jamie apody went one on one with sixers coach brett brown. >> how do you acclimate him to the team, then, the nba. >> well, i don't think there is a blueprint where, you know, it is perfectly scripted in a book. i think for me it is more of who we are, you want to educate him on what our version of culture equals. >> reporter: this is a fun time as a coach. >> i love it. i think you have a real story to tell. we have players, and first round draft picks and a brand new pristine practice facility about to be opened in september. you got the city of philadelphia. i think we have a heck of a story to tell. i think the story will only get better brett brown went on to say he believes they will be able to fight for nba teams for big time free agent names. free agency has been out of control. sixers not really coming up with anyone yet but look at these hundred million-dollar contracts out there to see. players that are not even all stars, mike connolly, bradley deal, evan turner, 70 million-dollar from port land. turner is guarantied money. guys like tom brady, eli manning and drew brees. >>

brett brown, he does like harrison barnes of the golden state warriors.we'll see if he's an option coming up. kevin durant, don't hold your breath. but the sixers and nba teams can start talking to free agents tonight at midnight. they need a point guard. the sixers are still talking about trading noel and okafor. the raptors are interested in noel. sixers coach brett brown admits being on the trade block has to be hard. >> it would be difficult at times to wonder where's my next home? but as i said from the start, i'll coach them until somebody tells me that they're not my player. >>> 56 hits, 28 runs over the last four games. hopefully, the phillies can keep it going tomorrow when they take a swing at the champion kansas city royals. >>> sad story about matt imhof. the former second-round pick lost his right eye after a freak accident. the clearwater pitcher was training with a resistance band attached to a wall when a piece of metal holding it in place broke off crushing his eye. imhof's career is now in yeper dip -- jeopardy. shayne gostisbehere says

let's play brett brown for a second. he makes millions. coach of the sixers. what a dream job what would you do with the sixers line up and players right now. here's my line up, ben simmons at point, gerald henderson at two, dario saric would i start at 36789 you say defense player. jahlil okafor at four and nerlens noel at the five with embiid and bayless and others off the bench. what do you think of this line up that i propose. >> okafor and knoll cannot play together so i don't like it that much to tell you the truth. let's look at my line up here. i agree with one capacity ben simmons will take over point guard position. they will try bayless with henderson at first and realize they will not get enough out of that line up. simmons will be the point guard with henderson. i need a shooter. i have covington on the floor and since okafor cannot play with noel, i will try to play him with embiid. i might have okafor and embiid as power forward. >> here's my problem with covington he averaged 12 points per game, 13-point on a very bad team last year. i think em

head coach brett brown says i don't know. n says saric and ben simmons are similar players in the sense that they are athletic, and versatile players, and he has options here. simmons can play small forward, power forward but whatever they do it sound like brown will find a spot for saric. >> dario and ben have a similar skill set that i think is good problem to have, playing those two guys together, is part of my plan, i think that dario is going to be good enough, to force me to figure it out. >> the sixers, done summer league play but tonight basketball they want to go home too. toronto minute so the game features a ball stuck atop the backboard. player attempts to get it done but that ball gets stuck. even the broom can get down the ball, balls are tired there that late night partying in vegas. they want just to go home.

. >>> we're going to tell you when a deal will be signed and brett brown tells us what dar yoe will bringo the team. it's all next. guess what i just did? built a sandcastle? ha, no, i switched to geico and got more. more? 24/7 access online, on the phone or with the geico app. that is more. go get some mud... all that "more" has to be why they're the second-largest auto insurer. everybody likes more. mhm, i think so. geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright... with simply right checking from santander bank. ♪ are you feeling alright, baby? ♪ >>> this is sports desk, brought to you by xfinity >>> final lay, ly it is happeni dario saric will sign with the sixers. now sixers' president has reportedly told dario's turkish team they are buying out his contract. he's 6'10" has a great work ethic on the court. brown says playing dario and simmons together will be another process. >> the interfwrags of

