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Sixers Headlines -- September 8, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - A pop icon
CHARLES BARKLEY says his daughter, Christiana - even though she's 17 - doesn't
date. "Thank goodness," Barkley was saying the other day. "I
just hope she doesn't start before I go in the Hall of Fame. That way, I won't
have to kill anybody before I get inducted."
2. Philadelphia Daily News- Presidential pardon
When we were younger, we played hookey to go to the Spectrum and watch the
Sixers play an afternoon playoff game against the Atlanta Hawks.
3. Philadelphia Inquirer - Barkley's big night about
to become real
Rick Mahorn played only a couple of seasons with Charles Barkley while with the
76ers, and they were good teammates and friends. But he was nonetheless
surprised when Barkley called him and invited him to his induction ceremony at
the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
4. Philadelphia Inquirer - Geno
Auriemma, a Philly guy, to enter Hall tonight
They were mostly neighborhood guys whose basketball universe rarely left the
city and its immediate suburbs because they saw no point to it. After all, this
was Philly, and if you could succeed on the hardwood here, you could succeed
anywhere. So why leave?
Courier Post - Comcast unit
mulls offers to sell 76ers
The Comcast Corp. unit that owns the Philadelphia 76ers is considering numerous offers to sell the basketball team.
6. Boston Globe - Barkley's
career being rounded out perfectly
Because he was so charming, so controversial, and so doggone quotable, those
qualities came to define Charles Wade Barkley.
7. PR Newswire - St.
Christopher's Hospital and Hollywood Entertainment Unveil Starlight Site
A Hollywood Video Starlight Site(TM) was unveiled today at the hospital. Devon
Werkheiser, star of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, former Flyer Bob
Kelly, 76ers' mascot Hip-Hop, and the Phantoms' mascot Phlex joined the
pediatric patients and special guests.
ESPN.com - Who goes first:
'Nique, Sir Charles or Joe D?
Of the three former NBA players going into the Basketball Hall of Fame on
Friday, two were college stars -- lottery picks, in today's parlance.
Sixers Headlines -- September 7, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - In a sale, it's what's up
front that counts
HERE'S A NUMBER worth knowing as you try to
follow developments surrounding the increasingly speculated potential sale
of the 76ers by Comcast-Spectacor: By NBA policy, the most money a
possible new owner can finance in a purchase is $150 million.
2. Philadelphia Daily News - Korver gains by giving time to
effort overseas
Who knew that the kid who grew up in Pella,
Iowa, and developed into an NBA three-point shooter would end up on a
safari in South Africa just before his fourth season?
3. Philadelphia Daily News - Dan Gross | Out and About
It was a Sixers reunion at Saloon (750 S. 7th) Tuesday night
when former owner Harold Katz got together for dinner with Billy
Cunningham, John Nash, Moe Cheeks and Jimmy Lynam.
4. Philadelphia Inquirer - Ambassador Korver discovers a
new world
Before this week, the most ferocious thing 76ers
forward Kyle Korver might have expected to see was Shaquille O'Neal
devouring an NBA opponent who dared encroach into his defensive zone.
5. Allentown Morning Call - Charles Barkley was - and is -
always Charles
It's hard to remember the year. Maybe it was
1990, maybe '91.
6. Springfield Republican - Sir Charles reboung king
As opponents go, Travis Best says he'll never forget Charles
Barkley.
7. Associated Press - Barkley insists he's serious about
political run
Charles Barkley insists he's serious about
running for governor of Alabama, but he's got to move back there first.
Sixers Headlines -- September 6, 2006
1. TSN.Ca - 30 teams in 30 days - 76ers
Players
like Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant are without a doubt incredible
basketball players who probably, in the backwards world of sports, deserve
the hundreds of millions of dollars they are being paid, but their teams
as a whole are suffering for it. No team, though, is as handcuffed by this
reality as the Philadelphia 76ers, who have not one but two old-CBA
max-money players currently sitting on their roster.
2. Arizona Republic - Barkley credits many for his ticket
to Hall
For Charles Barkley, Friday's induction ceremony at
the Basketball Hall of Fame will be mostly about thanking those who helped
him get there.
3. Chestnut Hill Local - A double dancing dose of 'Mt. Airy
Amber' for 76ers
If you visited the Philadelphia 76ers' Web
site last week and looked up entertainment for the coming season, you
would already be familiar with Mt. Airy's Amber Rawls.
