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Gilbert Arenas locker room gun incident puts NBA in serious trouble

By Dennis Bakay at 5:57 pm on Monday January 4, 2010

If the NBA didn't have a serious public image issue before, well it sure has one on their hands now.

As Tiger Woods' divorce looms the media continues to pounce

By Bill Neri-Amadeo at 7:37 pm on Wednesday December 16, 2009

Mulligan. A mulligan is a term used in golf that gives a player a “second chance” to get it right. Tiger Woods may need a mulligan right now for his personal life but as someone who religiously watches and covers sports, I’m not sure why there is so much drama surrounding the great golfer. In the Philadelphia area, Tiger Woods is a hero. A black man who has taken the white man's sport of golf and taken it to new heights.

Allen Iverson returns to Sixers, but will his voice be heard again?

By Matt Schetter at 8:41 pm on Wednesday December 2, 2009

After almost three years, three NBA teams and a one year non-guaranteed contact later, Allen Iverson is officially a 76er again.

Sixers bringing back Iverson would be a temporary solution to a much bigger problem

By Joe Vallee at 6:07 pm on Saturday November 28, 2009

Let's be honest here: The Philadelphia 76ers are in dire, dire straits. There were more people at Mad River's Happy Hour than at the Sixers game against the Grizzlies last Friday. On Thanksgiving eve, a local bar in Philadelphia decided to show the Magic vs. Heat on their big screen as opposed to Sixers vs. Celtics.

Will Sixers Preseason Success Carry Over to the regular season?

By Matt Schetter at 1:13 pm on Friday October 23, 2009

In the midst of the Phillies going to their second straight World Series and the Eagles LOSING to the Oakland Raiders – the city’s red-headed sports team, the Sixers, have been flying under the radar as they currently hold a 5-2 record in preseason. They started at 4-0 which is the best preseason start for the club in the past 30 years or so.

Should Sports Gambling be Legalized in Atlantic City? Part Two

By Bill Neri-Amadeo at 11:47 pm on Friday October 2, 2009

When we left this issue last week, we spoke of how there are some benefits to the legalization of sports gambling but for the sake of objectivity, there are two sides to this argument and there should be an examination of the history of sports gambling in the political world and where the effects of such as enterprise are coming from. In essence, the other side of the argument needs to be addressed and we’ll touch upon the legal aspects of the venture today.

Michael Jackson's Movie 'This Is It' isn't the end for the King of Pop

By Joe Vallee at 3:31 pm on Monday September 28, 2009

Just three months after his death, Michael Jackson continues to outdo himself.

Sixers Unveil Their New Uniforms, But Will They Play Better?

By Matt Schetter at 11:15 pm on Wednesday September 23, 2009

Hello there Philly. It’s been a little while since my last article, but we all know that this off-season has been a dry and bit disheartening one for the Sixers. One cannot help but to think that the Sixers are in for a very long and hard road of rebuilding.

Looking back at yesterday's Sunoco Welcome America festivities

By Dennis Bakay at 12:49 pm on Sunday July 5, 2009

If you were looking for something to do besides head to a picnic and drink yourself into oblivion (it is summer so nothing wrong with that) then you might have taken in the Sunoco Welcome America festivities on the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia yesterday.