jim o'brien back with the team to be brett brown's lead assistant. this just in. you can see ben simmons play for the sixers on their summer league team. it all starts monday night july 4th on the comcast network. nhl free agency is under way. they let ryan whiteley join the coyotes. they signed another play from arizona boyd gordon. they signed winger weise. he gets a full year deal for over $9 million. he played with the canadians and blackhawks last year. >> we feel dale adds size and some speed and some grit. he's got good hands. he can score some goals. we didn't have the space to add what you'd call a top scorer, so we went with depth scoring to add to the top nine. >> phillies back home tonight hosting the royals. phils coming off the good 5-4 road trip. take a look at kentucky today. services for former eagles head coach buddy ryan. many former birds were there. he had quite a bond with his former eagles. >> when i think about buddy, i think about he educated us. particularly someone who didn't have a father in the home. usually for after the leelts, coach

brett brown was play open last night about this being another process. >> similar games, similar stylesge. for those who haven't seen him play, there will be a real excitement of how versatile he is. there is a toughness that the city of philadelphia is just going to fall in love with. he is a bull in a china shop type player. >> we like to hear that. the sixers have a bunch of big men, and apparently three is a crowd. the sixers reportedly tried to trade oak oh for or noelle prior to the draft. it appears they're still trying. >> you're comfortable heading into the season with the three big guys on the roster? >> absolutely not. but i think what we are comfortable doing is saying we're not going to make a bad deal just to make a deal. when i say in a playful way, no, i'm not comfortable, i think we could be a better basketball team if we could distribute that talent better. and maybe take one of those assets and, you know, address other needs on the roster. >> still trying to trade one of them. nfl tom brady had his appeal denied so his four-game suspension stands. sean mccoy will not

brett brown said the city of philadelphia will fall in love with sarge. how does sarge feel about being in philly? john clark caught up with the 6'10" forward. >> you had to pay money to get out of your contract. you could have made more money in the short term staying over there. why are you coming now? >> for me, most important is i stay after two years out there. i want to come here, and i did what's important for me. >> ben simmons has been ruled out of tonight's summer league game against the nets. the team wants to look at the organization's other prospects. >>> ryan has signed a two-year guaranteed contract with the san antonio spurs. the deal is for the league minimum. and comes with a $75,000 guarantee. >>> we'll be right back. when you're the parent of a disabled child, you realize that the world can be a harsh place. but you also realize it can be a really loving, wonderful place. when i saw donald trump mock somebody who was disabled, i was appalled. you gotta see this guy... ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh, i don't remember! that reporter

the sixers have added a free agent coach, jim o'brien is back with the team, he's going to be brett brown'slead assistant. he coached the sixers for one year back in 2004-2005. sixers fans get ready to see ben simmons play in a sixers uniform for the first time. he is on the sixers summer league roster and they start their games monday night, fourth of july, you can see it live at 7:00 on the comcast network. nhl free agencies is under way. the flyers let rhine leaf leave. they signed boyd gordon and winger dale weiss. hopefully he can replace ryan white or be a third line player. he gets a four year deal for over $9 million. he played for the canadians and plaque hawks last season. >> phillies back home last night hosting the royals. phillies are coming off a 5-4 road trip, one of the best offenses in baseball on that trip. let's jump to the first. herrera leading off. gone off ian kennedy. that's his ninth homer of the season. already more than he had last year. in the third 1-1. a base hit to right, herrera scores so it's 2-1. then it is cody ashy in the fifth. cody with seven rbis over