4. Yahoo Finance - Dap Body Spray Signs Allen Iverson.
Barelle Development has signed basketball superstar Allen
Iverson as its spokesman for Dap(TM) Body Spray for Men.
5. Rototimes.com - Atlantic Division Preview
The biggest news this past offseason for the Sixers was not
trading Allen Iverson.
Sixers Headlines -- September 3, 2006
1. Philadelphia Inquirer - Bob Ford | Exposing a few
veracities of Philly sports
There is something wrong when the
76ers' franchise can attract eight potential buyers but can't get the
attention of a single decent free agent.
Sixers Headlines -- September 2, 2006
1. Philadelphia Inquirer - Snider is adamant: 'Flyers are
absolutely not for sale'
While the 76ers appear to be in the
process of being sold by their parent company, Comcast Spectacor, Comcast
chairman Ed Snider said yesterday that the team that is nearest and
dearest to his heart - the Flyers - is staying in his hands.
2. Associated Press - Korver ready to bring hoops, help to
Africa
PHILADELPHIA - Kyle Korver would hardly seem to have
the worldwide recognition of his Philadelphia 76ers teammate, Allen
Iverson. But the 3-point ace discovered just how global the NBA has become
in a visit last summer to Beijing.
Sixers Headlines -- September 1, 2006
1. Philadelphia Inquirer - Three buyers with local ties
among eight Sixers suitors
As many as eight potential buyers -
including at least three with local ties - have come forward seeking to
buy the Philadelphia 76ers, according to numerous sources
Sixers Headlines -- August 31, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - In the house: 10 years of
history
Happy 10th birthday today to the Wachovia Center. A
project that was given a significant push by Ed Snider, and built at a
cost of $206 million, it has become the busiest venue among the four
buildings that make up the sports complex. In order of significance,
here's our list of the top 10 events there in its first decade.
2. Philadelphia Inquirer - Wachovia Center is 10 years old
In retrospect, the citizens of the Philadelphia region should
have known that the result of Ed Snider's vision of a world-class arena
would be a rousing success.
3. Philadelphia Inquirer - The Circuit
After
Saturday's Donovan McNabb/Rasheed Wallace Celebrity Softball Classic,
about 400 friends of the athletes gathered at Hibachi on Columbus
Boulevard for a charity after-party.
4. Associated Press - Iverson sued amid claims of dangerous
security team
Philadelphia 76ers star and Hampton native Allen
Iverson has been hit with a $2.4 million lawsuit amid claims he helped
hire a security team that allegedly assaulted four people at a Hampton
nightclub last year.
Sixers Headlines -- August 30, 2006
1. Philadelphia Inquirer - Grateful Barkley has big Hall
plans
Of all the numbers that Charles Barkley amassed in his
career - the 23,757 points, the 12,546 rebounds, the nine all-star
appearances, the massive amounts of pizza and beer - the one with which he
is currently obsessed is 18.
2. ABC News - MLK Memorial Dream Soon to Be a Reality
"We expect construction to begin around February or March,
when the weather breaks." Adding star power to the project, NBA star Chris
Webber and "Days of Our Lives" actor James Reynolds attended the press
conference held this morning on the site of the future memorial.
3. Philadelphia Business Journal - 10 years of pretzels,
cheesesteaks and games
In celebration of the Wachovia Center's
10th anniversary this week, building owner Comcast-Spectacor on Tuesday
released a list of what it calls "some very unusual numbers and
statistics" connected to the South Philadelphia arena.
4. Courier Post - Wachovia Center still waits for a title
Scott Stevens lowered the boom. The Detroit Red Wings broke
out the brooms. Vince Carter wore a cap and gown in the morning, then hit
the back of the Game 7 rim in the afternoon. Allen Iverson cupped his hand
to his ear, calling for more noise -- and the sound, and the season,
lasted all the way to June.
5. Philadelphia Tribune - McKie remembers where he came
from
Aaron McKie knows the importance of reaching out to
youngsters and helping them become good people. McKie, a shooting guard
for the Los Angeles Lakers, has put together a foundation to help improve
the lives of kids in the Philadelphia area.
6. Greeley Tribune - Is The Answer the answer?
It's two months into the NBA offseason, and the Denver Nuggets
are still searching for a player to fill their biggest void from last
season -- well, really, the last three seasons: A shooting guard who can
hit the deep ball and be a legitimate secondary scorer to take some
pressure off Melo.
