Your Monday Morning Roundup
Chris Pronger buries Justin Bieber.
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The roundup:
The 49ers signed a former safety with zero front office experience to a six-year contract to be their GM. They must really be jealous of the Browns’ forward-thinking.
Man, LeBron really does want playmakers:
The Cleveland Cavaliers approached the Sixers several weeks ago about acquiring McConnell in a trade, according to several sources. The Sixers declined the offer.
The Cavs wanted to put together a deal that would have brought Jordan McRae back to Philly. The Sixers acquired McRae in the second round of the 2014 draft. The Sixers sent him to Australia to play for Melbourne United during the 2014-15 season. McRae was waived by the Sixers on Oct. 26, 2015.
Kinda miss him:
Check it out,finally I find him pic.twitter.com/wCasln5Iew
— bryzgoalie30 (@bryzgoalie30) January 30, 2017
Jay Wright is approaching 500 wins. These are his first notable ones at Villanova.
Cole Hamels’ beard is weirdly sexy and a shock to the system:
Co-founders, Cole and Heidi Hamels, speak at the Students4Students project! Read the amazing follow-up story here: https://t.co/OH1w9u8oHG pic.twitter.com/t2C9uWoO6T
— Hamels Foundation (@TheHamels) January 29, 2017
52 rapes in four years at Baylor.
The Eagles/Giants rivalry even carries over into video games:
#TeamDubby #MaddenBowl #FlyEaglesFly @Eagles pic.twitter.com/V8yCEdzpvw
— Madden Ultimate Team (@EASPORTS_MUT) January 29, 2017
Phillies have three prospects in MLB pipeline’s top 100, two in the top 20.
Metro’s Evan Macy on Brett Brown’s incredible work of late:
He has also been given no veteran talent. He’s been told not to play budding All-Star Joel Embiid more than 28 minutes per game and can’t play last week’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week in back-to-back games.
And he is coaching during a time period of absolute disparity in talent, coaching the team that is known more than anything else for tanking.
And yet, he’s got Nerlens Noel playing like an All-NBA defensive player — and scoring, too. He has undrafted free agent T.J. McConnell looking like an NBA point guard and has turned 3-point savant Robert Covington into a lockdown defender. And if there was any justice in the world, Embiid would have been named as a member of next month’s All-Star Team.
His Sixers clinched their first winning record in a month in years and they are playing on national television.
Ryan Howard is out there working hard and trying to get a contract, but the phone isn’t ringing.
The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s 113th annual banquet will honor some real legends this year. On top of awarding Team of the Year to Villanova, the writers will bestow Eric Lindros with the Living Legend award, Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen will receive the Bill Campbell Broadcast award, and Jeff McLane will be given the Stan Hochman award for the year’s best story (one he wrote, not was a part of).
Philadelphia gets dirtier in the winter, it’s a fact:
Carlton Williams, newly appointed Commissioner of the Streets Department, confirmed that one of the biggest obstacles for those who want to maintain clean streets in the winter is weather.
“The collection process [of trash] remains the same, however inclement weather conditions are generally more challenging,” Williams said, explaining that snow or ice can slow down collection, or in extreme cases, back up collection for weeks. Trash left out often gets blown away, or bags are broken, scattering trash into places sanitation workers can’t reach, a problem that’s unique to crowded city streets.
Another one of those bullshit lists meant to get you all riled up came out and ranked Philly as the 7th best football city in the country. I will not get riled up. I will not get riled up. Green Bay, Pittsburgh, New York, Dallas, Boston, and Seattle all ranked in front of Philadelphia. I’M RILED UP.
A guy ran on the field at the Pro Bowl, in front of a capacity crowd:
@EzekielElliott @DezBryant got the man running on the field !! pic.twitter.com/1pgKQUKpV9
— cole (@colenerad88) January 30, 2017
I feel bad for anyone named Brady Goodell.
Podcast:
Airing of Grievances with Josh Innes:
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The Stepover Episode 17 talks winnable games, Brett Brown criticisms (before the Cavs loss), and some fun Joel Embiid stats:
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