Holiday Scores 23 As 76ers Beat Hornets 101-93
Jrue Holiday scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 101-93 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.
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Jrue Holiday scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 101-93 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.
A person familiar with the deal says Philadelphia, Memphis and New Orleans have agreed on a multi-player trade.
As the Portland Trail Blazers' lead dwindled, coach Nate McMillan decided to pick up the pace.
Jrue Holiday scored 24 points, including 15 in the last 5:35 of the fourth quarter, to propel the Philadelphia 76ers to a 101-94 preseason victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
Saunders ripped his best player — "He was bad," the coach said — and most of his team Friday night for a poor-passing, cold-shooting, weak-defending display in a 103-78 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, the first of two post-lockout exhibition games between the teams.
The 76ers held their "media day" at PCOM, and the players say they are excited for the start of the season.
The Sixers opened training camp Friday night with a flurry of moves, including one big splash that brought their first practice to a halt.
I know I'm in the minority but I am happy the NBA is back. Christmas aint Christmas without hoops. I'll be enjoying the prime rib and watching all the games.
Now that the NBA lockout is in the rearview mirror, teams can focus on the 2011-2012 season, which will consist of just 66 games.
It's another sign that the NBA season will soon begin.
KYW's Tim Jimenez speaks with Sixers beat writer Tom Moore about the end of the NBA lockout and what it means for the Sixers.
The 76ers are asking fans to go online to vote for the team's new mascot. The three finalists have been narrowed down to a Ben Franklin mock-up, a dog, or a moose. (Yes, a moose.)
Back in November, the 76ers management team decided to bounce the team's mascot Hip Hop. Now they're letting you choose between Ben Franklin, his dogg and a moose to replace him.
So, the Sixers have decided to get rid of their mascot Hip Hop. Apparently the fans didn't love him and so the new owners have retained Jim Henson's Creature Shop and Raymond Entertainment Group to develop the team's next mascot.
Former 76ers president Pat Croce and his crew recently discovered what they believe is the ship of Sir Francis Drake, and now they're looking for Drake himself.
It's not every day in Philadelphia that ownership of any of the four major sports teams changes hands. It happened this week when the Sixers were officially purchased by Wharton grad and billionaire Josh Harris and a group of investors, which includes someone you may have heard of named Will Smith.
By Matthew Nadu: We've fallin' on hard times in Philadelphia. The once promising talks of the Four Aces, the ultimate Dream Team and the NBA seem like childhood fictional characters that we eventually learn are make believe, imagined as hopeful illusions to fill our voids for something bigger and better.
Chris reviews last night's Republican Debate with John Hayward from Human Events and talks to Congressman Pat Meehan about his letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the Fast and Furious case.
Today the deal was made official and the new management of the Sixers was introduced at the Palestra today. The new plan includes cutting prices for season tickets by at least 50 percent for single game prices, in an attempt to win back fans.
The deal to sell the Sixers to a group led by New York-based leveraged buyout specialist Joshua Harris has been completed. Philadelphia native Adam Aron (photo) is the new CEO.
With the Phillies out of the playoffs, the Eagles on bye, and the Sixers in a labor dispute, the bars are feeling the pinch.
Harvey Pollock has spent each day in a different t-shirt, and now he has reached number three thousand.
Dr. Jack Ramsay will be the man presenting Magee at the ceremonies.
While many think the 2011-2012 NBA season is in serious jeopardy because of the current labor unrest, the league has released its schedule for the upcoming campaign.
The Philadelphia 76ers have been sold to New York-based leveraged buyout specialist Joshua Harris, ending Comcast-Spectacor's 15-year run of ownership that included a trip to the NBA finals.
