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brett brown knows the bulls will be ready to play. >> if we get the best and we get their a-game you know they've gone through whatever they've gone through and they're really great players on that team. you start looking at rondo and weighed and you start looking at jimmy butler and mirtech and lopez and taj gib sop. where do you stop. you listen to those names and you and you'll get their a-game. >> eagles jason kelce and darren sproles are in orlando for the pro bowl this is jaso jason's second and third straight for darren. both these guys wish they were headed to houston for next wee week's super bowl. falcon as living today led by penn charter matt ryan. patriots arrive tomorrow. this is the second appearance for falcons and patriots going for fifth super bowl title. >> in the men's final australian on battle between roger federror and rafael nada nadal. it went five sets. three game to one deficit to

they won four of their last five games the best run since brett brown's first season when their active roster looked completely different. >> a whole lot of us, the way the crowd erupted you remember that for a long time. sixtiers are seven games out of the final playoff spot looking to keep the run alive. >> it was a whole theme of this morning's film session how do you get better, how do you get greedy. >> the sixers best stretch in three years, they have cox a long way and sixers head coach brett brown reminds everyone they have a long way to go. it's next four against playoff teams and jahlil okafor has barely played. only ten minutes and sat out the last three. >> jahlil has taken a little bit of a hit. that disturbs me. he hasn't let the disappointment of him not receiving a lot of minutes distract from the team. >> i have been doing this my entire life. and have success doing this as well. knowing with who i am and keep working hard and do what i can to stay ready. the sixers ben simmons has still yesterday to play a game. >>> they have avoided arbitration with freddy galvis, he

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they host trailblazers tomorrow night and brett brown says this is the best he has seen this team. >>e're playing with a spirit , we're playing with a defensive mind set and there is a belief within each other among the team that is the best it has been since i have been here. >> so there is a running joke about nba how they they ever called traveling? last night russell westbrook took literally five steps, before even thinking to dribble the ball. where are they. they had to call that. they are just tying look at that to that just happen, one, two, three, four, five. >> then he describeled the ball. >> yes, take a suitcase for next time, traveling. >> my goodness. >> i have never seen that. >> never seen that. >> that was hilarious. >> thanks, don. >> when we come back a sneak peak what is coming up tonight on >>> it is taste with tori tonight at 11:00. vittoria woodill discovers a new tish pizza frita, meet the family who invented it and learn why one member said she hit the piss jackpot, that is a lot of pizza tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00. >>> celebration continues in wash

. >> plus the sixers coach brett brown has a big problem with one of his big men. >> disturbs me. >>tch kin in front. >> and the flyers have gone ice cold. sports sunday starts now. ♪ >> this is action news sports sunday. sponsored by audi. >> eagles fans are smiling. they are

. >> plus the sixers coach brett brown has a big problem with one of his big men. >> disturbs me. >>h vetch kin in front. >> and the flyers have gone ice cold. sports sunday starts now. ♪ >> this is action news sports sunday. sponsored by audi. >> eagles fans are smiling. they are happy tonight. the cowboys are done. we kick off america's show talking america's team. i'm jeff skversky alongside mike from 97.5, the phanatic. as much as made about the eagles having playoff issues, winning in the playoffs, the dallas cowboys, mike, only two playoff wins over the last 20 years. >> and this stings. they had the bye. they were all rested. they were supposed to do it. the rookie quarterback and the rookie running back were supposed to get it together. and they were right there and couldn't pull it off. we're weeping in delaware valley. >> is it petty, though? a little bit petty? >> a little bit petty. >> all we have. >> last week i said something crazy. i said it wouldn't disturb me if the cowboys had gone to the super bowl, would have given the eagles a bigger target. right in front of the

that is why brett brown wanted to see joel embiid play, he was questionable.rt and is expected to as will t.j. mcconnell despite the wrist sprain. he'll have his team ready for action. lets look at the sixers warming up. jahlil okafor we have not seen embiid yet but they have played great basketball. winning six of eight and the town is excited to watch them play and now tonight after having some pretty good importances against other playoff teams they will get a true test. >> now you playing against a team that you would expect to play in the eastern conference championship. and maybe could do something special and play in the final. their program has been built over a number of years that have had a consistency, a core group. >> the raptors are good. as we go out there we have to stay disciplined on defense especially. and high percentage of three in the league. and we have to stay down on the shot fakes and they are known for playing the yard. and our offense we have to run and be a transition team and get some easy buckets. >> by the wayl media is abuzz to

