sixers shot 36%, lost 100 to 89.half, the sixers held a ceremony for alan iverson, the answer inducted induct i do not the hall of fame. gave the fans everyone re everything he had. played a lot minutes. times changed players are giving games a rest. how would alan have reacted if he was told to sit out a game? >> probably major problems. probe get finded a lot from my verbal abused. it would have been a tough situation for the organization because i would have fault and clawed. i can rest after the game >> eagles will not have darren sproles on sunday, he'll be out with a concussion. kenyan barner will see lot of action. alan barber is listed at questionable. if he can't go, i sack will filling in. carson wentz will have to face one of the best defenses in the league. the eagles playoff chances about nil should doug pederson consider sitting carson >> not at all. listen, you know, i'm a big believer in we finish this thing out the right way. we play our guys. the guys that have been there all season long, and he's b

sixers shot 36%, lost 100 to 89.the half, the sixers held a ceremony for alan iverson, the answer inducted induct i do not the hall of fame. gave the fans everyone re everything he had. played a lot minutes. times changed players are giving games a rest. how would alan have reacted if he was told to sit out a game? >> probably major problems. probe get finded a lot from my verbal abused. it would have been a tough situation for the organization because i would have fault and clawed. i can rest after the game >> eagles will not have darren sproles on sunday, he'll be out with a concussion. kenyan barner will see lot of action. alan barber is listed at questionable. if he can't go, i sack will filling in. carson wentz will have to face one of the best defenses in the league. the eagles playoff chances about nil should doug pederson consider sitting carson >> not at all. listen, you know, i'm a big believer in we finish this thing out the right way. we play our guys. the guys that have been there all season long, and he

a slippery situation for the sixers.onight's game was called off >> officials with the team say this has never happened before at the wells fargo and don bell is here with a look at what happened >> i'm sure the sixers would prefer not to keep this going. they were scheduled to host the sacramento kings. court was in no condition for basketball because of condensation. they tried to fix the issue with wet mops. the sixers shared the wells fargo with the flyers. they decided to postpone because it was unsafe to play on. >> the floor was slick today. starting about 4:00. the sacramento players recognized it. they tried a whole bench of different things. seemed to be like a film or something on the court. at the end of the day this is the call from the nba. officials made the call in consultation with no, and feedback and unfortunately the game was post owned >> the sixers have not announced a makeup date. they're offering complementary tickets to one of three other games on the schedule. as for tonight here's what fans are

a slippery situation for the sixers.onight's game was called off >> officials with the team say this has never happened before at the wells fargo and don bell is here with a look at what happened >> i'm sure the sixers would prefer not to keep this going. they were scheduled to host the sacramento kings. court was in no condition for basketball because of condensation. they tried to fix the issue with wet mops. the sixers shared the wells fargo with the flyers. they decided to postpone because it was unsafe to play on. >> the floor was slick today. starting about 4:00. the sacramento players recognized it. they tried a whole bench of different things. seemed to be like a film or something on the court. at the end of the day this is the call from the nba. officials made the call in consultation with no, and feedback and unfortunately the game was post owned >> the sixers have not announced a makeup date. they're offering complementary tickets to one of three other games on the schedule. as for tonight here's what fans are

a sixers dancer took the court >> ♪ >> okay, sixers fans, give it up for jamilla. >> a lot of peopleconfused. she was great. see were looking for sevyn. well, she took to social media to share her side of the story , this video we remember we showed this to you. she said that she was told that she could not sing if she wore jersey that jersey she haddon in that video that said we matter on on it. it attracted attention nationwide, and the sixers later apologized and they asked her to come back, and now she's back here in philadelphia. >> good morning, how are you doing. >> i love your sweaters by the way. >> thank you. >> who wore it best. >> i will have to give it to you. >> yeah. >> it brought you in. >> yes. >> yes. >> it accentuated the curves. >> glad to have you back in philadelphia we want to bring up what happened. can you walk us through from your peck speakertive what happened that day. we were talking about the show sevyn was going to be polling. >> right, i was excited to be invited to sing the national anthem. high shirt, we matter, i just felt like, it was important to

when i heard this, i thought only the sixers. only the sixers have to postpone a home game when they have been doing so well due to condensation on the court. now, something went wrong with the cooling system and the ice underneath the court seeped through the wood. of all nights, it was when joel embiid's minutes were supposed to go up. the fans were turned away and offered another game in addition to the make up game. >> i'm sorry. the frustration is bad. most incredible fan base in the world. to have them come down on a rainy night, come here on a team like no fans. then to send them home. >> the eagles moving past the packers. so is nelson agholor. his benching was eye opener. a sprained ankle. eagles quarterback had to put the team back on his back. last game as best he could. scored a touchdown on the ground. he talked about where he is at this point in the season. >> physically, mentally, i feel great. i'm at a good spot, thankful to be healthy. mentally, i feel confident with where i'm at. as a team, the record and perfor