. >> sixers summer league act continuing in vegas brett brown, ben simmons, okafor and embiid watchinghe sixers take on a team tj mcconnell looking to dish he does to brandon paul. 20 points for paul and nine assists for mcconnell. off the miss, sean long led the sixers with 21 points. they withi within the 108-71. >> forbes released its list. the see ooh eagles are 17th on the list. the most valuable franchise in the world the dallas cowboys at 4 billion. we hate it when dallas wins, don't we. >> um-hmm. >> tom brady loses again second u.s. circuit court of appeals denied his attempt to serve a four game suspension. the new england patriots quarterback has only one move left take his fight to the supreme court. no word on whether tom terrific plans to do so. >> i think he'll be going to the supreme court. >> we'll find out. >> all right. we'll take short break >>> ♪ >>> new at 11:00 popular musical hits the stage here in philadelphia. >> ♪ >> huge crowd came out to see sister act at the walnut street theater. that's the beginning. remember that fur coat she gets. good night. a pouring

brett brown and the coaches of these two teams.e play ground players and that's ben simmons. he had six assists that's wonderful. but the guy's got to learn how to shoot. three baskets. one layup, one dunk and five footer. sixers lose it 85-77. >>> the british open golf championship this week as they like to say in scotland just call the open. it's at the golf links that's not the biggest story in golf. it's about the olympics. for the first time in 104 years, the golf is -- it's an olympic even but the top four players in the world will not go because of the health risk with the zika virus. jordan speith one of those four had his news conference today and only three of the questions in 26 minutes of a news conference were about this tournament. it's about deciding not to go to row yo. >> mine came down to just very personal decision that, again yorks expect everybody to understand but trust i believe i'm making the right decision for myself. for my future and, um, for those around me. >> roar row mcilroy also won't be playing. but

how will brett brown make those two puzzle pieces fit?e'll answer that question next. >>> time to check in with peter alexander for a look at what's coming up on nbc nightly news. good evening, peter. >> denise, thanks. coming up tonight on nbc nightly news the president of turkey says there's a heavy price to pay for all those at the center of that deadly coup attempt. we're there live. >>> plus new developments in the investigation into the bastille truck massacre in nice, france. also after a few days of back and forth seeming confusion, indiana governor mike pence now officially donald trump's running mate. and from the kennel to the canine unit, this is a great story you'll want to see. the program that is training abandoned dogs to help police. we have it all ahead when we see you in a few minutes for nbc nightly news. >> thanks, peter. we'll see you in just a bit. >>> how about some baseball. the phillies and mets continue their series tonight. the mets won last night's opener 5-3. even with the loss, the phils are just seven games

brett brown will spend his down time figuring out thousand use him on the court.ight the sixers finished up summer league play beating miami. 15 points, 10 rebounds six assists. numbers for both summer leagues averaged almost seven points a game. after the game ben was asked what he thinks he needs to work on. >> i got a lot of growing to do. i'i'm not a guy who -- that's what they're trying to tell me to do. i'm enjoying learning. >> and when ben comes to camp he will finally get to meet dario saric. he signed yesterday with the sixers. dario played last two years in the turkish league averaging 11 points and six boards a game. he is also a power forward, the same position as simmons but dario says they could both play together. >> how we would play, how we would help each other during the game and i think we will make good teams, not just me and ben, i think whole team. >> third round the british open phil mickleson had a third shot league. rory mcilroy does not like the second shot on the 16th hole so whose fault is it. he shot three over 72. he's out of conten

. >>> sixers coach brett brown told "action news" they would be throwing punches with the big boys and over some big free agents but as much as he loves restricted free agent harrison barnes, dallas plan to give him four years, 95 million, unless golden state matches the offer. sixers are also interested in four time all-star point guard raja rondo according to espn. rondo has been in the nba for a decade. he spent last season in sacramento after starting in boston. brown tells six abc if they can get one big free agent to add to those young stars the the sixers will be a big time attraction. >> you need a springboard reason for somebody to say, wow, you know, not only do they have these young guys, you know, you signed x, and it is a ripple effect. the players want to play with players. they want to win. and they want to play with talent. i think that our story of how we're going to tell it, grow it, say it, and show it over the next few years is really exciting. >> the celtics are not only making a push to land free agent kevin durant by having patriots quarterback tom brady in on th