brett brown says he's not sure embiid will be able to play tuesday.oints on five of eight shooting in the half. 22 points for him. ersan had 21 points a team high, deposits three of them here. sixers trailing by 11. sixers lost the battling in the paint. scored 42 points inside the paint. >> during the game the sixers president said ben simmons would have a fine scan on his foot on monday and if all goes will well we'll begin preparing to return to the team. deangelo did not give a time table but said simmons would return, quote, soon enough. the flyers back in action for the first time in nearly a week hosting the devils. the devils beat them 4-0 last time they met. flyers down a goal, shot on net, ties the game at one. second period. looks like a textbook hip-check. wane simmons also gets the game for complaining too much. so 5-3 for the devils and yeah, as you might expect. miles woods from room and forget about it, scored the first of the night. flyers lose at home 4-1. villanova calling the wells fargo center home today. lead was four to start th

brett brown is one of the nicest guys in sports. >> does he deserve this.y something special was happening with the sixers. they are winning with no reason to do so. they are down 19 third quarter. back they came. down only one. homeless with 18 off the bench much to the delight of the process. under five to go. puts it away. stars were out tonight. the wells fargo center is the place to be. they won six straight at home. snapped a winning streak back to 2011. we thought this might show the way for the return. sixers head to milwaukee.. nova up 15. what happened. marquette back at 70. they take a two point lead oblate freeonlate free throws. villanova upset 74-72. number two and number four also lost tonight. kim bell for three. hawks with an 18 point l but they blow it. josh puts the bonnies ahead 67-63. hawks fall below 500. we have more after this. i've spent my life planting a size-six, non-slip shoe into that door. on this side i want my customers to relax and enjoy themselves. but these days it's phones before forks. they want wifi out here. but behin

brett brown is one of the nicest guys in sports. >> does he deserve this. know any better, i would say something special was happening with the sixers. they are winning with no reason to do so. they are down 19 third quarter. back they came. down only one. homeless with 18 off the bench, much to the delight of the process. under five to go. puts it away. stars were out tonight. the wells fargo center is the place to be. they won six straight at home. snapped a winning streak back to 2011. we thought this might show the way for the return. sixers head to milwaukee. nova up 15. what happened. marquette back they take a two point lead oblate freonlate free throws. villanova upset 74-72. number two and number four also lost tonight. kim bell for three. hawks with an 18 point lead but they blow josh puts the bonnies ahead, 67-63. hawks fall >> with 34 games to go for the flyers, every one counts. flyers holding on barely to the wild card spot with a slew of teams behind them waiting for them to falter. they are coming off of a big win and hope it prepares them f

so brett brown decides not to call a time out.who gets the call tj mcconnell shoots it and that's the game winner. can you believe it? tj mcconnell. gets the ball at the end. the sixers win 98-97. they won four out of last five games and joel embiid is talking more playoffs. >> i love ya'll. i hope ya'll keep trusting the process and we going to keep getting better and win games. we thinking about playoffs. we going to keep on working and getting better. >> guess what? the answer allen iverson is coming out of retirement. that's right. i said it. but not to may in the nba to actually play in a three on three league out in la created by ice cube the rapper. bunch of other former players have already committed to this league such jayson williams, kenyan martin, chauncey billups a bunch of guys that actually don't have it any more. we'll see how this one goes. why would you watch this? i'm just saying. >>> college hoops. temple and uconn second half uconn temple puts on a press uconn break it easily that ends italy oop right there. t

10 of 16 shooting after not playing in the previous four games, okafor has been on the bench and brett brownas gone to a two-center rotation. with joel embiid and jahlil okafor. >> dan patrick, tony dungy, pittsburgh and kansas city, who do you like? >> they played earlier in the season and pittsburgh blew them out in pittsburgh. they play a lot of man-to-man coverage and i don't think they can handle that pittsburgh offense. >> i see a plan unveiled out of his mind right now. and antonio brown, who's going to matchup with him, because they do a wonderful job of moving him around. tyreek hill can be a game changer a little bit there. >> if they can get a rush on ben, they've got a chance, but they don't matchup well. >> you can catch the game on nbc10, coverage begins at 10:30 with football night in america. that is your look at sports, i'm danny pommells. >>> time now to check in with kate snow for a look at what's coming up on nbc "nightly news." >> speaking of that game that's coming up tonight, it's right in the path of that deadly ice storm affecting americans from los angeles all the w

brett brown last night say they had a playoff crowd. the way they're going sixers fans may have a playoff game. they can be three and a half games out of a playoff spot. if they get a win tomorrow night. joel embiid stewpot with the sixers in chicago it's a curious decision for embiid for this game. his day off sunday. may rise eyebrows, especially after exploring for 32 last night, one shy of his career high. embiid did have a career high pointers, they caught a houston star, he says embiid is the most skilled big man in the nba. jo jo still not satisfied with this game. >>y body wasn't moving the way i wanted to. >>> the wayne train come full circle. flyers star wayne simmons is back in los angeles for the first all star game tomorrow. he started his nevertheless career before being traded six years ago. how fast is the wayne train? we'll find out when simmons laces them up for the faster skating competition. and the first time all star, he has one goal tonight. >> i just don't want to mess up. i still want to make us look like a fool

