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Happy days | Sports Daily Newsletter And the midsummer swing soon upon us.
Jaylen Brown is officially on the Sixers roster with the end of the NBA free agency period culminating on Monday.
In the spirit of not harping on last nights World Cup round of 16 match between the United States and Belgium, were going to lead with all the good things Jaylen Brown said about being in Philadelphia, now that his trade to the Sixers became official yesterday ...However, Brown is excited to be part of a hungry, competitive Sixers group that he says is committed to winning.
He says hes ready to go chasing something special together with this team, making this one of the more highly anticipated starts to a Sixers season in quite some time.
Inquirer writer Gina Mizell takes a look at Brown and what hesThe United States had one of the better runs to the knockout rounds in recent memory, but mistakes and a Belgian side that played like a world top 10 ended with the Americans on the disappointing end of a 4-1 final., the U.S.
came out intending to make it a match, leveling the match with another Malik Tillman free kick, but that was the only highlight in an otherwise systematic dismantling of the U.S., as Inquirer writer Jonathan reports from And were you wondering what emotions were like at not one, but two fan festivals during the match last night? The stars will be on display a week from today when Citizens Bank Park hosts the 96th All-Star Game.From five Phillies to Millvilles Mike Trout to Kevin McGonigle, a Delco kid who has quickly emerged as a star with the Tigers, there are plenty of local storylines in the Midsummer Classic.
After being selected as an All-Star on Saturday, Cristopher Sanchez had two more starts to close his case to start the Midsummer Classic.
The first one: The Phillies open a three-game series tonight in Cincinnati .Zack Wheeler is scheduled to face Reds lefty Andrew Abbott.
A former strength coach at Bucknell University was charged Monday with criminal hazing in the 2024 death of Calvin CJ Dickey Jr., an 18-year-old freshman football player with a known medical condition who collapsed after being required to perform drills until he passed out, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said.Mark Kulbis, 34, who worked for Bucknell at the time, surrendered to authorities late Monday morning and was arraigned on the charges, Sunday said.
Bail for Kulbis was set at $10,000 unsecured.
But the sticking point in this inquiry is that its alleged Kulbis subjected Dickey to the hazing, even after being made aware of Dickeys medical condition and receiving training from the university on sickle cell trait and state law and NCAA standards regarding hazing, Sundays office said.Inquirer writer Robert MoranWhat could LeBron James accomplish in Denver, Golden State, or Boston? All have won championships within the last decade led by stars whove spent their entire careers with the organizations.
Each has a significant edge over Philly if James goal is basketball nirvana.
Playing alongside Steph Curry, Nikola Jokic, or Jayson Tatum would be a lot of fun, and any of the three could offer James a better chance at winning a title.But none of them offer him a chance to prove something one last time.
Murphy has a few good reasonsWith all of this talk of whether Bryce Harper will play in the MLB Home Run Derby, this raises the question of who was the last Phillies player to win one?We compiled todays newsletter using reporting from Robert Moran, Jeff Neiburg, Gina Mizell, Jonathan Tannenwald, Owen Hewitt, Scott Lauber, Conor Smith, Isabella DiAmore, Ariel Simpson, Lauren Jones, John Roberts, and David Murphy.