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  • Cody Zeller to the 76ers

    I’ve long dismissed the notion that the 76ers would jump at the chance to draft Cody Zeller if he’s available at the No. 11 pick in the June 27 NBA draft. As The Inquirer’s former Temple beat writer, I’ve covered Zeller in person against the Owls in the NCAA tournament. Let’s just say that I'm not ...

  • Pa. Senate Tackles Liquor Bill

    – With less than two weeks before the legislature's scheduled summer recess, Republican leaders in the GOP-controlled state Senate have taken the wraps off their proposal to reform liquor sales in Pennsylvania. The state House months ago passed its liquor bill and now it's the Senate's turn to tackle the ...

  • Family Of 10-Year-Old Boy Killed In Chester Accident Speaks Out

    – Rasty Covert’s family is still trying to understand how and why so something so tragic could happen to Rasty. The boy just walking home from the store, doing what kids do every day – but his path home reached a tragic point when a truck hit and killed the 10-year-old ...

  • Former Phila. police officer guilty of sex assault

    A former Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty in Bucks County Court Monday to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Bensalem last year and could face up to 36 months in prison. Anthony Dattilo, 37, fondled the girl in a Bensalem motel room in May 2012 after having sex with her 21-year-old cousin in front of her, police records say. He offered to pay each woman $100 for sex, according ...

  • Legislator reveals latest PA liquor plan

    HARRISBURG - A key Republican senator on Tuesday made public his long-awaited proposal for privatizing the sale of wine and hard liquor in Pennsylvania. Sen. Chuck McIlhinney (R., Bucks), who chairs the Senate committee that oversees liquor matters, said his plan aims to allow beer, wine and hard liquor to be sold under one roof. Specifically, McIlhinney would permit beer distributors, who can ...


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Movie Review

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

I have a theory--probably not a very good one, but a theory nonetheless--as to why many critics and viewers have so much trouble taking director Brett Ratner seriously. Its his name. Think about the great director-icons of the cinema, and they invariably have impressive-sounding nam ... ...

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  • Marvels first Philly super-heroine is coming

    Cullen Bunn has stated that, while this is the first mention of the character, Mania may actually appear sooner than issue #40. The September solicitation information for "Venom" is as ...

  • Spurs A Model Of Patience Success

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Spurs have long been the NBA’s gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe to find the right players to slot into well-defined roles in San Antonio. They have more international players on their roster than any other team in the NBA, and even their American players don’t come straight from ...

  • Heat Need Big Game From James Again

    MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A little more than a year ago, the Miami Heat stood on the verge of elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals. The team’s heart and the ability of the Big Three were being questioned left and right ahead of Game 6 of the Conference Finals. Then LeBron James got "the look" and things were never the same for the Heat. James put the team on his ...

  • BLOG Another Former Flyer Excels

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  • Health Study Shows Facebook Initiative To Boost Organ Donation Registration Worked

    As the little girl who got a life-saving lung transplant continues to recover, there’s new research out showing how social media can increase organ donations. The shortage of donated organs has been in the spotlight with the plight of Sarah Murnaghan, who finally got a transplant last week after winning a legal fight. Facebook has been trying to increase donations, and on Tuesday, a study ...

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