On his first day at the Philadelphia 76ers camp, Charles Barkley was very nervous to meet Julius Erving for the first time.

Before the modern era of high-flying NBA superstars, there was Dr. J Julius Erving, the player who revolutionized basketball ...

Dr. J recalls how the Sixers came in to acquire with a $6 million paycheck.

Philadelphia 76ers legend Dikembe Mutombo comes in ranked No. 8 on a list of the best defensive players in NBA history.

If you’ve gone to a Sixers game any time in the last 28 years, you’ve heard Matt Cord’s voice reverberate throughout the arena. After this season, he’s hanging up his mic.

Born at the former Locust Mountain Hospital she was the daughter of the late Cyril and Rita (Idason) Kurfovich. She was a 1967 graduate of Mahanoy Area High School and retired from J.E. Morgan ...

Trung Duc Lu, a man connected to a 2014 double murder and kidnapping in Philadelphia, has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List. The FBI is offering up to $1 million for tips leading ...

The Philadelphia 76ers provided an encouraging injury update on V.J. Edgecombe ahead of Tuesday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

VP Harris speaks at Tyre Nichols' funeral: "We mourn with you" Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the funeral of the 29-year-old who died after being beaten by police. "We mourn with you," she told ...

A street fight in Philadelphia turned deadly when investigators say a 40-year-old man was shot and killed. Police shared ...

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