As the Washington Wizards were introduced at Verizon Center on Saturday, John Wall already had the look of a defeated man. He slouched over in his chair, slapped five with his fellow starters, then trudged through a tunnel of teammates as his name was announced. The game hadn’t started, but his detachment was already palpable. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. 76ers: Washington’s struggles written on John Wall’s face in second straight loss to Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Jodie Meeks tied a career high with 26 points, Lou Williams had 19 and Spencer Hawes added 10 points and 10 rebounds to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Washington Wizards 120-89 on Friday night. Read full article > >

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As Republicans gathered for their national convention in Philadelphia a decade ago, Rick Santorum, who was then an up-and-coming senator from Pennsylvania, launched a charity he said would improve the lives of low-income residents in his home state. Read full article > >

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PHILADELPHIA – In a performance befitting their dismal, error- and injury-plagued campaign, the Washington Redskins stumbled their way through a 34-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in their final game of the season Sunday. The Redskins have been plagued by mental gaffes, turnovers, injuries to key players and flat-out poor play all season long. Read full article > >

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Redskins vs. Eagles: A season of woes packed into one game as Washington loses to Philadelphia, 34-10

PHILADELPHIA — If the Washington Wizards’ final preseason game is indicative of what the upcoming season will resemble, then there will be glimpses of solid play clouded by confounding lapses to make every night a struggle of some sort. JaVale McGee cut to the basket, caught a pass from John Wall, dunked over Philadelphia 76ers reserve Nikola Vucevic and gave him an angry stare-down one minute; Wall missed a breakaway left-handed dunk another. The defense forced a three-second violation and Andray Blatche got a standing ovation from his teammates for drawing a charge, but moments later Washington gave up back-to-back wide-open three-pointers. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. 76ers: Washington shows improvement, but struggles in loss to Philadelphia

The trip from Philadelphia to Pullman, Wash., requires two plane changes and more than 12 hours of travel time. John Wooten, the former vice president of player personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles, made the cross-country trip in 1997 to see Ryan Leaf take part in a scheduled workout at Washington State University. Back then, scouts were debating whether Leaf or another top-rated college quarterback, Peyton Manning , should be the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Read full article > >

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PHILADELPHIA — An appeals court has overturned the attempted prostitution conviction of a Philadelphia woman who was accused of offering sexual favors for World Series tickets. Authorities had alleged that Susan Finkelstein posted a racy online ad, then met with an undercover Bensalem police officer in October 2009 and offered to perform sexual acts in exchange for tickets to see the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. Read full article > >

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Occupy Wall Street went down last month. Then came Philadelphia and Baltimore. As officials shut down Occupy encampments around the country, protesters streamed into the District, eager to join the movement in the nation’s capital, where protesters have so far enjoyed protection from supportive local and national police. Read full article > >

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John Wall and Andray Blatche trapped Philadelphia 76ers guard Evan Turner in the corner at one point in the Washington Wizards ’ preseason opener Friday night, frantically waving their arms and bouncing around until Wall eventually corralled the ball. Wall took off on a full sprint, split two defenders, then spotted JaVale McGee out ahead. He tossed an underhand pass at an impossible angle that even the ultra-athletic McGee could not catch. McGee slapped at the ball and it hit off the backboard for a turnover. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. 76ers: In preseason opener, Washington unveils new uniforms but can’t hide struggles

John Wall and Andray Blatche trapped Philadelphia 76ers guard Evan Turner in the corner at one point in the Washington Wizards ’ preseason opener Friday night, frantically waving their arms and bouncing around until Wall eventually corralled the ball. Wall took off on a full sprint, split two defenders, then spotted JaVale McGee out ahead. He tossed an underhand pass at an impossible angle that even the ultra-athletic McGee could not catch. McGee slapped at the ball and it hit off the backboard for a turnover. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. 76ers: In preseason opener, Washington unveils new uniforms but can’t hide struggles

Ending a case that attracted international attention, prosecutors dropped attempts to execute Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer in 1981.

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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced Monday night that the board of governors have voted to adopt a four-conference alignment beginning next year. Two conferences will have eight teams and the other two will have seven. The Capitals will play in a division that includes Carolina, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New Jersey and the New York Rangers and Islanders. Clubs in the six-team divisions will play each other six times, three times at home and three times on the road. Read full article > >

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PHILADELPHIA — Former FBI director Louis Freeh, tapped to lead Penn State’s investigation into the child sex-abuse allegations against a former assistant football coach, said his inquiry will go as far back as 1975, a much longer period than a grand jury report issued earlier this month. Freeh was named Monday to oversee the university board of trustees’ internal investigation into the abuse allegations that ultimately led to the ouster of longtime football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier. Read full article > >

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Philadelphia’s backup quarterback, Vince Young, threw three interceptions, but he also fired the decisive touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.

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Two runners died while participating in Sunday's Philadelphia Marathon, the race's director said.

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