. >> the sixers don't have many wins this season but two in their last two games, brett brown's teamas mojo working. >> to win in denver and win here at home against minnesota, it all adds up with the real point of the question we have to find ways to close out 48 minutes, it's a long game for our group. 48 minutes is a long duration for this young team. >> you have to get a one, two and three in the same column. it's fun. >> a big challenge. >>> cecily tynan tracking the snow in the accuweather forecast. when we continue in just a minute. i really did save hundreds on my car insurance with geico. i should take a closer look at geico... geico has a long history of great savings and great service. over seventy-five years. wait. seventy-five years? that is great. speaking of great, check out these hot riffs. you like smash mouth? uh, yeah i have an early day tomorrow so... wait. almost there. goodnight, bruce. gotta tune the "a." (humming) take a closer look at geico. great savings. and a whole lot more. >>> we have some snow moving in and we have slippery roads and most of the transpo

brett brown says he is a lock for rookie of the year but should be for the all-star game too. >> how can he not? really how can he not be a legitimate consideration for the all-star game? you know you go look around the leak and look at his skill set -- >> embiid did not practice today it was routine maintenance and the voting on twitter closed last night and the starter set to be announced on thursday, among the notable names that took to social media to give a push is one we know well. >> you know jim gardner tweeted out for joel embiid. >> jim will bring him over the line. i have confidence in jim's profile and public following. >> jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> got to hear from jim right. >> over 2,000 votes by the way. >> well over that. >> don't want to shell you short. a new rink on the ice. they had a week off and last played on sunday and won't play until saturday against new jersey, the break can't her them. they lost 11 of their last 1 game, blown out 5-0 against the capital, the coach says they have to get back to the basics and this break could be a blessing. >

brett brown says having him out here made a huge difference. the gym got a lift and you can feel it. >> we played him as a playing guard and i'm excited to see -- he was excited. >> you should trust it, and him. in camden, new jersey, jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> to the flyers. not the road, the flyers skate in buffalo with the sabers, the flyers lost their last six road games. wayne simmons is heading to los angeles later this month. the flyers forward is named to his first nhl all start game. the game is set for january 29th. >> it's kind of surreal makes me think when i was a young kid watching the all-star games and all the great players that played in it, and to even be mentioned in the same breath as all stars in the nhl that is pretty special. >>> third ranked villanova host number 15 and xavier. the third top 25 opponent in the last four games. >>> the clemson tigers returned home to north carolina and brought something home the national champs. the crimson tide took a lead 30 yard touch down run that was with two minutes le

i asked brett brown an hour ago if there was chance of that. >> there is no chance.'m a social media hermit. i have no idea what you're talking about, but i do know that there is no chance that he'll play then. >> sounds like bill belichick talking about social media. could the sixers be interested in bringing back drew holiday? espn reports the sixers will take a hard look when he becomes a free agent after the season. drew was the first trade that sam hinkie made to start the first process. >>> philly's first workouts one month away from yesterday. looks like the phillies will have have a better line up this year. tommy joseph is going to be the first basemen with the phillies after they moved on from ryan howard. he had 21 homers after he came up in may. he had a homer for every 15 at bats. that's good. this year will be his first full season in the majors. >>>. >> in a way, i guess you can say it's a little more comfortable because i'm going on the big league side this year. but, you know, the job has to be earned. nothing will be given to me. we're all try feed

brett brown says he's not sure he'll be able to play tuesday after hurting his knee friday night. they played the clippers, and joelle owing fort got the start. paul millsap, 22 points and hits the buzzer beater. silva answered the call, the 6ers ad 21, a team high. ers down 11 after that three. they lost the battle in the paint. dwight howard with the put-back. hawks scored 42 points inside to beat the 6ers 110-93. >> it was one of those nights. i thought the energy and just the activity of that second group tonight wasn't what it has been. they've been very, very good. tonight just wasn't one of their nights. >> during the game, 6ers president brian kel lang joe said ben simmons will have a final scan on his foot on monday. if all goes well, will begin preparing to return to action. kcolangelo didn't give a timetable but said simmons will return, quote, soon enough. >>> the flyers back in action for the first time in nearly a week. flyers with just two wins in the last ten games. midway through the first period, flyers down a goal, not for long. travis rams it home. tied at one.

