The Sixers spanked the Knicks (124-84) on Wednesday night at the Wach. Tonight they will be in Orlando, then they’ll turn around and host the Magic on Wednesday at 7PM (get tickets or watch here). Here’s hoping that’ll be two for two. Tomorrow they’ll match up with the Miami Heat, against whom they are 2-0 this season. Flyers aren’t doing too good: their loss to the San Jose Sharks (3-1) last night at home was......

Drexel had one of those ho-hum weeks. The women (12-10, 7-4) split their games this week. They beat up on Georgia State before falling short against VCU. The men (10-15, 3-10) couldn't keep up with George Mason, but bounced back with a solid win over Towson. Tomorrow night, the Lady Dragons will be promoting breast cancer awareness at their home game against Delaware. The players will be wearing pink headbands and wristbands, and fans who......

Yesterday Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey unveiled his plan for getting Philly out of its "crime emergency." The plan includes deploying 200 more officers to dangerous parts of the city, and it will hopefully help Ramsey fulfill his pledge to reduce homicide in Philadelphia by 25 percent. Of the plan, Ramsey said: "There is nothing fancy about it. It's fundamental, it's basic. This is not Batman and Robin coming out of a cave somewhere." That's......

"A weekend Philadelphia police clash with partygoers at a Latina girl's 'Sweet 15' celebration ended with at least 20 people alleging they were beaten by officers, prompting the first major internal investigation of officer misconduct under new Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey." A woman 28 weeks pregnant was killed with a single shotgun blast to the back shortly after 1AM this morning on the 4600 block of Griscomb Street. She was found by police......

The presidential race will be coming to the area tomorrow when Bill Clinton travels to Cherry Hill, New Jersey to campaign for his wife. 23-year-old Chante Wright, as part of a deal to cut her boyfriend's jail sentence, agreed to testify in a murder case. It was a dangerous move, and her testimony was crucial, so "she became the first state witness in Philadelphia to enter the federal witness-protection program." She was given a......

The Sixers weren’t able to pull it out against the Bulls, losing with a disappointing 100-97 score. Unfortunately it seems the Inqy is right: they’re not such a great team this year. The Flyers made up a two-goal deficit in the third period and got the game against the Bruins into overtime; sadly, overtime lasted 43 seconds and gave the win to Boston with a score of 4-3. The boys did better on the......

Hakim Glover, the cousin of the man who allegedly killed Officer Chuck Cassidy, pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of hindering apprehension and obstruction of justice. Glover is accused of helping his cousin flee to Florida. The Convention Center expansion project was halted on Christmas Eve when the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia obtained an injunction ordering wrecking crews to stop work. The preservationists want to save the two small but historic Broad Street buildings......

In a video presented by the Smithsonian Institute’s Latino Center after the premiere showing of the new film Bella at the United Artists King of Prussia Stadium 16—note to readership: unless you enjoy watching rich people kiss each other’s asses and overblow their purpose in life, you better get an aisle seat if you go to a film premiere—I discovered that both former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the lead singer of the band Switchfoot......

Uh oh. Even Katie Couric has said—and on the national news, no less—that Philadelphia has a violence problem. So now it must be true. The 13-year-old Lansdowne boy who fatally stabbed his 16-year-old brother because he wanted a turn playing video games has been allowed by the judge to attend his brother's funeral, although he will be shackled and accompanied by deputy sheriffs. Maryann Neabor is accused of killing her brother-in-law with an antifreeze-laced......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Philly is world famous... for being the home of that one guy who wants you to order your cheesesteak in ENGLISH ONLY PLEASE. Sigh. (Via Jason) Cracked provides us with an amusing list: 9 Superhero Powers That Would Be More Trouble Than They're Worth. (Via) Wired asked Transformers fans to send in cool photos of their beloved toys, and the result is this......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Cities of the Underworld (Mon, 9PM-10PM, History Channel) - This week's episode is "Freemason Underground," which means we should hear some good conspiracy theories, and they might even mention Philadelphia, since our city, of course, played host to the founding fathers, a number of whom happened to be masons. Science of Love: A Modern Dating Experiment (Mon, 10PM-11PM, NBC10) - In this special, a man dates two......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Hooters Dream Girl Challenge (Tue, 8PM-10PM, myTV [WPHL17]) - Watch as sixteen waitresses from everyone's favorite radical feminist restaurant compete for the endless honor of the title of Hooters Dream Girl, and a cover shot on Hooters magazine. The competition takes place on Captiva Island, Florida. Independent Lens (Tue, 10:30PM-11:30PM, PBS [WLVT]) - This week's episode features the documentary film The Cats of Mirikitani, which one Phillyist......

This Spring is the third anniversary of Lifeknot, online meeting place for people of all ages, based solely on interests and hobbies. The CEO and founder, Matt Muro, began Lifeknot after using online dating services that seemed to force an instant romantic relationship. “I felt that online dating sites rushed people into the relationship stage of a friendship and social networking sites linked you to so many people that the intimacy of establishing a......

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In another case of Republicans getting caught with their pants down (literally this time), The Times Leader's Terrie Morgan-Besecke is reporting that former U.S. Congressman Joseph McDade, widely considered THE man in the Scranton Wilkes-Barre neck of the woods, allegedly exposed himself to several people by a resort pool in Sanibel Island, Florida on January 18. One witness said she thought that he "was a mental patient" because he made no attempt to hide his......

