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  • Lee pitches 3-hitter Phillies blank Marlins 3-0

    Philadelphia Phillies' Cliff Lee pitches to the Miami Marlins in the first inning of a baseball game in Miami, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan ...

  • FBI Arrest made in Wash. state ricin letter scare

    SPOKANE, Wash. - A 37-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a case in which a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin were discovered in Washington state last week.A grand jury indictment accused Matthew Ryan Buquet of mailing a death threat to U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle at the federal courthouse on May 14.A search of federal court records turned up no ...

  • Phillies sink Marlins behind Delmon Young Lee

    MIAMI - When morale was at its lowest, approximately 46 hours before Delmon Young smashed yet another home run, Charlie Manuel attempted to justify his faith in this Phillies lineup. It was Monday, the atrocious Marlins had confounded his offense, and Manuel clutched for words. "The history of Delmon Young," he said, "is he's a better hitter than what he's showing right ...

  • Phil Sheridan Phila. sports bosses discuss the riskiness of their business

    From left, Phils GM Ruben Amaro Jr., Comcast-Spectacor president Peter Luukko, 76ers CEO, Adam Aron, and Eagles GM Howie Roseman, pose for photographers after they took part in a panel discussion on the impact of sports, hosted by the Rothman Institute, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Philadelphia. (Matt ...

  • AHL’s Wilkes-BarreScranton Penguins oust Providence Bruins overcome 0-3 series deficit

    AP It doesn't happen often in professional sports, so when a team comes back from a 0-3 deficit in a playoff series, it's cause for much celebration. There will be plenty of celebrating in Wilkes-Barre as the AHL's Penguins achieved the feat over the Providence Bruins Wednesday night. After a scoreless opening period, the Penguins dominated the second scoring four times and ...


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  • NHL Wrap Bruins take 3-0 series lead over Rangers

    Beantown's Bruins seem intent on wrapping up the long-awaited get-together in a hurry. Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third period - after defenseman Johnny Boychuk got the Bruins even earlier in the frame - and Boston put the Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night. ...

  • Skaters Get New Place To Skateboard At Philly Park

    – A project more than a decade in the works finally came to fruition Monday when city officials, organizers, and hundreds of residents cut the ribbon on Philadelphia’s new skatepark. Paine’s Park was packed as local skaters, along with some of the best in the world, broke in their new home. With a D.J. pumping out music, and food trucks offering up the refreshments, skaters ...

  • SEPTA engineer shortage leads to canceled trips

    SEPTA doesn't have enough engineers to run all of its trains all of the time. On Saturday, eight trains were canceled because of crew shortages, and engineers say the problem is chronic and may get worse. In 2011, federal work rules were toughened, reducing the number of hours passenger-train crews can work in a week or month and exacerbating SEPTA's long-standing staffing woes. ...

  • Phillies Notes Healing Adams will head to Clearwater

    Mike Adams is shown during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Friday, May 3, 2013, in Philadelphia. (Michael Perez/AP ...

  • Sixers fail to move up from 11th pick in draft lottery

    NEW YORK - 76ers majority owner Joshua Harris, a guy well-acquainted with numbers and probability, knew the odds of moving up Tuesday night in the NBA draft lottery were long. He was right. The Sixers stayed put at No. 11 after the drawing. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who had the second-worst record in the league, beat the odds and will have the first selection in the June 27 draft. "I came ...

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