Monday morning mood:

A fantastic way to start the regular season with an early sweep of last year’s division champion.

After Bryce Harper got some boos on Opening Day from drunks, he shut them up on Saturday with his first homer. It was a 465 ft. bomb. Maikel Franco and JT Realmuto also delivered homers as the Phils won 8-6. Nick Pivetta went 4 2/3 innings and gave up four runs on eight hits with four strikeouts.

Last night, Harper went deep again:

And the Phillies took care of the Braves with a 5-1 win to complete the season-opening sweep. Andrew McCutchen also hit a homer and Jake Arrieta went six innings and gave up a run on three hits with six strikeouts and six walks.

What a damn start to the season. A few things to be worried about (some starting pitching), but I’ll gladly take a 3-0 start to the year.

Phils are off today, but they travel to DC and take on the Nationals in Harper’s return to the nation’s capital for two games.

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The Roundup:

Without Joel Embiid, the Sixers defeated the Timberwolves in Minnesota. Jimmy Butler, as expected, was booed. Heavily:

He finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds in a 118-109 win. But the real star in the game was Jonah Bolden, who got more minutes with Embiid out. He finished with 19 points and eight boards and is poised to make an impact with the playoffs approaching.

Tobias Harris led all Sixers in scoring with 25 points, while Ben Simmons was an assist away from a triple-double (20 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists).

Sixers are in Dallas to take on the Mavericks tonight.

The Flyers were officially eliminated from playoff contention Saturday in a 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes. They also lost 3-0 to the Rangers. There’s your Flyers update.

Darren Sproles might come back for yet another season, but we’ll know more in May.

Jordan Howard will be a good fit in the Eagles offense.

Marco Fabian and David Accam each scored goals as the Union defeated expansion club FC Cincinnati 2-0 on Saturday.

In other sports news, Auburn, Michigan State, Texas Tech, and Virginia are all going to Minnesota for the Final Four.

Xander Bogaerts is gonna get paid.

The UFC returned to Philly on Saturday, lacking some star power.

Jameer Nelson’s son decommitted from St. Joe’s.

In the news, multiple airports are having technical problems.

Rapper Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside his LA clothing store.