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Mike Sielski: Vic Seixas, the oldest living Wimbledon champ, is turning 100. He has no time for Djoker or Rafa or pity.

PHILADELPHIA — The oldest living Wimbledon champion doesn’t take in much tennis anymore. It bores him. Too much power. Too many booming serves and baseline rallies. When Vic Seixas was learning the sport in Overbrook Park during the dawn of the Great Depression, working as a ball boy at the…

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Could a woman coach the Sixers someday? Here are some names to know.

PHILADELPHIA — As Nick Nurse settles into his new job leading the 76ers, fans hope he’ll bring not just a championship, but badly needed stability to the team.

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Michigan State football makes top three for 3-star Philly safety

MSU has made the top three for a 3-star Philadelphia safety

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David Murphy: James Harden needs a look in the mirror. But he gave the Sixers an out.

PHILADELPHIA — Let’s start by stating the obvious. In every man’s life, there comes a point where he needs to ask himself if he really is who he thinks he is. Turn on the lights, look in the mirror, put on some Taylor Swift.

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Al Schmidt, Philly’s former top Republican elections official, is now officially Pa. secretary of state

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Al Schmidt, a Republican former Philadelphia elections official who challenged election denialism in 2020 and testified before the Jan. 6 congressional committee, is officially Pennsylvania’s secretary of state.

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James Harden picks up $35.6 million option with Sixers, could soon be traded

PHILADELPHIA — James Harden just did the unexpected, and it just might benefit the 76ers.

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James Harden has 'played last game' for Philadelphia 76ers after picking up £28.23m option

James Harden's time in Philadelphia appears to be over as the veteran has opted to pick up his player option and will now explore a potential trade in the offseason

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Mayor Kenney calls Moms for Liberty ‘problematic’ and says city will prioritize safety for participants and protesters

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney denounced the views of Moms for Liberty on Thursday as the group’s three-day convention kicked off in Center City.

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Bridge collapses, road repairs, evacuations: How transportation agencies plan for large-scale traffic disruptions

Twelve days after a portion of Interstate 95 collapsed in north Philadelphia during a truck fire, officials opened a temporary six-lane roadway to serve motorists while a permanent overpass is rebuilt. This was a major success after the June 11, 2023, disaster was predicted to snarl traffic for months.

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Philadelphia museum faces backlash for hosting group with ‘oppressive views’

Museum of Revolution denounced over event with Moms for Liberty, which has been labeled as an extremist, hate group

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David Murphy: Forget The Process: Blowing it up not an option for Sixers as free agency and Harden’s decision loom

PHILADELPHIA — I will not relitigate The Process. I will not relitigate The Process. I will not relitigate The Process.

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Philadelphia-area nurses say they’re victims of Florida school operators who sold fake college degrees

The flier advertising the Florida nursing school came in the mailbox of Ramatu Ali’s Delaware home. It promised a “bridge” program for lower-level nurses to become higher-skill, better-paid registered nurses.

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Why Moms for Liberty was designated an ‘extremist’ group by the Southern Poverty Law Center

PHILADELPHIA — Moms for Liberty calls itself a parent empowerment group. But as the polarizing organization arrives in Philadelphia this week for its annual summit, it’s being identified as something else: an “antigovernment extremist group.”

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Best photos from the Philadelphia Eagles’ 2023 offseason program, OTAs

We're looking at the top photos from the Philadelphia Eagles offseason workout program, rookie minicamp and OTAs

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Rockets free agency: Momentum builds for Fred VanVleet, slows for James Harden, Brook Lopez

The #Rockets could soon offer Fred VanVleet a maximum-salaried contract for two years, but James Harden and Brook Lopez look increasingly likely to stay put, according to reports.

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If James Harden leaves the Sixers, who will replace him? Tracking point guard options in free agency.

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers' "Scenario A," as president of basketball operations Daryl Morey termed it last month, is re-signing James Harden (presumably after he declines his $35.6 million player option for next season). Not just because the former MVP is still a 20-and-10 player who led the NBA in assists…

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Tobias Harris chirped at ‘casual’ Sixers fans who would trade him for a Crumbl Cookie

Philadelphia's Tobias Harris did not have kind words for "casual Sixers fans" who want him traded.

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State court rejects GOP challenge to Pennsylvania mail voting law

PHILADELPHIA — The law that created mail voting in Pennsylvania has withstood another Republican legal challenge.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will no longer speak at Moms for Liberty summit in Philly

PHILADELPHIA — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Democratic presidential candidate known for promoting anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, will no longer speak at this week’s Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia.

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Flyers trade Kevin Hayes to Blues for a future sixth-round pick

PHILADELPHIA — Kevin Hayes said in his exit interviews at the end of last season that while he wanted to stay in Philadelphia, he was picking up the message about what part he’d play in the Flyers’ rebuild. On Tuesday, after several days of reports and increased speculation, it was…

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More groups of historians denounce Moms for Liberty event at American Revolution Museum in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Seven groups of historians have now denounced an upcoming welcome reception at the Museum of the American Revolution for “parental rights” group Moms for Liberty. They’ve written their members, the museum, and one group has canceled an event they had planned at the Old City institution.

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7 Eagles with the most to prove in 2023

We're looking at the seven Philadelphia Eagles with the most to prove in 2023

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23 Eagles related questions for 2023

With training camp now less than one month away we're asking 23 Philadelphia Eagles related question for 2023

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Kendrick Perkins Suggests Perfect Replacement for James Harden in Philadelphia

“The way the Philadelphia 76ers are moving, they’re acting like James Harden is their top priority, and that’s not it.”

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Former Eagles’ RB Brian Westbrook, All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson inducted into Senior Bowl Hall of Fame

Former Philadelphia Eagles' RB Brian Westbrook and All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson were inducted into the Reese's Senior Bowl Hall of Fame Class of 2023

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