ASSOCIATED PRESS: Allen Iverson’s retirement could be a short one. A person with knowledge of the talks says the Philadelphia 76ers have been approached about signing their former franchise superstar, and team management has held internal discussions about bringing Iverson back. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because talks have not been made public, says Iverson is among the free-agent candidates the Sixers are considering to replace injured point guard Lou Williams, who’s expected to miss eight weeks after jaw surgery. “I think we would look at all the options for sure, but nothing has really happened,” Peter […]
SPORTO: About Last Night
BY MIKE WOLVERTON SPORTS GUY Yes, the Eagles won the game. But no one will claim that Sunday night’s win over the Bears was “the night the Birds turned their season around.” It was a game the Eagles could easily have lost, to a crummy Bears team with a lost quarterback. For those who knock Donovan, admit he throws a hell of a deep ball. The pass to DeSean Jackson in the third quarter Sunday night wasn’t in-stride perfect, but it was good enough that Jackson only had to alter his stride a bit, without slowing up and letting the […]
SMELL YA LATER: Dad Vail Regatta Sails To Jersey
DAILY NEWS: The Dad Vail Regatta — held in Philadelphia on the Schuylkill since 1953 — is officially moving the 2010 race to North Jersey. Regatta spokesman Harry Stinger confirmed last night that the event would be moving about 90 miles northeast to Rumson, N.J. “We are thrilled that the Dad Vail Regatta has decided to relocate to Rumson,” said John Ekdahl, mayor of the Monmouth County town. “We think the event will have a tremendous economic impact not only for Rumson but for all of the surrounding Two River towns,” he said, referring to the area along the Navesink […]
IGGLES: The Brain Is A Terrible Thing To Taste
BY MIKE WOLVERTON SPORTS GUY Is the Eagles’ season over? Of course not. At San Diego was always going to be a stern test. But I can’t say I’m encouraged. The Charger running game gashed the Eagles defense, and the secondary is besieged with injuries. It’s not that hard to make the playoffs in the NFC (the Eagles at 5-4 are still tied for the 5th playoff spot). The remaining schedule is not that tough (is anyone afraid of Denver anymore?). But if the Eagles lose next week in Chicago to the dismal Bears, then I’ll be ready to turn […]
MUST SEE TV: Doc Ellis’ Legendary LSD No-Hitter
NO MAS TV: In celebration of the greatest athletic achievement by a man on a psychedelic journey, No Mas and artist James Blagden proudly present the animated tale of Dock Ellis’ legendary LSD no-hitter. In the past few years we’ve heard all too much about performance enhancing drugs from greenies to tetrahydrogestrinone, and not enough about performance inhibiting drugs. If our evaluation of the records of athletes like Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, Marion Jones, and Barry Bonds needs to be revised downwards with an asterisk, we submit that that Dock Ellis record deserves a giant exclamation point. Of the 263 […]
EARLY WORD: Roll, Baby, Roll!
The Philly Roller Girls are excited to host and skate in the final event of the 2009 WFTDA Tournament season — Declaration of Derby — November 13-15, 2009, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (PaCC). The top trio of teams in each of the four WFTDA divisions has earned a ticket to Philadelphia to decide the National Champion and award the Hydra Trophy! Located in the heart of Center City Philadelphia, the PaCC is adjacent to a major hotel and connected to the hub of the city’s public transportation system. This central location will facilitate public access, reduce travel expenses and […]
STROKE: Dad Vail Regatta Threatens To Row To NJ
DAILY NEWS: Thousands of rowers descend on the banks of the Schuylkill every year to participate in the Dad Vail Regatta – the country’s largest college regatta, which has been held in Philadelphia since 1953. But in 2010, rowers might find themselves competing in Rumson, N.J., on the Navesink River. Increased operating costs and the weak economy’s impact on the regatta’s corporate sponsors mean that last May’s regatta may have been its last in Philadelphia. “The regatta, due to several unforeseeable contributing factors, is facing discontinuation as a Philadelphia-based event,” warned a Nov. 2 letter from the Dad Vail Regatta […]
SPORTO: The 700 Level Of The Mind
BY MIKE WOLVERTON SPORTS GUY Last night’s game was there for the taking, but it didn’t get took. Here’s my positive spin: the Eagles don’t start playing their best football until their backs are against the wall (see last year, the Garcia year, more). Well, their backs are much closer to the wall now than they would have been if they had finished off the Cowboys last night. Another positive: tackle Jason Peters got hurt, got x-rayed, got re-taped, sucked it up and got back in there. And Peters played a good second half. This in contrast to the game […]
GORACLE: Only You Can Prevent Climate Catastrophe
INQUIRER: During a daylong seminar today at the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, former Vice president Al Gore finished an hour-long talk by issuing a challenge to the 500 attendees and students in the room “for each of you to become a part of the solution.” […] “We can build a consensus,” he said. “And we must. Because not too many years from now, the next generation will look back. And depending on what the world looks like at that point, they will ask either why this generation stood back and did nothing, or how they mustered the moral courage […]
RUMBLE IN THE BRONX: Phils Fans Vs. Yanks Fans
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NO SURRENDER: Phanatic Runs Amok In NYC
Yankees 7, Phillies 3. History does not repeat itself. BY MIKE WOLVERTON SPORTS GUY Here’s all I’ve got to say about Game 6 of the World Series: it pissed me off when third base umpire Brian Gorman rang up Chase Utley to end the 7th inning. And I’m not even a Phillies fan, I’m just a baseball fan. Why do they even appeal to the base umpires on a checked swing? It’s not as if the “line of demarcation” is the third base (or for that matter the first base) line, you don’t have a definitive view from that angle. […]
TONITE: Ryan’s Hope
[Illustration by JAY BEVENOUR] DAILY NEWS: The Most Valuable Player of the National League Championship Series is batting .158 in the World Series. He’s already struck out 12 times, a whiff-a-thon that has already tied the all-time record. So, Charlie Manuel, can your Phillies come back and win the World Series if Ryan Howard doesn’t find himself? “Yes, we can,” the manager said with conviction late yesterday afternoon at Yankees Stadium. Pause. “We can win it easier if he hits, though.” The Phillies trail the best-of-seven series, three games to two, despite getting little production from their cleanup hitter. And […]
WORLD SERIES: Phils Pound Back Yanks 8-6 To Stay Alive; Chutley Beats On The Brats With A Baseball Bat
Phillies 8 Yankees 5 FINAL RELATED: In a quick and touching reaction, Major League Baseball paid tribute during Monday night’s World Series game to Michael Goldsmith, the law professor who died Sunday of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Goldsmith had been honored in Yankee Stadium on July 4 on the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s classic speech. After the condition, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, was diagnosed, Goldsmith wrote a guest column in Newsweek, calling on Major League Baseball to do more to fight the disease that killed Gehrig on June 2, 1941. In response, Major League Baseball held ceremonies in […]