the sixers came winners two out of three. lakers lost eight in a row.atching from the side line, no word when he'll return to the court. but the sixers came up sluggish, trailing 13 to nothing, before embiid got hot, hitting the three right there. to the third we go, lakers forward, julius randall, pushing the ball up court. nobody got in his way. as he scored on the lay upright there. he had career high of 25 points. and our lou williams with the steel, goes into the lay up, sweet lou, 18 off the ben: sixers shot 36 for 74, lost 100 to 89. >>> and at the half, sixers held ceremony for alan iverson, the answer inducted into the hall of fame in september. doctor jay presented alan with his hall of fame jacket. warrier on the court. he gave the fans everything he had. he played ton of minute. well times have changed. now players are given games off for rest. so how would alan react if he was told he had to sit out a game to rest? >> probably major problem. probably get fined a lot from my verbal abuse. it would have been -- it would have been a tough situ

sixers apologized to their fans who went home disappointed. angelo cataldi from our sister station sports radio 94 wip says it was delay in the announcement that annoyed him most. >> what i blame the sixers for is once again they refuse to communicate with their fans, let them know there was some indication that as early as 10:00 o'clock in the morning. they let all those fans get in the car, drives to the building, spend money on concessions, there were reports out of sacramento by 7:30 that the game was going to be postponed and they did not announce anything until after 8:00. sixers need to respect the fans enough to keep them apprised and that is where they blue it this case. >> sixers fans were split on the decision, some were happy with the rain check and extra free game but not everyone. >> i thought there was condensation on the ground because it was just too cold yesterday and then too warm today. >> they should have just played. we all paid for it. >> we got in, it was like 15 to 20 minute wait, after that, they told us that the game

when i heard this, i thought only the sixers.a home game when they have been doing so well due to condensation on the court. now, something went wrong with the cooling system and the ice underneath the court seeped through the wood. of all nights, it was when joel embiid's minutes were supposed to go up. the fans were turned away and offered another game in addition to the make up game. >> i'm sorry. the frustration is bad. most incredible fan base in the world. to have them come down on a rainy night, come here on a team like no fans. then to send them home. >> the eagles moving past the packers. so is nelson agholor. his benching was eye opener. a sprained ankle. eagles quarterback had to put the team back on his back. last game as best he could. scored a touchdown on the ground. he talked about where he is at this point in the season. >> physically, mentally, i feel great. i'm at a good spot, thankful to be healthy. mentally, i feel confident with where i'm at. as a team, the record and performance, it's never perfect. i feel

these are members of the magee sixers spokesmen.e national wheelchair basketball association championship last year. >> tomorrow night, joins us for stories of heart and hope all year, we bring you stories of brotherly love. our brotherly love special is tomorrow night at 7:30 right here on cbs3. join in. justin? >> and it's time for weekend watch. the cold arctic air leading up to the weekend starts to move out saturday here coming the next storm system, round of wintery mix on saturday. poconos eventually will see highs near 40 saturday low 40's on sunday with rain in the city. cold air moves out by saturday afternoon, mid 40's then rain on sunday with highs in the 50's. at the shore could be light snow early satu love or like? naughty or nice? calm or bright? but at bedtime... ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, designed to let couples sleep together in individualized comfort. sleepiq technology tells you how you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from g

the sixers losing their eighth straight 96-91.lanova playing first game since being named the nation's number one team. it happens to be against big five lasalle. second half. nova up by seven. brunson, lead the team with 26, a little more than a minute. that might be my favorite name, pookie, pal. and they trail by four, but the veteran play the catch. kris jenkins pass to josh hart. notice wins by ten, now 9-0 in the season but i want to talk about pookiepal. >> what a name >> my man >> local leaders get the rock star treatment >> honor it's handed out tonight by jon bon jov (alex)tor) if you have medicare or will be covered soon, here are some important things you should know. first, if you think medicare covers everything, you may be in for an expensive surprise. second, you could be responsible for thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. which brings us to number three. a medicare supplement insurance policy from colonial penn life insurance company can help you save money by helping to pay the bills medicare doesn't. so

