Men’s Tennis
The men’s tennis team lost 4-0 to Drexel Sunday at the Cheltenham Tennis Courts. The Dragons won two of three doubles matches. The Owls also dropped the numbers one, two and three singles matches, which automatically gave the win to Drexel. The Owls are now 4-8 on the season and will face off with [...]

Temple coach Dawn Staley started her four seniors in Saturday’s game against Massachusetts, knowing the group has combined to go 95-31 over their four years with the Owls.
Point guard Ashley Morris, guard Candice Borrows, forward Nicole Pittman, and center Lady Comfort extended that record to 96 wins with a 64-46 victory over visiting Massachusetts (13-6, [...]

For the second straight week, Temple’s softball team looked to knock off a ranked opponent.
Last week’s 4-2 victory over No. 25 Oregon State instilled confidence that the Owls could repeat the feat against No. 4 Texas A&M at the Texas A&M Invitational this weekend.
“We know we are good enough to be there [Texas A&M Invitational],” [...]

Former men’s basketball coach John Chaney swore by the tough non-conference schedule.
Apparently softball coach Casey Dickson does, too.
Dickson scheduled the three-day Arizona State University Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. with the intent that her team would face perennial powerhouses California and Oklahoma State, as well as No. 25 Oregon State, Western Michigan, and Idaho State.
“When [...]

With all due respect to Lewis Katz and his $10,000 sports attendance increase incentive, what the Board of Trustees member doesn’t realize is that his vision is already happening on Temple’s campus.
Temple saw its average football attendance increase 82.5 percent this fall to 28,858 people per game. Men’s basketball attendance has also risen. Through eight [...]

Crew
Both the men’s and women’s tams learned Friday, Jan. 25 that the East Park Canoe House, which they used as a storage and changing facility, has been closed by Philadelphia’s City of Licenses and Inspections because of “severe structural problems.” The more than 80-year-old building, which is owned by the Fairmount Park Commission and is [...]

Most people would assume that an athlete who’s also a psychology major would have a mental edge against her competitors.
Instead of psyching out her opponents, however, Temple junior thrower Amanda Cole psyched out herself at last year’s Atlantic Ten Conference Indoor Track Championship in Kingston, R.I. The New Castle, Del.-native finished fourth and sixth in [...]

Many changes coming to local public transportation authorities could have a big impact on how Temple students travel.
Following the lead of other Philadelphia-area colleges, Temple and SEPTA have reached an agreement to open a ticket office on Berks Street between Ninth and 10th streets at the foot of the university’s train platform.
Temple students who depend [...]

There is a scene in the movie Forrest Gump where President John F. Kennedy asks Forrest, “How does it feel to be an All-American?”
Now Alli Lokey, a senior midfielder on the field hockey team, can answer that question, too.
The National Field Hockey Coaches Association selected Lokey as a Second Team All-American, making her the only [...]

For the first time in its 80-year existence, the storied history of The Palestra is coming directly into the homes of local television viewers.
Mikaelyn Austin’s documentary, The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball, will make its local television debut on Friday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet. This follows its broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN [...]