College Sports
Villanova Gets No. 1 Seed in NCAA Tournament; Temple Out
After a 32-2 season, Villanova received the No. 1 seed in the East Region of the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats will play Lafayette, winners of […]
Rollie Massimino on Villanova’s 1985 Upset Over Georgetown
This is the 30th anniversary of Villanova’s historic upset over Georgetown in the NCAA Finals. How are you going to celebrate? Our players have come […]
What the Hell Happened to Penn Basketball?
“Finally,” my friend Chris said, “We have a basketball team again!” It was the first game of the 2010-11 basketball season. Penn was about to […]
A Saint and a Satan
Two of the legendary college basketball coaches passed away within days of each other last week: a saint and a satan. Dean Smith, the gentlemanly […]
La Salle Knocks Off VCU, the 20th-Ranked Team in Country
La Salle took advantage of a depleted VCU squad, and upset the Rams on the road in double overtime. Jordan Price led the Explorers with […]
March Madness Preview: Villanova Is a Title Contender; Can Temple Reach Tourney, Too?
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Villanova is a national title contender this year. Right: Villanova does not have the best recent NCAA tournament […]
Three Reasons Temple’s $100 Million Stadium Is a Big, Bad Idea
An on-campus football stadium at Temple University is a really bad idea. It’s a bad idea for the university. It’s a bad idea for the […]
Scenes: Temple Fans Storm Court After Upset Win
Last night, Temple — ranked 110th in the country pregame by my favorite college basketball rating system — jumped out to a big lead on […]
WATCH: La Salle Beats Buzzer with Half-Court Prayer
The Explorers had nearly completed a rally from a 20-point deficit, but there was just four seconds left and the Explorers were down three. They’d […]
Penn State Makes First Bowl Since 2012; Temple Snubbed
The Nittany Lions are Bronx bound. Penn State’s players learned yesterday the team will play Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl on December 27th. It’s […]
Why Does Neil Theobald Think Football Will Save Temple?
It was a date that would live in infamy. The news hit the scholar-athletes gathered in Temple University’s Student Pavilion on December 6th of last […]
There Is No Reason “Amateur” Athletes Shouldn’t Be Paid
Like Kurtis Blow, basketball is my favorite sport. I, too, like the way they dribble up and down the court. Basketball’s a sport I enjoy […]
Top-Seeded Villanova Knocked Out of Big East Tournament on Buzzer Beater
Villanova came into today’s Big East Tournament game against Seton Hall as heavy favorites. The Wildcats were 28-3, ranked No. 3 in the country and […]
Fixing Academia: 5 Ways To Save St. Joe’s (and Every University Like It)
St. Joseph’s University is facing financial problems. Revenue is not as high as projected. Expenses continue to rise. So they’re implementing budgetary cutbacks. Last year […]
At Temple, Collateral Damage in the Fight Against College Sexual Violence
Last week, President Obama made a big splashy show of announcing the formation of a task force to fight the “epidemic” of sexual violence on […]