and the headline by the philadelphia "daily news," check it out, "sixers mop up." and then the sacramento kings with the postponement of last night's game, the tweets at the sixers expense. of course, they were. y'all can trust the process but not the floor? that was retweeted more than 750,000 times. of course, they're going to have a little fun with it. >> yes. thankfully, the rain is out of here. i keep checking my basement the last few days. >> that's like switching up to the nerf basketball. >> what do you got to do to win, bill? >> just score more points than the other team. they can resume play because rain has moved out. that's a live view from wilmington. foley stadium at 55. south jersey, the jersey shore closer to 60 degrees. temperatures are falling. something not up yet. do expect the temperatures to come down a little bit more. greenville getting closer to the 40s. we'll see the 40s before we get sunshine to warm temperatures up a little bit during the day. we're in the middle 50s. allendale is 55 degrees. 50s for rehoboth. in the wake of the showers

these are members of the magee sixers spokesmen.alified for the national wheelchair basketball association championship last year. >> tomorrow night, joins us for stories of heart and hope all year, we bring you stories of brotherly love. our brotherly love special is tomorrow night at 7:30 right here on cbs3. join in. justin? >> and it's time for weekend watch. the cold arctic air leading up to the weekend starts to move out saturday here coming the next storm system, round of wintery mix on saturday. poconos eventually will see highs near 40 saturday low 40's on sunday with rain in the city. cold air moves out by saturday afternoon, mid 40's then rain on sunday with highs in the 50's. at the shore could be light snow early saturday we're this is todd hardy. a fitness buff, youth baseball coach-and lung cancer patient. the day i got the diagnosis, i was just shocked. the surgeon in dallas said i needed to have the top left lobe of my lung removed. i wanted to know what my other options were. and i found that at cancer treatment cen

. >>> well, just ahead the sixers showing compassion, off the court. >> we will show you their new afterool program that is in partnership between the team and the city of philadelphia, plus what it hopes to accomplish. >> ♪ >> bruno mars is latest celebrity to take a ride with late, late show host james corden. >> car pool karaoke, later, coming up. >>> sixers youth foundation is partnering with the city of philadelphia, for a new after school program. >> and sports director don bell shows us, it will providing kids meals and learning opportunities, to several dozen students from our area. >> problems, and elect leaders , we need more leaders, and if we get that together, it will be a good world and better place. >> sixers legend world b free talking to students at warren harding school this frankford. team with the city of philadelphia, offers civic engagement kicked off an after school program called the coaching cafe. >> this is a new pilot program for sixers youth foundation, and it is about how we work with middle school age youth, it is power, mentors, as our next generation have

. >> last night's sixers game brought us back to a similar outdoor incident back in the summer of 2001 which we will discuss in a second but when we play indoors this sort of thing is not supposed to happen. sixers were ready to play sacramento kings at the well but game was cancelled as court, was in no conditions for basketball. it was likely because of conn ken says caused by unseasonable weather. wells fargo staff, well, they try everything, wet mops, dry mops, dryers, but to no luck. as you know sixers do share the well with the flyers and there is ice under that floor which likely caused the problem. they tried everything, even demarcus cousins of the kings attempting to help touring the delay. he looks like he is mopping with q tips. the nba decided to postpone the game because the floor was just not safe. >> the floor was a little slick today, starting at 4:00 o'clock. sacramento players recognized it in the shoot around. we came out today, and tried a whole bunch of different things. they dry mopped it, wet mopped it, let it the dry. it seemed to be a film on the court but at

they have never been to a sixers game. >> still ahead on nbc10 news at 4:00, how the sixers are trying to clear the air. >>> how the nbc10 responds tame helped her get a refund when the company wouldn't budge. and lesson learned, why a preschoolteacher is facing charges for what she was teaching her class. >>> and on wall street, it was a mixed day for stocks. >>> a daycare worker in allentown is facing charges this afternoon while authorities say she thought 3 and 4-year-olds to curse at other children and took a video of them doing that. giles was a bus monitor at creative minds academy in allentown. state regulators have revoked the center's license too. >>> kayla the sloth bear celebrated a birthday today. visitors even got to sing happy birthday to her. >>> and speaking of animals, take a look at this great dog smiling, dressed as one of santa's helpers. and nbc10 wants to see your holiday pictures. you can send them to us through faceback, twitter or instagram and you can also e-mail them to us. >>> the sixers haven't been too hot on the court in the last two years, now they have

and the sixers try to pose a threat. highlights next >>> don, sixers on the road still. >> do you see this? >> down to the wire? >> right, and they're up right now of course now that i said that, that's how it works, jinx them. it is always a guessing game with the sixers, never know who will be healthy enough to play. tonight in denver, okafor sitting out with a hamstring injury. only nine available players. i wonder what bubba chuck, allen iverson would say that, dude always injured and missing games. scored 13 against utah last night. chilling tonight. jo-jo, go for the loose ball. we've seen it few times this year. goes to the sixers bench but he would be okay. fast forwards to the fourth, joel deep, the three is good. right now he has 18 points, five boards, in the game. sixers, regain the lead. later on, oh, three ball. and right now the sixers on top late in the fourth quarter. we are talking about three minutes left, up 114-111. hopefully they can hang on. all right, the year is almost over. many will look back a

