http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/ Phili 76ers Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:40:00 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Sports General Sports General Sports General http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/archive/10.html Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:29:47 GMT Thanks to the generosity of 76ers fans, the 2005-06 "Shirts-Off-Our-Backs" auction raised $10,220 for Sixers Charities. The fifth-annual event was posted on Sixers.com from April 10 to April 24, and auctioned off 76ers authentic, game-worn autographed home jerseys from each player. As with previous jersey auctions, Allen Iverson's jersey led the bidding with $3,420, drawing 27 bids. Other notable jerseys included Kyle Korver ($1,040, six bids), Chris Webber ($1,020, nine bids) and Andre Iguodala ($1,020, six bids). Sixers rookies Louis Williams and Shavlik Randolph received the second and... (more) http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/comments?id=10 http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/archive/9.html Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:01:10 GMT Allen Iverson and Chris Webber did not play because of injuries, did not show up in the locker room until tipoff and missed the Philadelphia 76ers' 91-88 win over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night. The 76ers will fine Iverson and Webber for not being at the arena 90 minutes before the game against the Nets, and the duo might not make the trip to close out the season in Charlotte on Wednesday. King said he knew at Tuesday morning's shootaround that Iverson and Webber would be given the home regular-season finale off because of injuries. But King did expect the Sixers' leading scorers to... (more) http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/comments?id=9 http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/archive/8.html Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:29:31 GMT The Chicago Bulls finished a three-game season sweep of the Atlanta Hawks with a 96-90 victory Wednesday night. The Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers are tied for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Chicago owns the tiebreaker because of a better conference record. The No. 8 seed will open the playoffs against the top-seeded Pistons. Both teams are 37-41. The Bulls have home games left against Washington and Toronto, and road games in Miami and Orlando; the Sixers close with a home game against New Jersey, and road games in Miami, Orlando and Charlotte. The Bulls played without... (more) http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/comments?id=8 http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/archive/7.html Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:28:54 GMT Three NBA Legends, Five-Time NCAA Championship Coach, ‘Founding Father’ of Big East Conference and Italian Coach Comprise Elite Group Former NBA stars Charles Barkley, Joe Dumars and Dominique Wilkins, University of Connecticut Women’s Coach Geno Auriemma, former Big East Commissioner David Gavitt and Italian National Team Coach Sandro Gamba were introduced today as members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2006. The announcement was made in Indianapolis, Indiana, site of the 2006 NCAA Men’s Final Four. Auriemma, Barkley and Gavitt were elected to the Hall of Fame in... (more) http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/comments?id=7 http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/archive/6.html Tue, 07 Mar 2006 23:33:26 GMT The Philadelphia 76ers’ Allen Iverson and the Memphis Grizzlies’ Pau Gasol were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 5. Iverson averaged a league-high 37.3 points on .556 shooting, 9.3 assists and 3.5 rebounds to collect his third Player of the Week honor this season. For the first time in his 10-year NBA career, Iverson recorded 40 points and 10 assists in back-to-back contests, becoming the first player to do so since Denver’s Michael Adams in 1991. Behind Gasol’s 26.3 points on .636 shooting,... (more) http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/comments?id=6 http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/archive/5.html Thu, 09 Feb 2006 21:45:59 GMT With the start of spring training one week away, the Phillies finally have a full 40-man roster. Infielder Alex S. Gonzalez put the Phillies at their roster limit when he agreed to a one-year contract Wednesday. He will make $750,000, according to the Associated Press. The 32-year-old Gonzalez played for Tampa Bay last season, hitting .269 with nine home runs and 38 RBIs in 109 games. He started 97 games for the Devil Rays, 91 at third base. Gonzalez is expected to compete with Abraham Nunez for playing time behind third baseman David Bell and shortstop Jimmy Rollins. Nunez signed with the... (more) http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/comments?id=5 http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/archive/4.html Thu, 09 Feb 2006 21:43:33 GMT A long-discussed, connect-the-dots trade that had baseball fans in Philadelphia, Cleveland and Boston monitoring the transactions column for a week became official on Friday night. The Phillies ended up filling a hole in their bullpen by acquiring veteran reliever Arthur Rhodes from Cleveland for outfielder Jason Michaels. Rhodes, a 36-year-old lefthander, will become the Phillies' primary set-up man. His addition allows the team to move righthander Ryan Madson into starting rotation. "Arthur helps us strengthen our bullpen, which is one of the areas we felt needed to be addressed,"... (more) http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/comments?id=4 http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/archive/3.html Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:02:01 GMT When Wayne Brabender played basketball at the University of Minnesota-Morris, his teammate and roommate was John Nordgaard, the father of one of the other two who will join him in being inducted into the Tribune Sports Hall of Fame. Brabender was the top vote-getter, while Chari Nordgaard Knueppel and Tim Piechowski tied for second. The top vote-getters are inducted each season. “It’s nice to still be remembered,” said Brabender, from his home in Spain, where he has lived since 1967. “I appreciate the honor.” Brabender recived 114 points, including seven first-place votes. There were... (more) http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/comments?id=3 http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:56:57 GMT The Portland Trail Blazers warmly welcomed former coach Maurice Cheeks back to the Rose Garden. Then they beat him. Zach Randolph had 28 points and 14 rebounds and the Blazers defeated Cheeks' new team, the Philadelphia 76ers, 95-91 on Wednesday night. "It felt good, you know?" Randolph said. "My old coach. It felt good." After the game, Cheeks and Randolph respectfully shook hands. The Trail Blazers have won three in a row for the first time since last February — when Cheeks was their coach. It was his first visit to Portland since the Blazers fired him last March. When Cheeks strode on... (more) http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2 http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:54:54 GMT If the Philadelphia 76ers compiled a list of New Year's resolutions on their flight out of this city, it would contain several items familiar to their suffering fans. The Sixers closed out 2005 in familiar fashion on Saturday night - an inability to make stops down the stretch, a late lead squandered, an opponent administering a beating on the boards. They led by seven points with three minutes to play, were outscored by 16-3 down the stretch, and lost, 108-102, to Utah in front of a festive crowd of 19,911 - the Jazz's first sellout of the season - at the Delta Center. A combination of... (more) http://76ersticketphili.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1