that is what sixers coach brett brown when asked where dario saric will play, newly signed forward isnother big man, on a crowded roster full of big men. brown says saric first over pick ben simmons are similar in the sense they're athletic, versatile players. simmons could play point, dario could be the three, both give guys, and brown, some flexibility. brown does have time to play around, the season does not start for three more months. >> dario, and we have ben, they have a similar skill set, that i think is a good problem to have. playing those two guys together, i think is part of my plan. i think that dario is going to be good enough to force me to figure it the out. >> well, talk about a rough patch. phil mickelson is in the worst ruth of his career. mickelson has not won a pga tournament since winning the british open three years ago and now, this tournament could be falling apart too. rory mcilroy's club comes to party. slams it down. mcilroy is two over, tied for 18th. mickelson is in a better mood, barely on 13, the birdie, but two shot lead falls apart on 17. here comes h

sixers coach brett brown told 6abc this week they will slowly turn things around. >> we don't have tothing now. but we recognize at some point like we just need to have a more positionally balanced team and we hope to do that without making foolish, you know, quick decisions. >> brown should have some extra help on the bench next season. nba source confirms to "action news" former head coach jim o'brien the philly native is expected to rejoin the team as an assistant. >>> while the sixers had this much money to play with in free agency, the flyers have this much. the flyers have to nickel and dime their spending. the flyers are still able to score two forwards today in free agency dale wies gets a four year deal worth nearly nine and a half million dollars. he scored some big playoff goals is coming to town he spent last season in chicago and montreal. flyers also pick up boyd gordon who spent last year in arizona. both are expected to be third or fourth line players. >>> just about everyone on the phillies is hitting right now except tommy joseph in a one for 15 slump at the plate. r

there are many reasons coach brett brown envisions simmons as the point guard.tomorrow against the lakers simmons looking to build off his six points and six assists last night. >> i let the game come to me. i threw a lot of assists. that's where they were getting me and i took it. that was my mentality coming into this game just win. >> larry brown is bouncing from yet another coaching job. brown is has resigned from smu. over the last 51 years he's coached 15 different teams believe it or not he spent more time with the sixers than anyone else. southern methodist says they offered brown a contract extension but he was not happy with the offer. so he steps away after just four years brown who was suspended at the start of last season for violating ncaa rules had the last unbeaten team in the country until temple beat them in january. >>> as exciting as it's been a shayne gostisbehere i've von has a slot to do better. he has a shot to for a roster spot. he's considered one of the best defensive prospects in all of hockey. he can score with the best of them and h

head coach brett brown calls the criticism unfair he wanted simmons to sit next to him and get differentective of the game. so there's that. >>> sixers in summer league action taking on the brooklyn nets. there's ben simmons sitting on the bench hanging out nerlins noel. jahlil okafor. zig certification leading by two. holmes with the big old jam. six social security lead 55-51. 2.50 left now. six social security down by four. brandon paul with the three. sixers cut nets lead to one. clock winding down now. they need another buck. paul fading away three, new york city good. sixers fall to the nets 87-84. >>> main meanwhile dario is finally here 2014 lottery pick darrow saric arriving in philadelphia this afternoon. he's supposed to sign with the 76ers tomorrow. he can have got a will the more money if he waited one more move. said he wanted to keep his word. >> of course, after my draft in 2014 my first time here. after two years we would come here. i'm here because i was joined with this team. i'll try to make it better. >> a man of his word. welcome dario. >>> 145th british open in sco

. >>> sixers reportedly hiring former head coach jim o'brien as an assistant coach on brett brown's staffo'brien coached the sixers in 2004 leading them 43-39 record and were eliminated from the playoffs by the pistons. jim philly native graduating from roman catholic and also played college ball at st. joe's. free agency started in the nhl up like the sixers the flyers do not have a lot of money to spend on the free agent market. gm signed two players gordon who played last season with arizona and winger dale who played with montro al and chicago. four year deal worth 9.4 million. he had 14 goals all with montreal. >> very nice. good to see jim o'brien coming back. >> you know him pretty well. >> he was at pembrook state university at the time. welcome back, jim if come on back. >> can i get a 10 day crack. i'm available. >> lesley, thanks. >> up next police rule out the ♪ >>> tonight some local children got a taste of hollywood all thanks to the philadelphia police department. >> "eyewitness news" at the 12 police district on woodland avenue. officers there transformed the roll call roo