Sixers Headlines -- August 27, 2006
1. Philadelphia Inquirer - Inqlings | Off-court press
The L.A. Lakers' Aaron McKie, entering what he says could be
his final NBA season, is looking at the future. And it's in his past.
McKie, who went to Gratz High and Temple University and turns 34 in
October, has started a foundation aimed at Philly kids.
Sixers Headlines -- August 26, 2006
1. Philadelphia Inquirer - Ex-76er McKie starts a community
project
Aaron McKie may be employed by the Los Angeles Lakers,
but his heart is still in his hometown of Philadelphia.
2. Philadelphia Daily News - A.I.'s mom to own new ABA team
Ann Iverson, mother of 76ers star Allen Iverson, will be the
majority owner and chairwoman of the American Basketball Association's new
team in Richmond, Va.
3. Associated Press - ABA to Return to Richmond with
Iverson's Mom as Owner
RICHMOND, Va. -- The Answer's mom has
her own team.
4. Inside Bay Area - Iverson would awaken Warriors
It seems everybody in the world (except NBA coaches) knows how
to attack American players - with speed at the point. And if it works for,
say, Puerto Rico against American All-Stars, you'd think it might be a
nice ploy for the Warriors to try against, say, the Clippers. Mullin has
two such weapons - Baron Davis and Monta Ellis. I suggest a third: Allen
Iverson.
5. Press-Telegram - Sparks jell with Joe
Is
Sparks coach Joe "Jellybean" Bryant still ahead of his time?
Sixers Headlines -- August 25, 2006
1. The Philadelphia Inquirer - Barkann gets new hosting
challenge
Is Michael Barkann ready to give David Letterman a
run for his money? Barkann, who receives as much face time as any person
in Philadelphia, will be hosting Comcast SportsNet's Monday Night Live, a
one-hour entertainment-driven sports show that will debut at 7 p.m. on
Sept. 11.
2. The Philadelphia Inquirer - Wagner's road back to the
NBA
With his health and his game improving, the Camden product
wants a return to the pros.
3. Associated Press - Lakers' McKie starts foundation for
kids in Philly
Los Angeles Lakers guard Aaron McKie has formed
a foundation to help the development of Philadelphia-area children.
Sixers Headlines -- August 24, 2006
1. News of Delaware County - Where dance and basketball
meet
An Aldan woman and a Drexel Hill woman join the
Philadelphia 76ers dance team roster this fall.
2. The Orgeonian - Squeals of sadness mark Pig 'N Pancake's
passing
"I can't imagine coming back to Portland and not
seeing the Pig 'N Pancake," said Maurice Cheeks, the former Trail Blazer
coach who was a devoted regular during his years in Portland. "You're
losing a very special place there. Some things just belong."
3. The London Free Press - London's OES Inc. is becoming a
world player in quality scoreboards.
OES Inc., which makes
scoreboards for teams ranging from elementary schools to the pro leagues,
recently shipped a scoreboard to the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL and is
preparing to ship another to the Wachovia Center, home of the NHL's
Philadelphia Flyers and NBA's 76ers.
Sixers Headlines -- August 23, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News -
Dajuan Wagner waiting to hear back from Sixers after tryout
Former Camden High star Dajuan Wagner said he tried out with the Sixers last
Thursday but hasn't heard from the team yet.
2. Philadelphia Daily News - Who's who in quest for
slot licenses
It reads like a missing chapter of Who's Who in Philadelphia... and Beyond. It is a mix of
the glamorous - including hoops legend Dawn Staley, record producer Quincy
Jones, fitness guru Pat Croce and mogul Donald Trump - and the politically
connected, like power attorney Richard Sprague and local NAACP chief J. Whyatt
Mondesire.
Sixers Headlines -- August 22, 2006
1. Philadelphia Inquirer - 76ers on the Air
The
76ers announced yesterday that all 82 regular-season games will be
televised in 2006-07. The team said that Comcast SportsNet will carry 72
games, including all 41 home contests in high definition, and that CW 57
will televise 10 road games.
2. Courier Post - Sixers give Wagner a workout
Former Camden High School star Dajuan Wagner had a workout
with the 76ers recently at their practice facility at the Philadelphia
College of Osteopathic Medicine.
