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• Allen Iverson’s mom has gone an bought herself a basketball team! The Richmond Iversons Warriors will play in the ABA, a small pro league where anyone with $20,000 and a dream can buy a team. Look for her at courtside, holding up a “THAT’S MY TEAM!” sign. [AP/FOX Sports]

• Appearing on FOX News Sunday, Delaware Senator Joe Biden refuted the notion that he’s too Northern (I guess) to run for President. How so? To wit: “You don’t know my state. My state was a slave state. My state is a border state. My state has the eighth-largest black population in the country. My state is anything from a Northeast liberal state.” Tune into the Sunday talk shows next week, when Biden notes all the lynchings the state’s had. [Wonkette]

• A report says that 24 percent of Philadelphians report being sexually abused. Fortunately, this puts us on par with other cities in the country. Er, wait. [CBS 3]

• Pagans — the, uh, loosely affiliated religious groups, not the motorcycle gang — recently held a conference in Fort Washington. How wild was it? As the Northeast Times notes, “They even wore T-shirts, tank tops, shorts, skirts, sneakers and sandals. And some had baseball caps, too.” [NET]

• It’s going to be a little longer before Northeast Philadelphian and astronaut goes into space, as the shuttle launch has been delayed. [AP/Yahoo!]

• Don Vito is heading home after his arrest. [AP/6 ABC]

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