i asked brett brown earlier this hour if he is happy that embiid is available tonight so he can see hisntire squad in action against one of the toughest tests in the nba raptors. >> i think the timing of us playing good basketball and the timing of us coming into the gym and playing the second best team in the east is excellent. i told our guys this today i'm excited to watch you guys play and it's completely true. it's more than just a coach talking about it, for those reasons i'm excited to watch our guys have the opportunity to play against a really good team. >> here is a really good player that will look familiar to a lot of us. former villanova basketball star, kyle lowry now an nba all start with the raptors he is thrilled to see the sixers playing so well but also added they have their work cut out for them tonight. and said it with a smile on his face. and tj mcconnell will play despite the sprains wrist. >> all right jaime thank you. >>> we wait patiently for spring training, pitchers and catchers report february 13th. they recently agreed to terms with michael saunders, he ma

joelle is a rising star in the league. 6ers coach brett brown says, though, he doesn't see the team increasing his minute restriction of 28 for the season. brett loves how his team has grown. >> you feeling like the group is coming together. you feel like all the work that we have put in is starting to pay dividends in relation to just the solid foundation. you know, we really haven't done anything differently. i see them moving forward. i see them improving, and i think from that perspective you feel confident and comfortable that the foundation that we're trying to grow can absorb talent. >>> phillies first workout is one month away from today. the manager sees a pitching rotation of jeremy, clay buckholtz and aaron nolan, and pete tonight spoke at the caravan in redding. phillies added two veteran bats to their line-up. howie kendrick from the dodgers right here, and reportedly michael saunders from the blue jays. he says they bring a good veteran presence to the team. >> we have young players who are -- they're learning. they're going through a process, and i think if you have one or two p

brett brown talked about playing without the big fellow today. >> i think you go with others and challengehem in relation to rim protection and what joel provides us. the group around them has also got to perform at a higher level when you don't have joel. >> turn to the gridiron. the eagles have agreed to termed with mike grow. good news for a couple of other birds. sproles and kelce are heading to the pro bowl. on saturday at 7:00, how about this, the behind the scenes story of doug peterson and carson wentz's seasons. our cameras go everywhere to bring you a journey, story of the 2016 eagles, saturday at 7:00 only right here on your eagles network, nbc 10. to the flyers who are off until wednesday when they visit the rangers at madison square garden. last night, the orange and black won their first road game in almost a month and a half beating the islanders in brooklyn in overtime on the strength of a winner on the doorstep. the coach says momentum is a good thing. it's not everything. >> i'm not a big believer in carrying momentum, necessarily, from one game to the next. i think there

head coach brett brown said today he probably won't play the centers together as much as he has been. it really haentd been working. the 76ers lost early in the season to the timberwolves. you've got to love joelle. he hates losing and wants revenge. >> i couldn't stop thinking about it, so tomorrow i'm excited to go up against them again. >> and right now penn state is losing 20-13 to usc in the rose bowl. i'm john clark. happy new year. back to you. >> same to you, john. thanks. gas prices spiking for the new year. what's behind the price hike and how much more you could pay that's tonight on nbc10 at 11. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. my husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. my whole family wants to stay free from artificial preservatives. and my debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 organi

it's a different team without the rookie but one that coach brett brown feels is still competent. >>lthough we don't have joel you still have things to call upon. you still have resources. it's just, you know, not joel embiid and so everybody has tom rally around that and has to get done as a team. >> the eagles have a new wide receivers coach. they have agreed to terms with mike grow. he spent last season with the rams in that very same role. >>> the eagles have two more players headed to the pro bottom of the beltway jason kelce and darren sproles added as replacements. they will join fletcher cox and jason peters named to the pro bowl team last month. the pro bowl is sunday in orlando. ly. >> perhaps this is what the flyers needed. last night claude giroux scored the game winner in overtime. the flyers beat the islanders three-two. before that victory the flyers have lost 12 of their last 16 games. they will visit the rangers on wednesday. >>> and that's a look at sports. >> thanks you ducis. >>> cecily tynan with the "action news" forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> we

but brett brown says he's not sure embiid will be able to play tuesday after hurting his knee fridayight. they play the clippers tuesday, and jahlil okafor got the start. 12 points with five of eight shooting. paul millsap, money when it matters most, 2 points and hit the buzzer beater. hawks up eight at the break. silva answered the call, the 6ers ad 21, a team high. 6ers down 11 after that three. 6ers lost the battle in the paint. dwight howard with the put-back. hawks scored 42 points inside to beat the 6ers 110-93. >> it was one of those nights. i thought the energy and just the activity of that second group tonight wasn't what it has been. they've been very, very good. tonight just wasn't one of their nights. >> during the game, 6ers president brian colangelo said ben simmons will have a final scan on his foot on monday. if all goes well, will begin preparing to return to action. colangelo didn't give a timetable but said simmons will return, quote, soon enough. >> to the ice, the flyers back in action for the first time in nearly a week hosting the devils. flyers with just two