3. Los Angeles Times - His Feats Stood Above the Rest
He was arguably the dominant sports figure of his time, and
Los Angeles can be grateful that some of that was spent here. If Wilton
Norman Chamberlain had lived, he would have been 70 Monday.
Sixers Headlines -- Aug. 18, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - Scoreboard watching
LOST AMID THE HECTIC early-August news of Phillies trades, Chase Utley's
hitting streak heading into the 30s, Cole Hamels' strong starts and the Sixers
being (or not being) for sale, was this item that might interest Philly sports
fans (or at least those who can afford to go to a sporting event):
Comcast-Spectacor announced there will be a new main scoreboard at the Wachovia
Center.
2. Toronto Sun - U.S. win good
for Canada
There's another interesting possibility.
Sixers Headlines -- Aug. 17, 2006
1. Calkins Newspapers - King denies rumored Webber trade to
Knicks
Could it be that 76ers president Billy King, unable to
work out a deal for star Allen Iverson, has turned his attention to
dealing Chris Webber?
2. New York Post - STEPH: ISIAH WILL THRIVE AMID HEAT
While the Sixers vied for a sign-and-trade for Jeffries,
Philly weeks ago approached the Knicks, asking Thomas to make an offer for
rejuvenated Chris Webber.
Sixers Headlines -- August 11, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - Bradley signs 1-year deal to
play in Spain
Michael Bradley played for five NBA teams in
five seasons, the last season-plus with the 76ers. The 6-10 forward's next
team is in a different league.
2. Philadelphia Daily News - Philly File
The
76ers have hired Michael Preston as director of public relations. He spent
the last three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.
3. Philadlephia Inquirer - Suitors would line up to buy
Sixers
Observers say the team's price tag could depend largely
on what perks Comcast-Spectacor offers.
4. Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers Notes | Free agent
Bradley says adios to NBA
After two seasons of sitting near
the end of the bench for the 76ers, Michael Bradley figures it's time to
make a fresh start and get back to playing basketball.
5. Philadelphia Inquirer - Clearing the record
A closer look at the buyout deal that the 76ers worked out
with guard Greg Buckner in 2004 reveals that the Sixers are about $2.88
million over the luxury-tax number of $65.42 million, not $4.3 million
over as reported in Wednesday's Inquirer.
6. Delaware County Daily Times - McCaffery: No need for
Rollins to turn down power
Before owners were badgered to
spend freely for great players, to commit to the community and to care
passionately about their team -- but never enough to interfere with the
day-to-day maneuvers of the coaches and general managers -- there was Fitz
Dixon.
7. Calkins Newspapers - Channel flipping
UPN
57, which will become CW 57 on Sept. 18, announced it will remain the
local television broadcast station for the Flyers and Sixers for the next
three years.
8. Calkins Newspapers - NBA
The Sixers
announced the hiring of Horsham's Katie Rauchut as their game
entertainment manager.
9. Worcester Telegram and Gazette - Bradley answers 'sí'
Former Burncoat High star Michael Bradley signed to play pro
basketball in Spain this coming season for the chance to play more than he
did the past two years with the Philadelphia 76ers.
10. Greensboro News Record - Philadelphia promotes former
Guilford star
Former Guilford College basketball standout
World B. Free added director of player development duties to his role with
the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.
Sixers Headlines -- Aug. 9, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - Words to whys of owning Sixers
SO
WHY would someone - anyone - want to own the 76ers? There actually are
some reasons:
2. Philadelphia Daily News - The Sixers roster that awaits
A look at the current roster for the Sixers, who finished
30-44 and out of the 2006 playoffs.
3. Philadelphia Inquirer - 76ers' trade exception to expire
The plan looked like a good one at the time. The 76ers entered
the off-season armed with a $4.45 million trade exception, hoping it would
help them obtain a player, preferably a tough-minded veteran who could
provide a spark and get the team back into playoff contention.
4. PR Newswire - Local Kids Compete for Chance to Win
$5,000 in McDonald's(R) Extreme Dance Challenge
The dancers,
ages 10-17, will perform in front of a panel of local judges for a chance
to win $5,000 and other exciting prizes. Judges will include
representatives from The Philadelphia 76ers Dance Team, The Atlantic City
Ballet and The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO).
Sixers Headlines -- Aug. 5-7, 2006
Aug. 7, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - Best Parking Nightmare
Among those who wound up inside: Sixers centerSamuel
Dalembert, Jerry Blavat, Al Martino.