sixers fans in utah unhappy about not seeing mb.rst half, though, for the other sixers big man. strong drive to the cup, finishing with the left hand. third quarter sergio rodriguez to noel for the flush. 14 points lead up to four after three. but the jazz start the fourth quart we aer with a 21-2 run. sixers fall 100-83. >>> to the eagles now, looking to win back to back games. the birds haven't beaten the cowboys since 2011. although it appears they won't see much of the cowboys starters, it's still important to end the season with a positive. >> the first thing right now is to finish strong. we want to go out here sunday, compete at a high level, compete for every play and every opportunity. >> if we can just get a win, put a dent, and hit the playoffs, that would be a good thing. but i don't know if they're going to play their starters. nobody really knows. but if they do, i want them to go full tilt. >> temple's head coach, collins hired earlier this month after matt rule left for the job at baylor. flyers back on the ice tomor

sixers up four, they looked better tonight, how about embiid, sixers shooting nearly 50% from beyond.set up a at 117. what the wrong with steve mason, a bruised left hand on the rebound, patrick mar low beats him flyers down one after one, the flyers down one nothing in the second period. in eagles fans don't hate the cowboys enough you will hate to hear this, eagles lost eight of 11 games to the cowboys at the linc. another reason why they need to beat the boys, looking for the first win against dallas. doug pederson is proud the way his team responded through tough times. he believes it's a building block for 2017. >> there's no quit. fight is there. the effort has been there. and that's something these guys really bought into. these last few weeks, and so for me, that's been -- that's been kind of the -- the defining defining moment for me. these guys buying into what i've been saying. >> carson wentz celebrating his 24th birthday, big birthday wish a won. >>> can st. joe's and lasalle pull it out? will they get a win? find out next. . >>> villanova will have their handful on the r

. >>> coming up tonight, it was not the sort of action that sixers fans came to see. the slick situation on the court that forced the cancellation of the game and we try to find some answers. >>> and a parade of childrens bicycles took over broad street this afternoon. we'll tell you about the efforts to spread holiday cheer to military families. >>> we dried out, 50 degrees here and much cooler air is moving to the west and we have a december chill and more rain in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> and ducis rogers with the eagles getting ready for the cincinnati bengals, when "action news" continues tonight. >>> so this is the way it looked last night at the wells fargo center as they tried and tried to dry up the floor so the sixers could play basketball. but despite their best efforts they had to call off the game and send home some unhappy fans. "action news" reporter christie aleto is back at the arena tonight. do they know what happened to the floor and why it happened? >> reporter: well jim, we are pressing the wells fargo center for answers all

good hustle for the sixers in this one. joel embiid making a habit of that as he visits the fans once again. he was okay, though. then t.j. mcconnell with a steal and save to ilyasova. this is him draining the three. sixers doing their thing early on. more embiid, the block and-one. leads to a sergio rodriguez triple on the other end. sixers let it slip away after intermission. bledsoe hits a jumper. >>> the eagles are off for a few days after last night's win over the giants. they'll be missing a key piece for their season finale. ryan matthews suffered a herniated disc in his neck in this run near the goal line. he'll need surgery to repair it. pederson was asked to evaluate mathews' season. >> got off to a good start, and then there was a little bit of a lull in the middle, and he's finished up strong. that's kind of been the nature of the season for him. these last couple of weeks he's been our work horse at the running back position and did some really good things for us. this obviously is unfortunate now that he can't

sixers with a rough third quarter. magic hit six trifectas, outscored the sixers 32-19 in the frame. sixers took 95 shots, only made 38%. they lose 105-88. here's embiid and jhalil okafor on playing together. >> i thought we had our moments. we shared the ball. we missed shots and obviously we we shared the ball. we missed shots and obviously we need to play more together. >> the floor spacing, i know that was something people thought might be an issue, but i think that went well with me staying low and him staying high. >>> we turn to the eagles now, ryan matthews out for sunday's game against the bengals with a knee injury. wide receiver jordan matthews questionable with an ankle iws oury. if matthews can't play, doug pederson really has no choice but to play nelson agholor. even if matthews plays, pederson leaning towards plat mng agholo. >> his mind has been great. his attitude has been good. he's been working hard. right now nothing says, you know, not keeping him up, you know, keeping him out. everything is leani

