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Sixers-Hawks 5 things: Looking to keep win streak alive without Joel Embiid
Sixers (15-26) at Hawks (25-18)7 p.m. on CSN, CSNPhilly.com and the NBC Sports App; Pregame Live at 6:30 Coming off a thrilling comeback win over the Trail Blazers on Friday, the Sixers travel to Atlanta to take on the Hawks at Phillips Arena in the second game of a back-to-back. 1. Going streakingIt’s been a long time since the Sixers have...
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Penn rides trio of freshmen to win over rival Drexel
BOX SCORE With just 0.6 miles separating the Daskalakis Athletic Center and the Palestra, “The Battle of 33rd Street” is known as the closest geographical rivalry in U.S. college sports. For both Drexel and Penn, not only is a win or loss on the line, but city bragging rights as well, as the two schools share a physical border with...
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Instant Replay: Penn 75, Drexel 67
BOX SCORE PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — It certainly wasn’t easy, but Penn finally finds itself on the winning end of ‘The Battle of 33rd Street.’ On Wednesday night at the Palestra, the Quakers found a way to ease past Drexel, 75-67, to claim their first win in nine years against their neighboring rival. The win gives Penn its first City 6…
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NBA: Missed foul in final seconds of Sixers-Kings, but not on Embiid
The Sixers fell to the Kings, 102-100, on Monday night despite a 25-point effort from Joel Embiid. However, the game was not without a controversial finish. With the Sixers trailing by two with three seconds remainig, it appeared as if Embiid was fouled by DeMarcus Cousins as he heaved up a game-winning three (which he airballed). If Embiid’s Instagram account is any...
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Drexel basketball season preview: The Zach Spiker era begins
After a demoralizing 6-25 season that saw Drexel finish ninth in the CAA and led to the dismissal of 15-year head coach Bruiser Flint, it seemed as if the Dragons had lost the identity of their program. Enter Zach Spiker. When Spiker was introduced as Drexel’s head coach back in March, he was not only excited to get started, but eager...
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Carson Wentz earns high praise from Giants DC Steve Spagnuolo
He hasn’t even even played a full season yet, but Carson Wentz has certainly given Eagles fans a reason to be excited for the future. Sure, he’s had his rookie moments, but what young quarterback doesn’t experience a few bumps along the road? Through the first half of his rookie season, Wentz has led the Eagles to a 4-3...
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Bryan Colangelo: ‘Never a period of discomfort' with Sixers' bigs
CAMDEN, N.J. — The Sixers on Friday unveiled their brand new, state-of-the-art practice facility in Camden, New Jersey (see story). Sixers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo, while speaking to media members at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, touched on a variety of topics. That included the team’s surplus of big men, an issue that has been years in the making. One of the...
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St. Joe's honors A-10 championship team as focus turns to 2016-17 season
Picked to finish seventh in the 2015-16 Atlantic 10 preseason poll, the Saint Joseph’s Hawks were all but written off before their season even began. Fast forward a year or so later, those same Hawks gathered on the first day of school on Monday in the Ramsay Basketball Center for a special ring ceremony to commemorate their A-10 championship. To…
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Thanks to Hard Knocks, we know why Rams cut Eagles WR Deon Long
The Eagles last week signed wide receiver Deon Long after he was released by the Los Angeles Rams on July 31. It’s not unusual for minor transactions like these to happen all throughout summer and training camp, as teams are constantly shuffling around their rosters. However, on Tuesday night’s episode of HBO’s Hard Knocks, it was revealed that Long was...