. >> brett brown says he loves saric can shoot, pass and dribble at 6-foot ten.and heat in summer league play. ben simmons back after taking two games off. he had 15 points, ten rebound and six a is ises. his shooting percentage still lacks, just five of 15, sixers win 74-66. >> i got a lot of growing to do. you know, i'm in the a guy that comes down but i will improve my game. i'm enjoying learning. we have a great young team. i'm looking forward to getting in that work. >> still ahead tom brady pulls himself out of the game, legal game, plus phil mickelson hopes to keep it rolling at the open championship. i survived breast cancer. if the doctors hadn't caught it early i might not be sitting here. so i'm outraged that pat toomey voted to defund planned parenthood... ...which thousands of pennsylvania women depend on for cancer screenings. pat toomey was even willing to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. shut down the government over planned parenthood? i think we ought to shut down pat toomey. women vote is responsible

. >> brett brown says he loves saric can shoot, pass and dribble at 6-foot ten. sixers and heat in summer league play. ben simmons back after taking two games off. he had 15 points, ten rebound and six a is ises. his shooting percentage still lacks, just five of 15, sixers win 74-66. >> i got a lot of growing to do. you know, i'm in the a guy that comes down but i will improve my game. i'm enjoying learning. we have a great young team. i'm looking forward to getting in that work. >> still ahead tom brady pulls himself out of the game, legal game, plus phil mickelson hopes to keep it rolling at it's the celebration of the year! blinds to go's annual storewide sale going on now! buy one, get one at half price. hundreds of styles and colors. every item through the store. buy one get one at half price. our biggest sale of the year is a blast! blinds to go. blinds for life. blinds to go's annual storewide sale going on now.r at buy one, get one at half price. hundreds of styles and colors. every item through the store. buy one get one at half price. that's something t

head coach brett brown has told six abc all week with their young players, and the free agent additions something very exciting. >> you need a springboard reason for somebody to say, wow, you know, not only do they have these young guys you have signed x, and it is a ripple effect. the players want to play with players. they want to win. they want to play with talent. i think that our story of how we're going to tell it and grow it and say it and show it over the next few years is really exciting. >> let's hope so. first place union will try to keep their foot on the gas pedal tonight when they hit the road in houston, worst team in the west. union only have one road win this season. >>> we have a major upset at wimbledon novak djokovic is not happy. he won last four major titles but goes down in the third round to sam query today. query is first place from the united states to take down, the number one ranked player in the world of wimbledon, he is 31 years. afterward djokovic says he is not 100 percent healthy. >>> she says she wants to be the fastest woman in the world, while track a

. >> sixers summer league act continuing in vegas brett brown, ben simmons, okafor and embiid watchinghe sixers take on a team tj mcconnell looking to dish he does to brandon paul. 20 points for paul and nine assists for mcconnell. off the miss, sean long led the sixers with 21 points. they withi within the 108-71. >> forbes released its list. the see ooh eagles are 17th on the list. the most valuable franchise in the world the dallas cowboys at 4 billion. we hate it when dallas wins, don't we. >> um-hmm. >> tom brady loses again second u.s. circuit court of appeals denied his attempt to serve a four game suspension. the new england patriots quarterback has only one move left take his fight to the supreme court. no word on whether tom terrific plans to do so. >> i think he'll be going to the supreme court. >> we'll find out. >> all right. we'll for all those pokers, prodders, shuckers and sniffers, all giant produce is triple checked. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant. hey how's it going, hotcakes? hotcakes. this place has hotcakes. so why aren't they s

