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Student Raises Money for Neighborhood School

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:30:56 +0000

A junior at Temple University, Nick Aninsman, saw students at Duckrey Tanner School playing basketball on unsafe and incomplete courts – he decided to take action and raise money to renovate them to regulatory standards. He took to crowdfunding on Go Fund Me with an initial goal of $120 “to just renovate the nets and put two rims up.” By the next morning, over $1,700 had been donated to…

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Recap: Men’s Basketball Tournament Loss

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 13:50:54 +0000

Overtime of the NCAA First Round the Owls faces loss to Iowa (22-20) at the buzzer. Temple (21-12) earned a game-high 26 points from senior Quenton Decosey in his final game. He threw a free throw to tie the game with two seconds left in regulation. Iowa hit a flurry of three-pointers early in the game, forcing Temple to come back from a 12-point deficit in the first half. The Owls trailed by…

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Temple Basketball is ready to dance

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 17:53:53 +0000

BROOKLYN – March Madness is here, and the (10) Temple Owls will take on the (7) Iowa Hawkeyes at 3:15 p.m. Iowa has lost six of its last eight games, and the Owls are coming off of 77-62 loss to UConn in the AAC Tournament semi-finals. Iowa fell to Gonzaga in the second round of last year’s NCAA Tournament, so this Hawkeyes roster knows what its like to play in the big dance. Temple’s roster is a…

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DeCosey’s Last Second Heroics Lift Temple Over UCF

Sat, 27 Feb 2016 21:45:58 +0000

PHILADELPHIA – With three seconds left on the clock on Hooter’s birthday, Quenton DeCosey pulled up from the foul line, and knocked down the game-winning bucket for Temple (18-10, 12-4) as the Owls took down UCF (11-16, 5-11) 63-61. DeCosey scored 18 points in the victory and Temple is now 13-1 when he scores 15 points or more. The game-saving bucket keeps Temple undefeated on Hooter’s birthday at…

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Fran Dunphy and Josh Brown talk about SMU, following Temple’s win over La Salle

Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:14:50 +0000

Last season, the Temple Owls fell just short of a berth in the NCAA Tournament, after an AAC Tournament loss to SMU in the semi-final ended any shot that Temple had of competing in the “big dance.” Temple went 0-2 against SMU in the regular season, but the third matchup between the two teams was in that semifinal game, with SMU edging out the Owls 69-56. This year, SMU is ranked number eight in…

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The Owls Go Bowling: Temple Takes on Toledo in the Boca Raton Bowl

Mon, 07 Dec 2015 00:42:23 +0000

Earlier this afternoon, the Bowl Selection Committee announced that the #24 Temple Owls (10-3) will face off against the Toledo Rockets (9-2) in the Boca Raton Bowl in Boca Raton Florida. The game is scheduled for December 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Temple is coming off of a heartbreaking 24-13 loss to the Houston Cougars in the American Athletic Conference Championship, but the Owls are looking ahead to…

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Campus Buzzing with Cherry & White Spirit

Thu, 03 Dec 2015 14:20:57 +0000

With Temple’s 27-3 victory over UConn on Saturday, November 28, the Owls fly on to compete in the American Athletic Conference Championship. Main campus is buzzing with excitement as the team prepares for their battle against Houston on December 5. Temple football saw 7 members on the American Athletic Conference first-team, the most of any program in the conference. Two Owls also found…

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SportsDesk Postgame Report: Temple vs. Memphis

Sat, 21 Nov 2015 22:26:09 +0000

https://youtu.be/-NafRXRWTzY Temple Football took down the #21 Memphis Tigers today at Lincoln Financial Field. The Owls held the Tigers without a touchdown in their 31-12 victory. The SportsDesk’s Rocco DiSangro and Vince Coll have your postgame report.

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Temple Basketball’s Newest Faces

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:05:53 +0000

The youth of the Temple Basketball team is seen through the three freshman: Levan Shawn Alston Jr, Trey Lowe, and Ernest Aflakpui. The trio was not eased into NCAA action by any means, as all three found themselves on the court against the #1 UNC Tar Heels in Temple’s 91-67 loss. However, despite the lopsided score, the impact each made impressed Coach Fran Dunphy and shone light on the bright…

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Temple Leaves Mark on College Football World

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:05:44 +0000

On Halloween the undefeated Temple Owls met their match against #9 Notre Dame at a sold out Lincoln Financial Field in South Philadelphia. That evening Temple transformed into a traditional college town like Tuscaloosa and Penn State. While the Owls did not win the game, they made a name for themselves by gaining attention. Comcast SportsNet arrived for a live broadcast the morning of the…

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