The Daily Numbers: 19-0 lead at the start of last night’s Sixers game. No, they weren’t trailing! They bolted out to a huge lead over the defending two-time NBA champion Heat, gave up the lead, then battled back in the 4th quarter for the win.
114-110 win for the 76ers.
16 wins, how many some Las Vegas experts are picking them to win.
3 men busted in a holdup on the campus of Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades out in Middletown.
3.5 to 7 years in jail for a former Philly cop who broke his parole in Delco when he got threatened an 8-year-old girl in Philly.
42, age of suspect who will now face trial in a series of church burglaries in Darby Borough.
138 pounds of prescription medicine put in the county’s new medical drop boxes that are located in several spots across the county.
14 years in jail for a former pastor with ties to the region who was convicted in a $6 million mortgage scam.
61 million dollars, how much Philadelphia is looking to raise for schools by selling off empty school buildings.
8,000 dolllar price tag for a Norristown site that once was being touted as a possible movie studio.
100,000 dollars in jewelry swiped in a heist at a jewelry store in Mercer County, N.J.
5,000 seasonal workers being hired by Wal-Mart in the Northeast.
87 Wal-Mart locations in the Philly region, with 35,000 to 40,000 employees.
14 Philadelphia firefighters demoted in what has become the latest battle between the Nutter Administration and City Council.
1 in 4 Pa. voters who believe state is headed in right direction.
1 in 5 who believe Gov. Tom Corbett is doing a good job.
37 percent of Republicans who believe Corbett should get another term.
7 percent of Democrats who believe so.
44 percent of Republicans who believe Corbett should step aside for another GOP candidate.
6 people shot and killed in a spree fueled by a domestic incident in South Carolina.
61 point dip for the stock market yesterday.
22 points, 12 assists, 9 steals for rookie Michael Carter-Williams in his debut with Sixers. Not too shabby.
24 points for Spencer Hawes.
4 RBI for Shane Victorino to lead the Red Sox to a World Series crown with a 6-1 win over the Cardinals.
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If Michael Carter-Williams can come close to matching last night’s effort for the Sixers, this once-thought to be lost season could get very interesting.
I Don’t Get It: A former Philly cop already on parole here in Delco was charged with threatening an 8-year-old girl. That put him in violation of his parole, and back in the slammer.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Sixers. Just when we needed a sports lift, it came from a most unexpected source.
Quote Box: “It was a great ride.”
-Allen Iverson, retiring from the NBA.
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