. >>> sixers reportedly hiring former head coach jim o'brien as an assistant coach on brett brown's staffo'brien coached the sixers in 2004 leading them 43-39 record and were eliminated from the playoffs by the pistons. jim philly native graduating from roman catholic and also played college ball at st. joe's. free agency started in the nhl up like the sixers the flyers do not have a lot of money to spend on the free agent market. gm signed two players gordon who played last season with arizona and winger dale who played with montro al and chicago. four year deal worth 9.4 million. he had 14 goals all with montreal. >> very nice. good to see jim o'brien coming back. >> you know him pretty well. >> he was at pembrook state university at the time. welcome back, jim if come on back. >> can i get a 10 day crack. i'm available. >> lesley, thanks. >> up next police rule out the -- roll out t ♪ >>> tonight some local children got a taste of hollywood all thanks to the philadelphia police department. >> "eyewitness news" at the 12 police district on woodland avenue. officers there transformed the

. >> brett brown says he loves that he can shoot pass and dribble. ben simmons back after taking two games off for a rest. ten rebounds and assist. sixers win this game, 74-66. >>> that's a look at sports this morning, i'm ducis rogers, you have yourself a terrific weekend. come to sesame place before little kids become big kids. before dress up turns to make-up. and tag becomes hashtag. and don't miss our brand new show, the magic of art featuring abby cadabby. come to the only place that makes little hearts race. get unlimited visits with a season pass for 6 payments of less than $19. sesame place the president of turkey said he is in control after a military coup that put 1500 soldiers behind bars and left dozens dead. >>> four park cars are damaged after a driver slams into them in west philadelphia. >>> we have a heat wave, the big question is there any relief in sight? >> reporter: no. >> meteorologist chris sowers is here, don't say no. >> reporter: one or two areas you might pick up an isolated shower or thunderstorm. if you don't pick up tha

sixers headoach brett brown talked to "action news" about how simmons and soros will plateauing. >> dario and ben have a similar skill set which is a good problem to have. playing the two guys together i think is part of my plan. i think dario will be good enough to force me to figure it out. >> an interesting note simmons and soros both forwards see eye to eye, 6'10". >> more in fact coming in about the shooting in baton rouge, louisiana, authorities saying three officers dead, three injured. >> we're live in cleveland where the rnc will knight it's presidential nominee. >> plus a look at what's coming to philadelphia's favorite venue. the dell music center it's more than music and some of it is free. those stories and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "actionnues. we are following breaking news this hour out of baton rouge, louisiana, we have new information, abc news has confirmed multiple police officers have been shot and three are dead, according to the associated press. we are learning that one suspect is dead. there are possibly two suspects a large right now. the

sixers faithful have waited a few years to see, here's coach brett brown. >> dario has a good skill set. playing those two guys together, thaty plan. dario will be good enough to figure out. >> the coach obviously liking the situation. >> reporter: 90-year-old gro up in dolphin county. he made his major debut with the philadelphia athletics. he was noticed by traveling salesman. he lives in texas, but returned home to present his new biography, wonder boy. >> i was used to these kind of passion. i was amazed to walk into a park that held 30,000 people. >> he played 11 seasons, the ball field where he grew up was named after him back in 2005. >> we've got much more "action news" straight ahead. we'll be right back. i had sixteen surgeries. ♪ i don't sleep through the night unless i have my medicine. ♪ my medical bills was piling up. my employer stopped paying me. pond lehocky has put me back together. ♪ when you're the parent of a disabled child, you realize that the world can be a harsh place. i was appalled. you gotta see this guy... ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh, i don't remember

brett brown said he can shoot pass and dribble. ben simmons back after two games off for rest. sixers win the game, 74-56. that's a look at sports this morning, i'm ducis rogers you have yourself a terrific weekend. the president of turkey says he is in control of his country after an attempted military coup that put more than 1500 soldiers behind bars and left dozens of people dead. >>> plus, several parked cars are damaged after a driver slams into them in west philadelphia overnight. >>> we may mark an official heat wave today. the million dollar question is there any relief in sight? outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers with a look ahead, chris a million dollar question, is there relief? >> reporter: only a little. we could have afternoon showers and thunderstorms if you pick up one of the storms it will cool the temperatures down in the neighborhood. if you don't see a storm it will be a hot and somewhat oppressive day with temperatures back in the 90s feeling like 95 or 96. actually those numbers will get worse before they get better as we move into next week. 68 i

