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Draw held for '26 World Cup: 'Like 104 Super Bowls'
The 48 nations participating in the biggest FIFA World Cup ever next summer in North America were placed into 12 groups on Friday.,The drawing ceremony took place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian prime m...
Kevin Porter Jr., undermanned Bucks set sights on 76ers
The Milwaukee Bucks will begin another extended stretch of games without their cornerstone piece in Giannis Antetokounmpo as they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night., ,Antetokounmpo is expected to miss two to four weeks after he went down with a right calf strain just under three minutes in...
VJ Edgecombe's late putback lifts 76ers over Warriors
VJ Edgecombe made the winning putback with 0.9 seconds left and Tyrese Maxey saved the game on the other end, lifting the Philadelphia 76ers to a wild 99-98 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Thursday.,Maxey led the Sixers with 35 points, while Joel Embiid (12), Quentin Grimes (12) a...
Ailing Warriors look to get on track vs. 76ers
The Golden State Warriors will be short-handed for Thursday's road game against the Philadelphia 76ers, but it remains to be determined exactly how undermanned they'll be.,Golden State coach Steve Kerr acknowledged Tuesday that the team will not have Steph Curry (left quad contusion and muscle strai...
NBA fines 76ers for violating rules leading up to Joel Embiid's return
The Philadelphia 76ers were fined $100,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for violating league injury reporting rules.,Per the league, the 76ers failed to accurately disclose the availability status of center Joel Embiid prior to their game against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. ,Embiid was listed as "out" o...
Tyrese Maxey scores 35 as 76ers cruise past Wizards
Tyrese Maxey scored 35 points to spearhead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-102 win over the visiting Washington Wizards on Tuesday.,Jared McCain chipped in 15 points for Philadelphia, which played without Joel Embiid, Quentin Grimes and Kelly Oubre Jr. The Sixers avoided their fourth loss in five ga...
Wizards' goals in Philadelphia: log first win streak, end road skid
The Washington Wizards will pursue their first winning streak of the season when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.,After losing 15 of its first 16 games, Washington has posted two wins in its last three contests. The Wizards topped the Atlanta Hawks 132-113 and defeated the Milwaukee Buc...
Jalen Johnson’s career-high 41 points push Hawks past Sixers in double OT thriller
Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 41 points to lift the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a wild 142-134 double-overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.,Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 34 points for Atlanta, while Dyson Daniels pitched in with 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Johns...
With Jalen Johnson peaking, Hawks look for more vs. 76ers
Jalen Johnson's fifth NBA season is turning into his best one yet., ,Johnson hopes to lead the Atlanta Hawks to their fourth win in five games Sunday when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers., ,After averaging career highs in most major categories last season, Johnson is at it again this year. His sco...
With Jalen Johnson peaking, Hawks look for more vs. 76ers
Jalen Johnson's fifth NBA season is turning into his best one yet., ,Johnson hopes to lead the Atlanta Hawks to their fourth win in five games Sunday when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers., ,After averaging career highs in most major categories last season, Johnson is at it again this year. His sco...
No. 16 Texas boosts CFP hopes, knocks No. 3 Texas A&M out of SEC title game
Arch Manning passed for one touchdown and rushed for another as No. 16 Texas kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a 27-17 victory over No. 3 Texas A&M on Friday night in Southeastern Conference play at Austin, Texas.,Ryan Wingo caught a touchdown pass, Nick Townsend rushed for a score ...
Tyrese Maxey fills voids, carries 76ers past Nets
Tyrese Maxey totaled 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers never trailed in their 115-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night in New York.,The Sixers were without Joel Embiid (right knee) for a ninth straight game along with rookie VJ Edgecombe ...
NFL to use commemorative ball in 2026 to mark nation's 250th birthday
The NFL will mark the 250th birthday of the United States in 2026 with embossing on the footballs and special field markings.,Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a news release Wednesday that the NFL has been working with the White House Salute to America 250 Task Force to take part in celebrating th...
Magic demolish 76ers, set franchise scoring records
Anthony Black scored a career-high 31 points to highlight the Orlando Magic's 144-103 annihilation of the host Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday in an NBA Cup game.,Black scored 27 points in the first half, including a 20-point second quarter as Orlando set a franchise record for points in any quarter w...
76ers to face Magic while in search of a rhythm
The Philadelphia 76ers will work on consistency in an effort to deliver a complete performance at home against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday in an NBA Cup East Group B contest.,Philadelphia has alternated losses and wins in each of its last nine games. And while the Sixers haven't lost two games in a...
MOUZ rises from lower bracket to down Team Spirit for PGL Wallachia Season 6 title
After battling their way into the grand final, MOUZ knocked off previously unbeaten Team Spirit 3-2 on Sunday to win Dota 2 PGL Wallachia Season 6 in Bucharest, Romania.,The $1 million event awarded $300,000 to MOUZ for the win, with Team Spirit collecting $175,000 as runner-up and third-place Team ...
76ers can't overcome big day for Norman Powell as Heat win fourth straight
Norman Powell scored 32 points and Kel'el Ware registered 20 points and 16 rebounds to guide the visiting Miami Heat to their fourth straight win, a 127-117 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.,Bam Adebayo contributed 18 points and 13 rebounds for Miami, while Davion Mitchell chipped in wi...
Team Spirit await foe in grand final of PGA Wallachia Season 6
Team Spirit rallied after dropping the first map to defeat Team Liquid 2-1 and advance to the grand final on Sunday at the Dota 2 PGL Wallachia Season 6 in Bucharest, Romania.,The loss in Saturday's upper-bracket final dropped Team Liquid into the lower-bracket final on Sunday against MOUZ, with the...
Tyrese Maxey, Sixers intent on cooling off Heat
Tyrese Maxey isn't the best player in the NBA, but he just might be the toughest.,Maxey looks to build off a career-high performance when his Philadelphia 76ers host the Miami Heat on Sunday afternoon.,In Thursday's 123-114 overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Maxey scored a career-high 54 points ...
Unbeaten Spirit, Liquid set for showdown at PGL Wallachia playoffs
The only two teams to finish group play unbeaten are the last teams remaining in the upper bracket at the Dota 2 PGL Wallachia Season 6 in Bucharest, Romania.,Team Spirit and Team Liquid each won their upper-bracket semifinal matches on Friday, both needing three games to set up a Saturday showdown....