All was quiet. Heads were low. Hearts were beating. Players were nervous and scared. You’d be able to hear a pin drop if it wasn’t for the blaring noise of the speakers.
Then, it flashed on the screen.
“TEMPLE.”
And there was eruption, celebration, tears, hugging and overzealous joy throughout the Draught Horse on Temple University’s campus.
The women’s […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – After the final horn sounded Saturday night, after the fans had rushed the Boardwalk Hall hardwood, and after four roller-coaster seasons, Mark Tyndale and Chris Clark found each other amid a sea of celebration.
There was no hesitation. Not even for a second.
The Philadelphia natives ran straight toward one another and simultaneously […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Forget the NCAA Tournament.
It will be awfully difficult for the men’s basketball team to top the emotions that encompassed Boardwalk Hall Saturday night when Temple won the Atlantic Ten Conference Championship and punched its ticket to the Big Dance for the first time since 2001.
Making the Sweet Sixteen would be nice. […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - For a couple days, a storied rivalry was put on hold.A few of the Saint Joseph’s Hawks wished the Temple Owls luck in reaching the Atlantic Ten Conference Tournament final.
The Hawks reached the final by upsetting Xavier in the first semifinal game Friday. The Owls simply needed to win their semifinal […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Knowing his days playing Temple basketball are numbered, Mark Tyndale has carried the men’s basketball team down the season’s final stretch.
The senior guard has been the Owls’ best all-around player. He shoots. He rebounds. He finds the open shooter. He’s solidified his defense. Perhaps most importantly, he’s played with intensity.
Tyndale did […]