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Philly Live! Grand Opening and Other Details
Actually, it’s going to be called “XFINITY Live!” because it’s 2011 nothing is safe from corporate sponsorship/shameless self-promotion. Many of the details released today had […]
Sir Charles Barkley is New Weight Watchers Spokesman
Former Sixer Sir Charles Barkley has dropped 30 pounds thanks to Weight Watchers. Now, he’s signed on to be a company spokesman. Barkley lost the […]
The New Sixers Owners Have All the Right Moves
I didn’t think I’d miss the NBA. Professional basketball hadn’t appealed to me in quite a while. There’s not enough defense, rebounding, sharing or mid-range […]
Sixers Hire Fan Behind Mascot Twitter Accounts
The Sixers have hired Jerry Rizzo as the team’s new social media coordinator. Rizzo—a recent graduate of Penn State—had been looking for full-time work when […]
Sixers Trade Season Tickets for Twitter Handles
The Sixers released three candidates for the position of team mascot. But, they didn’t take the time to secure Twitter handles for B. Franklin Dogg […]
Voters’ Guide: The Next Sixers Mascot
Players on the Philadelphia Phillies once weren’t too fond of the Phanatic. Don’t believe me? On August 22, 1978, the Phillies beat the Cubs, 5-3, […]
Glouco Teacher Canned for Berating Special Needs Student
Glouco Teacher Fired For Berating Special Needs Student. The Gloucester County Board of Education voted yesterday evening to fire Steve Roth. Roth was seen on […]
Philly Live! Will Have World’s Biggest Indoor TV
Philly Live!—the bar, restaurant and entertainment development project planned for the Spectrum’s graveyard—is set to open in April. The new strip of bars will include […]
Miss the NBA? Read The Whore of Akron
There’s a danger when an institution like the NBA pulls a Houdini. Absence can make the heart grow colder instead of fonder. Have you been […]
Philly Sports Will Still Suck in 2012
To say that the past few months of sports have been brutal would be analytically dismissive. It’s not as if our favorite team lost and […]
The 10 Most Beloved Philly Athletes of All Time
1. Richie Ashburn A Hall of Fame center fielder with the Phils; his broadcast partnership with Harry Kalas made him a beloved figure here for […]
Don’t Do Anything Jeffrey Lurie Would Do
By the time the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Eagles-Patriots disaster neared its merciful conclusion, the CBS cameras had long ceased showing any camera angles that […]
Occupy Philly Ignores Eviction Deadline, Defies Mayor Nutter
Occupy Philly Protests Past Eviction Deadline. Occupiers have defied Mayor Nutter and the city of Philadelphia by sticking around on Dilworth Plaza past yesterday’s eviction […]
Sixers CEO Bought All of Dr. J’s Memorabilia
Julius Erving—strapped for cash—recently had to put a bunch of his personal memorabilia up for auction on Ebay. Luckily for Sixers fans, the team’s new […]
How the Muppets Can Save the Sixers
The entertainment at halftime of Penn’s home opener this year was a game of Simon Says. Really! Steve Max eliminated Penn and Temple students until […]