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Penn’s Ethan Roberts is out of the Ivy League tournament due to a concussion

Roberts is not expected to recover in time for any potential postseason games, whether Penn reaches the NCAA Tournament or NIT.

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Three positive signs from a critical Flyers win over the Wild

A road win over a playoff-bound Minnesota team had positive implications for more than just the Flyers' place in the standings.

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Inside ACL tear recovery, from the perspective of two Villanova women’s basketball players

With a pop, an athlete's season, or career, could be over. But not for Denae Carter or Brynn McCurry. Here's some of the science behind the injury, and why it seems more common in female athletes.

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Six college free agents the Flyers could target with the NCAA season winding down

The college free agent market can be a crapshoot but there are some centers worth gambling on this season, led by T.J. Hughes and Hank Cleaves.

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Q&A: Danny Brière on Trevor Zegras’ future, Jett Luchanko, and the idea of being stuck in hockey purgatory

The Flyers general manager talked to The Inquirer about a wide range of topics, including the team's center prospects and pending restricted free agents.

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The Sixers’ injuries are mounting. Now they must focus on avoiding a repeat of last season’s unraveling.

Their rough current state was clear against the East-leading Pistons, who won in a 131-109 blowout to drop the Sixers (35-31) to ninth place in the standings.

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Eagles news: Birds add Jonathan Jones, Arnold Ebiketie; clock is ticking on Dallas Goedert; latest rumors and moves

The Eagles have also added CB Riq Wollen and TE Johnny Mundt in free agency.

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🏀 Comeback story | Sports Daily Newsletter

It's March Madness time. Coach Steve Donahue has made quite a turnaround at St. Joe’s.

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Sister Marguerite doesn’t like sports. But with tutoring — and prayer — she keeps Neumann University athletes eligible.

Hailing from Cloonloo, County Sligo, Ireland, the Sisters of St. Francis nun has spent the last 30 years looking after Neumann's Division III student-athletes.

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Steve Donahue thought he’d never be a head coach again. Then he won Atlantic 10 coach of the year.

A lot has transpired since Donahue confronted career mortality. What once looked like a lost season for St. Joe’s has turned into being three wins away from the NCAA Tournament.

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The Big Picture: Flyers bounce back, Jordan Davis gets paid, and the best Philly sports photos of the week

Each Friday, Inquirer photo editors pick the best Philly sports images from the last seven days. This week, we’ve got the Flyers, Sixers, and Union all in action.

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It’s time to admit what the Eagles have been telling us all along | David Murphy

The Eagles will have to adapt to the life that a true dynasty must live. Build from within. Plug and play. Free agency is now a place they must sit and watch everyone else overspend.

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Perkiomen School’s Brant Byers helped Miami of Ohio go on a 31-game streak

The sophomore became a vital role player in the team’s most successful season. Now he’s hoping for a chance to play in March Madness.

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Villanova’s bad Big East tournament loss shouldn’t mar Kevin Willard’s good work | Mike Sielski

Win at least one next week in the NCAAs, and Villanova will rinse away that sour taste of an early exit from the Big East tournament. But that challenge will be more difficult now.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander breaks Wilt Chamberlain's record for most consecutive 20-point games

Gilgeous-Alexander started his streak on Nov. 1, 2024, in a win over Portland. Chamberlain set the previous record, which was 126 consecutive games, from Oct. 1961 to Jan. 1963.

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Villanova’s Big East tournament loss to Georgetown will have Selection Sunday ramifications

Villanova is poised to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2022, but a bad loss to last-place Georgetown could lower their seeding when brackets are revealed this weekend.

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Flyers get a 3-2 shootout win over the Wild to close the gap on the final wild card spot

Travis Konecny scored in the shootout to seal the victory for the Flyers, who have now won six of their last eight games.

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Report: Eagles signing ex-Falcons edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie to a one-year deal

Ebiketie primarily served as a rotational player throughout his four-year career in Atlanta, but combined for 16.5 sacks in that span. He played at Temple and Penn State in college.

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Eagles agree to a one-year deal with veteran DB Jonathan Jones

Jones, a 10-year veteran, played in 12 games last season for the Commanders and made seven starts. He will reunite with secondary coach Mike Pellegrino, whom he played for in New England.

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Sixers-Pistons: VJ Edgecombe’s struggles and other things we learned in their 131-109 loss in Detroit

Edgecombe had 10 points on 3-for-14 shooting from the field and three turnovers. The Sixers also unraveled in another third quarter during their loss in Detroit.

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Was Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game legit? We compared it to Wilt’s 100, Kobe’s 81, and Embiid’s 70. Here’s what we found.

If you take away free throws, Adebayo’s performance doesn’t quite stack up. But that’s not the only reason some fans are calling his historic night into question.

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Jamie Drysdale has rebuilt his defensive game. Now, his immense offensive potential is starting to pop again.

Drysdale tied his career high with his seventh goal on Wednesday and continues to develop into what the Flyers hope is a core piece on the blue line.

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New Eagles CB Riq Woolen is ready to get his Philly career started. He has a lot at stake in 2026.

Woolen comes to Philly as a reigning Super Bowl champion on a one-year deal, with the promise of bigger things to come if the season is a success.

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Aaron Nola got a gauge of his training with a ‘master class’ start for Italy. Will it lead to a bounceback season?

Nola is “throwing harder easier,” says pitching coach Caleb Cotham, and that was evident vs. Mexico. He could pitch again in the WBC and still make his first start in the Phillies' opening series.

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Fresh off contract extension, Jesús Luzardo works on fine-tuning his pitches in Clearwater

The Phillies lefty worked on moving around his fastball and testing his changeup in an exhibition victory against the Blue Jays. Alec Bohm homered for the Phillies.

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New Eagles CB Riq Woolen is ready to get his Philly career started. He has a lot at stake in 2026. Woolen comes to Philly as a reigning Super Bowl champion on a one-year deal, with the promise of bigger things to come if the season is a success.

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"God didn’t make me to be a quiet person."

Riq Woolen can’t be accused of lacking energy, especially on the field. The 26-year-old cornerback is set to bring his fiery personality to the Eagles secondary.

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Jalen Hurts is ‘paying it forward’ with his new children’s book, ‘Better Than a Touchdown’

The latest stop on Jalen Hurts' book tour to promote "Better Than a Touchdown" will be at Enon Tabernacle Church Friday night.

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Bradley Carnell knows there’s not much to say as the Union hope to right some wrongs against Atlanta

During the roughly four minutes Carnell was on the podium addressing the media Thursday, he reiterated that his group is eager to end a three-game losing streak. Enough said.

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Phillies to induct Chase Utley into Wall of Fame this summer

Chase Utley is set to be enshrined into the Phillies’ Wall of Fame this year, owner John Middleton announced on Thursday. He will officially be inducted on Aug. 7 during Alumni Weekend.

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