My younger son and I caught a great game on Feb. 1. The Sixers beat reigning MVP Derrick Rose and the Bulls 98-82 thanks to a monster third quarter when they outscored Chicago by 15. Andre Iguodala and Thad Young led Philly’s scorers with 19 a piece. More importantly, they held Mr. Rose to 18 points. My son is 8 years old and it was his first Sixers game. He loved it. He ate Chickie’s & Pete’s Crabfries (just like my older son) and bought a new Sixers snap-back cap with his own money. He was very proud of that. We sat in the lower level for the first half thanks to a friend. The seats were …

  Good news everyone. One of the guys that gave Philadelphia sports yet another black eye has been arrested. Dennis Veteri, 32, of Glassboro, N.J., and two others wearing Flyers jerseys were caught on video beating up two New York Rangers fans outside Geno’s Steaks in South Philly after the Winter Classic game between the two teams at Citizens Bank Park. The suspects were seen kicking the victims while they were down. Classy right? Other than the disappointing loss to the Rangers, it was a great event for Philadelphia to host. And then these three knuckleheads do something stupid to give the …

  I took my older son to his first Philadelphia Eagles game on New Year’s Day. It was the team’s last one of the year after blowing a few games midseason. So it didn’t mean much for the team, but it meant a lot to us. We had a good time as the Birds thumped the Redskins 34-10. Even though Shady McCoy didn’t suit up, we saw plenty of big plays from other Eagles. Mike Vick threw for 300-plus yards and three touchdowns – a bomb to DeSean Jackson and others to Brent Celek and Chad Hall, who jumped into the stands below us after his score. Jeremy Macklin also caught eight balls for over 100 yards …