After several weeks of speculation and interviews, the Sixers’ have chosen as their new head coach the guy everyone thought was the pick from the very beginning, Eddie Jordan.

Jordan, fired early into the 2008-’09 by the Washington Wizards as their head coach, worked with Sixers’ GM Ed Stefanski when they were both with the New Jersey Nets, as an assistant coach and general manager, respectively.

The deal is for three years, but the size of the contract is as yet unknown. The Sixers are expected to formally announce Jordan during a press conference on Monday.

“I saw firsthand the immense impact Eddie Jordan had in helping the Nets reach two NBA Finals, and as the head coach in Washington, he consistently put his teams in a position to win on a nightly basis.

“He embodies all the qualities I was looking for in the next head coach of the Sixers, and we are very excited to have him in Philadelphia,” Stefanski said.

Jordan’s career head coaching record is 230-288 during …

The verdict is in on Brett Myers hip, and the news isn’t good for Phillies fans.  Myers will join Chase Utley and Alex Rodriguez and have surgery to replace a torn labrum.

Brett flew to New York yesterday to meet with Dr. Brian T. Kelly and he gave Myers two options.  Surgery now or an anti-inflammatory shot  and surgery at the end of the season.  If Myers did get the shot he’d risk doing further damage to his hip, or even possibly hurting his arm.  Myers (who you can’t blame), opted for surgery now.

Myers, a free agent at seasons end, could have possibly pitched his last game as a Phillie when he walked off the mound in pain during Wednesday’s 6-2 loss against the Marlins.  The recovery from the surgery is about three months, but then Myers will need to get back in game shape, which could take anywhere from 3-6 weeks, meaning the chances of Myers returning to the Phillies before the end of the season are remote.

This loss is a big blow to the …