Sixers officially clinch playoff spot after Nets' loss to Cavs
The Sixers are currently the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference behind the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics.
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The Sixers are currently the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference behind the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics.
Embiid had 37 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks before fouling out with 3:54 left in the second overtime.
76ers: Host the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
76ers: At Indiana on Saturday.
Embiid has 14 games left to continue to make his MVP case.
James Harden added 28 points and Tyrese Maxey had 23 for the Sixers.
Joel Embiid scored 34 points, James Harden had 18 points and 14 assists and the 76ers cruised to a wire-to-wire 112-93 win over the fading Wizards on Sunday night.
76ers: Host Washington on Sunday night.
76ers: Host Portland on Friday.
Harden played 39:32 and had 14 points and 20 assists in a win a night earlier in Indiana.
Philadelphia shot 62.5% from the field and 3-point range in the first half and finished the game at 58.5% overall and 47.1% from 3.
76ers: At Indiana on Monday in the fourth game of a five-game road swing.
The group wants Penn to cut ties with developers working on the proposed 76ers arena in Chinatown.
Irving and Doncic became the first Dallas teammates to score at least 40 in the same game.
The 76ers are 9-4 when Embiid doesn't play this season.
Embiid is averaging 33.0 points per game this season, just behind Dallas' Luka Doncic (33.2) for tops in the NBA.
James Harden had a chance to win the game for the 76ers, but his 3-point try at the buzzer bounced off the back of the rim.
76ers: Host Miami on Monday before they open March with a stretch of 12 of 15 road games.
Harden sent a pair of game-worn shoes and donated to a GoFundMe for John Hao, who survived the mass shooting at Michigan State University.
John Hao, who was paralyzed in the shooting, received a pair of game-worn shoes.
The 76ers shrugged off three of their worst quarters of the season to turn in a fantastic fourth that nearly shook the arena with each clutch bucket.
Mac McClung was not exactly an unknown. Long before he won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon. It's impossible to add up all the views that videos of McClung had gotten, but it was in the hundreds of millions.
The Eagles are set-up for the future, but championship appearances aren't really common in Philly sports.
Embiid scored 29 points, including the 10,000th of his career, in the Sixers' 118-112 win.
Dedmon briefly played for the Sixers during the 2013-14 season.
A group of teens helped find Rex and bring the adventurous wallaby home to Lots of Love Farm in South Jersey.
A man was taken to the hospital after being stabbed at the SEPTA station at Broad Street and Girard Avenue, according to SEPTA.
The Philadelphia Eagles will rest some starters and limit others during Sunday's game against the Commanders.
The Philadelphia Flyers traded defenseman Egor Zamula to the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Philip Tomasino.
Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting on a residential block in North Philly on Wednesday morning.
The Philadelphia Eagles will rest some starters and limit others during Sunday's game against the Commanders.
Parking and traffic restrictions for the Mummers Parade start Friday in Philadelphia.
A group of teens helped find Rex and bring the adventurous wallaby home to Lots of Love Farm in South Jersey.
A man was taken to the hospital after being stabbed at the SEPTA station at Broad Street and Girard Avenue, according to SEPTA.
For the first time, Philadelphia is holding a free concert and fireworks on the Parkway in addition to New Year's Eve celebrations on the Delaware Rive waterfront.
A man was taken to the hospital after being stabbed at the SEPTA station at Broad Street and Girard Avenue, according to SEPTA.
Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting on a residential block in North Philly on Wednesday morning.
Toll increases on the PA Turnpike, NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission bridges go into effect in the first week 2026.
The total number of homicides in Philadelphia in 2025 would be the the lowest since 1967, data from Pew Research Center shows.
Preparations are underway for New Year's Eve celebrations in Delaware County, as Media will hold a ball drop with hundreds of lights on State Street.
A group of teens helped find Rex and bring the adventurous wallaby home to Lots of Love Farm in South Jersey.
Toll increases on the PA Turnpike, NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission bridges go into effect in the first week 2026.
In Hammonton, the community says the town's New Year's Eve tradition, the blueberry ball drop, will bring them closer together following a tragic week.
Pemberton Township Mayor Jack K. Tompkins is resigning this week, officials said.
Rex, the wallaby that went missing from a South Jersey animal sanctuary after breaking out of its enclosure, was found safe and returned.
Nearly 1,000 people gathered Monday night in Hockessin to honor Delaware State Trooper Matthew "Ty" Snook, who was killed in the line of duty.
A 40-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas was struck and killed in a hit-and-run in Wilmington, Delaware, Sunday night, state police said.
New Jersey is one of nearly two dozen states set to increase its minimum wage in 2026, and the only state in the Delaware Valley that will see a hike.
A guide to the New Year's Eve celebrations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
Cpl. Matthew Snook was fatally shot while on duty earlier this week at a DMV office in Wilmington, Delaware.
New Jersey state health officials are warning of potential measles exposures at Newark Liberty International Airport before Christmas.
Thousands of Pennsylvanians are dropping their health insurance as premiums are set to double on Jan. 1, 2026.
Hearing technology helps deaf and hard-of-hearing students perform at the annual holiday show in Overbrook.
A Pennsylvania man visited Penn to thank the surgeon who saved his life during a stroke.
There are encouraging early signs the angel advocate approach is helping people find organ donors.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
With product return fraud on the rise, an emerging company is using AI to help spot issues.
Here are mall opening and closing hours for the Christmas and Christmas Eve holidays around the Philly region.
Through Amazon Now, customers can get household items, cosmetics, electronics, groceries and more delivered in about 30 minutes or less.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
The snow and wintry weather is causing travel disruptions on one of the busiest travel days at PHL.
Parking and traffic restrictions for the Mummers Parade start Friday in Philadelphia.
The holiday travel rush is ramping up on the roads and in the skies around the Philadelphia region.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike's eastbound lanes have reopened following a multi-vehicle crash between Bensalem and Willow Grove.
SEPTA's largest workers' union voted to ratify its new contract with the Philadelphia-based transit agency Wednesday night.
The Philadelphia Eagles will rest some starters and limit others during Sunday's game against the Commanders.
The Philadelphia Flyers traded defenseman Egor Zamula to the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Philip Tomasino.
After Vancouver scored the first goal, the Flyers got ahead in the second and beat the Canucks 6-3 Tuesday night.
VJ Edgecombe scored 25 points, including a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in overtime to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 139-136 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in a tight game.
Stefon Diggs, a star wide receiver with the New England Patriots, is facing criminal charges after an incident in Massachusetts earlier this month.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
Smith previously played young Nala in "The Lion King" on Broadway.
Feeding America's CEO said the organization is "incredibly grateful" for Taylor Swift's large donation.
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.
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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.
Philadelphia police are investigating after an officer shot a man armed with a knife who was standing over a woman, officials say. The man is in critical condition, according to police.
The driver who crashed into a fence in Washington Township, New Jersey, has turned himself in, police say.
From a concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia to an "asteroid drop" in New Jersey, communities around the region are ringing in 2026 with a range of celebrations.
With the No. 2 seed on the line, the Philadelphia Eagles are likely to rest some of their starters in Sunday's game against the Commanders, a league source said.
Chief Meteorologist Bill Kelly has the NEXT Weather forecast for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in the Philadelphia area.