if the lakers wanted jahlil okafor i would make that move. >> the only thing is, okafor is the best player you have so many bigs you can fill in with. and noel is the center and simmonds down there and enough to compensate for the back of jahlil okafor. >> they may wait to find out if embiid can play. >>> and sam bradford, after he finally addresses the two-week holdout. and first the weather. >>> thanks, the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. monday, still unsettled. some sunshine and spotty shower in the forecast. high temperature of 72. pop-up thunder shower possible tuesday, 74. by wednesday, in the 80s. the first 80-degree in the month of may. thursday is warm and humid side. high of 87. 86 getting into friday. and actions sports sunday continues after the break. ♪ >> "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> i am not completely naive. i think you realize that, you know, if the organization made a move to get up to two at some point, it's probably not going to be my team. but, you know, until it's not, i'm going to continue to lead these guys the way i did last year. >>

how about jahlil okafor. up next why you may want to keep big ja exactly where he is, sports is up next. >>> well, community leaders come together to offer solutions to the growing poverty problem in philadelphia. >> i'm not going to college. don't i still deserve to have a living wage for myself and for my children and for my family? don't idea survey little house somewhere? >> it was big turnout for final day of the poverty summit a at the community college of philadelphia. oic of america organized the summit, officials say one in two philadelphians live near or at the poverty level. the goal of the s was involve the entire community ine rag waiting poverty. >>> another bear sight nothing new castle county. >> city of newark's twitter page posted this video of the black bear in the area of white clay drive-in cleveland avenue. they believe that the bear scampered off and not a threat to residents. a bear was also spot today near the university of delaware, but you no word if this is the same animal. >>> jus

talks of sending okafor in the 24th pick to la for russell and jordan clarks.illion other tum trade scenarios out there right now. let's keep it real. the sixers should not trade okafor because you don't know what jahlil imbed is going to be. he's still hurt. don't trade away your only guaranteed great player. all right. to the eagles mini camp marcus smith has been an absolute disappointment so far and that's being nice. in his first two seasons he only had a second half. but he seems to think it's about to be his prediction -- resell don shouldn't year this season jim schwartz his now defense will be per peck for what he does. >> being defensive lineman that's kind of what you want. you don't want to really think too much. you want to being to get the ball, make plays that's search wal we've been doing all ota's and, um, it's a great feeling that coach comes in here and says, hey, you know, we letting a change. you can just go and we'll kind of taylor what you do. >> ncaa lacrosse championship will be held in chester at toll lon energy stadium the final four

nerlins knoll and jahlil okafor both members of the sixers for now.g out at wrigley. why that was bad news for the fightin' phils. sports coming up next. >>> welcome back. we kick off the memorial day weekend with day baseball in wrigley field. phillies/cubs game one of three game series. matinee baseball. flags blowing out left field. we have pete mackanin the managers of the phillies on the south side of chicago welcome home. game tied at one in the fourth until it was not. jorge so layer going big night to left field off of adam morgan off the board in left field. two-one cubbies. david ross leaving friendly confines. three run shot and now it's five-one north cidars breaking out with the big bats. lester wept six and third. gave up one run. seven punch outs. fifth inning how about chris bryant budding star in the biggs. over the ivy at left. solo shot. cubs win, cubs within six-two your final score. >>> on to hoops. media outlets are reporterrin rg houston rockets are finalling a three year deal for him to be the next coach and dan coney is assist

if you want the sixers to trade jahlil okafor think twice. those stories >>> well cup back.big mange little okafor on the fast track. eighth grade he was already 6-foot seven. he won a national title as freshman at duke. and now after injury shorten season he has been named nba all rookie first team. i talk to head coach brett brown this week and here's how big jal can get even better next season. >> he'll score in his sleep. he'll score for the rest of his life. he can score. i think that -- that the two areas that i think he'll make that biggest jump and help our organization the most when he can get up and down the floor without any type of fitness restrictions, and when he can particularly guard a pick and roll and have some level of presence at the rim. that's when you really see, um, i think a two-way player. >> ukee, translation -- >> get in shape. (laughter). >> get in shape and play d. he was the third pick last year's draft. joel embiid was the third pick in 2014. he's had two reasons wrecked by injuries. he's scheduled to make his nba debut in the fall. i asked br

