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A defining first drive for Owls

10 October 2006 The Temple News

Five games of futility were wiped away on one drive Saturday. The football team struggled mightily through its first five contests of the season. But in one drive – a three-play, 58-yard march that culminated

Knocked down, not out

10 October 2006 The Temple News

Minutes before the football team’s game against Kent State Saturday, coach Al Golden temporarily abandoned his football playbook for a guide of another kind – the Bible. Golden told the Owls that Jesus once asked

At home, team’s back to its winning ways

03 October 2006 The Temple News

SUNDAY: McGONIGLE HALL TEMPLE 3 RHODE ISLAND 0 With Rhode Island fighting for survival late in its match against Temple’s volleyball team, Rams coach Bob Schneck called for a timeout. During the break Rams’ sophomore

Winning on the road will be essential to team

03 October 2006 The Temple News

Ever had the feeling of homesickness? You know, that type of thing when there’s this urge to be in a familiar, comfortable setting. Business, work, school- all things that can pull you away from that

Struggling offense work in progress

03 October 2006 The Temple News

George DeLeone was looking for a new job last fall. With 35 years of college coaching experience, 13 bowl appearances to his teams’ credits and the notoriety for helping construct the successful Syracuse offenses of

Offense plagues Owls in weekend sweep at hands of A-10 foes

03 October 2006 The Temple News

Sunday: Richmond 3 Temple 1 Earlier in the season, men’s soccer coach David MacWilliams said he knew the Owls’ first two Atlantic Ten Conference games were going to be a challenge. He was right. The

Sports Rewind

03 October 2006 The Temple News

Men’s Soccer Former men’s soccer star Tony Donatelli helped propel the Vancouver Whitecaps to its first-ever United Soccer League Division Championship last weekend. Donatelli provided steady ball control around midfield and added a goal in

Owls’ miscues overwhelming in loss at W. Mich.

26 September 2006 The Temple News

For nearly 30 minutes, it looked like the football team was finally clicking. The defense had come up with some big stops, freshman Jason Harper had established a running game and, with one second left

Kicking the offensive blues

26 September 2006 The Temple News

“There is no ‘I’ in team.” It’s been said before, but the men’s soccer team has discovered that putting that motto into effect is harder than it sounds. Coming off a 3-2 road loss to

A new start midway through season

26 September 2006 The Temple News

Members of the women’s soccer team said they are anxious to start playing their Atlantic Ten Conference games. To the Owls, their game against A-10 rival Charlotte on Friday represents the beginning of a new