2. USA Today.com - Stern: NBA focused on Chinese growth as
league increases global push
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) - How's
this for a snapshot of globalization? Next season, about 100 of the NBA's
450 players - nearly one in four - will be from outside the United States.
Aug. 6, 2006
1. Philadelphia Inquirer - Ex-76ers coach to return to area
Whither Larry Brown? The peripatetic basketball coach, fired
by the New York Knicks in June, is fixing to move back to the Philly area,
where he and his family lived from 1997 to 2003 while he coached the
76ers. He and his wife, Shelly, have a line on a Main Line mansion.
Aug. 5, 2006
1. USA Today.com - Getting Inside
Allen Iverson
insists he wants to remain a 76er. With apparently no reasonable offers on
the table for him, that is looking more like what's going to happen.
Sixers Headlines -- Aug. 4, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - 'Significant sum' stolen from
Alex's charity
Four people broke into the headquarters of the
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation in Delaware County and stole a
significant sum of cash, the group said yesterday.
2. Philadelphia Daily News - It takes a team to stop
violence, and Sir Charles is on it
CHARLES BARKLEY was barely
back within city limits yesterday when he was greeted by a headline he
could have read almost any day here.
3. Philadelphia Inquirer - Young thieves vandalize Alex's
Lemonade Stand
Young burglars broke into the headquarters of
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation in Ardmore and stole donations and
wristbands - and bottles of lemonade - sometime last Friday night.
4. Wilmington News Journal - 76ers to open preseason in
Spain
The 76ers will open their seven-game preseason schedule
on Thursday, Oct. 5, against Winterthur FC Barcelona at the Palau Sant
Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.
5. Allentown Morning Call - Allen grad wins a spot on
Sixers Dance Team
It won't be long before Allentown's
Christina Iannelli will be jumping and sweating on the same floorboards
where Allen Iverson, Chris Webber, Samuel Dalembert and the rest of the
Philadelphia 76ers tread. And probably to the same thunderous applause.
6. Pasadena Star-News - Bibby gives back to the kids
PASADENA - When he was young, Henry Bibby had a difficult time
finding a youth basketball camp near his hometown.
7. Advance of Bucks County - Summer Hoops Tour comes back
to Bucks
The Sixers Summer Hoops Tour has once again popped
into Bucks County.
Sixers Headlines -- Aug. 3, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - Dr. J: Fitz a 'total giver'
Julius Erving was somewhere in Arizona when he was informed
that Fitz Eugene Dixon, the 76ers' owner who brought him into the NBA in
1976, had died yesterday.
2. Philadelphia Daily News - Area sports icon Fitz Dixon
dies
Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. will probably go down in
Philadelphia sports history as the guy who brought Julius Erving to the
76ers.
3. Philadelphia Daily News - Dan Gross | Tilley taking CN8
to court?
Sixers center Samuel Dalembert signed autographs
between bites of bronzino and salad the other night at Frederick's (757 S.
Front) where he ate with attorney Nino Tinari and wife, Carol.
4. Philadelphia Inquirer - Dixon was icon in Philly's
golden era
Pat Williams drove his car through the gates of
Erdenheim Farm and, almost too breathless to speak, told his boss, F.
Eugene Dixon Jr., that he had a chance to obtain the great Julius Erving
for the 76ers.
5. Philadelphia Inquirer - Civic leader Dixon is dead
Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr., 82, a sportsman and civic leader who
earned Philadelphia's gratitude by making Dr. J a Sixer and for putting
the LOVE statue back on its pedestal at JFK Plaza, died of melanoma
yesterday.
6. Philadelphia Inquirer - Book Review | Bill Campbell and
60 years of sports in Philadelphia
Before there was Harry
Kalas, there was Bill Campbell.
7. Calkins Newspapers - Civic leader, sports team owner
Fitz Eugene Dixon dies at 82
PHILADELPHIA - Fitz Eugene Dixon
Jr., a former owner of the Philadelphia 76ers who also served in a variety
of civic leadership positions, died Wednesday of melanoma. He was 82.
8.
CBSSportsline.com - Ten players living NBA life in a gray area
Allen Iverson, Philadelphia: Speaking of icons, you wonder if
it's easier for Sixers fans to swallow the mediocrity that has befallen
them since the 2001 Finals appearance or part ways with their MVP.
