Chicago Sun-Times

Philadelphia Inquirer hit by cyberattack causing newspaper’s largest disruption in decades

Executives say ‘anomalous activity’ on a computer system disrupted operations of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News. Staffers are barred from the office until Tuesday as content systems are tested and brought back online.

Daily Mirror

Philadelphia fire: Plumes of smoke rage from high-rise building as public told stay away

Firefighters were called to the roof of a building near the intersection of 12th and Sansom streets in Philadelphia, US, at around 12:35pm amid reports of a blaze

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Eagles schedule: 5 predictions for Philadelphia’s 2023 slate

We're looking at five bold predictions for the Philadelphia Eagles 2023 NFL Schedule

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