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Erik Reynolds II (center) scored a game-high 26 points for St. Joe's in its win over Texas Tech.

St. Joseph's Hawks

St. Joe’s topples Texas Tech, 78-77, for a signature non-conference win

Erik Reynolds II had a game-high 26 points, and Xzayvier Brown added 20 as the Hawks pulled off a win that should resonate all the way to March.

Jonathan Tannenwald

Temple interim head football coach Everett Withers hopes to close the season on a positive note, starting with a prime-time matchup against UTSA on Friday night.

What will Temple look like under interim football coach Everett Withers? Find out Friday night

Sam O'Neal

Denae Carter of Villanova goes up for a shot during the second half of a game against Penn on Wednesday at Finneran Pavilion.

Villanova Wildcats

Villanova looking like the class of the Big 5 in Wednesday night rout of Penn

Katie Lewis

St. Joe’s Erika Culp (left) and Yfke Walter celebrate after the Hawks beat Princeton on Sunday.

St. Joseph's Hawks

St. Joe’s is bringing a ‘Why not us?’ mentality to field hockey Final Four matchup with No. 1 North Carolina

Mia Messina

UConn head coach and Norristown native Geno Auriemma is the NCAA all-time wins leader after the Huskies' win Wednesday night.

Norristown’s Geno Auriemma earns NCAA record 1,217 victory in No. 2 UConn’s win over Fairleigh Dickinson

Doug Feinberg, Associated Press

Temple interim head football coach Everett Withers hopes to close the season on a positive note, starting with a prime-time matchup against UTSA on Friday night.

What will Temple look like under interim football coach Everett Withers? Find out Friday night

Sam O'Neal

Temple women's head coach Diane Richardson takes a .500 team into a big game against Drexel this Saturday for a chance to play in the inaugural women's Big 5 Classic championship.

Through four games, Temple women’s basketball continues to evolve. Up next: a Big 5 showdown with Drexel

Declan Landis

Bolstered by a deep bench that can contribute on any given night, Temple has jumped out to a strong start coming off last season's memorable run to the American Athletic Conference championship game.

The secret behind Temple’s strong start in men’s hoops? A deep bench that puts up points

Sam O'Neal

Defensive coordinator Everett Withers will serve as Temple's interim football coach for the last two games of the season.

Interim coach Everett Withers: It’s ‘business as usual’ for Temple as he preps for its last two games

Sam O'Neal

Temple interim head football coach Everett Withers hopes to close the season on a positive note, starting with a prime-time matchup against UTSA on Friday night.

What will Temple look like under interim football coach Everett Withers? Find out Friday night

Sam O'Neal

Temple women's head coach Diane Richardson takes a .500 team into a big game against Drexel this Saturday for a chance to play in the inaugural women's Big 5 Classic championship.

Through four games, Temple women’s basketball continues to evolve. Up next: a Big 5 showdown with Drexel

Declan Landis

Bolstered by a deep bench that can contribute on any given night, Temple has jumped out to a strong start coming off last season's memorable run to the American Athletic Conference championship game.

The secret behind Temple’s strong start in men’s hoops? A deep bench that puts up points

Sam O'Neal

Defensive coordinator Everett Withers will serve as Temple's interim football coach for the last two games of the season.

Interim coach Everett Withers: It’s ‘business as usual’ for Temple as he preps for its last two games

Sam O'Neal

Quarterback Charlie Foulke (left) of St. Joseph's Prep avoids being sacked by Zahir Mathis of Imhotep Charter on Nov. 16.

Imhotep Charter’s Zahir Mathis withdraws his commitment to Ohio State

The 6-foot-6, 230-pound edge rusher, who is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 4 recruit in the state, is a Penn State target.

Staff Reports

Penn State tight end Tyler Warren runs for a touchdown against Purdue on Nov. 16.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State stays at No. 4 in the AP college football poll

Eric Olson, Associated Press

Penn State quarterback Beau Pribula (9) celebrates with offensive lineman Eagan Boyer (64) and running back Corey Smith (24) after a touchdown that fueled a rout of Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Getting out to a ‘fast start,’ No. 4 Penn State revels in complete domination of Purdue

Avery Hill

Penn State redshirt freshman wide receiver Tyseer Denmark could get another chance at live game reps when the Nittany Lions take on Purdue.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Philly native Tyseer Denmark could get playing time for No. 4 Penn State against Purdue

Avery Hill

Penn State running back Kaytron Allen stiff-arms Washington linebacker Carson Bruener during the first quarter Saturday.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State rises to No. 4 in the AP college football poll

Staff and Wire Reports

Villanova Wildcats

Villanova looking like the class of the Big 5 in Wednesday night rout of Penn

Junior forward Denae Carter and freshman point guard Jasmine Bascoe scored 16 points each to lead the Wildcats.

