Basketball

76ers minus Embiid & Simmons -Road trip?

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76ers minus Embiid & Simmons –It was not long ago, maybe a couple of years, around March 15th when the Sixers started out their 16 game winning streak. They were the talk of the NBA and it was with the likes of folks like Dario Saric, Robert Covington, T.J. McConnell, J.J. Redick, and Markelle Fultz, as components to the Embiid and Simmons show. The dogs were Dario Saric and T.J. McConnell. The way these Sixers played just was going to be a surprise to everyone. They even had beaten the Cav’s late that year when …READ MORE

Fury Wins Deontay Wilder Stopped in the 7th

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  This was a widely anticipated fight that everyone was looking forward to. The power punching Deontay Wilder vs. the boxing skills of Tyson Fury was one of those matches that was seen as a full fight match with the winner winning on points. This night Feb 22, 2020 was not to be; as Tyson Fury took advantage of his weight and boxing skills, as well as his going on the offensive in the ring to cut off Wilder and knock him down several times. During the 3rd round Wilder took a hit to the …READ MORE

Kobe Bryant memorial on Monday? Here’s how to watch

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Monday’s memorial service for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who were killed along with seven others in a helicopter crash last month, will be steeped in symbolism. The jersey numbers of the basketball legend and his budding prodigy — 24 and 2, respectively — are intrinsically rooted in the details. Everything from the date of the event — Feb. 24 (02/24/20) — to the ticket prices — $24.02, two for $224 or $224 each — relates to those special numbers. Twenty thousand mourners will fill downtown Los Angeles’ Staples Center — “the house that …READ MORE

76ers Start of the 2nd half of the Season

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76ers-Consider this! The Sixers are 25-2 at home; the best home record in this 2019-20 season.  Remember when they started off the season with that 5-0 start. Experts were then talking about the Sixers great starting line-up with the likes of Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, Josh Richardson, and newly acquired big man Al Horford. The experts back then were figuring the Sixers to be in the conference finals at least toward the end of the season. 76ers also with the best starting five also had a mediocre bench. Prior to the season start, …READ MORE

Kobe Bryant & 13yr old Daughter Pass in Helo Accident

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Kobe Bryant- Day started off with overcast skies today where we live at in Southern California. After seeing this we got up and started on our day. Reflecting back at last night’s game in Philadelphia, Lebron James had surpassed Kobe in total scoring points to become number 3 in the history of the game.  The Sixers played a great game shorthanded, and won the game. When Lebron surpassed the “Mamba”, they showed a brief picture of Lebron and Kobe shaking hands at a recent game.   Between last night and this morning there wasn’t a …READ MORE

NBA 2019 76ers -What is going on?

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NBA 2019 76ers Click here for purchase Josh Richardson Jersey coming soon. NBA 2019 76ers -Okay, I am trying to figure this team out. This was supposed to be the best starting 5 line-up in the league. Granted they don’t have much of a bench. They are also supposed to be the best defensive team out there. These were all of the great accolades that this team was given prior to the start of the season. Last year Sixers were 10-7 vs. this year they are 7-5. Yes 5th down in the Eastern Conference. 76ers …READ MORE

Thursday Night Sports- Football, WNBA, Pre-NBA

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Save 70% on select product(s) with promo code 70UBCSNO on Amazon.com   Thursday Night Sports- What a night of using the PIP and the switching back between games. Congratulations go out to the Washington Wizards as they won their 1st WNBA Championship beating the Connecticut Suns 89-78. I know little about the teams in the East, but these ballers put on a show during this series. Emma Meesseman took on the MVP as she was the catalyst off the bench during the series, averaging 18pts. per game. The Mystics had more team help from their …READ MORE