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sixers out score 42 to 21 in the quarter. later in the third, crowd on their feet. why? because nerlens noel checks in gets a standing ovation. beefing with the squad recently. four points three rebounds in seven minutes. off the bench. sixers try to catch up but in the fourth quarter, no can do. down and anthony davis keeping it that way. 31 points for him along with 16 boards and the sixers fall 108-93. if i spent more than a week out of the office, i normally forget how to log into the company e-mail, barely find the way back. lane johnson hasn't practiced since the october and starting thursday. big right tackle is back after serving a ten-game suspension for test to go positive, during his hiatus, he wasn't allowed to visit the practice facility. now, he's diving back in. >> something plays on my mind all the time. right now when i'm with the team, i feel like a lot could happen differently with the season. not saying you know, one player can do that much. but held the team in a lot of way, from now on, to more strikes,

sixers led by as many as ten. fourth quarters, sixers up a basket.k stauskas, sixers 14th three of the night. we are locked up at 117 in the fourth corner. >>> travis konecny was a healthy scratch for the flyers. the flyers trail 1-0 in the second period. steve mason left the game in what appears to be a hand injury. >>> the cowboys come into the linc sunday with a 13-2 record, and have secured home field throughout the playoff, which leads to speculation about which quarterback may play. you may see them all, including tony romo. dak prescott's status and espn reports say he will play. head coach jason garrett wouldn't say. >>> speaking of quarterbacks, carson wentz turned 24 today, and you can catch our exclusive sit down with the birthday boy on eagles game day kickoff sunday at 9:30 on nbc10. here's wentz on his roller coaster rookie season. >> i kind of came out guns ablazing. it was tough, though. you know, it was tough to kind of deal with some of those losses. being in all of those games, all close games, having chances to win and not sealing

okafor, hooking newspaper the third quarter, okafor 17, sixers down six.en scores 31 points by the end of the third quarter, sixers down 18 after three. kyle lowry, 20 points. sixers lose. >> eagle guard brandon brook has missed two of the last three games. now we know why. he's been diagnosed with an anxiety condition. he's work with a doctor to get the help he needs. >> eagles don't think they are a bad football team. >> we are not talking about a huge margin. we have one or two plays that flips the entire trajectory of the season. >> that little detail. if i locked it in that much more, tweaked this one detail, the outcome would be different. still ahead, st. joes >> temple's new head coach was raised in georgia. he says he grew up a flyer hockey fan loving them because of their toughness. sounds like collins will fit in nicely. he spent the last two years with the florida gators. he's so good he even asked himself questions at the news conference. >> i know the question so i'll ask it now. do i feel pressure? back to back winning the east. do i feel pr

big night for the sixers. all playing in the same game, they are on national t.v.red for his hall of fame induction. he loves you back. >> i don't think you all understand how much i love you all. 'til death do us apart for real. i'm not taking anything away from the new era and the way things go now, but i could nevea game if something wasn't broke. >> is he taking a shot at how the sixers are handling things? they are force today fight back, okafor cleans up, combining for 29. julius randle will, down as many as 22, sixers down 189. the most loss in the nba. feeling the effects of a concussion, darren sprols ruled out for sunday's game and ravens with sprols out, bernard returns. with a banged up offensive line in a meaningless game, should she sit carson wentz and keep him out of harm's way? coach pederson says no way. >> i'm a believer in finish this out in the right way. we play our guys that have been there all season long. he's been a big part of that. i don't want to do that right now with him. i don't want to send that type of message not only to him but t

sixers played orlando magic tomorrow night at the well and hopefully the court will be ready. >> this is a little embarrassing, last night's sixers game was postponed because floor was too slippery. >> interesting. >> yeah. >> players for the kings noticed the issue during their shoot around yesterday afternoon. crews spent hours trying to fix it as fans arrived and as fans waited, eventually officials called off the game. this morning sixers are apology guys go to their fans. >> frustration is we have i think the most incredible, loyal fan base in the world. for them to come down on a rainy night, put their trust in this organization and to come here on a team like no fans cheer on a team and send them home, it the is disappointing. >> reporter: inningsers say fans can use their tickets for the game when it is rescheduled. fans will get the free tickets to another game, while frustrated fans we spoke to say they are understanding. >> they cancelled the game, said there was something wrong with the floor. sacramento players didn't want to come out. we get two free extra games. >> big

