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[This was published in the Inquirer on Thursday, Dec, 12. The subject is the Sixers Arena, but whose leadership does it mean? Interspersed are comments on another bill Council bullied through to passage in less than three months.] “A Failure of leadership” by The Editorial Board After all the shouting,
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You think the Sixers have a problem getting a green light for a new arena in the Old Gallery (now the Fashion District), and getting point guard James Harden to quit doing his Ben Simmons imitation? (In case you don’t follow basketball, the aging Harden has announced he won’
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The shot-in-Philly, Adam Sandler low-key drama “Hustle” is a great basketball movie, despite some unavoidable formulaic elements. It deserves to be listed in the Top Ten Philadelphia sports movies, up there with “Rocky,” “Invincible,” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” It is now in theaters and on Netflix. There has been adequate
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Call it Joel Embiid’s Walter Cronkite moment. During the Vietnam War, America’s most trusted anchorman, Walter Cronkite, returned from a visit to Vietnam convinced the war was unwinnable. That killed President Lyndon B. Johnson’s optimistic forecasts, leading to his decision to not seek re-election. In today’s