if you want the sixers to trade jahlil okafor think twice. >>> well cup back.g mange little okafor on the fast track. eighth grade he was already 6-foot seven. he won a national title as freshman at duke. and now after injury shorten season he has been named nba all rookie first team. i talk to head coach brett brown this week and here's how big jal can get even better next season. >> he'll score in his sleep. he'll score for the rest of his life. he can score. i think that -- that the two areas that i think he'll make that biggest jump and help our organization the most when he can get up and down the floor without any type of fitness restrictions, and when he can particularly guard a pick and roll and have some level of presence at the rim. that's when you really see, um, i think a two-way player. >> ukee, translation -- >> get in shape. (laughter). >> get in shape and play d. he was the third pick last year's draft. joel embiid was the third pick in 2014. he's had two reasons wrecked by injuries. he's scheduled to make his nba debut in the fall. i asked brow

they can't possibly fit simmons, okafor, noel, embiid and saric, can they? sixers admitted they would explore trading picks and players to get the ball rolling. so this should come as in surprise, sixers are gauging the trade interest in jahlil okafor and nerlens noel according to a report. >>> raptors and kyle lowery, the calves lear slammed the door shut beating up toronto in game six. lebron 33 points and calves 113-87 win. lebron is going to the the nba finals for sixth straight year, only one other player has done that since the 1960's. >>> the pace under chip kelly, faster, faster. but his need for speed, caught up to the former eagles coach. the players too. but now is there a new tempo in town. eagles quarterback sam bradford will be able to run the offense at a slower pace under doug pederson. eagles will huddle. bradford license able to change up play at the line of scrimmage if he doesn't like the look at the defense. >> biggest thing is coming in out of the huddle, longer play calls, more time to assess situations, different checks, audibles, thi

jahlil okafor has been name to the all nba rookie team.averaged 18 points, seven rebound a game this past season and recorded 11 double/double. >>> roger federer has pulled out of the french open next week. he is dealing with the back injury. this is significant. federer has appeared in a record 65 straight grand slam events, the last one he missed was in 1999, in the u.s. open. >>> union will host d.c. united tomorrow. union played three straight draws, they have one victory in the last five matches. >> we don't wanting to back to being a 500 team and this is i game where we really to have take advantage, and, then try to jump on d.c. early and try to protect our home field to get that little bit of separation from the danger of mediocrity. >> that is sports. >> all right. >> you you are still laughing. >> no, i'm good. >>> jimmy kimmel live, next on channel six. jimmy's guest magic johnson, ludicrous and sierra, music from ariana grande, "action news" continue at 4:30. now for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. >

nerlins knoll and jahlil okafor both members of the sixers for now. rumors to report plus the wind was blowing out at wrigley. why that was bad news for the fightin' phils. sports coming up next. >>> welcome back. we kick off the memorial day weekend with day baseball in wrigley field. phillies/cubs game one of three game series. matinee baseball. flags blowing out left field. we have pete mackanin the managers of the phillies on the south side of chicago welcome home. game tied at one in the fourth until it was not. jorge so layer going big night to left field off of adam morgan off the board in left field. two-one cubbies. david ross leaving friendly confines. three run shot and now it's five-one north cidars breaking out with the big bats. lester wept six and third. gave up one run. seven punch outs. fifth inning how about chris bryant budding star in the biggs. over the ivy at left. solo shot. cubs win, cubs within six-two your final score. >>> on to hoops. media outlets are reporterrin rg houston rockets are finalling a three year deal for him to