9. Advance of Bucks County - Summer Hoops Tour comes back
to Bucks
The Sixers Summer Hoops Tour has once again popped
into Bucks County.
Sixers Headlines -- August 2, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - Sixers' season opens Nov. 1 at
home against Hawks
Christmas in Oakland, Calif. New Year's Eve
in Los Angeles. If it looks like it, feels like it, it must be...
2. Philadelphia Daily News - Sixers' King in NCC
presentation
Sixers president Billy King will take part in a
presentation titled, "From the Negro Leagues to the Front Office" tomorrow
at the National Constitution Center.
3. Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers' show starts on road
The 76ers' schedule for the 2006-07 season, made public
yesterday, is lopsided with road games during the first two months of the
season and loaded with home games in February and most of March.
4. Delaware County Daily Times - Rough road awaits early in
the season
The 76ers will open the 2006-07 season at the
Wachovia Center, but for the first third of the campaign they'll spend
twice as much time on the road as at home.
5. Calkins Newspapers - King can forget about 'changing the
culture'
When Billy King announced May 23 that he planned to
"change the culture" of the 76ers, King couldn't have envisioned what he'd
be doing July 25.
6. Calkins Newspapers - Sixers open season against Hawks
The Sixers will tip off the 2006-07 campaign on Wednesday,
Nov. 1, at the Wachovia Center against the Atlanta Hawks.
7. Camden Courier Post - Sixers host Hawks in season opener
Had Allen Iverson been traded to the Atlanta Hawks, the
Sixers' 2006-07 season opener would've had some serious pop, but not now.
8. Wilmington News Journal - Sixers opener set Nov. 1 at
home
The 76ers will open the 2006-07 season Wednesday, Nov. 1,
with a 7 p.m. game at the Wachovia Center against the Atlanta Hawks, the
NBA announced Tuesday.
9. Allentown Morning Call - SIXERS Schedule seems to
abandon A.I.
Before we all knew that Allen Iverson is going to
remain a 76er for the upcoming season - after all, Billy King wouldn't lie
to us, would he?
10. Press of Atlantic City - South Egg Harbor woman picked
to dance on Sixers Dance Team
Nicole Stephens, of South Egg
Harbor, was one of 16 women selected as a Sixers Dancer to perform during
76ers games at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
11. ComcastSportsnet.com - Sixers 2006-07 Season Schedule
Released
The 76ers will open next season on Wednesday, Nov. 1
at home against the Atlanta Hawks.
12. Metro Philadelphia - Sixers get 15 nationally televised
games
When the 76ers take the court for the start of next
season, it looks like Allen Iverson will be on the team.
13. ESPN.com - Champs ring in the season with Big Ben
Nov. 1: Opening Night for almost everyone else Atlanta at
Philadelphia is a fitting opener for Allen Iverson fans.
14. Gwinnett Daily Post - As he did for South, Williams
dominates in NBA summer league
It had to start somewhere. If
Louis Williams is going to have the basketball career he expects, if he's
going to be the superstar he wants to be, then it all had to start
somewhere.
Sixers Headlines -- July 29 - August 1, 2006
July 31, 2006
1. The Oregonian - Blazers' next move is crucial
On Sunday, there were two vehicles in the parking lot at the
Trail Blazers' practice facility.
July 30, 2006
1. Philadelphia Inquirer - Phil Sheridan | Note to Barkley:
Go for the White House
Charles Barkley's oft-stated plan to
run for governor of Alabama is a terrible idea.
2. Philadelphia Inquirer - SPORTSSTUFF
The
Wachovia Center turns 10 next month, and for its birthday it's getting a
multimillion-dollar new scoreboard.
3. Detriot Free Press - Webber: I will always love being a
Wolverine
Former Michigan star Chris Webber chatted over
e-mail with the Free Press about the Pistons, the Wolverines and his
charitable efforts.
4. Boston Herald - AI sticks, C's stuck: Bottom line: Green
still a little bit, too
One person in this failed romance
between the Celtics and Sixers can honestly say he is relieved.
July 29, 2006
1. Delaware County Daily Times - McCaffery: Lack of A.I.
interest isn't new for Philly
Philadelphia ..home of the
over-valued superstar. How else to interpret a decades-long trend that
this week reached the absurd when Billy King stood all day at the counter
trying to sell the second-leading scorer in the NBA, then finally had to
close up shop?
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