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Will Smith Invests in Sixers

Joshua Harris—a Wall Street investor and Wharton grad—assembled a team of investors to purchase the Philadelphia Sixers. Harris has released a list of the investors […]

City Life

NBA Board of Governors Approves Sixers Sale

Comcast-Spectacor’s sale of the Sixers has reportedly been approved by the NBA Board of Governors. The sale makes New York buyout specialist Joshua Harris the […]

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Two Weeks of NBA Season Canceled

David Stern Announces Cancellation of First Two Weeks of NBA Season. A week ago, the Scoop doesn’t bat a lash at this news, but now […]

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SI.com to Stream “Battle of I-95” at the Palestra

On Sunday evening, many of the NBA’s mega-stars will make their way to Philadelphia to sully up the Palestra with over-hyped dunks, unnecessary trick passes […]

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Charles Barkley Sings Frank Sinatra

Over the weekend, Sir Charles was in New York for a charity golf tournament. In between taking hacks on the links, the former Sixer found […]

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Jeremy Roenick and Jay Mohr Trash Philly Fans

In a surprise twist of fate, another media outlet has cited the Santa Claus snowball incident while dubbing Philly fans the worst around. This time, […]

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Carmelo Anthony and Some Sixers Will Ball in Philly

The Palestra—a temple of fundamental basketball—is set to regress for an evening of star-studded dunks, lazy rebounding and absentee defense as Team Melo vs. Team […]

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Former Sixer Will Compete for the World Pinball Championship

Former Sixer (and Net) Todd MacCulloch will be participating in the World Pinball Championships in Pennsylvania this week. Over 400 people compete and the winner […]

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Wells Fargo Center Gets Cup Holders

The home of the Flyers and Sixers (?) and the largest arena-venue for musicians in the city will soon tout a designated place for a […]

The Scene

HughE Dillon One-Shot: Andre Iguodala

On Monday I headed over to Trump National Golf Club in Pine Hill, New Jersey where Stars Within Reach hosted its 4th Annual Stars Golf […]

City Life

Carmelo Anthony, Andre Iguodala, and Why the NBA Is So Screwed Up

Judging by the sagging attendance figures for the Sixers this year, the prospect of a prolonged NBA work stoppage is not going to trigger demonstrations […]

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The NBA’s Gay Problem

If you’ve been watching the NBA playoffs, you’ve no doubt caught the public service announcement by the Phoenix Suns’ Grant Hill and Jared Dudley in […]

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A Love Song to the 76ers

I didn’t have high hopes for this season. Hell, who did? No stars on the team, attendance in the dumps, that sad, awful Iverson experiment, […]

City Life

The Sixers Just Aren’t Good Enough

You have to give the media in Philadelphia credit. Whenever a local professional team squares off against someone in a playoff series, it can count […]

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Yes, I Was Right About Doug Collins

For all of you who read this column regularly, what I’m about to write is no surprise. You no doubt remember last May, when in […]