head coach brett brown says the city of philly will-in-law if love with him.comcast sports net's john clark caught up with the 6'10" forward to ask him why he decided to come to philly now. >> you had to pay money to get out of your contract and you could have made more money in the short term by staying over there. why are you coming there. >> because i say after two years after my league career, i would come here and i want to do what is important for me. >> and former villanova guard ryan arcidiacono s has signed a two-year guaranteed contract with the san antonio spurs. >> ray: ryan was born in philly and he attended school right here in town. >>> and we continue 0 follow breaking developments in the aftermath of the deadly truck attack in france. new details about the driver shot -- the police shot and killed as well as twos american victims killed in yesterday's terror attacks. >>> and imagine looking under your car and seeing this. the slithering surprise that stunned a pennsylvania woman. see how this reptile was rescued. nbc10 breaking news. >> [ guns

. >> the sixers added free agent coach, jim o'brien is back with the team, he will be brett brown's lead. he coached the sixers for one year back in 20 o #-2005. get ready to see the number one pick ben simmons play in a sixers uniform for the first time. he is on the summer league roster and they start their games monday night, fourth of july, you can see it live at 7:00 on the comcast network. >>> nhl free agency is under way, the flyers let ryan white leave. the flyers signed a flare from arizona, forward boyd gordon. they've also signed winger dale weiss, hopefully he can replace ryan white. he gets a four year deal for over $9 million, he played for the canadians and black hawks last season. >>> phillies back home last night hosting the royals. phillies coming off a 5-4 road trip, one of the best offenses in baseball on that trip. let's jump to the first. herrera leading off, gone off ian kennedy. that's his ninth homer of the season. already more than he had last year. in the third 1-1, a base hit to right, herrera scores so it's 2-1. then it is cody ashy in the fifth. cody with se

the sixers began the summer like tonight salt like city brett brown there not coaching but watching hisgelo and every of everybody wants to see ben simmons. they saw him. he runs up the floor he's the point forward. he had five assists. nice pass right there. 10 points but only shot two for nine from the floor. he did leave the game with a calf injury. actually to both calves i'm told he won't play tomorrow night but he is okay. the sixers lost 102-94. the phillies had too easy today. atlanta didn't get to philadelphia until 3:00 a.m. i was told before the game they were he can offed it showed. let's go to the ballpark. and everybody -- oh yeah everybody was ready to celebrate the fourth of july. so were the phillies in the second inning. seven run second inning. herrara two run homer puts the phillies up five-one they won the game eight-two maikel franco homerun. it happens every july 4th at coney island. >> hotdog eating contest. that is mike stoney on the left the defending champ and that is joey chestnut. 100 anniversary of this at coney island. ninth win, 70 hotdogs he takes the br

homerun, two hits, two rbi's, american league wins it. 76ers still playing in the summer league, brett brown, of golden state, and the sixers, not coaching just watching. ben simmons, three for eight, but they were all inside, he's got to be able to shoot little bit better. he had six assists,. >>> the british open is the week at royal trune in scotland. but the talk about the top four players in the world, not wanting to go to rio for the olympics. they there were health concerns with the zika virus. a tough decision. >> came down to very personal decision. again, i don't expect everybody to understanded, but trust that i believe i am making the right decision for myself and for my future, and for those around me. >> and that's sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >> top four golfers in the world, not playing in the olympics. >> the investigation into a report that linked phillies plater ryan howard to the use of performance enhancing drugs is finally coming to an end. >> according to major league baseball official, howard won't face any disciplinary. howard along with other professional a

