This Day in Philly Sports History - May 11, 2025

Happy Mother's Day. The Phillies had a nice bounce back win beating the Guardians 7-1 as Ranger Suarez and Bryce Harper led the way. The Union tied the Crew 2-2 when they gave up a goal in stoppage time. We run our Tankathon simulation for the Sixers and update the Truist Championship leaderborad.Today's Question of the Day is "What is the best play in Sixers history?"Today's Philly Sports Summertime Playlist song of the Day is Phillies Fever by the 1976 Phillies.On this day in 1980 the Sixers beat the Lakers 105-102 in game 4 of the NBA Finals. Dr. J had one of the most iconic plays in NBA Finals history with a gravity defying behind the backboard reverse layup.The 2025 Induction Class for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame is set.  Here’s who got in https://www.philadelphiasportshalloffame.org/Meet Lenny Wagner, the author of “Playing with the Best: One Man’s Journey through the Golden Age of Sports.  The book chronicles the amazing life of Walter French who won both an World Series and NFL Championship.For more information about Lenny or Walter go to https://www.playingwiththebest.comLeave your text or voicemail thoughts and opinions on the Back to the Phuture Voice/Text Line @ 267-495-8531Check out Phillygoat.com for all of your Philly apparel needs. Use the promo code JIMMONTGOMERY for 10% off of your order The Clashing Conferences Podcast brings together the everyday passion of REAL fans and their not so friendly friends for the purpose of real life sports entertainment.  Available wherever you get your pods and on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLVSg7IjPpQ93iTUPb-KIgCheckout the Philly Sports History Portal for access to the Philadelphia Sports Hallof Fame New Digital Archive https://sites.google.com/phillyhall.org/phillysportshistory