, sixers now up by one.ez gets the shot off. gives the nets the lead. doing back down the court, embiid throws to the sixers, they go onto win it 108 to 107. embiid had his best night of his young career, 33 points, ten boards,. >> we may not live in who ville, but the gun every is upsetting families in our area watch the grinch did over the weekends that that is children and parent fuming and demanding answers this morning. >> and fiery crash involving a school bus leaves two people dead. what police say may have caused this wreck. justin? >> all right, good morning, big weekends coming up for the christmas holiday. doesn't look like a white christmas this year. leading you up to the weekends, talking milder temperatures developing for late december. overall good travel conditions, both saturday, even christmas day, but late in the day christmas, a chance for few showers, right now doesn't look like a big deal. talk about the temperatures coming up in the seven day into few more minutes. >>> live from the c

sixers fans he loves you best. >> i don't think you all understand how much i love you all. to death do us a part for real! i'm not taking anything away from the new era and the way things go now, but i could never ever, ever sit out a game if something wasn't broke. >> did i.i take a shot at how the sixers are handling embiid and company. later in the second, randall the steal, the slam, down as many as 22. sixers go down 100-89. >>> eagles running back darn sproles is ruled out for the game against joe flacco. late tackle alan barber is questionable with a hamstring injury. a banged up offensive line in a meaningless game. should the eagles consider sitting carson wentz and keeping him out of harm's way. coach peterson said no way. >> i'm a big believer we finish this thing out the right way, we play our guys who have been there all season long and he's been a big part of that. i don't want to necessarily do that right now with him, i don't want to send that type of message not only to him, but the team. >> flyers will try to win their 11 straight in dallas. they will try

fourth quarter, sixers up a basket. to nik stauskas, sixers 14th three of the night. 124-122. >>> the cowboys come into the linc sunday with a 13-2 record, and have secured home field throughout the playoff, which leads to speculation about which quarterback may play. you may see them all, including tony romo. dak prescott's status and espn reports say he will play. head coach jason garrett wouldn't say. >>> speaking of quarterbacks, carson wentz turned 24 friday, and you can catch our exclusive sit down with the birthday boy on eagles game day kickoff sunday at 9:30 on nbc10. here's wentz on his roller coaster rookie season. >> i kind of came out guns ablazing. it was tough, though. you know, it was tough to kind of deal with some of those losses. being in all of those games, all close games, having chances to win and not sealing the deal late in those ball games was frustrating. we know we're a good team. we just didn't pull enough out in the end. >>> how about some college hoops? st. joe's hosting g.w. we've got more

sixers out score 42 to 21 in the quarter. later in the third, crowd on their feet. why? because nerlens noel checks in gets a standing ovation. beefing with the squad recently. four points three rebounds in seven minutes. off the bench. sixers try to catch up but in the fourth quarter, no can do. down and anthony davis keeping it that way. 31 points for him along with 16 boards and the sixers fall 108-93. if i spent more than a week out of the office, i normally forget how to log into the company e-mail, barely find the way back. lane johnson hasn't practiced since the october and starting thursday. big right tackle is back after serving a ten-game suspension for test to go positive, during his hiatus, he wasn't allowed to visit the practice facility. now, he's diving back in. >> something plays on my mind all the time. right now when i'm with the team, i feel like a lot could happen differently with the season. not saying you know, one player can do that much. but held the team in a lot of way, from now on, to more strikes,

. >>> up next, the second chance, a singer denied from performing at a sixers game because of her jersey rirns returns to the court, what he was wearing this time around. >>> popping the question, why holiday proposal was extra special for one couple and the local landmark where it took place. >>> triggering a scare, the dangerous package dropped off at the wrong home. sheena. >>> and get ready for snow and ice in the morning. coming up i'll show you the time that you don't want to be driving and when it all comes to an end. that's next. >>> nbc 10 responds is our promise to you. confusion over her cable bill led to no service. worst she was charged hundreds for the termination. how nbc 10 was able to get her results. >>> tonight in south philadelphia, a national anthem do-over. >> the sixers made a good on a promise to make things right with a singer denied the chance to perform earlier this year. ♪ what proudly we hailed >> r&b singer performed the anthem before tonight's sixers/lakers game. wearing a "we matter." jersey. she posted this video explaining what happened and it went viral

the sixers begin back-to-back games on the road.o jo jo against the jazz, nerlens noel, he gets extra point time off the bench. that was a nice pass, noel for the slam. he starts six. joel okafor, tied up third quarter noel again for the lead. yes, noel 14 points in the season 22 minutes, sixers up four after three, but fourth quarter this is not sound good. going to 21-two run and the sixers out scored 39 in the fourth, lose, they lost 12 straight. benny logan believe he will be among the best players in the nfl at his position come next year, but lit be here? logan is a free agent. he's hoping the eagles resign him. carson wentz should be here a very long time. he's in the holiday spirit sending each offensive line man a penalized hunting shotgun as a christmas gift. if you think it's unusual and questioning the safety of giving out guns, the eagles players like it >> it's not an unusual gift. it's a gift. it's the thought that counts. appreciate it >> it's different but if you know carson, he's an outdoorsman. his passion is outd

