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Football

Owls come from behind to win second straight

09 October 2007

AKRON, Ohio- From one homecoming win to another. The football team spoiled Akron’s homecoming game Saturday, rallying from a 17-point, fourth-quarter deficit to win, 24-20, at the Rubber Bowl. The Owls trailed their Mid-American Conference

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Men's Basketball

Eric ineligible for basketball season

09 October 2007

Micheal Eric’s Temple debut will have to wait another year. The NCAA Clearinghouse ruled the 6-foot-9 freshman ineligible for the season due to NCAA initial eligibility guidelines. “This is unfortunate as Micheal is an upstanding

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Football

Football team lands local recruit

09 October 2007

Shahid Paulhill, a defensive end at North Catholic High, gave the football team a verbal commitment Saturday after observing the Owls defeat Northern Illinois, 16-15, at Lincoln Financial Field. Paulhill became the 13th player to

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Football

Akron, Owls coming off dramatic wins

09 October 2007

This time, the water cooler was not emptied on coach Al Golden. Players didn’t get teary-eyed. And the fans weren’t as ecstatic as they were at Homecoming last season, when the football team recorded its

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Soccer

Despite fight, shutout again

09 October 2007

The women’s soccer team can fight. This theory proved itself Sunday at Ambler Field against Atlantic Ten Conference opponent Charlotte, but the Owls didn’t have enough fight to overcome the 49ers, losing 1-0. The loss

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Women's Basketball

Stone ineligible this fall

09 October 2007

Sophomore forward Jasmine Stone will not be able to compete for the women’s basketball team after failing to meet NCAA eligibility requirements, a source close to the program confirmed Thursday. Stone, who averaged 3.1 points

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Football

Defense king on Homecoming

09 October 2007

The football team’s defense has a motto before every third down play: Get off the field, get off the field. Against Northern Illinois Saturday, that motto was nearly perfect as the Owls beat the Huskies,

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Football

Nothing special about special teams

02 October 2007

What else can go wrong? The football team’s special teams unit seems to be asking that question every time it steps on the field. Penalties, fumbles, missed kicks, missed blocks and missed tackles have all

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Football

Face of a leader

02 October 2007

Perseverance is an attribute that is engrained in defensive end Leyon Azubuike’s family. Forty years ago, Azubuike’s father, Ifeanyi, was a soldier for the Bianfran Army during the Nigerian Civil War, which lasted from July