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  • Jul 2, 2019

    ‘The Process' is over in Philadelphia, long live ‘The Process'

    The Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday executed the latest in a seemingly endless series of roster resets. The team traded Jimmy Butler to Miami in a sign-and-trade for guard Josh Richardson, and signed veteran big man Al Horford, formerly of Boston, to a four-year deal. In addition, Tobias Harris remained with the Sixers, signing a five-year deal worth $180 million.  There…

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  • Oct 27, 2017

    Markelle Fultz and the catch-22 of playing hurt

    It’s the start of a new NBA season, so naturally there’s yet another debacle surrounding an injury to a highly-touted and highly-drafted Philadelphia 76ers rookie. Like Nerlens Noel, Joel Embiid, and Ben Simmons before him, Markelle Fultz, the top pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, is hurt, this time with a shoulder injury. But unlike the others who sat...

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  • Apr 13, 2017

    The Phillies trading for Mike Trout is a pipe dream

    Through the first ten days of the 2017 baseball season, one of the most prominent topics surrounding the Philadelphia Phillies has for some reason been… their desperate need to make a trade for Mike Trout.  Facing a young team bereft of superstars and a lackluster start to the season, a lot of Phillies fans are having starry-eyed dreams about the pride…

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  • Aug 19, 2016

    Phillies fans cheered Chase Utley, and there's nothing ‘soft' about it

    As anyone still watching this Phillies season in mid-August knows, Chase Utley returned to Philadelphia this week for the first time since his trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the first game of the series, Tuesday night, Utley was introduced to cheers and a standing ovation as his familiar music, Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir, played over the PA system.  And throughout the...

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