are engaging the trade market for okafor and noel. they struckled to play together last season. >>> the eagles were the worst in the run last year and they made a free agent run at rodney mccloud considered one best in football. >> they are both multidimensional and can cover a lot of ground and play blitz and man and zone. i would be very surprised if the year went on if they are not one of the better safety tandems in the nfl. >>> imagine getting a shot to play with the eagles, it's a dream come true for 25 kids in the tell wear valley taking part in the challenge to promote a healthy lifestyle. he throws the ball and the sneakers. forget about them. >>> rafael nadal will not celebrate a 10th french open title. he was forced to withdraw because of a sore wrist, he could not move it this morning. >>> north carolina against loyola and maryland against brown in the other semi final. for the 22nd straight year, espn is broadcasting the games from this underrated lacrosse town. >> look at the rosters of the four teams here. i think phill

okafor only one with real trade value. some people have him going to la for deangelo russell. until you absolutely find out joel embiid can stay healthy for a long term period. >> to the eagles mini camp. he was a first round pick two years ago but non factor under chip kelly. fifth thinks his new defense and new opportunity will finally give him a way to succeed. >> being a defensive lineman that's kind of what you want. you don't want to really think too much. you want to be able to go get the ball, make plays and that's search wal we've been doing all ota's and, um, if it's a great feeling that a coach comes in here and says, hey, we're letting it change off you. you can just go and we'll taylor what you do. >> we got the final four women's lacrosse penn state taking on umc. penn state had a which is to win this game late but they could not get it done. right there they get the goal but under a minute left. they have one more chance. and they couldn't get it through so u inform c will go to the final and face maryland on sunday. >>> but still penn state, pa, hanging in ther

. >> tell me more good this is the thing, despite playing only 53 games, okafor was still voted on to the all nba rookie first team. >> that is nice. >> cool. >> he played at duke, right. he averaged 17.5. and seven rebound per game for your philadelphia a 76ers and 51 percent shooting from the feel. he can drain it. you may remember he had trouble with the law with the speeding thing but other than that, he turned it around. >> yes. >> and there was video from tmz sports showing the rookie punching a man in the street. whatever. i think that he has cleaned up his act. he is a young guy. awfully good on court. i think he and we will see who it is whether it is ben simmons or anybody else, leads them to the promise land. >> sue. >> let's hope. >> we're sick of saying sixers lost last night, innings isers lost last night, right. >> i just love honestly with all of the off the court stuffy love that they got to him early and say don't do it and he hasn't. >> cleaned up his act. good for him. >> how ben franklin bridge could help solve some of our problems, because this is a collective pr

. >>> jahlil okafor is named to the all rookie nba team. he recorded 11 double-doubles. >>> leukemia stinks but it can be overcome. obviously you need the medical aspects but the right attitude can play a role as well. jeff skversky traveling to buck county to tell one athletes story of battling back. >> with a .300 average stephanie yost swings with ease. she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, doctors said she had a 45% chance of surviving. >> she cried in the beginning and said that is done we are not crying anymore and we'll battle this and we will win. >> it was harder on them than it was on me. >> i had the mindset i would do anything to beat it. >> she went through chemo therapy and a bone marrow trance plan. the driving force was driving in a run again for bensalem and sure enough she was back on the field and now one of the faces of the varsity team. >> did you wonder if you would play again? >> i did for a couple of weeks after my transplant and i knew i wasn't in shape and i wasn't sure if i would get back. >> the first t

noel and okafor. they are looking to see if there is interest in these two. the nba draft is june 23rd. faster, faster, faster that was the mentality under chip kelly, he promoted the need for speed in practice and games too. they adamanted they were down through the end of his three seasons and now they hope that peterson and bradford can correct that, he will be able to call audibles at the line of scrimmage too. the eagles new pace, they like it. >> the biggest things obviously coming out of the huddle can longer play calls and assessing the situation and calling audibles and did not come with a fast hurry up offense, usual the speed and scheme is what they feel like will take care of most of the problems, when you are coming out slow you dissect what the defense is doing, they are ready for every single play, we have to run off of what they give us, it's different in that respect. >>> rafael nadal's wing is slowing down and coming to a complete stop. thanks to an injured left wrist. the champ withdrawals from the tournament today. >>> and right here on 6

