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Does Anybody Care if the Sixers Are Tanking?

We know that reader polls are highly unscientific, but oh well: An audience poll of 94WIP listeners found that Philadelphians are more concerned with the […]

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It Was a Miserable Night for Philadelphia Sports

It was not a good night to be a Philadelphia sports fan. First off, the Sixers lost. That’s not necessarily news, but this was a […]

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The Sixers Are Making Deadspin Really Angry

The folks at Deadspin have had it with the Sixers and their tank-job ways. We’ll give you three quotes from the piece, “The Philadelphia 76ers […]

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Sixers Also Tanking Fake Matchups

The Wall Street Journal decided to figure out if the winless, hapless, joyless Sixers can beat a really good college team. The conclusion? Yes. Mostly.

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The Outrage Meter for the Week Ending November 14, 2014

Outrage Meter for 11/14/2014 | Create Infographics Although there’s been some residual anger over accused sexual assaulter Bill Cosby and the couple charged with torturing […]

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Not-Tanking Sixers Try Really Hard, Lose by 53

On Thursday, Michael Carter-Williams wrote an essay in The Players Tribune, essentially a new professional-athletes-only blog, about the Sixers’ struggles. In the piece, titled “Don’t […]

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WATCH: 12-Year-Old Taylor Swift Singing The National Anthem at a Sixers Game

Yesterday, in the spirit of Veteran’s Day, Vulture posted this video of 12-year-old Reading native Taylor Swift crooning The National Anthem at a Sixers game. (Actually, […]

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Sixers Plan a Big Splash in Camden

Since winning isn’t really on the agenda these days, the Sixers are finding other ways to put on a big show for fans. That showman’s […]

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WATCH: 30th Anniversary Video of Dr. J Punching Larry Bird

These days, it seems like the only 76ers highlights available are when the other team does good things. That’s what happens when you’re in the […]

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WATCH: Drake Is Excited By How Bad the Sixers Are

Sunday night, the Raptors blew out the Sixers 120-88, the first time this year the Sixers haven’t been in a game at all (amazingly). To […]

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Young, Tall and Terrible: Meet Your 2014-15 Sixers

“I think I want to get $10 tickets to the Sixers tonight, any interest?” I texted my friend. “Actually, I have no idea of your […]

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Philly’s 10 Best Pro Athletes on Twitter

References to the Almighty God. Mentions of Jesus Christ. Bible verse citations. Heads up about heading into practice. Vague references to “grinding” and/or “putting in […]

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Good News, Sixers Fans: Draft Lottery Reform Voted Down

The NBA’s owners have voted down NBA draft lottery reform, Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Reform would have punished teams like the Sixers that have […]

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ESPN: Kobe Bryant Has Destroyed the Lakers

The Sixers were awful last year, and they’re going to be awful again this season. But not all is lost for the Philadelphia basketball fan. […]

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Unveiled: The New Wilt Chamberlain Stamp

Wilt Chamberlain’s life is the stuff of legend, from his time at Overbrook High School to his towering frame to his incredible feats both on […]