The city deserves it. | | | | | The Process as an undergrad in 2014. (Brent Burford Photography) | | | | | rantnrave:// JOEL EMBIID jokes about a lot of things ("You know how I learned to shoot?,” he tells SI's LEE JENKINS. “I watched white people. Just regular white people"), but the PHILADELPHIA 76ERS' third-year rookie center, who played in his first regular-season game Wednesday night, isn't joking about this: "I'm the Process"... So how about that Process? Reviews and previews for a team stacked with big men and high draft picks continue to be a bit cloudy. But there are some smart voices who have concluded that the 76ers' decision to basically spend three years as the worst team in professional sports may not have been the world's worst idea. It may even have been a good one. The program's architect, SAM HINKIE, is currently unemployed, but SB NATION's TOM ZILLER thinks he'll be back in the league soon. The question for any team considering hiring him, Ziller writes, "will be whether Hinkie can do the job when tanking out for half a decade isn’t an option"... On the court in Philly, Embiid was on fire in the Sixers' season-opening loss to the THUNDER. His 20 points—in 22 minutes—were more than he scored in any game in college. Fans serenaded him with chants of "Trust the Process"... JAKE ARRIETA and the CUBS even things up... The (1908) Cubs' HUMAN SPLINTER... Cubs are to FOX SPORTS what GAME OF THRONES is to HBO... PK SUBBAN spent a day as the TENNESSEE TITANS' 12th man... Saving money with DETROIT LIONS safety GLOVER QUIN... The TINDER of athletics. I can't even begin to tell you how much that last sentence hurt to type. | | | - Matty Karas, curator |
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| Laugh now, because Joel Embiid is going to be a problem. The 76ers rookie opens up on the past two seasons, his off-the-court struggles and, of course, The Process. | | |
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| It takes more than training to complete a transcontinental run. You need a crew and the belief that you’re part of something greater than yourself. | | |
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| From California to Boston, from villain to hero — the new superstar talks about what it means to be The Boss. | | |
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| Experts almost unanimously agree that legalized sports betting in the U.S. is "inevitable." In Part 1 of Chalk's series, we examine how we might get there and what the market could look like. | | |
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| Jason Robins explains what happened. | | |
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| A fan base’s tortured existence on the brink of abandonment. | | |
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| Marshawn Lynch is no longer with the Seahawks, but he is not entirely gone. Does he still mean something? We spoke with some of his former teammates and they shared their favorite Lynch stories. | | |
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| On October 21, Denasia Lawrence—in a blue blazer and Black Lives Matter shirt—took a knee for injustice in front of fans while singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the last NBA preseason game between the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers. In her first interview since her protest, Lawrence detailed what transpired that night to SB Nation reporter Tyler Tynes. | | |
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| Real Madrid has generated more than 110 million video views on social after taking the decision to begin delivering content from its club TV channel to Facebook Live. | | |
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| Photos via Wikipedia If you don't have it memorized by now, you will by the third inning of Game 1 of the World Series: The Chicago Cubs last won a World Series in 1908, the Cleveland Indians in 1948. You have heard this a lot. You're going to be hearing it more. | | |
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| The upcoming collective-bargaining agreement will affect the NBA landscape for at least the next six years. Here are some of the key terms to look out for in the future. | | |
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| The Spurs’ second-year player was fantastic on opening night, but his journey getting here is even more incredible. | | |
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| Cast your mind back to when you were seen as a social inadequate for not joining a conversation about the Premier League; | | |
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| You might have heard by now that the new "Football Manager" is out on November 4. You might even have played the Beta version. From what we can see, it’s bigger and better than ever. But it’s not easy. | | |
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| The football world was in a state of chaos. The Steelers had just stolen Super Bowl XL from the Seahawks with the help of some shockingly one-sided officiating. | | |
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| As the NBA begins its 70th season, I have hopes it might also be on the cusp of a new and more enlightened era. My optimism on that score is based on attitudinal and philosophical changes I've seen in both the league office and among the players, who are finding their voices once again. | | |
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| The order prohibits five University of Minnesota players from being near a student’s apartment and place of employment, which happens to be where they play their home games. | | |
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| CHICAGO - Steve Bartman doesn't need pity, he doesn't need redemption and he sure as hell doesn't need forgiveness. What he needs is peace. Thirteen years after Bartman was made the modern-day goat for the Chicago Cubs' epic run of futility, the object of ridicule and much, much worse, he's being dragged into the spotlight once again. | | |
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| It worked twice against the Cardinals last Sunday, so why doesn’t Bobby Wagner just do it every time? | | |
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| Maybe these are the end of times. The Cubs and the Indians in the World Series. The absurdity of a presidential election where the GOP’s best offering makes Charlie Sheen seem like a reasonable man -- 'Winning!' Or not. I’m on the lookout for those galloping four horsemen, though hopefully after the Cubbies make some history. | | |
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