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Back-to-backs are challenging enough for an inferior roster as it is. They become especially difficult when it comes less than 24 hours after blowing a nine-point fourth quarter lead with six minutes to go to the division leader. To add an injury to that insulting loss, they also have lost their sixth man for the […]
Wow. Last night's game with the Raptors was almost hard to believe. After getting roughed up by them just last week, the Sixers were able to keep this game tight all the way down to the wire. At one point the Sixers led by as much as 15. Toronto is one of the better teams […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Phillies released the ballot for candidates for the 2014 Phillies Wall of Fame. The list includes some Phillies of every generation; many of us were not alive when some of the names on the ballot played. Two names really resonate with Phillies fans: 2008 World Champion Phillies left […]
USA Today Images The Sixers and Raptors are 2 teams headed in the opposite direction right now. Grant, not like they will ever meet in the middle this season, the Raps are a million times better than the Sixers. But after a blistering 22-6 start to the season, mostly without All-Star SF DeMar DeRozan, the […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen News broke late last night that the Phillies were in "serious discussions" with the Milwaukee Brewers about a deal that would send Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon to Milwaukee. Today, some details are emerging that can complicate the possible trade. The primary problem: Papelbon's partial no-trade clause, and a $13 million […]
View image | gettyimages.com Chip Kelly orchestrated some Eagle-on-Eagle crime this evening: poaching Ryan Day from Boston College University. Day has been offensive coordinator in Chestnut Hill the last two seasons. Prior to that, Day bounced back-and-forth between Boston College & Temple, with a brief stop in Gainesville, before being plucked from Atlantic Coast Conference […]
The battle between the worst two teams in the Eastern Conference was put on display tonight in south Philadelphia, as the 6-36 New York Knicks made the trip to Wells Fargo Center to play the 8-33 Sixers. After defeating Philadelphia on November 22nd by a score of 91-83, the Sixers were looking for revenge tonight […]
The Philadelphia 76ers (8-33) will welcome one of their division foes, the New York Knicks (6-36), Wednesday evening to the Wells Fargo Center for their second of four overall matchups this season. The first meeting between the two Atlantic rivals came back on November 22nd at Madison Square Garden, when Philadelphia was bested 91-83 for their 13th […]
View image | gettyimages.com Welcome to another edition of trivia Wednesday. Today we will be asking questions about coaches and captains of the past. Before we get started, let's look at last week's answer(s). Last Wednesday we asked Who am I. The answer was Brian Propp.
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