http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:18:47 -0700 Mon, 11 May 2009 11:14:26 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Who-will-coach-the-76ers?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner Dileo returning to the bench? (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)The 76ers season ended a few weeks ago and despite the valiant effort for the most part in the first-round series (4-2) loss against the Orlando Magic, there is a lot of  up in the air about th... 76ers Mon, 11 May 2009 11:14:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Who-will-coach-the-76ers?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Silent-Thunder-book-to-major-motion-picture?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner  Leonard 'Len" W. MillerSeveral years ago, when Leonard “Len” W. Miller was peddling his memoir about his life as the founder of America’s first black auto racing team publishers treated him like the Invisible Man. &n... Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:04:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Silent-Thunder-book-to-major-motion-picture?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Top-76ers-playoff-video-moments?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner  NBA.com has produced this unique video application where you can check out videos of the most amazing moments in league playoff history going all the way back to the first championship won by the Philadelphia Warriors in 1947.You... 76ers NBA Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:05:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Top-76ers-playoff-video-moments?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d20-Eagles-would-have-selected?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner Larry English of Northern Illinois.This mock draft pick has become a moot draft as my selection on behalf of the Philadelphia Eagles, No. 28, was actually traded this past Friday to the Buffalo Bills for OT Jason Peters.  However, let me la... Eagles Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:58:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d20-Eagles-would-have-selected?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d18-SixersMagic-series-around-the-country?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner Dileo playoff debut on Sunday.(AP/Steve Yeater)The Sixers as the No. 6 seed have to like their first-round matchup versus the No. 3 seed Orlando Magic but then again maybe the No. 2 seed Boston Celtics who was their other potential opponent... 76ers Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:23:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d18-SixersMagic-series-around-the-country?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Sixers-secure-six-seed?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner Ivey and Iggy celebrate win. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)The Sixers finally caught a break.  In spite of having the chance to tie an NBA record for best all-time home record (1985-86 Boston Celtics) of 40-1, the Cleveland Cavaliers rested the likely MV... 76ers Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:45:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Sixers-secure-six-seed?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d13-Harry-Kalas-dies?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner The voice of Phillies, Harry Kalas died today at 1:20 pm.  He was 73 years old. Many will pay their respects to the legendary broadcaster but here is one from Jayson Stark, the Philadelphia based ESPN.com baseball writer. &nb... Phillies Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:42:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d13-Harry-Kalas-dies?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d13-Sixers-slide-continues?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner Sixers spiraling as playoffs approach.AP/Nam Y. HuhThe Sixers clinched a playoff spot last week but haven’t won a game since.  You can maybe attribute the next night’s loss to a letdown and many games have been on the road to decent ... 76ers Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:18:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d13-Sixers-slide-continues?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d7-Phillies-open-season-with-two-losses?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner At this rate, the Phillies will score just 82 runs this season.  But after dropping the first two games of the season to the Atlanta Braves 4-0 and 4-1 respectively, the Phillies have the rest of the league right where they want them. &nbsp... Phillies Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:46:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d7-Phillies-open-season-with-two-losses?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d6-Bad-Philly-sports-weekend?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner One bright spot this weekend. (AP/Tom Mihalek) Once the 76ers clinched a playoff spot on Saturday evening with a 95-90 comeback win over the Detroit Pistons, it was a lost weekend for Philly sports. That same night, the Flyers lost 4-3 in a shoo... Flyers 76ers Philiies Villanova Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:16:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d6-Bad-Philly-sports-weekend?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Villanova-heads-to-Final-Four?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner Wright with his mentor Massimino. (AP Photo/Townson)It was 24 years ago today that Villanova as a “lowly” 8th seed shocked the college basketball world with its upset victory over defending champion Georgetown in the NCAA Men’s Bask... NCAA Villanova Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:14:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Villanova-heads-to-Final-Four?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m3d27-Five-reasons-Villanova-defeated-Duke?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner   A couple of days ago, I wrote about the five reasons why Villanova would defeat Duke.  Now, in the aftermath of Villanova’s 77-54 here are the five reasons they won.1. The Wildcats were just flat out better.  Although... NCAA Villanova Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:29:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m3d27-Five-reasons-Villanova-defeated-Duke?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m3d25-Five-reasons-Villanova-defeats-Duke?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner   Jay Wright leads Nova to Sweet 16 (AP/Michael Perez) Thursday night in perhaps the most highly anticipated Sweet 16 matchup in this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament aka March Madness, No. 3 seed Villanova will play the ... NCAA Villanova Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:19:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m3d25-Five-reasons-Villanova-defeats-Duke?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m2d23-76ers-lose-another-buzzer-beater?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner Bill Kostroun/Associated PressThis may be Miracle at the Meadowlands II.   Maybe the craziest shot ever to win an NBA just occurred at the Izod Center; more colloquially known as the Meadowlands.  The 76ers, on the road, fell to the Ne... 76ers NBA Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:11:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m2d23-76ers-lose-another-buzzer-beater?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m2d18-Andre-Miller-on-the-trading-block--Is-Miller-time-over?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek) As the NBA trade deadline approaches Thursday at 3pm ET, the 76ers have just one player that could be on the block.  Surely, Andre Miller, the more than capable point guard would draw some interest from playoff teams and e... 76ers NBA Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:49:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m2d18-Andre-Miller-on-the-trading-block--Is-Miller-time-over?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m2d10-Marresse-Speights-comes-on-strong?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner  (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)On Saturday night, as I was at the Wachovia Center watching the Philadelphia 76ers defeat the Miami Heat 94-84, I was thinking of the English soul and funk group the Brand New Heavies. Elton Brand, just two days befor... 76ers NBA Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:23:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m2d10-Marresse-Speights-comes-on-strong?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m2d4-Troy-Vincent-in-battle-to-become-director-of-NFLPA?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner Vincent and the late Gene Upshaw. As reported in a few media outlets and picked up by Examiner.com‘s own Paula Duffy, it has become a heated selection process to appoint the person who will succeed the late Gene Upshaw as Executive Directo... Eagles NFL Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:00:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m2d4-Troy-Vincent-in-battle-to-become-director-of-NFLPA?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m1d29-Is-Iguodala-an-AllStar?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)The city of Philadelphia recently hasn’t had much to root for at the NBA’s All-Star game as the last time that the 76ers were represented was Allen Iverson in 2006.  Last week, the league announced the starters w... 76ers NBA Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:08:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m1d29-Is-Iguodala-an-AllStar?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m1d24-Philly-rolls-over-New-York-again-76ers--defeat-Knicks?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner Tony DiLeo taking charge. (AP Photo/John Amis) The closets thing to the enmity between the ancient Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta is the sports rivalry between Philadelphia and New York.  The first pair waged battle in the... 76ers NBA Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:53:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m1d24-Philly-rolls-over-New-York-again-76ers--defeat-Knicks?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Five-reasons-Eagles-are-Super-Bowless?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner OK, you’ve had three days to mourn the end of the 2008-09 Philadelphia Eagles season.  A lot of things have happened in the interim that you may have missed while grieving.  The nation just i... Eagles NFL Super Bowl Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:32:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1186-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Five-reasons-Eagles-are-Super-Bowless?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Sports-Examiner