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Fan Throws Pizza At Usher, Gets Ejected From Villanova-St. John's Game

We've all been there: you get up to grab some pizza and when you try to head back to your seats, the usher tells you to go a different way. So you throw your pizza at the usher. You have to get back to your kids with your pizza and the usher is being unreasonable. Your hands are basically tied at th...

Phil Kessel Is Not A Smelling Salts Aficionado

The Best Sports Movie You Can't See

Check out this lovely tribute to the late Paul Hemphill by Richard Hyatt:...

Bill Conlin's Accusers Speak, Call For End Of Statute Of Limitations

Bill Conlin, the former Philadelphia Daily News sportswriter who left his job after being accused of molesting several children in the 1970s, died in January. Today, four of his accusers—Kelly Hasson Blanchet, Karen Healy-Lange, Christine Guisti, and Dale Elsa Norley—have penned a New York Daily New...

Report: The Phillies Ratted Out Two Draft Picks To The NCAA

Oregon State pitcher Ben Wetzler has been suspended since the start of college baseball season. The NCAA is investigating whether he retained the services of an agent to negotiate with the Phillies, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2013 but were unable to sign him. Now it seems the Phillies hav...

76ers Sign High School Student With Down Syndrome To Two-Day Contract

The Philadelphia 76ers' playoff hopes this season don't exist, but the team's taking the opportunity to do something nice for a high school basketball player with Down syndrome....

Jim Fregosi, Dick-Waving Angel

Baseball lifer Jim Fregosi died early this morning after being taken off life support, days after suffering a stroke on an MLB alumni cruise. One of the best shortstops of his era, Fregosi went on to spend more than two decades as a manager and coach and remained a scout right up until his death at ...

Clippers Throttling 76ers; Here's An Example Of Their Brutal Nature

It's halftime at Staples Center, where the Clippers are having their way with the 76ers 69-30. It could be worse; they were up 52-15 early in the second quarter. The L.A. weapon of destruction has been, as always, the lob—though a completely inept Philadelphia squad has been a willing participant in...

Steve Nash, At 40 Years Old, Can Still Shake You Out Of Your Shoes

Steve Nash turned 40 last night and had a pretty solid game for the Lakers in a 112-98 win over the 76ers. He had 19 points, five assists and four rebounds. Most importantly, he let (25-year-old) Evan Turner shift his focus to offense when he caught him leaning on this behind-the-back cut to the ba...

That Font Size Is Equivalent To Yelling

Richie Incognito's Triumphant Return: A Four-Tweet Play

(Please note that the Nick Foles account is a fake.)...

This Probably Hurt

Hey, but the Nets won....

Phillip Seymour Hoffman

Tom Junod remembers Phillip Seymour Hoffman:...

Philly Radio Host Gets All Homophobic In Email Fight With Listener [Updates]

Mike Missanelli is the host of a drive-time sports radio show on Philadelphia radio station 97.5 The Fanatic. His bio page is full of plaudits—"Mike's sports acumen, witty pop-cultural references and overall fun persona are just a few of the many factors that draw listeners to the show and helped hi...

Excellence, Not Ego: Remembering The Great Philip Seymour Hoffman

What surprised me the most when I heard the news of Phillip Seymour Hoffman's death was that his passing ran so counter to the reputation he had earned over his 25 years as an actor. Dependable, intelligent, consistently remarkable: These are the qualities we had come to associate with Hoffman's...

Shaun Phillips Is Feeling OK Today Because He's Got A Really Nice Kid

Broncos defensive end Shaun Phillips was understandably upset after his team got destroyed by the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl, but he took to his Twitter account after the game to let everyone know that despite the loss he's going to be fine, mostly because he has a rad son....

For some neat, technical commentary during the Super Bowl, follow Wade Phillips on Twitter. He's calling out the defensive plays he sees during the game. [@sonofbum]...

"Stone Cold" Matt Stairs Chugs Beers At Wing Bowl

Were you wondering what former MLB player/Phillies folk hero Matt Stairs was up to these days? He's living the dream, dammit....

Here's A Dude Playing With His Dick And Butt In The Streets Of Philly

So, what's going on here? ...

For One Great Ballplayer, Philadelphia Was A Perpetual Traffic Jam

Originally published in January 1970 in Jock magazine. The author, Bill Conlin, died on Thursday. He was 79. Conlin was a legend in his native city who wrote elegantly and hilariously about Philadelphia sports in the days before he allowed himself to become a grouchy old fud. He spent the last decad...