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  1. A Last-Second Interception Sent Penn to the Final Four. Six Days Later, It Faced Magic.
  2. A Phillies Game, a Rotten Balcony—and a Fight Over Blame
  3. A Place on the Row, a Race of Their Own
  4. Baker Bowl’s Famous “Hump” May Have Been in the Street, Not the Outfield
  5. Before Chester, the Union Made the Eagles’ Stadium Feel Like Home
  6. Before the Big 5 Was a Tradition, It Was a Plan for the Palestra
  7. Before the Cups, Bernie Parent’s Philadelphia Home Was the Civic Center
  8. Bert Bell’s Last Game Brought His Philadelphia Football Life Full Circle
  9. Chuck Klein Hit .386. The Phillies Still Lost 102 Games.
  10. Eagles Court Was Bigger Than Its Basement
  11. Eight Runs Down at Shibe Park: The A’s Rally That Changed the Series
  12. Hal Greer Stayed. In His Last Sixers Season, He Ended Up on the Bench.
  13. Hilldale Won the World Series. Its Philadelphia Story Starts in Darby.
  14. Marinette Pichon Found Her Place With the Charge. Then the League Disappeared.
  15. Philadelphia’s Championship Stars Were Gone a Year Later
  16. Ron Hextall’s First Goal Began With a Shot He Didn’t Take
  17. Seven Titles, One Ballroom: The SPHAS and Philadelphia’s Early Basketball
  18. Steve Van Buren Had to Get to Shibe Park Before He Could Win the Snow Bowl
  19. Temple’s Unbeaten Season Helped Give the First Sugar Bowl Its Start
  20. The Fight, the Handshake and the Finals Portland Took Back