Katie Lewis

Denae Carter of Villanova goes up for a shot during the second half of a game against Penn on Wednesday at Finneran Pavilion.

Denae Carter of Villanova goes up for a shot during the second half of a game against Penn on Wednesday at Finneran Pavilion.

Villanova Wildcats

Villanova looking like the class of the Big 5 in Wednesday night rout of Penn

Junior forward Denae Carter and freshman point guard Jasmine Bascoe scored 16 points each to lead the Wildcats.

Katie Lewis

Villanova Wildcats

Tyler Perkins’ big first half leads Villanova men to rout of Big Five foe Penn, 93-49

Katie Lewis

Villanova's Tyler Perkins scored 12 points, 10 of them in the first half against his old team on Tuesday.

Photos of the Villanova women's victory over Penn

The Villanova bench reacts to a 3-pointer by Maddie Burke against Penn during the first half of their game on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Finneran Pavilion at Villanova University.

Villanova Wildcats

Villanova hires Oregon’s Eric Roedl, a 1997 graduate, as its athletic director

Villanova students and fans enter the Finneran Pavilion, the home primarily of the Wildcats' men's and women's basketball programs.

Photos of Villanova's 93-49 victory over Penn

Nnanna Njoku (left) and Jordan Longino of Villanova during a 1st half run against Penn during their game at Finneran Pavilion on Nov. 19, 2024.

Denae Carter of Villanova goes up for a shot during the second half of a game against Penn on Wednesday at Finneran Pavilion.

Villanova Wildcats

Villanova looking like the class of the Big 5 in Wednesday night rout of Penn

Junior forward Denae Carter and freshman point guard Jasmine Bascoe scored 16 points each to lead the Wildcats.

Katie Lewis

Villanova's Tyler Perkins scored 12 points, 10 of them in the first half against his old team on Tuesday.

Villanova Wildcats

Tyler Perkins’ big first half leads Villanova men to rout of Big Five foe Penn, 93-49

Katie Lewis

The Villanova bench reacts to a 3-pointer by Maddie Burke against Penn during the first half of their game on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Finneran Pavilion at Villanova University.

Photos of the Villanova women's victory over Penn

Nnanna Njoku (left) and Jordan Longino of Villanova during a 1st half run against Penn during their game at Finneran Pavilion on Nov. 19, 2024.

Photos of Villanova's 93-49 victory over Penn

Penn running back Malachi Hosley rushed for 143 yards and eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season in the loss to Harvard.

Harvard spoils Penn’s homecoming by rallying to a 31-28 victory

Conor Smith

Drexel’s Cole Hargrove tries to block a shot by La Salle’s Corey McKeithan during their Big 5 matchup at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Saturday.

La Salle’s hot streak continues in classic Big 5 road victory against Drexel

Paulie Loscalzo

La Salle cheerleaders warm up before the first game at John E. Glaser Arena, a win against American in men's basketball.

La Salle Explorers

The Olney Outlaws and a grassroots effort to become the ‘pulse of campus’ at La Salle

Owen Hewitt

Longtime Inquirer college basketball writer Mike Jensen at the Palestra during a game last season.

Retired Inquirer sportswriter Mike Jensen is chosen for the Big 5 Hall of Fame

Jonathan Tannenwald

After exploring the transfer portal in the offseason, La Salle guard Daeshon Shepherd is back to lead the Explorers this season.

La Salle Explorers

After exploring the NCAA transfer portal, La Salle guard Daeshon Shepherd is back. Dunking.

Owen Hewitt

Drexel’s Cole Hargrove tries to block a shot by La Salle’s Corey McKeithan during their Big 5 matchup at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Saturday.

La Salle’s hot streak continues in classic Big 5 road victory against Drexel

Paulie Loscalzo

La Salle cheerleaders warm up before the first game at John E. Glaser Arena, a win against American in men's basketball.

La Salle Explorers

The Olney Outlaws and a grassroots effort to become the ‘pulse of campus’ at La Salle

Owen Hewitt

Longtime Inquirer college basketball writer Mike Jensen at the Palestra during a game last season.

