Originally I was going to write an article about Philadelphia teams not signing our free agents (Brian Westbrook for the Eagles and Andre Iguodala for the Sixers). I was excited about writing the article too. I had spent about a half hour explaining to my girlfriend how profound and incredible my article would be. It was during that half hour that the Eagles and Westbrook agreed to a deal and my “profound” article went down the drain. While trying to pull my next topic to write about out of thin air , I watched some highlights of Philadelphia’s first pre-season game vs Pittsburgh.

While watching I noticed something maybe something minor but I noticed Donovan McNabb was smiling. Now at this point I am quite sure some readers are thinking “Big Deal!” , some understand and know what I’m getting at. McNabb is a better QB when he’s smiling. He’s a better leader and a better player when in that happy go lucky mood we …

The Philadelphia 76ers 08-09 season schedule was announced and it could be considered news worthy for a couple of reasons. One reason being The 76ers will play one final game at The Spectrum before it is brought to the ground. On Friday, March 13 at 7:00pm, the Sixers will take on the Chicago Bulls in the building that holds a rich history for Philadelphia.  It is in that building the 76ers won games 1 and 2 on the way to winning their last NBA championship in 1983. I’m personally glad to see the 76ers team and staff pay their respects in this their 60th anniversary season.

Another notable tidbit about The Sixers schedule is that this year 7 games will be on national television. I think that is slightly more national exposure than last year and after sneaking into the playoffs they deserve it. The games shown on national tv will be played against: Orlando (twice) , Cleveland , A.I. and the Denver Nuggets , Chicago …