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Zack Wheeler stifles Braves to help Phillies level seriesZack Wheeler worked six strong innings and Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 41st homer as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday. ,Schwarber had two hits for Philadelphia, as did Bryce Harper, Derek Hill and Luis Arraez. Wheeler (12-5) struck out nine...

Braves, Phillies dealing aces for key series openerThis National League East four-game showdown gets off to a compelling start Friday when Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves visit Cristopher Sanchez and the Philadelphia Phillies.,Atlanta (83-57) holds a four-game lead on Philadelphia (79-61) with each team having 22 games left. The Braves and Phillie...

76ers bring in 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall, 2 othersThe Philadelphia 76ers signed three players including 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall, the team announced on Tuesday.,Guard Jameer Nelson Jr. and forward Saint Thomas also signed contracts, with the team not disclosing terms.,Fall, 30, played last season for the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball A...

Phillies score 3 runs in 10th, hold off Angels

Kyle Schwarber drove in the go-ahead run with a bloop double and Trea Turner added a two-run single to highlight a three-run 10th inning and lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Alec Bohm went 2-for-4 with a run scored and T...

Kyle Schwarber hits MLB-leading 40th homer as Phillies blank Mariners

Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 40th home run of the season and Jesus Luzardo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-0 Wednesday afternoon to salvage the finale of the three-game interleague series.,Bryce Harper also went deep fo...

Early goals produce draw between Austin FC, Union

Early goals from Philadelphia's Cavan Sullivan and host Austin FC's Brendan Hines-Ike before the conditions took over accounted for all the scoring as the teams settled for a 1-1 draw on Saturday in just their second-ever meeting.,The start of the match was delayed an hour because of extreme heat in...

Report: Union finalizing transfer for USMNT's Mark McKenzie

Former Union defender Mark McKenzie is heading back to his original professional team as Philadelphia finalizes the transfer of the U.S. men's national team player from Toulouse, The Athletic and ESPN reported Tuesday.,Per the ESPN report, the transfer fee is $2.5 million.,McKenzie, 27, will be a De...

Cristopher Sanchez earns league-leading 16th win as Phillies edge Marlins

Cristopher Sanchez worked six effective innings to become the majors' first 16-game winner as the Philadelphia Phillies nipped the visiting Miami Marlins 6-5 on Monday.,Sanchez (16-4) allowed one run while working around eight hits and three walks. He struck out six before the Phillies' bullpen held...