take a shot at how the sixers are handling embiid and company.ers fell 13-zip forced to fight back. okafor cleans it up later 29. randall the slam, sixers go down 100-89. >>> feeling the effect of concussion, darren sproles is ruled out for play against joe flacco. alan barber is questionable with a hamstring injury. should the eagles consider sitting out carson wentz and keeping him out of harms way? keep peterson says no way. >> i'm a person who thinks you finish out the right long. you play all the guys who played all season long. i don't want to send that type of message not only to him, but the team. >> reporter: flyers will try to win 11 straight today in dallas, they will try to do it for the first time in 39 years. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. have a great day. >> happening right now on "action news," saturday at 9:00 a.m. it is a slick start in parts of the area after a one-two punch of snow and ice. >> this is a live action cam shot from king of prussia montgomery county. we have live team coverage of the storm that moved through

the sixers are just a tennant in the middling, they don't run it.ut they say they'll let everyone in the dome last night come back for a makeup game and they'll also pay for parking, but for gas, food or anything else to get to the game, they're on their own. >> we're on our phones trying to find news about what's going on and we're sitting in your seats at your stadium. >> reporter: and again, this isn't the sixers stadium, they just play here. a source tells me everyone knew about the problem all day, but they thought it would be fixed by game time. everybody on the sixers side, they said they're all sitting there waiting for the nba commissioner to finally sign off on the postponement. they couldn't say anything to the fans until they got the news from new york. >> a bit of an explanation tonight. tim, thank you. >>> wilmington's council president wants to use $200,000 to improve the athletic field at elgin park. the improvements include new lighting and a scoreboard. >>> new developments now on an nbc10 investigation. a camden county judge has s

. >>> this was not what sixers fans had in mind when they showed up, they were hoping to see the team mop up the floor with it their opponent. we'll explain. >> 5:30, december 1, let's get this new month started. let's go over to karen rogers and matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: i've been cleaning up the weather for you. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows all the showers have cleared the coastline. we're dry in the area. temperatures are in the 50s. even in the overnight hours we're mild. 53 in oxford. 57 in center city. 53 in browns mills. 57 in hammonton, new jersey. 56 in vineland and glassboro. 56 degrees in dover, delaware. satellite and radar showing we have a significant amount of rain, in the past 48 hours. that has moved out. we have clouds in most parts of south jersey and delaware, seeing breaks in the clouds in philadelphia and north and west. we'll see sunshine mixing with the clouds. temperature are not going very far. we're in the 50s we'll stay in the 50s with the cold air inn. 4:00 p.m., 52. 7:00 p.m., 47 degrees, it will get cold overnight. i'll talk about

knocks down sixers with a 13 point half time lead sixers trailing by a point. joel knocks down the three right there. sixers regain the lead. game tied in the fourth. eric's jump is good. we have phoenix leading one of six, 94 in the fourth. eagles off until tuesday. they will start preparing for the final regular season game against the cowboys. they end add five, gaming losing streak beating the giants and preventing big blue from clinching a playoff spot. this was a costing win. ryan matthews season is over. he injured his neck. he has a herniated disk. any neck injury is serious. doug pederson what asked if this could be a career ending injury for ryan. >> again, i don't have all the information right now. they're, what i got from our doctors this morning is that it looks like surgery is in the near future. nothing that's, just has to get fixed. >> the eagles really needed this win after losing five in a row. the return of lane johnson hurt. darren sproles ran 25 yards to the touchdown. they may have allowed 470 yards but held them to one touchdown, pick af

last thing the sixers need is a slipper -- sixer slipping and getting injured. >> there seemed to be like a film on the court. neither of the teams players could get very comfortable. both of the coaches were on the same page, on board. >> bick disappoint, being driving down here in traffic and everything, be zero but we will stay loyal, be back next week. >> we came here looking for good game, ultimately player safety. that's what's most important. >> to college hoops, temple, st. joe's, in a tight game. but, in the last second, big three right here would put temple ahead, for good. seventy-eight-72, that's sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >>> call it football. awards just keep coming for penn state. james franklin won the big ten "coach of the year" earlier this week. and, yesterday was announced that the running back, barkley, won the big player of the year. he had 1,219 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns. first from pen tate to win this award since michael robinson. >> of course the big ten championship game will be right here on fox saturday at 8:00. penn state battles wisconsin,

late in the second sixers up by 3.r big job 13 points in frame and finished with same number. this was led by five -- sixers led by five and late in this game you knew what would happen they flat off go off. utah takes lead and they go nuts in the 4th quarter and win 100 to 83. by now you may have heard carson swents giving offensive line men custom made shot guns for the holidays as response organization called sees fire pa is sending players gun locks as safety measure. they were at practice prepare are for the match-up at the linc he said he wanted to give them something different. it's more like a keepsake. here's reaction from a couple teammates. >> i mean i appreciate it. he's looking out for us. and a gift say gift. it's the thought that county appreciate it. >> carson can do whatever he wants a gift say gift and i know he meant it you know he appreciate us and we appreciate him. >> i appreciate that. >> meanwhile eagles have sufficient decisions in the off season. bennie logan is potential free agent and probab