This has nothing at all to do with Philadelphia, but as Thursday is celebrity day, we wanted to take a moment to inform our readers that Anna Nicole Smith, long-time butt of jokes on "This Week in Celebrity..." collapsed earlier today in a Florida hotel, and was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. The cause of death is not yet known, but we'll definitely run updates next Thursday, if not sooner. Image via Slate.......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. BCS Championship Game: Florida vs. Ohio State (Mon; 8:15PM-12AM; Fox) - Finally, the ultimate college football bowl game is here! The underdog Gators fought through a brutal schedule to win the SEC title, and now face-off against the Buckeyes (including Heisman Trophy-winning Troy Smith) for the first time in the big one. (Link) I Love New York (Mon; 9PM-10:30PM; VH1) - One of the most obnoxious characters......

Oh no! Chanukah ends tonight, and Christmas is only a few days away! What's a last-minute-gifter to do? Never fear, Phillyist is here, with a couple of ideas, just for you! (Please note, that rhyme was completely and one hundred percent accidental.) For the Man in Uniform Silly String. Unlike the rest of this post, we're suggesting this gift in earnest. We always knew Silly String was fun, but if it can save a......

Could Republican House Speaker Dennis "Hasturd" Hastert join Mark Foley and ex-Gov Jim McGreevey in the "repressed formerly closeted homos" camp? Gay news blog Qweerty.com certainly thinks so: Lucky for all of us who enjoy watching the downfall of others, The Wayne Madsen Report has confirmed from Washington insiders that Turd-Face does, in fact, like it in the butt. The rumors about another top GOP member of the House being involved in sexual encounters......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. It's easy to paint portraits like Picasso, thanks to the internet. Mr. Picassohead gives you all the tools you need, and makes the process easy and fun. Enjoy! (Via Jill) The odd, but also very cool and sexy, original, rejected (apparently British?) promo for "Lost." It was created by fashion guru David LaChapelle, who decided to put all the castaways in......

If the Phillies manage to hold on to this half game lead in the wild card race until the season runs out (pleasepleaseplease), the third inning of yesterday’s 10-7 win over the Florida Marlins will encompass the long strange trip this has been. The Phils were down 4-0 in the third inning – not good in a to-the-wire pennant race where there is no room for error. But they didn’t roll over and die.......

How did they do it? Go from holding a blow out Fire Sale to being tied for the wild card? A lot of good pitching, a home run champion and a good dose of luck. Yes, the Phillies have finally caught up with the leader of the Wild Card race and are now tied with the Dodges with nine games to go. They’re beyond having to win every series. The must win every game......

A song by Florida band The Cruxshadows, who are on independent Philadelphia record label Dancing Ferret Discs, stole the top spot on Billboard's Dance Single Sales chart last week from Beyonce and Jay-Z. Nice! Apparently even the folks at Dancing Ferret were taken a bit by surprise. The Cruxshadows' number one song is an industrial-electronic dance track called "Sophia." Their lead singer calls himself Rogue and they just had a big show at DragonCon in......

Rainy Sundays aren't usually good for much. The malls and movie theaters are jammed, the parks in Center City are, shall we say, outdoors, and you can't play baseball. The latter problem applied to the Phillies and Mets yesterday, whose game at Shea Stadium was rained out. But Phillies GM Pat Gillick made the most of his spare time, trading a bag of money and the famous "player to be named later" for Baltimore Orioles......

While we sit here in Philly praying for some rain to cool things down a little, Ma and Pa Phillyist are sitting back home waiting for the desert to stop flooding. This could be the apocalypse, folks. But at least there are pictures. Austinist thinks soccer is the funnest sport around. SFist: Phillyist is never recording activities of dubious legality ever again. Bostonist: This guy could charm the pants off...himself...if he got himself drunk first.........

...Betrothal: Titty McTitterson and that White Trash guy who once sang a song about --cowboys, was it? -- are tying the knot. May god have mercy on their offspring. (Via People.) ...Heterosexuality: Oprah is straight. Straight straight straight. But, mind you, not narrow. (Via Reuters.) ...Snap! Looks like war between Kevin Smith and the critics. Or one critic. Either way, we know who wins this one. And it ain't the critic. (Via The Superficial.)......

A three-game winning streak? Could it be? We think so. The Phils took one out of three from the terrible Pittsburg Pirates and then won both in a set with the Florida Marlins. The Phils are coming home after a slightly better road trip than their last home stand. That's not saying much – they looked like dead men walking when they last took up residence at Citizens Bank Park. So how many fans......

Here's the run-down of the big Eagles drafts news as of this writing: they've dumped veteran players Hollis Thomas (defensive tackle) and Artis Hicks (guard) in order to get better and earlier picks. But who did they get? In the first round, they grabbed up Florida state defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley. They also took Georgia guard Max Jean-Gilles in the fourth round. More details are on the Eagles official draft website, here. What will......

If you're a resident of Pennsylvania and plan on voting in the May 16 primary elections, you may be in for some fun surprises: new voting machines with which both you and the poll workers will most likely be unfamiliar! Sixty of the state's 67 counties have acquired new voting machines to comply with federal law, but many waited until the last moment and are only now starting to train poll workers and educate voters.Luckily,......