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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...
Joel Embiid Appears To Actually Be The Truth<em></em>
We rip on the Sixers more or less constantly because of their cynical, anti-fan approach to sports and their former tech-worshipping leader’s insane hubris, but goddamn it, Joel Embiid is actually cool. Please enjoy him dancing a bunch then casually flushing a huge windmill. ...
Phil Kessel Endures The Penguins' Media Day
The Pittsburgh Penguins filmed winger Phil Kessel as he went through the responsibilities of the team’s media day, and it’s a delight. I especially related to the part where Kessel swore after being told that he had to participate in social media....
Dominic Ondoro's Twin Cities Marathon Win <em></em>Broke A 31-Year-Old Record
Dominic Ondoro is pretty tall for a Kenyan runner. Maybe 5'11", with shanks like a deer. He broke away from his countryman and training partner Elisha Barno at about the 21st mile to win Sunday’s Twin Cities Marathon, receiving a $10,000 check. He demolished the course record of 2:10.05 that has sto...
They Let Phil Kessel Visit The White House
The Pittsburgh Penguins brought the Stanley Cup to the White House today, and Phil Kessel took time out of his empty schedule to stop by. He’s had a nice, relaxing offseason....
Joel Embiid Finally Made It Onto An NBA Court
831 days after being becoming the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, Sixers center Joel Embiid played in his first real(ish) NBA game against real NBA players....
You Probably Won't See Ben Simmons Play This Season
The Philadelphia 76ers confirmed this afternoon that Ben Simmons’s foot injury was a Jones fracture. This was the most-feared scenario for the rookie, not only because the history of big men with foot problems is not full of happy endings, but because a Jones fracture in particular is a tricky injur...
Ben Simmons Fractures A Bone In His Foot
Philadelphia 76ers number one overall draft pick Ben Simmons has fractured “the fifth metatarsal bone of his right foot,” the team announced. The injury was suffered when he rolled his ankle while scrimmaging earlier today, and the team didn’t announce a projected recovery timeline....
Nerlens Noel Has No Idea How The 76ers Will Manage Their Logjam Either
Nerlens Noel is a center. Though he played some power forward last year in an attempt to accommodate Jahlil Okafor, center is the position he played his rookie year, and when Okafor was off the court, and it’s really the only position he fits because of his size and his lack of offensive game. ...
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LAPD Confirms Active Criminal Investigation Into Derrick Rose For Alleged Sexual Assault [Update]<em></em>
Lawyers for the woman suing Derrick Rose and two friends for sexual assault filed a motion Sunday night arguing that the plaintiff should be allowed to keep her anonymity during the trial, both because there is an active criminal investigation by the LAPD into the alleged rapes and because the plain...
Here's An Eagles Fan Wearing A Trump Mask Getting Hit In The Face With An Amoroso Roll
There really isn’t anything else to write. Enjoy the perfect timing in this slice of today’s Steelers-Eagles tailgate....
Team USA Is Mad About Phil Kessel's Tweet
Team USA flamed out in two games at the World Cup of Hockey, but one American hockey player did win last night: Phil Kessel. The Stanley Cup Champion, who was left off the roster and had hand surgery in July, displayed his pettiness (in a good way) after John Tortorella’s squad lost to Canada, 4-2....
Carson Wentz Sure Looks Legit
Carson Wentz won the second straight start of his professional career over the Bears tonight, 29-14. The Bears are no great foe (Pro Football Focus had their secondary as the second-worst in football), but Wentz led his offense this evening with rare composure for a neophyte. He threw for 190 yards,...
Report: The Browns Fired A Bunch Of Scouts Who Liked Carson Wentz
I do not know what the future holds for the careers of Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, or the buttload of draft picks the Browns received from Philadelphia for the rights to Wentz. I only know that Cleveland could desperately use a quarterback now and going forward, and that the Eagles firmly believe they...
A.J. Burnett Told Andrew McCutchen To Hit Two Homers, So He Did
The Pirates whacked a mess of dingers in their 15-2 win in Philadelphia, but none quite so on-demand as Andrew McCutchen’s. Former Pirate (and Phillie) A.J. Burnett visited the Bucs’ clubhouse before the game, and, like a dying child, he had a request for his favorite slugger....
Sam Hinkie Isn't Actually Teaching At Stanford
Sam Hinkie emerged from his self-imposed hibernation this afternoon to update his many fans on Twitter about his whereabouts and future plans. Tweeting from a Palo Alto Starbucks, he wrote that he was taking a “gap year” in Silicon Valley, where he would learn “even more about how what’s happening h...
Snowboarding Enthusiast Sam Hinkie Would Like You To Toss Him Some Links
So what is former 76ers general manager and The Process architect Sam Hinkie up to these days?...
Here's An Old "Haters Gonna Say It's Fake" Video From High School-Era Carson Wentz
This one’s pretty self-explanatory. Tipster Ed sent us this video of a young Carson Wentz and his friends fucking around and creating a proto-“Haters gonna say it’s fake” video of themselves throwing paper into the trash. It was uploaded in 2011. It made me laugh much more than I thought it would. T...