Philadelphia and sports?

Question

Hi, I will be an exchange student next year in UPenn and I'd like to have an overall knowledge about philadelphia and sports, so basically who's the basketball team (college and city), are they any good ? and the same thing with baseball and football.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Penn has a pretty decent basketball team, usually does well in the Ivy league.  Not sure about the others...

Pro sports -

Baseball - Phillies - Currently second in the division.  Good team when their pitching holds up.

Basketball - Sixers - Currently in a bit of a rebuilding mode

Hockey - Flyers - Perpetual contender

Football - Eagles - Depending on who you ask, a powerhouse or a team on the decline...

It's been a LONG time since Philly has had a championship to celebrate and the fans here can be a little intense!

Answer 2

Basketball is the Sixers, Baseball is the Phillies, Football is the Eagles, Lacrosse is the Wings, & Hockey is the Flyers.

All of our teams are decent, but we haven't won a championship in a while.

Philadelphians have a fierce loyalty to their teams, though, so make sure you don't sport any other team jerseys while here.