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Borrows notches career-high in Owls’ victory against Kent State

04 December 2007

After a frustrating loss to North Carolina State, the women’s basketball team wanted to come out against Kent State and get the bitter taste of defeat out of its mouth. Consider it done. Senior center

Non-conference schedule provides early struggles

04 December 2007

From the moment the schedule was released, the women’s basketball team knew it would be toiling with one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country. With that in mind, players and coaches realized they

Strahan tackles life, football

04 December 2007

REVIEW – It’s a place most football players find themselves in multiple times during an average day at the “office.” There’s plenty of name calling, crotch grabbing, eye-socket jabbing and “oh-crap-I-wish-I-wore-a-cup-today” down there squeezing. It’s

Changing of the point guards

04 December 2007

The smallest player on the court hit the biggest shot of the night for Temple last Thursday. Chris Clark, a 5-foot-8, 165-pound senior point guard, nailed a game-winning three-pointer from the left wing with 1.9

McKie hosting toy drive

04 December 2007

Aaron McKie concluded a successful professional basketball career playing in the NBA last season, one in which he reaped the riches and glory associated with professional sports. But through his 13-year career, McKie never forgot

Remembering a teacher, editor and friend of TTN

04 December 2007

A quote by a former editor hangs above The Temple News sports desk. In friendly terms, it reminds writers not to take crap from anyone. It’s advice Jason Haslam first offered his writers while he

Morris reaching potential

04 December 2007

Entering her senior season, Ashley Morris was something of an enigma. One game she’d look like the player Dawn Staley recruited out of Philadelphia’s Central High, a player who led her team to three consecutive

Owls getting stronger on the glass

04 December 2007

The men’s basketball team failed to upend ninth-ranked Duke Wednesday at the Wachovia Center, losing 74-64, but Temple did manage to reverse its fortune in one aspect from the teams’ meeting last season – rebounding.

Duke capitalizes on inconsistent effort from Owls

04 December 2007

For one of the top-ranked teams in the nation, Duke didn’t appear especially dominate against Temple Wednesday night and, in the end, they didn’t need to be. Temple was too lethargic to take advantage of

Season-best from Christmas not enough

04 December 2007

SUNRISE, Fla. – Halftime breaks can provide much needed relief to a team struggling to find its shot, fix its defense or simply regain momentum. But the break can also come at an inopportune time,