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Rooted in history, Temple-St. Joe’s rivalry still intense

25 February 2008

Rivalry. It’s what fuels sports, it’s what makes it go, makes it fun, makes it intense, compelling and dramatic. While the college basketball world is fixated on match-ups like Duke-North Carolina and Kentucky-Louisville, here in

Three the tall way

25 February 2008

When it comes to basketball, bigger is better. So it’s no surprise that the women’s basketball team is having the success it’s having right now. The Owls (17-11, 10-2 Atlantic Ten Conference) have won 10

Double trouble this week

25 February 2008

More than 10,000 fans packed the Liacouras Center about four weeks ago for an energetic and competitive Atlantic Ten Conference matchup between the Owls and their Big 5 rival, Saint Joseph’s. With 17 seconds remaining

Women’s basketball team tops winless Rams

23 February 2008

Entering into the second half, already up 13 points against a team that has lost all of its 26 games, the one thing a coach does not want to see is complacency. Temple coach Dawn

Fordham too stout for men’s basketball team

23 February 2008

Sometimes records can be deceiving. Fordham (11-13 overall) entered Saturday’s game against the Temple men’s basketball team with a 4-7 Atlantic Ten Conference record, but the Rams had won two of their last three games,

Morris leads women’s basketball team to win over St. Joe’s

21 February 2008

This is what seniors are supposed to do. After trailing for much of the game, and by six points with two minutes, 43 seconds to go, Ashley Morris simply took things into her own hands.

Women’s CitySix Watch

18 February 2008

Drexel Record: 14-10, 9-4 CAA The Dragons won both of their games this week, including a 48-42 win over Delaware Thursday and a 74-67 victory over James Madison Sunday. The Dragons had a season-high 16

Men’s CitySix Watch

18 February 2008

Drexel Record: 11-16 overall, 4-11 Colonial Athletic Association The ailing Dragons split two conference road games last week. Drexel lost to Old Dominion, 75-71, in double overtime Thursday but defeated Delaware, 62-60, Saturday afternoon. Junior

Running the table may be only hope for men

18 February 2008

With less than a month until Selection Sunday, the talk of “who’s in” and “who’s out” of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is heating up. Since tediously going over ESPN.com’s Bubble Watch and Bracketology pages

Pup might be good luck

18 February 2008

If you’ve been to a women’s basketball game at the Liacouras Center lately, it’s hard not to notice one of the newest fans in the crowd. Maybe it’s because he doesn’t quite fit in. He’s