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76ers to Release Brand: Daily Sports Digest July 9

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The Philadelphia 76ers will release former All-Star and Peekskill graduate Elton Brand under the league's amnesty clause, according to sources, said Marc Stein in his story at ESPN.com.

A comment by PENCESYLVANIA2011 underneath the story sums up Brand's time in Philadelphia nicely:

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Thank you Elton....the ultimate professional. Never said a bad word about anyone, played hard through some tough injuries. Hell of a mentor to a young locker room.

Football

Hendrick Hudson graduate Rino Sangro talked to Josh Thomson about his new job as head coach at Kennedy Catholic and to see the story, visit LoHud.com.

Girls Hoops 

To see who made the Hudson Valley girls BCANY Summer Hoops Festival squad, check out MSG Varsity.

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