Gordie Jones

The Sixers’ house of cards is teetering The Sixers’ grip on the sixth seed is becoming tenuous as injuries and self-inflicted wounds abound.

The Sixers' house of cards has been hit by gale-force winds. www.libertyballers.com/76ers-analys...

Mike Rhoades fights the good fight at Penn State, while acutely aware of college hoops' financial realities Former Lebanon Valley College star has seen the Nittany Lions struggle this season.

Mike Rhoades continues the Sisyphean task of turning Penn State into a consistent winner. lebtown.com/2026/02/27/m...

Like Moses Malone, one of the subjects of his new book, Luke Epplin (@lukeepplin.bsky.social) is swimming along quite nicely, thank you. gordiejones.com/luke-epplin-...

Wait -- who are you, and what have you done with Drew?

Donegal's Mike Sarbaugh was recently hired by the San Francisco Giants to be their Minor League Infield Coordinator. gordiejones.com/donegal-grad...

Former coach Doug Moe, whose time in Philly was unfortunately brief, dies at 87 Doug Moe, who died at age 87 on Tuesday, was a colorful character who got put in a tough spot with the Sixers.

Doug Moe could coach, despite how it might have looked during his 56 games with the Sixers. And he was a unique guy. www.libertyballers.com/76ers-news/8...

Lebanon hoops guard Olive Brandt makes the most of moments great and small Lebanon star Olive Brandt finishes her career third on school's all-time scoring list.

Hoops runs in the Brandt family, as Olive, a star guard at Lebanon, proved once again this season. lebtown.com/2026/02/18/o...

F&M coach Nick Nichay joins us, with his team sitting at 19-4 heading into its last two regular-season games. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-qkuk9-...

Magic and Bird helped save the NBA, but Doc and Moses did their part, too Julius Erving and Moses Malone were integral to the league’s resurrection, culminating in a title with the Sixers.

Luke Epplin just came out with a book entitled "Moses and the Doctor: Two Men, One Championship and the Birth of Modern Basketball," and it's excellent. www.libertyballers.com/76ers-featur...

Andrew Callahan, late of the Lebanon Daily News and now the New England Patriots beat writer for the Boston Herald, joins us to rehash the Pats' Super Bowl loss. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-5rzga-...

Time will tell if the Sixers were right to move on from Jared McCain Jared McCain is both a rare player and person. It’s a business, but we’ll see how his departure affects the Sixers.

Jared McCain played 60 games for the Sixers. Do we REALLY know the type of player he is going to be at this point? www.libertyballers.com/76ers-analys...

Replacing Paul George is a group effort, but it starts with Kelly Oubre Jr. While it’ll take more than one guy to make up for Paul George’s absence, Kelly Oubre Jr. is as important as anyone.

Kelly Oubre Jr., often the subject of trade speculation, suddenly looms as an important guy for the Sixers, in the wake of Paul George's suspension. www.libertyballers.com/76ers-featur...

Luke Epplin joins us to discuss his forthcoming book, "Moses and the Doctor." www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hyvih-...

Don't worry, Luke. "After the Buzzer" is a safe space.

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Actually-- we will be speaking with Luke next week.

Looking forward to speaking with Luke today on "After the Buzzer."

The city of Vilnius, Lithuania has spawned a player or two (notably Arvydas Sabonis). F&M point guard Vakaris Grauslys is attempting to further that tradition. gordiejones.com/fm-point-gua...

Wow

Home cooking has not agreed with the Sixers this season The Sixers are now 10-11 at home, a perplexing trend the team needs to turn around.

Somehow the Sixers are 10-11 at home, and 22-18 overall. Strange, no? www.libertyballers.com/76ers-analys...

Les Bowen of PHLY Sports believes the ill health of the Eagles' offensive line was a bigger reason for their struggles on that side of the ball than Kevin Petullo (while at the same time acknowledging that the since-fired OC wasn't good). www.podbean.com/ew/pb-b6jd3-...

Remembering Bob Weir, the Dead and their "Living Critters": gordiejones.com/remembering-...

Miami on the doorstep. Ole Miss looking for a Pete Giftopoulos moment

How great could the Maxey-Edgecombe backcourt be? Maybe the greatest in franchise history It’s easy to dream on how great the pairing of Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe could become.

Wali Jones, point guard of the Sixers' 1966-67 championship team, believes the sky's the limit for the current backcourt. www.libertyballers.com/76ers-featur...

Ed Gruver, author of 12 sports books, honors late brother through his work Former Lebanon Daily News sportswriter found his direction a half-century ago, in an unexpected way.

Ed Gruver has authored 12 books. Here's a story about his storytelling: lebtown.com/2026/01/06/e...

Now five years sober, the routine is never routine for former Sixer Mike Gminski Mike Gminski battled alcoholism for years before discovering a new routine to help when life shows up.

Recovering alcoholics like former Sixer Mike Gminski always ask themselves what they will do "when life shows up." Here's a piece about his approach. www.libertyballers.com/76ers-featur...

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Chris Finch was ejected six minutes into OKC-Minnesota and had to be held back by four staff members 👀

2005 -- a.k.a., The Year of the Driveway Sit-Ups. Truly a magical season.

Maxey vs. Daniels was a war of attrition Tyrese Maxey and Dyson Daniels fought it out through four quarters and two overtimes in an epic battle.

No NBA player can truly guard another one-on-one. Even Dyson Daniels, an all-league defender, admits that. (And that was BEFORE Tyrese Maxey dropped 44 on him Sunday night.) www.libertyballers.com/76ers-featur...