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Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton could return to team Monday in Philadelphia

Jul. 26, 2024 19:17 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton could be activated for Monday's series opener at Philadelphia. Stanton hasn't played since straining his left hamstring while running the bases on June 22. “He’s still going through it his weekend,” New York...

Russell Wilson having 'short-term misery,' held out of first two Steelers practices with calf issue

Jul. 26, 2024 15:32 PM EDT

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Russell Wilson missed the early portion of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp with a minor calf issue. The nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback is considered day-to-day. He was injured pushing a sled during a conditioning run on Wednesday after reporting to his first...

Today in History: July 26, Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law

Jul. 26, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Friday, July 26, the 208th day of 2024. There are 158 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA, prohibiting discrimination based on mental or physical...

Gabrielle Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as campaign for running mate takes shape

Jul. 25, 2024 21:10 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman who was grievously wounded in a 2011 shooting in her Arizona district, took to the campaign trail Thursday for Vice President Kamala Harris, as Harris' nascent presidential campaign gets off the ground and a parallel...

Jets place edge rusher Haason Reddick on the reserve/did not report list as he seeks a new contract

Jul. 25, 2024 16:11 PM EDT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Haason Reddick is officially a training camp holdout. The New York Jets placed the star defensive end on the reserve/did not report list Thursday, the second day of camp practice for the team. Reddick, acquired from Philadelphia in the...

Carpenter: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 25, 2024 08:13 AM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carpenter Technology Corp. (CRS) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $93.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Philadelphia-based company said it had net income of $1.85. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came...

Hurts, Sirianni say all is peaceful between QB and Coach at Eagles' training camp

Jul. 24, 2024 18:49 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts got to the point faster than he gets into the end zone on a tush push. Before a reporter could finish the first question to Hurts on the first day of Eagles’ training camp about the franchise QB’s seemingly complicated dynamic with coach Nick Sirianni, Hurts...

Antisemitism runs rampant in Philadelphia schools, Jewish group alleges in civil rights complaint

Jul. 23, 2024 22:10 PM EDT

The Philadelphia school district has failed to protect Jewish students from “a virulent wave of antisemitism” that swept through classrooms after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, according to a federal complaint filed Tuesday. The district, among the largest public school systems...

76ers welcome Paul George, welcome back Maxey with all parties in desperate chase for championship

Jul. 23, 2024 17:12 PM EDT

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Tyrese Maxey was asked to wait. Be patient, and the millions will come. Maybe an NBA championship, too. Maxey had some doubts a year ago when the Philadelphia 76ers asked their guard — who was not yet an All-Star, who had not yet dropped 50...

Jets' Haason Reddick doesn't report to training camp while seeking a new deal, AP source says

Jul. 23, 2024 13:50 PM EDT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets defensive end Haason Reddick did not report to training camp with the rest of his teammates Tuesday as he looks for a new contract, a person with knowledge of the situation said. Reddick, acquired from Philadelphia during the offseason, is...