Sports
Celebs, coaches charged in college bribery scheme
Federal authorities called it the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department, with parents paying an estimated $25 million in bribes.
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Central Pa. volleyball team off to Abu Dhabi for Special Olympics World Games debut
The team has been Pennsylvania champion in its skill level for eight straight years, but this is its first chance at the Special Olympics World Games.
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Listen 3:35Women’s national soccer team players sue for equal pay
The players are seeking equal pay and treatment, in addition to damages including back pay. The complaint was filed on International Women's Day.
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Harper wants ‘to be on Broad Street’ for World Series parade
Philadelphia gave Harper a 13-year contract, the largest deal in baseball history at $330 million. His arrival has fans scurrying to the box office.
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Multimillion-dollar deals become more common in squeezeplay era of economic superstars
Bryce Harper’s record-setting $330 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies took lots of people by surprise. But a now deceased former professor appears to have called it.
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Exhibition games in Philly extra special for Globetrotter guard
Darnell “Speedy” Artis has played with the Harlem Globetrotters for three years, but he never competed in his hometown of Philadelphia. That changes this weekend.
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Listen 3:18Bryce Harper, Phillies have agreed to $330 million contract
Person familiar with negotiations tells AP Bryce Harper, Phillies have agreed to $330 million contract, pending physical.
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State: School’s ‘football flu’ policy can be challenged
A southern New Jersey school employee has won a round in a dispute over using a sick day during last year's Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory parade.
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Northwest Philly grandma, hidden civil rights hero still coaching and fighting
Lurline Jones is a legendary coach and local civil rights trailblazer. But why is the 75-year-old still coaching in the last place you’d expect?
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Listen 6:16Eagles agree to let Foles seek starting job in free agency
Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman says the team will not use its franchise tag on quarterback Nick Foles and instead will let him become a free agent.
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Olympic breakdancing? Paris 2024 organizers say, ‘oui, garçon!’
The world's best breakdancers could compete for Olympic gold at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris if organizers succeed in getting the dance style recognized as an Olympic sport.
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Innovations allow NHL to stage outdoor games almost anywhere
When the Flyers host the Penguins on Saturday night, it will be the 27th NHL outdoor game since 2003.
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Florida police: Robert Kraft, owner of Patriots, to face solicitation charges
Jupiter Police Chief Daniel Kerr announced the charges on Friday as part of a sting on a local spa.
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N.J. will spend up to $100 million to keep state’s horse racing industry on track
In each of the next four years, state officials will be able to award as much as $20 million to race track operators — but they could give less.
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Colin Kaepernick reaches deal with the NFL to settle collusion allegations
The league has also reached a deal with Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid over similar collusion allegations.
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