biggest rumor so far is a trade that would send jahlil okafor to the celtics for a number three pickn player. >>> sixers continue working out players since they also have the 24th and 26th selections in the first round. they have seen at least 12 players this week. brett brown was asked what he towed these nba hopefuls. >> always they snead to make one team love them. paths to the nba aren't always direct. you may end up in instanbul or real madrid and then come back into it. in my old life we cut danny green twice and now he's just fine and so you just try to share stories to help them and let them know who we are. >> game three tonight between the cavaliers and the raptors in the nba on conference finalsly cleveland with a two-nothing series lead haven't won both games by an average of 25 points. >>> after the cavs won game two lebron james and crew showing some love for their head coach dousing him with water. lou broke pat riley's record for most consecutive wince to start a coaching career. if the cavs win the series lebron will held to his sixth straight nba championship series

okafor is a wonderful player., again, you know, he's got to get his reps and come together as team. so i'm anxious to watch. i love seeing these stories around the league. >> i'm anxious to see some wins. >>> 141st preakness is this saturday almost doesn't matter because nyquist is the favorite out of the three spot. ex saturate in the second favorite in the five hole and strad idvai. >> like stratt various. >> nyquist if you bet anything. >> good advice. >> any idiot can say that, too. (laughter). >> be sure to join us to fight for the fox 29 news at 10:00a woman and her dad called male carrier a hero. he heard gunshots in their home and raced inn sigh. what he did next that saved their lives. that's coming your way tonight at 10:00. >> all right that. does it it for us here at 6:00. we'll see you right back here at 10:00. have a good night. april side edition is up next. have a good night. april side edition is up next. ♪ connections. have a good night. aprilyou're not just in thext. ♪ classroom; you're part of

meanwhile sixers are reportedly, exploring the trade market for both jahlil okafor and nerlens noel. feeling that one of the big men will be traded leading up to the nba draft on june 23rd. if all players are healthy the team has a log jam in the front core, joel embiid is expected to play with dario saric. stay tuned. >>> eventually the sixers would like to be a championship caliber team like golden state warriors. the last night raining raining step curry and crew fighting offe problem nation they beat oklahoma city, okc by nine. they trailed the series three -two, going back to oklahoma city. >>> check this out last night the cards/nationals game, in field pop up, who has got it? you got it. i got it. whose got it, kind of like hoist on first. eventually molina, he has got it and makes the catch. >> somebody got it. >> somebody. >> order is restored. >> yes. >> i got this. >> yes. >> don, thanks. >> kate has the forecast, holiday forecast. >> who will take weekend forecast, a big one and it turned out to be beautiful for holiday weekend. we will start off on a really nice note. ca

sixers are gauging trade interest in okafore and nerlens noel. the two struggling to plateauing last season. >>> labron james beat up toronto. cavs win. labron is going back to the nba finals for the 6th straight year. >>> lacrosse, maryland against brown and north carolina against 0 loyola. "action news" starting at noon. there are local players all over the field. there are 20 players among the teams with ties in the delaware valley including maryland's leading scorer, matt rambo from glenside. >>> i've been dreaming to be in the final four since i was a little kid and playing in philly, i never thought about that. >>> i don't think there's added pressure, i'm getting support from friend and family, it's still the same, it's exiting to be in philadelphia, but it's another >>> that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >>> fun at the shore, people got an early start to the long holiday weekend. hitting the boardwalk before the crowds show up. >>> two cars collide in montgomery county. >>> a is the bucks county business is damaged after

sixers are guaging trade interest in okafor and nerlens noel the two struggled to plateauing last season. >>> raptures run in the playoff over labron james and the cavs slam the door on the eastern conference finals beating up toronto. labron is going back to the nba finals for the 6th straight year. only one other player has done that since the 1960s. college lacrosse, men's final four is back at the linc. it's marld against brown and -- maryland against brown and north carolina against loyola. there are local players all over the field. there are 20 players with ties in the delaware valley. including maryland's leading scorer matt rambo from glenside. >>> i've been dreej about going in the -- dreaming about going into the final four since i was a little kid. >>> i don't think there's added pressure. if anything i'm getting more support a lot of friends and family out here, but as i said it's still the same it's exciting to be in philadelphia, but it's another lacrosse game. >> reporter: another lacrosse game in town, the women's final four. that's the sports, i'm jeff skeverski. >>> wa

