There was an air of confidence surrounding the football team as it entered its second game of the season Saturday, against Buffalo. Sure, the Owls had lost their season-opener a week earlier, 30-19, to Navy, but they had scored 19 points, a feat they accomplished just three times in 2006.
The defense had also demonstrated the [...]

The scholastic year is back. That means Temple’s athletic teams have a fresh start as well. It’s time for school spirit, mascots and enthusiasm. But for those who are new to the campus atmosphere or need a refresher on Temple athletics, this guide is designed for you.
Since it’s been a while since some have been [...]

Four massive venues rest amid a concrete desert just above the Philadelphia Navy yard. These stadiums house four of this city’s best-known sports teams – the Eagles, Flyers, Phillies and 76ers.
These teams are often highlighted on TV, covered in the news pages and discussed in the talk-radio airwaves, just like most professional teams.
But let’s face [...]

If you thought John Chaney displayed
an intimidating demeanor on the sidelines,
imagine talking to him one-on-one.
I’ll admit that it was daunting . . . but
only for about five seconds. That was the
time it took for the former coach to rise
from his chair and welcome me into his
Liacouras Center office with a warm handshake and an ear-to-ear [...]

For the first time since his days as an assistant coach at La Salle, Fran Dunphy won’t be patrolling the home sideline when he visits the Palestra Wednesday.
And, for the first time in 18 seasons, he’ll utilize the visiting locker room there. He might even be the subject of one of those clever banners constructed [...]

Late in the evening of Nov. 9, many Philadelphians complained about a loud, sudden noise.
It wasn’t a fight or a domestic dispute, just a bunch of rowdy college kids excited over a big football win. But the game was played an hour away.
But the aftermath from then-undefeated
and No. 15 Rutgers’ victory over then-No. 3 Louisville [...]

In 1993, the Garrison Dodgers baseball team from Washington, D.C. found themselves 0-5 and on the tail-end of a 24-0 drubbing against the defending Bethesda Chevy Chase Little League baseball champions.
Coming off a winless season, many of the players on the team figured this year wouldn’t be any different, including me.
However, in the next game, [...]

After the initial excitement of learning that I was accepted to Temple in 2003 had subsided, I felt myself falling into a daily conversation regarding my future.
Once many of my neighbors, coaches and other acquaintances had found out where I was attending college, almost every one of them followed with a statement that sounded a [...]

John Chaney has only read two books since graduating from Bethune-Cookman College in 1955: “Savage Inequalities” by Jonathan Kozol and “The Shape of the River” by Derek Curtis Bok.
One is about inequities in the school systems; the other affirmative action.
He loves both of them to death.
“I have them for sale for about $1,000 a piece,” [...]