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Sixers Let Big Lead Slip Away in Loss to T-Wolves

A 19-point second-quarter lead wasn’t enough for the Sixers to hold on to in a 106-99 loss in Minnesota Wednesday night. The loss, the Sixers’ fourth in a row, drops them to 7-16 on the season. Spencer Hawes and Tony ...

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Online Petitions Forming After Temple Sports Cuts

Report from meltwaterpress.com PHILADELPHIA — An announcement that Temple University will be cutting seven of its intercollegiate sports programs in 2014 has sparked multiple Care2 petitions by alumni and athletes at the school. Alexander Gorski, an alumni of the men’s ...

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Griffin, Paul Lead Hobbled Clippers Past Sixers

Blake Griffin netted 26 points and Chris Paul added 25 more to go along with 13 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers topped the Sixers, 94-83, Monday night at the Wachovia Center. the depleted Clippers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 94-83 ...

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Ottawa Earns First Shootout Win, Tops Flyers

By Sean Farrell, Flyers.com OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators finally broke through in the shootout, and managed to pull out a win by the slimmest of margins. Jason Spezza scored Ottawa’s first shootout goal in 13 attempts this season, and ...

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MCW Day-to-Day With ‘Skin Infection’

Report From Sixers.com Philadelphia 76ers guard Michael Carter-Williams right knee soreness was caused by a skin infection on the front of his right knee. Carter-Williams has been treated at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for the infection and is ...

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Lecavalier to Miss 3-4 Weeks

Report from Flyers.com Flyers GM Paul Holmgren held a conference call with reporters on Sunday evening to discuss Vinny Lecavalier’s injury. He announced that Lecavalier will be out of the line-up for 3-4 weeks with a non-displaced fracture in his ...

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Halladay Retires from MLB as Blue Jay

By Gregor Chisholm, Phillies.com TORONTO — Roy Halladay has decided to officially step away from the game, but not before he signed one final contract with the Blue Jays. Toronto’s former ace is set to announce his retirement at 12:30 p.m. ET Monday ...

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Flyers Wage Comeback, Earn Win in Detroit

By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com DETROIT – For a good 20 minutes Wednesday, the Flyers game went something like this: Penalty. Penalty. Penalty. Penalty. Penalty. Penalty. Sure there were a couple of goals mixed in there – one each way, and ...

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Phils Trade Kratz for Reliever, Add C Nieves

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com The Phillies used 27 pitchers last season, 25 if emergency appearances fromCasper Wells and John McDonald are ignored. The lesson: an organization can never have enough arms. The Phillies added another arm Tuesday night, when they announced they had acquired ...

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Sixers Edge Magic in 2 OT

On a night when he was named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month, Michael Carter-Williams led the Sixers to a thrilling, double-overtime win over visiting Orlando Tuesday. Williams netted 27 points to go along with 12 rebounds and ...

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