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SPORTS REWIND

10 April 2007 The Temple News

BASEBALL Behind right-hander Tom Dolan’s stingy pitching and a strong showing by Temple’s offense, the Owls swept their doubleheader at Dayton Sunday.Dolan, a junior, continued his dominance, striking out a career-high 16 batter as the

MAC on the mind as spring practice begins

03 April 2007 The Temple News

Now that the football team is an official member of the Mid-American Conference, coach Al Golden has set the bar for his team even higher. “Every day, we have a goal that we work for,”

WNBA draft preview

03 April 2007 The Temple News

Another Owl will likely enter the professional ranks of the WNBA Wednesday. Kamesha Hairston is a “contender to go in the first round” of the WNBA Draft, according to WNBA.com. The 6-foot forward from Toledo,

Hairston takes game to WNBA

03 April 2007 The Temple News

Another Owl has landed in the WNBA. Kamesha Hairston became the second-ever Temple player to join the ranks of the WNBA when the Connecticut Sun selected her 12th overall Tuesday afternoon. Hairston joins Candice Dupree,

Scoring big on and off the court

03 April 2007 The Temple News

Books and balls. Student-athletes may want to slam both down the stretch, trying their hardest until the final sounds. This is life for NCAA student-athletes. With the demands of practice, travel and games, time is

Despite rumors, Comfort ‘always thought’ Staley would stay

03 April 2007 The Temple News

The rumors were out there. Several high-profile colleges – including Texas and Florida – would need to find a new women’s basketball coach during the offseason and Dawn Staley’s name was being thrown into the

Seniors set to take onpro careers

03 April 2007 The Temple News

After being drafted by the Philadelphia Kixx in the Major Indoor Soccer League Draft last month, senior midfielder Ryan Heins said he was just happy to keep the tradition at Temple alive. For the third

They fought the power together

27 March 2007 The Temple News

It was a photograph that shook the world: Two Olympic U.S. sprinters on a medal stand, one in the center and the other to the left. One has his black-gloved right fist raised to the

After 2nd-round loss, Staley seeks ‘big win’

27 March 2007 The Temple News

RALEIGH, N.C. – A sense of desperation seems to be growing among members of the women’s basketball team. After losing to Duke, the No. 1-ranked team in the nation, in the second round of the

Staley inks six-year extension

27 March 2007 The Temple News

Nobody will steal Dawn Staley from Temple any time soon. Staley, a Philadelphia native and former WNBA All-Star, reached an agreement on a six-year contract extension to remain the women’s basketball coach, Director of Athletics