. >> congrats to sixers, okafor for being named to the all rookie team. he had 11 double-doubles honor nerlins noel was named last year. all of this young talent in town i love it. >>> and the anticipated finale of "grey's anatomy." >> you have no idea how many people locked themselves in the bathroom. they are always fine. >> meredith and maggie support amelia on her wedding day but first they have to get her to come out of bathroom. >> and ben leaps into action to help a pregnant friend and "grey's anatomy" starts at 8:00 this evening following by two episodes of the catch. and then "action news" with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ ♪ that's life. you diet. you exercise. and if you still need help lowering your blood sugar... ...this is jardiance. along with diet and exercise... jardiance works around the clock... to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. this can help you lower blood sugar and a1c. and although it's not for weight loss or lowering systolic blood pressure, jardiance could help with both. jardiance can cause serious side effects including de

sixers are looking at the trades of okafo r-6789 -- okafore and nerlens noel. they struggling to plateauing yesterday. >>> labron is going back to the nba finals for the 6th straight year only one other player has done that since the 1960s. >>> college lacrosse men's final four is back at the linc. maryland against brown and north carolina against loyola, the semifinal action starts at noon. there are local players all over the field. there are 20 players among the teams with ties in the delaware valley, including maryland's leading scorer matt rambo from glenside. >>> i've been dreej about going to the -- dreaming about going to the final four since i was a little kid and playing in philly. it's crazy. >>> i don't think it is added pressure. if anything i'm getting more support, as i said it's still the same, it's exiting to be in philadelphia, but it's another lacrosse game. >>> the other lacrosse games in town like the women's final four. >>> that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >>> there's much more to come on "action news" including "shelter

i think sam did a great job of putting us in a position to have new talent like okafor and we have cap space, now a number one pick. now we have bryan, who has a history, a tradition of great relationships with agents and general managers and putting this to actual use. it is time to go and build. time is now. >> and the team has made some news on another front earlier this week, really groundbreaking with the corporate logo on your uniforms. tell us how that process came about. >> adam silver is our commissioner, and tremendous and a visionary leader. i have spent a lot of time in europe, watching football matches and basketball games and hockey games. and in europe, it's very natural. here, it's not. there's been much more sanctity of the jersey. the ownership group voted to put a 2 1/2 inch by 2 1/2 inch patch on a jersey, kind of looks like this here. >> we're going to come back and show that. >> you got stubhub, beautiful lining. >> kind of a tasteful look. and stubhub is a terrific partner. >> i don't see a problem with it. you see it on nascar, everywhere else. >> stubhub is par

mid westerner, michigan -- >> you don't like jahlil okafor either?aught you on that one. >> he is on the team, now that's on the team he's quite a friend -- >> grandfather heard in. >> go on, dave. >> i have to play it down the middle, right? tell you what, you know, when you had the worse record it usually means you score the first rounds pick. >> second pick will be made by the los angeles lakers. and that means that the number one pick in the 2016nba draft goes to the philadelphia 76ers >> well, clearly the biggest victory the 6ers have had in quite a while, that means two big names to decide upon in the june 23rd nba draft, will they go with ben sill ons from lsu or brandon ingram out of duke. that other school. we don't know yet, but we know it means a lot to coach brett brown. >> we have a lot of fire power around our organization that will dig in, make a calculated decision, a huge decision but at this stage it would be premature say to anybody that we know what we are doing. >> premature. so we just have to see. we do know that who ever we do

