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Los Angeles Clippers guard Paul George, center, shoots as Philadelphia 76ers guard Josh Richardson, left, and forward Tobias Harris defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Leonard scores 30, Clippers beat 76ers to win 4th straight

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart itches the puck during the second period of the NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, March 1, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Flyers extend win streak to 6 with 5-3 win over Rangers

By SIMMI BUTTAR - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 28, 2018 file photo shows composer Jennifer Higdon at the 60th annual Grammy Awards in New York. Higdon has been commissioned by Opera Philadelphia to compose &quot;Woman with Eyes Closed,&quot; which will open the company's O20 Festival on Sept. 17 and in a novel twist will feature three different endings. Higdon, winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Music and a three-time Grammy Award winner, has teamed with librettist Jerre Dye for the 80-minute chamber work, which will be performed without intermission at the 627-seat Perelman Theater. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Higdon opera for Philadelphia to have 3 different endings

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Thursday’s Time Schedule

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Supervised drug injection site in US is almost ready to open

By MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

Nonprofit says it will open injection site in Philadelphia

By MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 25, 1995 file photo, Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted of killing a policeman, arrives at Philadelphia's City Hall. Pennsylvania's highest court on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 said it will appoint someone to look into police widow Maureen Faulkner's request to remove the Philadelphia district attorney's office from the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. The Supreme Court announced it will appoint a special master and put a freeze on all proceedings involving Mumia Abu-Jamal's conviction for the 1981 shooting death of Philadelphia Officer Daniel Faulkner during a traffic stop.(AP Photo/Nanine Hartzenbusch, File)

Court says prosecutor’s role in Abu-Jamal case merits review

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Jan. 27, 2020 file photo of The Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a dispute over a Philadelphia Catholic agency that won't place foster children with same-sex couples. The justices will review an appeals court ruling that upheld the city's decision to stop placing children with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's agency because it would not permit same-sex couples to serve as foster parents. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

Justices to hear Philly dispute over same-sex foster parents

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

In this June 26, 2015, file photo, a crowd celebrates outside of the Supreme Court in Washington after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the U.S. On Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, the Justice Department brief filed telling the Supreme Court that federal law allows firing workers for being transgender. The brief is related to a group of three cases that the high court will hear in its upcoming term related to LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

Supreme Court to take on LGBTQ foster care case

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

New York Islanders right wing Leo Komarov (47) and San Jose Sharks defenseman Radim Simek, right, battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Anders Lee scores twice, Islanders beat Sharks 4-1

By ALLAN KREDA - Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Antetokounmpo’s 31 points lead Bucks past 76ers, 119-98

By RICH ROVITO - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers' Tobias Harris, left, and Joel Embiid celebrate during overtime in an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 112-104. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Embiid has 39, powers 76ers past Nets in overtime, 112-104

By KEVIN COONEY - Associated Press

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez is reflected during his installation at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Pérez, 58, who is the 10th archbishop of Philadelphia, is the first Latino archbishop in Philadelphia. (David Maialetti/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)

New leader of Philadelphia Catholic archdiocese installed

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Philadelphia Flyers' Kevin Hayes (13) and Ivan Provorov (9) celebrate past Columbus Blue Jackets' Oliver Bjorkstrand (28) after a goal by Hayes during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Konecny helps Flyers send Blue Jackets to 6th straight loss

By AARON BRACY - Associated Press

Judge hears arguments in Jill Stein’s voting machine lawsuit

By MARC LEVY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 3, 2019, file photo, Philadelphia Phillies' Andrew McCutchen, right, is helped by a trainer after injuring his knee while trying to get back to first base during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in San Diego. McCutchen says he plans to be ready for opening day after the injury cut short his 2019 season. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Phillies’ McCutchen upbeat about recovery from knee injury

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks during the first half of the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh) **FILE**

For NBA players, a little rest now before a hectic finish

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Villanova's Collin Gillespie (2) goes up to shoot past Temple's J.P. Moorman II (4), Monty Scott (2) and Alani Moore II (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Gillespie leads No. 15 Villanova past Temple

By AARON BRACY - Associated Press

Teen shot, critically wounded, during struggle with police

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Philadelphia Phillies Zack Wheeler, left, signs autographs during a spring training baseball workout Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Phillies’ Wheeler downplays dispute with Mets’ GM

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press