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On Football: It's early enough for NFL coaches on the hot seat to cool criticism with a few wins
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Doug Pederson won a Super Bowl with a backup quarterback and turned a perennial loser into a playoff winner in his first season. Now,...
Saints visit Arrowhead Stadium after consecutive losses to face unbeaten Chiefs on Monday night
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs head into the fifth week of the regular season as one of two unbeaten teams in the NFL, and a big reason why is their ability to hold or take the lead in the fourth quarter, when games often are on the line. The Saints, who head to Kansas City on...
The flood of ghost guns is slowing after regulation. It's also being challenged in the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guy Boyd was hanging out with friends he had known for years in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the night an accidental gunshot tore into his head. The high schoolers were too young to buy guns legally, but federal and state laws didn't apply to the gun parts kit his...
Voting gets underway in Pennsylvania, as counties mail ballots and open satellite election offices
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voting has begun in earnest in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, as counties increasingly begin mailing out ballots, offering over-the-counter voting in election offices and opening other avenues to voting. In Philadelphia, the state's...
Embiid, Maxey and George enter the season richer, and expectations are higher for the 76ers
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Joel Embiid won a gold medal this summer and lost about 30 pounds. Tyrese Maxey signed a $204 million contract extension and the All-Star guard wrote down the night before the 76ers left for training camp all the goals he set for this season. Paul...
Eagles have plenty to fix at 2-2 headed into a needed bye week
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts is a turnover machine. Nick Sirianni is on the hot seat. Key Eagles players are hurt, leaving the offense short-handed and there's no telling when they'll come back. Yes, Philadelphia is a bit of a mess headed into a bye week — yet still 2-2 after...
Metropolitan Division is in flux beyond the Rangers and Hurricanes still Stanley Cup contenders
A second loss in the Eastern Conference Final in three years still stings for the New York Rangers, months after getting eliminated by eventual Stanley Cup champion Florida. “It hurts,” center Vincent Trocheck said, “so, the itch to get back is heightened a little bit more.”...
Eagles coach says team has to 'make some changes' after dismal start in loss to Bucs
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — After Jalen Hurts and the Eagles fell behind by 24 points and didn't cross midfield until the second quarter following a dismal start Sunday, coach Nick Sirianni said Philadelphia has to “make some changes.” The Eagles were held without an offensive yard for...
76ers star Joel Embiid honors his late brother at a Philly block party
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid could go back to school and write a pretty heady report on how he spent his summer vacation. Embiid won Olympic gold for Team USA. He signed a contract extension with the Philadelphia 76ers that will pay him more than $64 million in its final season....
Sharpton and Central Park Five members get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania
NEW YORK (AP) — A few dozen New Yorkers boarded a bus in Harlem on Friday with civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton and members of the group formerly known as the Central Park Five, bound for Philadelphia, where they toured the city hoping to energize the youth vote ahead of the 2024...