biggest rumor is trade that would send jahlil okafor to the celtics for third overall pick and the player. stay tune. sixers will continue working out players since they have the 24th and 25th selection in the first round. they have seen 12 players this week. the brett brown was asked what does he think of these nba hopefuls. >> all they need toys make one team love them, path to the nba is not always direct. you may end up in istanbull and real, madrid. we cut danny green twice and new he is just fine. so you just try to sheer studies to help them and let them necessity who we are. >> that is all for sports. i'm leslie van arsdal. have a great day. >>> hundreds of volunteers spruced up a philadelphia school. they transformed ethan allen promise academy in strawberry mansion by painting murals, brightening hallways and stairwells. they constructed a new playground and playing field, and remodel the teachers lounge. the goal was to create a welcoming environment and a safe place, safe place for children to play. >>> young super heroes took over the police touch museum in philadelphia famil

biggest rumor would send jahlil okafor to the celtics for third overall pick and a player.xers will continue working out players since they have the 24th and 26th selection in the round. they have seen 12 players this week. brett brown was asked, what does he think of these nba hopefuls. >> all they need toys make one keen level past the nba, and you may end up in is hans tanbull or real madrid and then come back into it n my old life we cut danny green twice and now he is just fine. so you just try to tell them stories to help them and let them know who we are. >> that is all for sports i'm leslie van arsdal, have a great date. >>> and those stories out of brazil bike riders pedal away but not just to get a work out. they say bike riders provided even why i to turn on a movie in rio di janeiro, a film production company created this event to teach about alternative energy. bikers generated the power for the event lightening, sound system and movie projection. that is very interesting. >>> that is it for "eyewitness news" at 6:00. here's what we have at 7:00. your cell phon

. >>> and, speaking of the sixers, they are reportedly a trade market for okafor and noel.ne of the big men will be traded leading up to the nba draft june 23 if all players are healthy next season team would have a log jam in the front court. embiid, expected to finally play, along with darr yo. stay tuned. >> 3 flyers will play in the world cup of hockey. claude giroux for team canada. rookie shane, on team north america, and team europe adds pierre edward. the two week tournament starts september 17 in toronto. now, if you take a spin around the art museum this weekend, notice, it has a different look. inaugural street soccer usa philly cup is this weekend runs through sunday, teams from philly and around the country will compete on four on four, 15 minute matchups, soccer stadium located at the base of the steps. players ages 6 through adult. soccer fans can actually register and play pick up games, as well. >>> the american heart association and the eagles hooked up for nfl play 60 challenge at the nova care complex yesterday. 125 students from five elementary schools

so they give you protection, now they're three different players, okafor, down low offensive play can bell, noel can run the floor do the little things and we're the able to get embiid, he does it all. he could be one of the most dominate dominant big in the event in the game today and don't forget in the game today, we don't dominant big men. >> i've been waiting for the schuylkill rivers to be good again. >> my pleasure. >> thank you for the love. >> we got together and all of a sudden we have a love affair. >> absolutely. >> speaking of basketball, a local guy major love for philly native koby bryant according to the official nba store. guess what? his jersey was the second most sold in the league who beat him out. >> steph curry. you would expect the sales to go up. fyi i had the lower merion jersey koby bryant. >> look at you. >> let's take a look. mike transitioning to the weather. looks good, excited to get out. we know about home and garden festival. make it hold up. >> it will hold. letting us know everything looks great. lots of blue sky, even into the early afternoon hours,

third best chance and they ended up with the third overall pick and that is when we drafted jahlil okafor. >> will we go for another duke player, couple dukes back to back. sixers end up with the number one pick, one or top two picks they will end up with either one of those top players, two best players in the draft, lsu guard ben simmons from australia, and, duke forward, brandon ingram. both players coming off impressive freshman seasons. i say ingram may be over ben. >> yeah. >> is that who you want, in gram. >> not necessarily. >> ben simmons is a beast, no question about it. >> ben the beast. >> but lsu didn't even get in the 68 teams ncaa tournament. >> it is a team sport you can only help so much. >> true. >> how about this game last night, i was surprised, i thought warriors might sweep thunder, or at least win at home, sticking with the nba, lets go to this story. statement win for oklahoma city thunder. >> they beat golden state warriors in game one at home. >> at home. >> yeah. >> so it was close throughout but thunder are able to hang on and pick up that win, 108-102. step cu