. >> about an hour ago brett brown says there is to chance that simmons makes his debut next try against houston on that the television. sixers host raptors in 35 minutes, toronto has won four straight, sixers looking to win seven out of their last nine. they can learn from toronto's all-star back court which features philadelphia native kyle lowery. >> we trying to learn a lot from everyone but if you leave lowery opened for a split second he will be 46 percent from the three-point line and he gets to the rim in so many ways and his yum seven shot in so many ways. you cannot help but learn stuff there that and defensive ly it makes you a better player. >> sixers/raptors at 11:00. >>> every year nfl clubs can carry over unused cap dollars in the following year what does that mean? it means that the eagles will have an additional 7.9 million to spend this off season, not the a ton when you consider cleveland browns carry over 50 million. that is five-zero. then again they almost went winless this year. >>> watch the championship game right here on cbs-3, nfl today at 6:00 p.m. and steeler

brett brown has a log jam at the center position too much talent is being wasted and stunting players the way they're happened link thing. it's not good, lucy. >> hopefully they'll listen. sean, thank you very much and you much in france police arrested 17 people they say are behind kim kardashian's robbery a few months ago. employees say the suspects range from 23 to 72 years old. among the man who has been kardashian's limit mow driver fueling rumors this was an inside job. in october, mast gunmen stormed her hotel room, tied her up, gagged her and stole more than $10 million worth of jewelry. amazing. of course she was -- wasn't she tweetintweeting out on instagrad snap chatting all that jewelry. she doesn't do that any more. >> here's a bit of a surprise. prince had almost a million dollars worth of gold bars each one worth 10 ounces and he had 67 of them there. also, at his estate, 12 minnesota actually part of his estate 12 minnesota propers worth 25 million bucks. i loved prince. >> he had a lot of money. >> yeah. >> a lot of tal leapt i'll tell was. >> yeah. >> i loved him. th

coach brett brown talked about hardin after the sixers 123 to 118 loss. >> you know, you saw an nba all-star saw a gold medalist, you know, we saw a legitimate candidate for m.v.p. >> and you know what, it was great to see the big guy back at work last night after two games off and an all-star snub. joel embiid was great again for the sixers, 32 points seven rebounds and two blocks. after the game he spoke out about his performance after the layoffly. >> my condition was really ba bad. my knee felt great. it's a little bit sore. but that's to be expected like the doctor told me that's a bone bruise will take two or three weeks to heal and i only missed a week. >> big five action on hawk hill as lasalle travels to hagan arena. lasalle coming into the game with a 11 and five record. hawks struggling this season at nine and 10 that that game just under way. highlights at 11 ooh. >>> villanova with the big matchup tomorrow afternoon at 12th ranked virginia visits the wells fargo sent. the last time nova took the court they lost a heartbreaker to marquette. coach jay wright talked about how this

they saw "hamilton" and brett brown was asked about the significance of the team outing. >> even, like, the foreign guys trying to connect the dots with hip-hop and american history was interesting and to hear players talk about it on the bus on the way back to our hotel, team stuff like that, growing a culture, building a program off the floor, that stuff matters to us. >>> to football now. nfl wild card weekend continues. dolphins and pittsburgh, temperatures in the mid-teens at kickoff. no thanks. steelers, red hot, ben roth l roethlisberger gets it to antonio brown. he has more moves than a u-haul truck. 50 yards, untouched 7-0 steelers. next pittsburgh drive, roethlisberger sealing the envelope on airmail once more. brown on the slant, 62-yard catch-and-run for six. two touchdowns by bell, 30-12 steelers win. they visit the chiefs next week. >>> on the ice, the flyers facing off with the blue jackets, you can see that game on tcn. coverage starts at 5:30. the line will likely be together again. they had a win over the lightning yesterday. it was the first time the line had been re

