Maxey turns into star guard 76ers need to chase championship

The Philadelphia 76ers are counting on guard Tyrese Maxey to help lead them in a championship push. The 21-year-old guard out of Kentucky was pressed into service and averaged 35.3 minutes and 17.5 points.

NFL to replace Pro Bowl with skills competitions, flag football game

The new NFL event will be renamed "The Pro Bowl Games" and feature AFC and NFC players showcasing their football and non-football skills in challenges over several days.

Acuña delivers late, Braves outlast Phillies 8-7 in 11

Ronald Acuña singled home the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, outlasting the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 Sunday in a game that took over six hours to complete because of a two-hour rain delay.

Brett Favre: Texts show former NFL QB wanted welfare funds for football facility

The state has filed a civil lawsuit against Favre and others to recover more than $20 million in misspent welfare money intended to help needy people in one of the country's poorest states

DeVonta for the victory: Smith stars as Eagles stay unbeaten

Jalen Hurts was 22 of 35 for 340 yards and three touchdown passes, one each to Smith, A.J. Brown and Dallas Goedert. Coming off a three-TD game with two on the ground, Hurts continued to show he could get the job done.

Wright wins 20th, Braves beat Phils to trim NL East deficit

Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning for Philadelphia (83-68), which began the day a half-game ahead of San Diego for the second NL wild card and 2 1/2 games ahead of Milwaukee for the final spot.

Rhys Hoskins homers as Nola, Phillies beat Braves 9-1

Philadelphia improved to 10-9 in September and calmed concerns brought on by a five-game losing streak that preceded their current win streak.

Suárez, Eflin, Alvarado help Phillies shut out Braves

Ranger Suárez pitched six sparkling innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies continued their push toward the club’s first playoff berth in a decade with a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Commanders' Wentz faces Eagles for 1st time as Hurts thrives

Hurts in 2022 is such a dual threat Washington coach Ron Rivera quipped, “Every time he has the ball in his hands, it’s a run-pass option.” He stressed discipline among defenders as the way to contain him.

Robert Sarver announces plans to sell Suns, Mercury

Sarver was suspended for one year and fined $10 million after the investigation showed a pattern of lewd, misogynistic, and racist speech and conduct during his 18 years as owner of the Suns and Mercury.

Utah family sues Little League and Pennsylvania furniture company for $50K over bunk bed fall, head injury

A Utah boy who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed during last month’s Little League World Series has returned home from the hospital, and his family is suing the league and the Pennsylvania company that made the bed in a lawsuit.