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Philadelphia Flyers center Derick Brassard, right, skates with the puck against Washington Capitals left wing Conor Sheary in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Brassard, Couturier score to lead Flyers past Capitals

By Rich Dubroff - Associated Press

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney speaks during a news conference at the city's Emergency Operations Center about protests against the death of George Floyd on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

Philadelphia bans traffic stops for minor infractions

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Washington Nationals hitting coach Kevin Long is ejected as he argues with an umpire during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in New York. The Mets defeated the Nationals 4-1. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Phillies hire Long from Nationals to be hitting coach

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Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant, left, goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) **FILE**

Bucks own title, but Nets are still trendy East pick

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) breaks out of the pocket against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

New era in Philadelphia: Hurts throws three TDs as Eagles rout Falcons

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) during pregame warm ups before a NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Sept 9, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Don Montague)

Prescott’s return a boon for Dallas in wide-open NFC East

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2021, file photo, police officer Jennifer Leeman is receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Englewood Health in Englewood, N.J. The resurgence of COVID-19 this summer and the national debate over vaccine requirements have created a fraught situation for the nation's first responders, who are dying in larger numbers but pushing back against mandates. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

First responders nationwide resist COVID vaccine mandates

By Stefanie Dazio - Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies' J.T. Realmuto, right, slides home to score on a double by Andrew McCutchen as Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz, left, fields the late throw during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Washington. The Phillies won 7-6. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Nationals lose six-run lead, get swept by Phillies

By Patrick Stevens - Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies' Rhys Hoskins plays during an interleague baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) **FILE**

Phillies’ Hoskins out for season with abdominal tear

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A sign honoring Makiyah Wilson, 10, Karon Brown, 11, Davon McNeal, 11, and Gerald Watson, 15, who were all killed due to gun violence, is seen above an art activity booth during "Don't Shoot DC" an event organized by Ar'Dinay Blocker, 18, Rontrell Haigler, 18, Laila Butler, 12, and Ja'Kyrah Cureton, 17, to give the youth a fun afternoon after enduring recent gun violence in their community, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Washington. "I have a 12 year old brother," says Blocker, "and he has already lost 3 friends to gun violence. So we wanted to give the kids something to make them feel like kids again." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Homicides outpace COVID-19 deaths in Washington, other major cities

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Atlanta Braves' Adam Duvall, left, drives in a run with a double as Washington Nationals catcher Tres Barrera looks on in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Duvall helps Braves beat Nats 8-4, move closer in NL East

By Charles Odum - Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies' Rhys Hoskins hits a two-run home run in front of Washington Nationals catcher Riley Adams and home plate umpire Mike Muchlinski in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Phillies extend winning streak to 4 with 9-5 win over Nats

By Associated Press

This combination of Sept. 29, 2020, file photos shows President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Philly election board rejects 2020 audit: ‘There was no fraud and the election went well’

By Mark Scolforo - Associated Press

Washington Nationals' Trea Turner hits a single during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Nats beat Phillies 6-4 after Turner leaves because of COVID-19

By Aaron Bracy - Associated Press

Challenger U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta meets with reporters following his second debate with U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-PA, Friday Oct. 26, 2018, in the studio of KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. Casey, 58, of Scranton, is seeking a third six-year term. Barletta, 62, of Hazleton, is in his fourth term in Congress. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ** FILE **

GOP candidates for Pa. governor anxiously vie for Trump’s support amid calls for 2020 election audit

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, June 26, 2021, file photo, rescue workers search in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, in Surfside, Fla. Even as the search continues over a week later for signs of life in the mangled debris of the fallen Champlain Towers South, the process of seeking answers about why it happened and who is to blame is already underway in Florida's legal system. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Building collapse lawsuits seek to get answers, assign blame

By Maryclaire Dale - Associated Press

In this April 26, 2018, file photo, actor and comedian Bill Cosby departs the courthouse after he was found guilty in his sexual assault retrial, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Pennsylvania’s highest court has overturned comedian Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction. The court said Wednesday that they found an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ** FILE **

Pa. court overturns Cosby’s conviction, releases him from prison

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Max Scherzer reacts before being checked for foreign substances during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

‘This is not the answer’: MLB’s foreign substance enforcement has rocky beginning

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, right, waits to be checked for foreign substances near home plate umpire Tim Timmons after the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Check, mate: Miffed Max stares down Girardi, Nats top Phils

By Aaron Bracy - Associated Press

Tom Alexander holds a cross as he prays prior to rulings outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The Supreme Court is siding with two Catholic schools in a ruling that underscores that certain employees of religious schools, hospitals and social service centers can't sue for employment discrimination. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Supreme Court sides with Catholic Social Services in foster care, LGBT battle

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times