brett brown says, if that is the motivation then by all means. >> well, if it does, another reason for me to try to help promote him. i had a different agenda but if that is side benefit for joel, i can see that. he has good taste. >> the eagles have finished seven-nine but they still have coaches in demand. only problem they don't want to give them up. jets asked permission to speak with quarterbacks coach john dephilip owe about their coordinator opening but eagles denied that request. over the last few weeks, we have learned newly blossoming friendship between carson wentz and mike trout, and every philly fan would love for wentz to get trout back to the area. but there is a small chance, small chance he becomes a possibility. because of an obscure provision under california law , you can only be forced to stay in a employment contract for seven years. trout has been with l.a. for six. he could, could, be a free agent soon. highly, highly unlikely but if it did happen, the phillies would absolutely be all over that. >>> flyers get a few more days to lick their wound after an ugly ho

be greedy that's brett brown's message to his players as they go for their fifth win. been a long time since they've had a streak like this. it's been nearly five years. joel embiid says he's good to go tonight against the hornets despite being bothered by an ankle injury. jahlil okafor expected to sit for the fourth straight game. without okafor they're playing their best ball in years. this coming stretch is against all potential playoff teams. >> i think it's fantastic. i and the players we welcome this. we feel like we're playing good basketball. you know, you're going to see things that -- more clearly see things that you need to get better at when you start playing against the elite teams in the east. >> with zero wins in his last eight starts flyers goalie steve mason is expected to be on the bench when the flyers face boston tomorrow night. michal neuvirth expected to get the start after saving the day last night. the flyers benched mason against vancouver. the move worked. neuvi comes in and the flyers come back. claude giroux on his birthday scores the game w

brett brown would like to see others step up in in his absence. >> although we don't have joel , we still have things to call upon, you still have resources, it is just, you know, not joel embiid. everybody has to rally and get it donnas a team. >> ukee, i feel like he was talking to specifically. >>> jahlil okafor is likely to replace him but other for did not participate in the five on five full court portion of ra i should say because he has, right knee soreness and listed as probable, for that game against the clippers. >>> good news for a couple eagles. jason kelce and running back darren sproles were added to the pro bowl. game is sunday in orlando. both guys will replace members of the falcons who are heading to the super bowl. >>> that brings us to this atlanta's starting quarterback is matt ryan. pen pneumonia chart's alumni will play in his first big game, the first time in his career, today, we spoke with his old high school coach brian. >> he is very humble. it is not about him. he is a team player. everything you see on tv is what you get. the just amazing. he hasn't changed.

. >> well, we don't necessity thinking, just yet, brett brown met with the media a few minutes ago and said he will have a warm up here, on the floor and then evaluate him after that. you can see some guys have already taken the court behind he. i do know as he practiced this morning he looked good. you know he wants to play in this game. he is motivated, after being left off that all-star list. his numbers are great. he is averaging 20 points a game, eight rebound, but he has only played 30 of 44 and as a rookie that is just not enough to make the list. so, we see both this morning about not making the cut. >> you know, i'm not an all-star. i will get a lot of chances. >> embiid's teammates were more out spoken. they say he is the one that turned things around for this team and deserves a spot on the all-star roster. >> i think it is a travesty to be honest. the amount of minutes that he lays, and the damage that he does, i think it is absolutely bleep, that he was in the voted to the all-star game. >> that is tough because considering the guys, in that situation, but joel, he definit

. >>> with so much skilled big man and so many minutes to go around brett brown has had the task of figuringut who plays and who toss than the. right now reshawn holmes and jahlil oak for are odd men out , sixers at practice yesterday big ja working hard at winning his term again. third pick in the 2015 draft has been a dnp over last two games but says he will be fine >> it is an unfortunate situation. i'm now the person who is sitting out. obviously it is in the where i want to be, i know i'm not that type of layer for dnp but that is what it is right now. coach brown has been a phenomenal communicator with me and i know in the long runny will be fine. >> so while gentleman league sits out joel embiid is making his case for nba all-star game to give the campaign a boost innings isers are offering shirley temples for five dollars during the game against knicks tonight. shirley temple's of course, joel embiid favorite drink. >> my little brot tear. >> there is no alcohol in it, a pol guys, jim's upset. >> we can have momosa at least >> fans can have a vote on line or on twitter using the # nb

head coach brett brown needs to see the team step up without him. >> definitely hurt the team. we spin it any other way? it hurts the team. but, like anything, you know, you can now look at new orleans and jahlilment fantastic for those two. it could proof based on some things it, seeing daylight little bit. >> with the superbowl match upset between the falcons and patriots, two eagles players head today orlando, darren sproles replaces atlanta running back, freeman, and jason kelce will take part in the game on sunday, replacing falcons center alex mack. two sunday's from now, penn charter great matt ryan will play in first superbowl against seven time participant, tom brady, and new england patriots, we spoke to his old head coach, brian, of penn charter, not surprised by the success. >> he's just very humble. really not about him. real a team player. so everything that you see on tv, what you get. really amazing. it has not affected him whatsoever. >> of course the superbowl is less than two weeks away, and houston making sure everything is ready for kick-off of the construc