knocks down sixers with a 13 point half time lead sixers trailing by a point. joel knocks down the three right there. sixers regain the lead. game tied in the fourth. eric's jump is good. we have phoenix leading one of six, 94 in the fourth. eagles off until tuesday. they will start preparing for the final regular season game against the cowboys. they end add five, gaming losing streak beating the giants and preventing big blue from clinching a playoff spot. this was a costing win. ryan matthews season is over. he injured his neck. he has a herniated disk. any neck injury is serious. doug pederson what asked if this could be a career ending injury for ryan. >> again, i don't have all the information right now. they're, what i got from our doctors this morning is that it looks like surgery is in the near future. nothing that's, just has to get fixed. >> the eagles really needed this win after losing five in a row. the return of lane johnson hurt. darren sproles ran 25 yards to the touchdown. they may have allowed 470 yards but held them to one touchdown, pick af

embiid poured in 33 points in last night's sixers win over the nets.d scored 17 of those points in the third quarter. he also had 10 rebounds and blocked three shots. the sixers won 108-107 and embiid gave the fans an up close look at his athleticism. sixers will host the pelicans tomorrow night. >>> jimmy rollins on the move once again. signed a minor league deal with the giants. this will be his third team since leaving the phils. j. roll spent last season with the white sox before he was designated for assignment in june. last season he batted just .221. trying hang on. >> all right. >> coming up on "action news" melissa magee with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> ♪ >> the week ahead from accuweather and melissa magee. >> jim it's chilly outside right now but temperatures will be slowly moderating as we get into the end of this week into the holiday over the week. we'll show you what's going on with storm tracker6 live double scan radar. you can see it's dry, no issues with precipitation. but it is pretty cold. we'll sh

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here's sixers coach and embiid on what the holiday season means to them. >> i am a christmas romantici feel like i have been an all-star christmas dad over my years. i love it. yv ai've grown up in new englan with the snow and i love the holidays. >> that's one of the big celebrations back home and i'm a catholic. so that's a big deal. >> the boys were in good shape against the suns up by as many as 13 but a furious second half come back saw them beat the sixers byseven. and embiid spoke after the game about how he felt throughout on the court with noel. >> it wasn't a lot but i thought we did put all the shots on the floor and watch the tape to see how we did. but i thought defensively was pretty good. we really got to figure out. we still got a lot of stuff to figure out. >> let's go to the nfl pap dozen games on the docket, leaving just two for tomorrow. one a huge match up between the broncos and chiefs. kansas city needing a win to clinch a playoff spot while denver is on the outside looking in. here's the football night in america crew. >> welcome to the set "football night in a

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the kings beat the sixers 102-100. embiid had himself a game. >> the temple owls play the demon deacons of wake for this is afternoon, in annapolis, in the military bowl. kick off is 3:30. the owls could set a team record with 11 wins, with a win today, they've already put together back-to-back ten win seasons, for the first time ever. that's a far cry from the team that graduating seniors played on as freshmen, that team, went two and ten. our lesley van arsdall will be at the game with live reports, john reddick stopped by our studios last week started as walk-on, now a team leader. >> just crazy, you know, been here for five years, gave everything i could. went into the program for as long as i have, we gave everything we could coming off. and now, that it is coming to an end, we've got the chance, you know, to make history yet again. it is just crazy. and i'm glad that it is all ending the way that it is. >> in harrisburg, the penn state nittany lions left for their bowl action. the number five team in the country

sixers, grizzlies in memphis and they keep finding ways to lose.ario saric, he did his best, they say he had 17 points, seven rebound but with the sixers leading, they could not put ate way. memphis would score the final seven points of the contest, and to win 96-91. sixers did play without jared bayless, nerlens necessity he will, and jahlil okafor. they will lay pelicans monday night. >>> at palestra big five hoops featuring nation's new number one villanova taking on lasalle. we will pick it up sending half 'nova up by seven, jaylen brownson went off, he had 26 points. just over a minute left, with the lay up, he is keeping the explorers in it. they are hanging in down by four but veterans play, the cats, it just shows, chris jenkins long pass to josh hart they win 89-79. they remain undefeated nine and zero on the season. not a bad effort by the explorers, not a bad one at all but they are number one team in the country for a reason. >> absolutely, continuing that success. >> absolutely. >> on fire. >> pat, thanks very much. >> you got it. >>>