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Sixers And Hornets Give Up, Decide To Just Sort Of Flail Everywhere<em></em>

We’ve brought you a lot of dumb basketball lately, but good lord, this here sequence from the Sixers and Hornets is the worst offense yet. ...

Report: Eagles Wide Receiver Josh Huff Arrested For Speeding, Possession Of Marijuana And Gun

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Josh Huff was arrested this morning on the Walt Whitman Bridge between Philadelphia and New Jersey after being pulled over for speeding, according to CBS Philadelphia....

Thousands of Philadelphia kids are suffering brain damage from lead poisoning, many of them in homes owned by Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison’s company. The Philly Daily News has the full story....

Kei Nishikori Cuts Short Juan Martin Del Potro's Comeback Run

The recently exhumed Juan Martin del Potro—now equipped with functional wrists and his first title in 2 years—saw his seven-match win streak severed by Kei Nishikori today at Swiss Indoors Basel. 2016 has been a dope comeback year for the 28-year-old del Potro, but all this playing (and winning) may...

Sixers Fan Who Flipped Off Russell Westbrook Is A Part-Time Comedian

The Sixers fan who hit Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook with the double bird salute during Wednesday’s game has come forward to apologize and reveal something personal about himself: He’s a part-time comedian....

76ers Apologize For Preventing Singer With "We Matter" Shirt From Singing Anthem

The Philadelphia 76ers did some dumb shit before their home opener on Tuesday night, cancelling singer Sevyn Streeter’s scheduled performance of the national anthem because Streeter was wearing a shirt with “We Matter” written on it....

The Eagles' Relentless Defense Is Winning With A Scheme From The Bad Old Days

Carson Wentz’s quick acclimation to the NFL is widely credited for the Eagles’ 4-2 start. Wentz has indeed been excellent. But Philly’s defense—and especially its defensive line—has been fantastic through six games, and it deserves its due. Through seven weeks, the Eagles lead the league in DVOA and...

Las Vegas And The Raiders Are Still Trying To Manipulate Each Other

The deal to provide the Oakland Raiders with a record $750 million in public money toward a new stadium in Las Vegas is done. But the rich assholes who want to savor the spoils still have a lot to play for....

Desiigner Got Booed Off The Court By Sixers Fans

Desiigner, a popular rapper whose song “Panda” hit No. 1 on the charts despite having only one verse, performed at halftime of the Philadelphia 76ers’ season opener. He did what he does during all of his live performances—which is to say he made a lot of weird noises and spazzed out and never really...

Joel Embiid Is Feeling Himself

Joel Embiid’s second defensive play in the NBA ended with him wrestling Steven Adams to the floor. Adams is a burly fucker with a nasty attitude, but the rookie went straight at him the first chance he got. On his first offensive possession, he immediately pulled up from three. He missed, just as he...

Singer Claims Sixers Prevented Her From Performing National Anthem Because Of "We Matter" Jersey

Singer Sevyn Streeter was supposed to perform the national anthem at the Philadelphia 76ers home opener this evening, but instead, a member of the Sixers’ dance team took the microphone before the game. Some fans were confused, and shortly after the game tipped off, Streeter posted a video claiming ...

Your Dad Is Having A Great Time At The Sixers Game [Update: Not Anymore, They Kicked Him Out]

The Process is not without its acolytes, such as Your Dad here. ...

Joel Embiid Says He Learned To Shoot By Watching White People Online

Joel Embiid, who’ll make his NBA debut tonight, wants our attention, so badly. He seeks it in many ways: by guzzling Shirley Temples by the syrupy pitcher, by clowning on Andrew Wiggins, or by publicly asking out Rihanna. And we give it to him, maybe a little begrudgingly, because the content is goo...

Is Juan Martin Del Potro Back?

The large, hard-charging Argentine is winning things again. Juan Martin del Potro just captured his first ATP title in two years at the Stockholm Open, an event he’d only qualified for by way of wild card. Most of those two years he spent addressing chronic wrist injuries and free-falling through th...

New York Giants Release Kicker Josh Brown

The New York Giants have released kicker Josh Brown following the release of notes from his personal journals in which he admits to being “physically, mentally, emotionally, and verbally” abusive to his wife, Molly....

Josh Brown Releases Confusing Statement 

New York Giants kicker Josh Brown released a statement Tuesday, per Adam Schefter:...

Roger Goodell: No, It's The Fans Who Are Idiots <em></em>

Roger Goodell is not having a great week. He’s off in the U.K. promoting the NFL’s sub-par football product by way of a team whose kicker was revealed this week to have written “I abused my wife” in journal entries from 2013....

Josh Brown Placed On Commissioner's Exempt List [Updates]

The NFL is suddenly very concerned about Giants kicker Josh Brown, now that the sheriff’s office in King County, Wash. has released documents in which Brown described in his own words how he abused his wife, Molly. The league was less concerned a month ago, when it suspended Brown one game despite t...

The NFL's Private Spooks Made Molly Brown So Nervous She Told Deputies About It 

Molly Brown reached out to the King County (Wash.) Sheriff’s Office after being contacted by the NFL’s private investigation firm, which wanted her to talk about the more than 20 times she said her now ex-husband, Giants kicker Josh Brown, abused her. At the time, Molly Brown already was talking to ...

Roger Goodell's Former Babysitter Says He Was A "Sour Child"

Would you believe that as a kid, Roger Goodell sulked and barely showed any signs of happiness? Janet Derby, his former babysitter who now lives in Sudbury, Mass., made that claim....