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he has played zero minutes over the last two games while head coach brett brown tries to figure out a retation. >> it is an unfortunate situation, unfortunate for all have of us and right now i'm the person who is sitting out. it is this is where i want to be in a position. i am in the the type of player that sits, and coach brownies a commune up kateing with me and i know, later on i will be fine. >> on to the ice, flyers visit buffalo tonight, fly guys have lost eight out of ten, overall now hopefully they will get a boost from wayne simmonds who today was named to the all-star team for the first time in his career. he leads flyers in goals with 17, and he is third, or i should say tied for third in the nhl. all-star game is the 29th, in l.a. >>> all right. college football season is officially a wrap. the flyers rankings have been released. after that loss to u.s.c. in the rose bowl penn state finished seventh in the ap poll, four of the top ten teams are from the big ten. epic national championship game last night, nick sabe an anal bam a taking on clemson looking for their fourth

coach brett brown says embiid is resting because of a knee injury he suffered on friday night embiid'se long and expensive. >> yes, they are. >> take care of them. >> it is 5:19 and as sports fans know home field add advantage usually counts but there's some new research out that suggests there's one factor that can tip the scales in favor of the away team. >> surveillance video captures the power of a tornado showing how its winds actually lift up and move a car. >> ♪ >> new this morning, a surveillance camera in south florida captured the power of a tornado yesterday morning. it shows the moment strong winds move a car and then the relentless rain and wind turn the camera shot white at one point. the storm spawned two tornadoes in this location. at least 41 other twisters broke out in the southeast over the weekend. >> wow. >> wow. >> pretty scary. my sister lives in that area that was of concern. she's okay. she's in charleston but it was a really scary situation over the week. let's take a look outside. in our area it's just been rain and it's still affecting your commute. looking

sixers coach brett brown lauded the entire team saying they're finally getting rewarded for the workhave put in. >> they are looking good. >> been awhile since it's been this exciting. >> i know. 5:19. a 16-year-old singing phenom getting backlash for agreeing to take that's right donald trump's inauguration. >> philadelphia stops a not so distinguished list involving those guys. we'll explain later in the morning buzz. >> time to take a little ride over the hump. >> let's do it. >> here we go. the ride looking a little better in west conshohocken. up ahead route 23 front street has reopened. overnight crash and fuel spill now all cleaned up so you're good to go as we look live in west conshohocken by the marriott along 23 front street. good to go here despite the wet conditions at our good buddy ben, the ben franklin bridge. speeds are normal here. we do have 35 miles per hour speed restrictions at the betsy ross and commodore barry this morning and mass transit first trains out of the gate are on time. so, we'll take that, karen. >> it's a little damp out there. we're going to have

brett brown says he's not sure he'll be able to play tuesday after hurting his knee friday night. they play the clippers tuesday, and jahlil okafor got the start. 12 points with five of eight shooting. atlanta's paul millsap, money when it matters most. 22 points and hits the buzzer beater. hawks up eight at the break. silva answered the call, the 6ers ad 21, a team high. 6ers down 11 after that three. 6ers lost the battle in the paint. dwight howard with the put-back. hawks scored 42 points inside to beat the 6ers 110-93. >> it was one of those nights. i thought the energy and just the activity of that second group tonight wasn't what it has been. they've been very, very good. tonight just wasn't one of their nights. >> during the game, 6ers president brian colangelo said ben simmons will have a final scan on his foot on monday. if all goes well, will begin preparing to return to action. colangelo didn't give a timetable but said simmons will return, quote, soon enough. >>> the flyers back in action for the first time in nearly a week hosting the devils. flyers enter with just tw

he played exactly two minutes while brett brown tries to figure out the rotation. >> right now he's sitting out, not what i want to be in a position. that's what it is right now. and coach brown been phenomenonal communicating with me. i'm going to be fine. >> he did not play. by the way if you missed clemson upsetting the tigers. let the man celebrate. he's 310 pounds. >> bring back the soul train line. >> 310 pounds. >> young and flexible >> i'd tiki barber running hambone!a barber shop?t hut! yes!!! surprising. yes!!! what's not surprising? how much money david saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. who's next? >>> >>> bon jovi is coming to philly. you could be opening act >> holding a contest choose bands or singers, live nation will select ten finalists and bon jovi will pick the winner. kate? . >>> keeping a close eye on the weekend as colder air moves in and we will have the chance for a wintery mix. saturday snow change to rain, possibly back to snow. temperatures in the low 40's, a big departure. we got painly cloudy condi . >>> for kat

