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Lincoln Financial Field's chicken sandwich voted 'Craziest Stadium Food'

Every Philly team has something unique and special about attending one of their games. And all fans have their own opinions so ranking them objectively is sure to prove challenging with results that will be disagreed with by many. But J.D. Power attempted to rank the "fan experience" of Philadelphia's major sports teams using a set of objective criteria (see full study here). Here's how they described the process: Fan satisfaction is evaluated across seven factors (in order of importance): seating area and game experience; security and ushers; leaving the game; arriving at the game; food and beverage; ticket purchase; and souvenirs and merchandise. Satisfaction is measured on a 1,000-point scale.

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  NEWS: Quakes, Avaya Stadium finish narrow second to Sharks in J.D. Power's Fan Experience Study

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76ers take 1 big step (and a couple smaller ones, too)

NBCSports.com’s Dan Feldman is grading every team’s offseason based on where the team stands now relative to its position entering the offseason. The 76ers made their own luck. Philadelphia finished with the league’s fourth-worst record, fell to No. 5 in the lottery, swapped picks with the Kings to move up to No. 3 thanks to a two-year-old trade then traded up to No. 1 by enticing the Celtics with a future draft pick (another pick acquired in that heist of Sacramento, a Lakers pick or one of the 76ers’ own).

Dikembe Mutombo: Joel Embiid is ‘like my son’

Mutombo presumably sees a lot of himself in Embiid — both of them were born and raised in Africa before going on to attend college in America and eventually being selected near the top of their respective NBA draft classes. The eight-time All-Star still keeps an active profile in issues of NBA interest, and hopefully his next step will be teaching Embiid to finger-wag properly.

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  Dikembe Mutombo reveals his secret to success

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