brett brown will try to figure out how to use him on the court.ight sim opposite got his first double/double, scoring 15 points and grabbing ten boards in the sixers win. when he comes to camp he will be sharing time with dario saric who the sixers signed yesterday. saric will play power forward. and they say they can bet play together. >> to me, how you challenge your game, and, i think, we will be able to do that and me and ben. >> to the third round, and, one shot lead over henrik stenson. did he in the like his second shot here on 16, the shot goes way right so whose fault is it? so, he shot two under 73. nicholson had a easier night at 16. drains the birdie put, and then one under 70 and in second place. stenson shot three under 68 and has a one shot lead, going in to today's final round. >> certainly >> to play the game in the last 15 or 20 years for sure. >> today could have been a day that got away for me but i shot under par, ahead in the time final round. i'm proud of. that andre gets and i have some work to to to get my swing back where

sixers coach brett brown told 6abc days ago small moves can score big down the road. >> it's a ripple know, players want to play with players. they want to win. and 33 want to play with talent. and i think that our story of how we're going to tell it and grow it and say it and show it over the next few years is really, really exciting. >> brown will have some extra help on the bench next season. an nba source confirms to "action news" tonight former head coach jim o'brien the philly native will rejoin the team as an assistant. >>> the sixers have all the money in the world. the flyers do not. so the flyers forced to make smaller deals as free agency opens today in the nhl. on day one the flyers sign two forward, dale wiest who played for mounteddial and chicagoly he gets nine and a half million dollars over four years. reece is expec expected to playn the third or fourth kline. also boyd gordon who scored only two goals last year in arizona. >>> phillies became a different team on the road. they hit then won. hopefully they're still in the swing of things tonight against the defending

brett thompson. yesterday chief brown gave an interview in jaw dropping details.n said only would he speak with a black negotiator. he was taunting, singing to the cops when they were going to the negotiations bragging about how many cops he killed. finally he was hidden behind a brick wall in that garage. they couldn't get at him to kill him. that was a decision made using a c 4 explosive to take him out. he was wearing body armor despite wearing body armor johnson was wounded. >> at the scene when he was killed left lettering on the walls with blood. it was on the second floor of the building and where we detonated the device to end the standoff there was more lettering written in his own blood. >> despite the fatalities. they are pushing their agenda around the country. they traded barbs and insults. they made up at the end. that is the mo happening around the country from san fan to miami the black lives matter are going down trying to close freeways to get attention. back to you. >>> william loss veajeunesse li us. >> that brings us to look who is talking thi

brett baird announced they were both fired on the same day. same with liz cheney running for senate in wyoming. how we found out scott brown was going to run for new hampshire. ben carson and mike huckabee in 2016, they got publicly fired at fox news, so they could clear the way to make that run, and that's how we all knew they'd be running. well, keeping that pattern in mind, you should note that today, newt gingrich, once again, got fired from fox news. and so maybe that means he's going to be running with donald trump as trump's vice presidential running mate. maybe it does. we will see. who knows? maybe fox just fired him for a week and they're going to hire him back after the convention, once trump names mike pence as his vice presidential running mate. who knows. it's almost not worth speculating on at this point if only we don't have to speculate for long. we just have to hold our breath and wait. we're going to find out by the end of this week. so your guessing time is almost up. the real unanswered question is whether or not the sort of thing that is worth worrying about, particularly for republicans, is whether t

brown: "who's that and what's her story?" >> exactly, and it turned out that her name was lady dufftwist and she was the real-life inspiration behind lady brettley in hemingway's debut novel, "the sun also rises." i have long been a lost generation obsessed with it, but i hadn't realized that lady brett ashley had been drawn from real life. and i wanted to learn more, so i looked for a compelling book that would tell me the real life back story behind "the sun also rises," and did not find one. >> brown: you couldn't find one, so you decided to do it? >> i wrote it. >> brown: tell us first-- remind us about "the sun also rises," the novel itself. >> "the sun also rises" was earnest hemingway's debut novel. it came out in 1926, and it is a group of american and british expats that are set up in paris. they are part of an expat colony. they're up to no good, but it always sways to nobility, because they're all there to be writers or artists. in the case of lady dufftwist, she was there to sit out an aristocratic divorce. in real life, as on paper, this group of expats goes to pamplona for the festival and the entire party, shall we say, dissolv