brett brown says he's not sure he'll be able to play tuesday after hurting his knee friday night. they play the clippers, and jahlil okafor got the start. 12 points with five of eight shooting. paul millsap, 22 points and hits the buzzer beater. hawks up eight at the break. silva answered the call, the 6ers ad 21, a team high. 6ers down 11 after that three. 6ers lost the battle in the paint. dwight howard with the put-back. hawks scored 42 points inside to beat the 6ers 110-93. >> it was one of those nights. i thought the energy and just the activity of that second group tonight wasn't what it has been. they've been very, very good. tonight just wasn't one of their nights. >> during the game, 6ers president brian colangelo said ben simmons will have a final scan on his foot on monday. if all goes well, will begin preparing to return to action. colangelo didn't give a timetable but said simmons will return, quote, soon enough. >>> the flyers back in action for the first time in nearly a week hosting the devils. flyers with just two wins in the last ten games. midway through the fir

they won three of their last four and brett brown loves the fight the team is showing now. >> these guys work and i respect their energy and their work. and i love my staff. and we feel like we have put in good days and i think some of that is a reflection of the confidence they are headed in the right direction. >> we are starting to win games and i have the mindset and my team has the mind set and like i said the other day we are seven gamed out of the playoffs so there is a chance. >>> there is a chance. spring training is just a month away, the philly shortstop of the future jc crawford among the invites to the camp for the third straight year. and they are hosting their top prospects for seminars, right fielder, dillon cousins, the eastern league mvp hit 30 homers. >> i try to go out there and control what i can control and trying to get better every day and work on my weaknesses and turning my weaknesses into strengths and making my strengths even stronger, so it's nice to hear something like that. not something i am focused on and trying to play the best i can and get here as soon

. >> the process what coach brett brown had to say about the changing atmosphere at the wells fargo center. >> they won 6. >> no 66. >> and they play tomorrow night raptors. >> we have numbers from last night raptors. >> we have numbers from last week >> right now a bye week five days in between gimz and this week the coach tried to talk about getting through the roug rough, rough patch. >> the mind-set of this group has been prettyty strong. it's a pretty together group and that's what you know i think that you know the foundation that we have to rely on coming back here on friday afternoon. >> and six he's going into into the opposite direction the right direction won 6 out of their last eight games and moves around the game that completely skyrocketed. >> they're human app beings i see it in the support staff and front office and you feel it that it's just you get validated for the things that we've been doing. >> we don't do anything differently we're just starting to get rewared. >> sports if a minute, i'm shawn bell. >> we've been telling you how a lot of democrats are skipping upcom

brett brown dials up a perfect play. robert covington right now with the game winning lay up. and the 6ers win 93 to 91. the flyers, play the ranger tonight, trying to break a four game losing streak. despite the tough stretch, guys feel confident they can turn this thing around. >> when you're playing good hockey, losing games, you know there is, you know, a turn around the corner, to start winning again. and i feel like you can be negative about everything. >> st. joe's taking on rhode island. this one wasn't even close. allen i have err son's cousin getting it done with the three right here. nails it. st. joe's loses 88 to 58. that's sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >> i didn't know ai's cousin was playing for rhode island. that's interesting. >> now you know. >> it is 6:24. more sports here. let me ask alexa here on the desk. alexa, who dot villanova wildcats play tonight? >> schedule information for the next wildcats football game is not yet available. >> now, who dot villanova wildcats basketball team play tonight? >> alexa? who dot villanova wildcats basketball team p

hear what brett brown had to say about the atmosphere changing for this organization much that's coming peggy lee playing ] [ goat bleat ] [ crow caws, music continues ] this is gonna be awesome! when it comes to buying a house... trulia knows the house is only half of it. and with 34 map overlays like playgrounds, demographics, schools, and more... you can find the right house and the right neighborhood for you. trulia. the house is only half of it. ♪ >>> right in front of the sixers bench embiid leaping and he throws down two. >> look at that. that's joel embiid just doing what he does. he's been a flat out monster this season. he's completely changed this franchise. fun to watch. fans are excited once again and people for the first time in a long time are actually talking playoffs. they won six out of their last hey games has embiid yelling playoffs every chance he gets. he needs to slow down little bit. still this organization has totally changed in the last month and the atmosphere is different from top to bottom. >> human beings i see it in the support staff. i see it in the front