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Mike Sielski

Sports Columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer

Husband, dad, author, sports columnist for @PhillyInquirer, co-host on @SportsRadioWIP, persona non grata at your local Wawa.

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  • 4 days ago | inquirer.com | Mike Sielski

    The NBA will hold its draft lottery Monday, and the event offers the 76ers their best chance, and maybe their only chance, to stop or at least slow their slide into irrelevance. They remained static for three years — losing in the playoffs’ second round each time — before getting bounced in the first round last year and plummeting down a 24-58 mine shaft this season.

  • 5 days ago | inquirer.com | Mike Sielski

    Every time the leaders of a major sports franchise decide whether to acquire or retain a player, the move is more than just an isolated roster transaction or evaluation of the athlete. It’s an assessment of the state of the franchise itself. The owner, the general manager and player-personnel staff, the head coach and his assistants: All of them, to some degree, assist in a great inventory-taking. Where are we as a team? Are we rebuilding? Are we capable of winning a championship?

  • 1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Mike Sielski

    PHILADELPHIA - The most revealing moment of the most riveting game of this NHL postseason didn't feature a player on the ice or a coach on the bench. It, of course, did not feature the Flyers, either, but they were connected to the moment, if you care about them. On Sunday night, in Game 7 of the Winnipeg Jets-St. Louis Blues first-round series, a TNT camera gave viewers a close-up shot of a middle-aged woman in the Canada Life Centre stands.

  • 1 week ago | kdhnews.com | Mike Sielski

    PHILADELPHIA - The most revealing moment of the most riveting game of this NHL postseason didn't feature a player on the ice or a coach on the bench. It, of course, did not feature the Flyers, either, but they were connected to the moment, if you care about them. On Sunday night, in Game 7 of the Winnipeg Jets-St. Louis Blues first-round series, a TNT camera gave viewers a close-up shot of a middle-aged woman in the Canada Life Centre stands.

  • 1 week ago | thederrick.com | Mike Sielski

    PHILADELPHIA — The most revealing moment of the most riveting game of this NHL postseason didn’t feature a player on the ice or a coach on the bench. It, of course, did not feature the Flyers, either, but they were connected to the moment, if you care about them. On Sunday night, in Game 7 of the Winnipeg Jets-St. Louis Blues first-round series, a TNT camera gave viewers a close-up shot of a middle-aged woman in the Canada Life Centre stands.

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Mike Sielski
Mike Sielski @MikeSielski
13 May 25

“The fact that leagues embraced gambling doesn’t change the unethical nature of athletes or managers betting on their teams. It only makes the leagues more complicit when someone violates that sacrosanct principle, as Pete Rose did.” #Phillies https://t.co/GXGSfd76Tl

Mike Sielski
Mike Sielski @MikeSielski
13 May 25

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Mike Sielski
Mike Sielski @MikeSielski
13 May 25

RT @Jeff_Neiburg: Quick story on Steve Donahue heading to St. Joe's: https://t.co/jSijJnkugR