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Meet the Sixers’ New Farm Team, the Delaware ’87ers

Now taking bets on how long this tongue-twister of a team name lasts. The Sixers have purchased their very own D-League team (the minor league […]

City Life

Don’t Beg the Eagles and Phillies for School Donations. Tax Them.

Chris Lehmann has the right idea, but he’s going about it the wrong way. The good idea? It’s time to get Philly’s major pro teams—the […]

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Should Philly’s Sports Teams Bail Out the School District?

According to Chris Lehman, principal of the Philadelphia Leadership Academy, the answer to that question is yes. Lehman has started a Change.org petition asking Philly’s […]

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Allen Iverson Has Already Become A Sad Cautionary Tale

We got so caught up watching Boston terrorism developments last week that we missed the Washington Post’s profile of post-basketball Allen Iverson. It’s not pretty. […]

The Scene

Dr. J Celebrates 1983 Sixers Championship Team

On Sunday night, after the 1983 Sixers were honored at the Wells Fargo in a celebration of their championship season, Julius “Dr. J” Erving was […]

City Life

Dubious Streak Intact, Doug Collins Is Leaving the Building

Doug Collins has decided not to return to Philly next year for the final year of his contract. “Owner Josh Harris informed Collins that he […]

City Life

Sixers to Doug Collins: Um, Please Go Away

Apparently, Doug Collins is not wanted in South Philly. According to multiple league sources, the 76ers organization privately hopes that coach Doug Collins decides not […]

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Could We See A Woman Drafted in the NBA?

NBA owner/jersey-wearing cheerleader/internet entrepreneur/Dancer-with-the-Stars Mark Cuban has floated an intriguing and possibly facetious trial balloon, positing that he’d consider drafting Baylor women’s basketball star Brittney […]

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Desperate Sixers Sign Jrue Holiday’s Brother; Brotherly Promos Sure to Follow

Andrew Bynum isn’t coming back this year. Nor are the Sixers making the playoffs. There’s nothing left to play for except the draft lottery, and […]

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Hey Phils Fans, Don’t Be Mets Fans

It’s hard to believe, but in some people’s eyes, the Phillies organization has slid below the Eagles in the minds and hearts of Philadelphia’s fans. […]

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Actual Iverson Returning to Philly for Iverson Bobblehead Night

AI has accepted the Sixers offer to show up at the Wells Fargo Center for his own bobblehead night, tomorrow evening. Here’s the manic announcement […]

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WATCH: Doug Collins Still Won’t Accept Olympic Silver From 1972

These days, we’re used to seeing Doug Collins as the Sixers’ head coach who saved the team from irrelevancy the last few years—only to be […]

City Life

WATCH: Philly Sports Fans Need An Angel

The Cheesesteak, an up-and-coming comedy site here in Philadelphia, offers this bit of genius: This is what happens when all four of your major pro […]

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Sixers CEO Adam Aron Should Think Before He Tweets

Sixers CEO Adam Aron has not been asked yet for a vote of confidence regarding the future of coach Doug Collins, although his tweet in […]

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Nobody Likes Andrew Bynum, Vol. 197: Prep School Coach Edition

Just as the news was breaking that Andrew Bynum would be missing the rest of the Sixers season, the Newark Star-Ledger tried to find the […]