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Trying to end homelessness in Philly with street soccer
Nearly 4,000 people in Philadelphia are currently either living on the streets or reside in emergency housing shelters. You may try to shy away from the problem, but homelessness remains a major issue in and around the city. Yet it’s not all hopeless for the homeless. Organizations such as Ready, Willing & Able on Bainbridge Street offer many of these…
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SportsNet Showcase: The remarkable story of Matt Dawkins
The high-profile transition of Olympic legend Caitlyn Jenner, who won the gold medal in the men’s decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Games, has helped push transgender issues into the national spotlight, but this type of life change is not just limited to Hollywood headlines. The subject hits much closer to home for 17-year-old Matt Dawkins, a junior at Cherokee High…
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On the Pharm: Hernandez gets look in center field
READING, Pa. — “Now batting: Centerfielder, Cesar Hernandez.” The public address announcer at FirstEnergy Stadium introduced the 23-year-old hundreds of times during the prospect’s 102-game stint with Reading last year, but never quite like this. It used to be “second baseman, Cesar Hernandez,” but those days may be in the past. On Monday night, Hernandez should have been on his…