t.j. mcconnell slid into the starting spot and guess what? he actually put up ben simmons-like numbers. third period mcconnell said he wanted to move the ball and he sure did. he'll nail the three. three rebounds shy of a triple-double. then in the fourth jj redick against his former team drains a tough shot and the foul but he wasn't finished. here in the fourth, reddick uses a screen to get a little room for yet another one of his deep 3's. he finished with 29 points and hit eight 3's to tie his career high. sixers win 130-111. >>> penn state on the road facing maryland. it's been a tough year for the terrapins who met up with the nittany lions. penn state jumping out to a lead they'd never give back. check out tommy stevens he's the backup. seven-nothing penn state. trace mcsorely shovel pass for a 2-yard touchdown pass. extends penn state's lead to 21-nothing. check this catch out. the one handed catch from 9 yards out. unbelievable. penn state hands maryland a big loss 66-three. >>> adonis jennings for the touchdown. owls taking the lead with that. then in the second quarter check

t.j. mcconnell to j.j. redick. eight threes. 13 assists. mcconnell also scoring 15 points. sixers win 130-111, the most scored in regulation in 23 years. they're four games over .500 for the first time in the brett brown era. i asked joel, hey, was there any chance you weren't playing? >> i want to play. i missed three years of basketball and i don't want to be in a setting where i'm sick, i'm not able to play or whatever. i don't ever want to take any days off. >> how about our fans, are you kidding me? i can't even at times talk to my coaching staff. and they're a foot from me. what a great thing for our city. >> it is loud at sixers games and h their best win streak in franchise history if they win. it would be nine straight ws. now is this game a bear trap? no letdown, right, carson wentz? >> the biggest thing for us, something we've done so well all year is staying in the moment. staying in the moment, winning the day, winning the week. it sounds redundant and cliche, but it's what we do, the mind-set we have every practice, every rep. guys are going all out, locked in

t.j. mcconnell to j.j. redick. eight threes. 13 assists. mcconnell also scoring 15 points. sixers win 130-111, the most scored in regulation in 23 years. they're four games over .500 for the first time in the brett brown era. i asked joel, hey, was there any chance you weren't playing? >> i want to play. i missed three years of basketball and i don't want to be in a setting where i'm sick, i'm not able to play or whatever. i don't ever want to take any days off. >> how about our fans, are you kidding me? i can't even at times talk to my coaching staff. and they're a foot from me. what a great thing for our city. >> it is loud at sixers games and eagles games. the birds could match their best win streak in franchise history if they win. it would be nine straight ws. now is this game a bear trap? no letdown, right, carson wentz? >> the biggest thing for us, something we've done so well all year is staying in the moment. staying in the moment, winning the day, winning the week. it sounds redundant and cliche, but it's what we do, the mind-set we have every practice, every rep.

t.j. mcconnell a thing or two.onnell like let me stick to basic dribbling. >>> day one of the gabe kapler hire. yesterday i had a chance to chat with the boss about why kapler was the right fit. >> the game is constantly evolving and it will evolve again and it will -- that's what kind of makes the sport great. and you know, right now for, you know, for our roster, which is littered with young players, young still developing players, you know, i think a passionate energetic guy who has been very well experienced last few years pushing the envelope forward with a progressive organization working with young players in player development is an ideal fit for our young roster. whatever we can do as an organization to connect with our players is -- is worth its weight in gold. >> finally it was a parade literally forever in the making because the astros had never won the world series before and so hundreds of thousands of fans lined the streets of houston today to watch the world champs ride through downtown atop fire tr

t.j. mcconnell to j.j. redick. eight threes. p.j. with 13 assists. mcconnell also scoring 15 points. sixers win 130-111, the most scored in regulation in 23 years. they're four games over .500 for the first time in the brett brown era. i asked joel, hey, was there any chance you weren't playing? >> i want to play. i missed three years of basketball and i don't want to be in a setting where i'm sick, i'm not able to play or whatever. i don't ever want to take any days off. >> how about our fans, are you kidding me? i can't even at times talk to my coaching staff. and they're a foot from me. what a great thing for our city. >> it is loud at sixers games and eagles games. the birds are 13 1/2-point favorites hosting the bears. the birds could match their best win streak in franchise history if they win. it would be nine straight ws. now is this game a bear trap? no letdown, right, carson wentz? >> the biggest thing for us, something we've done so well all year is staying in the moment. staying in the moment, winning the day, winning the week. it sounds redundant and cliche, but it's wha

the eagles with a with week will be back ready to attack the rest of the season, third mcconnell gets the shot., t.jcks it to mcyoung, animals the three, the sixers get blown out in this one, 135 to 114. the flyers in the wild, there was someone in this game and unfortunately it wasn't for the flyers, with the shot right there. jason sucker with a rebound in the go ahead that's what we needed flyers lose one zip, penn state taking on rutgers, with a screen pass to hamilton he flips it to barkley. hurls it into, takes it deadline to one, penn state will lead a score and go on to win intervene r 13-five to six. that's sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >>> we call this next segment silly science. have you cranked up your music just yet >> no but heard it in stores >> it can be bad for mental health according to one study. ♪ ♪ . >>> that's olympic the christmas anthem. there's a real concern for retail employees who hear the same holiday storms every single day. researchers found that it is mentally draining and triggers a negative response in your brain but on the flip side of that. the study shows th