Embiid's Monster Night Powers Sixers To 118-115 Win Over Celtics
Joel Embiid had 37 points and 22 rebounds in the win.
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Joel Embiid had 37 points and 22 rebounds in the win.
Ben Simmons scored a team-high 28 points.
Joel Embiid had 40 points and 15 rebounds to help the Sixers beat the Bucks, 130-125, to clinch a playoff berth.
Jimmy Butler scored 22 points and the Sixers beat the Kings 123-114 on Friday night.
Ben Simmons scored 26 points and Joel Embiid added 19 rebounds.
Embiid posted a picture of his new golden-doodle Klaus Hinkie De Paula Embiid on Instagram on Tuesday.
Joel Embiid scored 33 points in his return from a knee injury to lead the Sixers to a 106-89 win over the Pacers.
Despite a solid night from Tobias Harris, the Sixers were run out of Houston in a 107-91 loss to the Rockets.
The Sixers are 4-3 since the All-Star break, with All-Star center Joel Embiid sidelined by a sore left knee.
JJ Redick hit six 3-pointers and scored 26 points to break out of a slump and lead the Sixers to a 114-106 win over the Magic on Tuesday.
The Sixers may have lost to the Golden State Warriors on paper Saturday night, but they won the heart of a 10-year-old from New Jersey.
In a thrilling game at the Wells Fargo Center, the Sixers couldn't contain Stephen Curry and the Warriors in a 120-117 loss.
Ben Simmons had a triple-double.
Tobias Harris scored 29 points and Ben Simmons had 14 points and 12 assists.
Jusuf Nurkic scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Damian Lillard had 17 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 130-115 on Saturday.
Wednesday's Philadelphia Phillies game against the San Francisco Giants is set to start at 6:10 p.m., the team said.
Don Mattingly thought he was done with baseball and managing and then the Phillies instead pinned their playoff hopes on him.
Attorneys for Sean Higgins argue his blood alcohol content was not properly tested after fatally striking Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.
If the Flyers win, they advance to the second round and face the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination, beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
Don Mattingly won his first game as Philadelphia's interim manager, leading the Phillies to a 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
The new format would add eight more at-large teams, and take eight more teams out of the main bracket for play-in games.
Two former Fordham basketball players were permanently banned by the NCAA on Tuesday for their roles in a point-shaving scheme.
The Phillies on Tuesday fired Rob Thomson and appointed bench coach Don Mattingly as interim manager. Meet "Donnie Baseball."
Wednesday's Philadelphia Phillies game against the San Francisco Giants is set to start at 6:10 p.m., the team said.
USA Today 10Best is out with its lists of top theme parks and roller coasters in the country, and Pennsylvania is well represented.
The Pennsylvania House passed two bills about digital identification earlier this week.
Thousands of athletes will hit Philadelphia's Broad Street for America's most popular 10-mile race on Sunday.
An open casting call is looking for men and women who are 18 and older, Latino and bilingual for various speaking roles in Season 2 of the HBO drama "Task."
Wednesday's Philadelphia Phillies game against the San Francisco Giants is set to start at 6:10 p.m., the team said.
The Pennsylvania House passed two bills about digital identification earlier this week.
An open casting call is looking for men and women who are 18 and older, Latino and bilingual for various speaking roles in Season 2 of the HBO drama "Task."
The former Greyhound Bus Terminal, now called the Philadelphia Parking Authority Transportation Center, opens on May 1 after undergoing a major renovation project.
Two men were clinging to a pillar under the Strawberry Mansion Bridge on the Schuylkill River after their boat capsized.
Attorneys for Sean Higgins argue his blood alcohol content was not properly tested after fatally striking Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.
A man is in custody after fatally stabbing his wife at their South Jersey home Tuesday morning, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said.
Two private contractors were rushed to a Philadelphia burn center after they were shocked in Ocean City, New Jersey, officials said.
New Jersey is one of the nation's top growers of peaches, but the fruit may be harder to find this season and possibly more expensive at the grocery store.
Three cats were exposed to a rabid bat found in the attic of a home in Haddonfield, N.J., on April 18, health officials said.
ILC Dover has made spacesuits worn on six moon landings and more than 250 space flights since the first man walked on the moon in 1969.
The FBI believes foul play might be involved in the disappearance of Isiah Jenifer, who was last seen in Delaware County.
A 54-year-old man was charged after he slashed another person's neck on Main Street in Newark, Delaware, Friday, police said.
Nehemeiah Jones was arrested for orchestrating a retail theft group that targeted stores across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
DeSean Jackson and Delaware State University failed to discipline a football player who assaulted two teammates, a lawsuit claims.
Nuclear medicine is a new frontier in cancer care, and for one Bucks County, Pennsylvania, mom, it's been a lifesaver.
A new project in North Philadelphia is transforming an old skating rink into a new comprehensive health center set to open in 2027.
The Philadelphia Walk to End Bladder Cancer is raising awareness for a disease doctors say is often overlooked.
Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia and other sites around the region will host free eye screenings for Diabetes Day.
The Philadelphia region received an F for bad air quality in an annual report from the American Lung Association.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
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Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
The Franklin Mall in Northeast Philadelphia is set to reopen Friday after being because of a fire, a spokesperson said.
The former Greyhound Bus Terminal, now called the Philadelphia Parking Authority Transportation Center, opens on May 1 after undergoing a major renovation project.
SEPTA is installing bulletproof glass on some of its buses to improve driver safety in the Philadelphia area.
A ramp onto I-95 South in Philadelphia has reopened after a single-car crash.
A vehicle fire briefly shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia Thursday.
Two I-95 ramps close to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex are under construction and could cause some traffic headaches for Flyers and Sixers fans.
Wednesday's Philadelphia Phillies game against the San Francisco Giants is set to start at 6:10 p.m., the team said.
Don Mattingly thought he was done with baseball and managing and then the Phillies instead pinned their playoff hopes on him.
Attorneys for Sean Higgins argue his blood alcohol content was not properly tested after fatally striking Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.
If the Flyers win, they advance to the second round and face the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination, beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embracing a statue it once kept at arm's length.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
Monster Jam is getting ready to take over Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field this weekend.
The city of Chester is honoring Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Avery*Sunshine during an emotional homecoming ceremony.
Artists like Lady A, Nelly, The Avett Brothers and Third Eye Blind will headline a free concert series throughout Pennsylvania.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Gas prices have seen a significant uptick over the past two days across the Delaware Valley, where the average price per gallon is well over $4. In the Philadelphia 5-county area, the average cost is up to $4.34 on April 29, more than 10 cents higher than the national average, according to AAA.
The 1969 moon landing is an integral part of American history. But few people may know that the spacesuits worn by astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were designed and tested and at ILC Dover in Delaware.
Clouds increase through the day on Wednesday before rain arrives in the afternoon and lingers into the evening. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Kate Bilo is tracking showers and storms, and a cooldown that follows and sticks around into the weekend for the Broad Street Run.
Some patients were evacuated from the Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out in a heating unit. Josh Sanders has the latest from the Pulse Desk.
Sean Higgins' defense team argues his blood alcohol was not properly tested on the day of the crash that killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau in 2024.
