The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Chris Finch was ejected six minutes into OKC-Minnesota and had to be held back by four staff members 👀

No NBA player can truly guard another one-on-one. Even Dyson Daniels, an all-league defender, admits that. (And that was BEFORE Tyrese Maxey dropped 44 on him Sunday night.) www.libertyballers.com/76ers-featur...

A recent book and docuseries enable us to revisit the life and career of Allen Iverson, and raise some of the same old questions. www.libertyballers.com/76ers-featur...

The original stretch 5

Wally Walker remembers Lenny Wilkens, catalyst of "the greatest in-season turnaround in history." gordiejones.com/remembering-...

Dana O'Neil. late of the Philadelphia Daily News, The Athletic and ESPN.com, discusses her latest gig, with CNN Sports. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-cc4kg-...

VJ Edgecombe has shown he's a keeper, even on those nights when his shot deserts him. www.libertyballers.com/76ers-featur...

The catch made by Indiana's Omar Cooper Jr. on Saturday might be the best ever made in Beaver Stadium (especially given the stakes). But opposing views are welcome. gordiejones.com/pushed-to-th...

ICYMI: Lunchtime read about Andre Drummond, who has reached an uncertain point in his NBA career. www.libertyballers.com/76ers-featur...

Terry Smith knows a little something about mayhem. But the current situation at Penn State is something beyond that. gordiejones.com/terry-smith-...

Most effective sign at the “No Kings” rally in Bethlehem Pa.: “Somewhere in America a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.”

Give Nick Nurse credit for trying to find new ways to coax the Sixers out of chronic suckitude: www.libertyballers.com/76ers-analys...

Fire James Franklin? The buyout makes it tough, but there are those who suggest he could be nudged out the door. gordiejones.com/fire-james-f...

Oh it's @yaronweitzman.bsky.social on the 76ers? Auto-click and read www.theringer.com/2025/10/01/n...

Two of Claude Osteen's sons pitched at the highest level of the minor leagues, and one of them came agonizingly close to the majors: lebtown.com/2025/10/01/m...

Brett Ciancia of Pick Six Previews discusses Penn State-Oregon with Mike Gross. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-tcdcq-...

Claude Osteen, 86, is nearing the 60th anniversary of his greatest day as a major league pitcher. lebtown.com/2025/09/24/c...

Mike Jensen joins us to discuss his book "Philly Hoops: The City That Shaped a Sport," due out in 2026. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-eska6-...

Paul Domowitch, late of the Philly Daily News, offers his impressions of Week One of the NFL season and discusses the book he's writing about Sam Mills, the late NFL linebacker. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-mmzja-...

The Sixers in the 21st Century: Meh. www.libertyballers.com/76ers-histor...

Audrey Snyder of the Inside the Lions substack and Nittany Dispatch podcast joins us to discuss Penn State football. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-wk8ge-...

I always look forward to Drew's yearly takedown of my team-- especially given that he's a Vikings fan.#0-4

ICYMI: Lunchtime read about VJ Edgecombe's unlikely journey from Bimini to Broad Street: www.libertyballers.com/76ers-featur...

Tracing VJ Edgecombe's journey from Bimini to Broad Street: www.libertyballers.com/76ers-featur...

All right, the countdown has begun: Six months from today, my next book, "Moses and the Doctor," will be published. We'll be in page proofs and galleys in September. If you're interested in reviewing or covering the book, shoot me an email (address in my bio) or DM. It's becoming real.

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch, the former F&M star, joins us. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ddybc-...

Why should Jhoan Duran have all the fun? gordiejones.com/really-shoul...

Just finished this. Great work by Andy McCullough (@bymccullough.bsky.social)

We talk Harrison Bader, and whether the Orioles have enough players left to finish the season. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-6zhjc-...

Training camp is an interesting time, and not just for the participants. gordiejones.com/nfl-training...

Glenn Stout and Richard O'Connor, who collaborated on the book "Flagrant Fouls: A Novel of Basketball, Murder and Despicable Acts," join us. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-e9w9n-...

Andy Linker of baseballscribe.com joins us to discuss the All-Star Game, the trade deadline and the upcoming Hall of Fame induction. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-nsqzy-...

Scott Pera, the newly named general manager of the Penn State men's basketball team, joins us to discuss his new role, and a career that has taken him all over the map. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ag49d-...

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

Devon Givens of PHLY Sports joins us to discuss the state of the Sixers. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-rnyvy-...

Guerschon Yabusele is now a Knick, which is just the way the NBA business works. But it would have been interesting to see how things would have worked out in Philly, where he was such a good fit. www.libertyballers.com/2025/7/2/244...

Well, drafting a forward outta Auburn has certainly worked out well for the Sixers before.#chuck

Dell Jackson's life will be celebrated Saturday. And boy, is that richly deserved. gordiejones.com/rip-to-dell-...

Cedar Crest's Eliana Schneider won a national championship over the weekend. But that's not all she has going on. lebtown.com/2025/06/25/b...

I'm about halfway through this book, but I can say with certainty it's another great one by Mark Kriegel.

Given yesterday's events, Game 7 doesn't seem quite as big. But we love our diversions, don't we? gordiejones.com/suddenly-gam...

Brad Daugherty, courtesy of your 76ers ...

T.J. just kills that 12-foot fadeaway.

Like that they showed intros. Tough to beat this one, though: youtu.be/Zn6kiimEsYc?...

Pat Riley's long-ago mantra -- "No rebounds, no rings" -- still applies. gordiejones.com/rebounding-n...

T.J. McConnell schooling Isaiah Joe.#sixers

Cedar Crest's Kaddel Howard has won three state titles in the 400 meters, but the latest one was just a little sweeter. lebtown.com/2025/06/13/c...

Michael Weinreb, author and substacker, joins us to discuss the writing life. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-w9du3-...

Allen Iverson just turned 50. Go figure. www.libertyballers.com/2025/6/12/24...