Retired Inquirer sportswriter Mike Jensen is chosen for the Big 5 Hall of Fame

Jonathan Tannenwald

After exploring the transfer portal in the offseason, La Salle guard Daeshon Shepherd is back to lead the Explorers this season.

La Salle Explorers

After exploring the NCAA transfer portal, La Salle guard Daeshon Shepherd is back. Dunking.

Owen Hewitt

Drexel’s Cole Hargrove tries to block a shot by La Salle’s Corey McKeithan during their Big 5 matchup at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Saturday.

La Salle’s hot streak continues in classic Big 5 road victory against Drexel

Paulie Loscalzo

Drexel guard Amaris Baker scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Dragons to a win over La Salle in their first Big 5 pod play game.

Drexel women ‘right where we want to be’ after winning the first game in Big 5 Classic pod play

Paulie Loscalzo

Temple guard Zion Stanford, shown during a Nov. 4 game, scored a career-high 23 points against Drexel Tuesday night.

Temple men defeat Drexel in the Big 5 Classic led by Zion Stanford’s career day

Declan Landis

A Philly native, Drexel men's soccer coach David Castellanos (right) led the Dragons into postseason play in his first season at the helm.

Here’s how Drexel’s soccer team defied the odds to now host postseason play in its ‘fortress’

Paulie Loscalzo

Drexel’s Cole Hargrove tries to block a shot by La Salle’s Corey McKeithan during their Big 5 matchup at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Saturday.

La Salle’s hot streak continues in classic Big 5 road victory against Drexel

Paulie Loscalzo

Drexel guard Amaris Baker scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Dragons to a win over La Salle in their first Big 5 pod play game.

Drexel women ‘right where we want to be’ after winning the first game in Big 5 Classic pod play

Paulie Loscalzo

Temple guard Zion Stanford, shown during a Nov. 4 game, scored a career-high 23 points against Drexel Tuesday night.

Temple men defeat Drexel in the Big 5 Classic led by Zion Stanford’s career day

Declan Landis

A Philly native, Drexel men's soccer coach David Castellanos (right) led the Dragons into postseason play in his first season at the helm.

Here’s how Drexel’s soccer team defied the odds to now host postseason play in its ‘fortress’

Paulie Loscalzo

Erik Reynolds II (center) scored a game-high 26 points for St. Joe's in its win over Texas Tech.

St. Joseph's Hawks

St. Joe’s topples Texas Tech, 78-77, for a signature non-conference win

Jonathan Tannenwald

St. Joe’s Erika Culp (left) and Yfke Walter celebrate after the Hawks beat Princeton on Sunday.

St. Joseph's Hawks

St. Joe’s is bringing a ‘Why not us?’ mentality to field hockey Final Four matchup with No. 1 North Carolina

Mia Messina

St. Joe’s players # 15 Ciara Margetich, # 1 Erika Culp, Bridget McCormick and # 16 Lily DeWan celebrate after the Princeton vs. St. Joseph’s University field hockey game at St. Joseph’s University in Marion Station, Pa. on Sunday, November 17, 2024. St. Joe’s defeated Princeton 1-0 in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship.

Photos of St. Joe's field hockey defeating Princeton

Elizabeth Robertson

Ciara Margetich, Erika Culp, Bridget McCormick, and Lily DeWan celebrate after St. Joe's win against Princeton in the second round of the NCAA Division I field hockey tournament.

St. Joseph's Hawks

St. Joe’s advances to Final Four in NCAA field hockey for the first time in program history

Mia Messina

Erik Reynolds II (center) scored a game-high 26 points for St. Joe's in its win over Texas Tech.

St. Joseph's Hawks

St. Joe’s topples Texas Tech, 78-77, for a signature non-conference win

Jonathan Tannenwald

St. Joe’s Erika Culp (left) and Yfke Walter celebrate after the Hawks beat Princeton on Sunday.

St. Joseph's Hawks

St. Joe’s is bringing a ‘Why not us?’ mentality to field hockey Final Four matchup with No. 1 North Carolina

Mia Messina

St. Joe’s players # 15 Ciara Margetich, # 1 Erika Culp, Bridget McCormick and # 16 Lily DeWan celebrate after the Princeton vs. St. Joseph’s University field hockey game at St. Joseph’s University in Marion Station, Pa. on Sunday, November 17, 2024. St. Joe’s defeated Princeton 1-0 in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship.

Photos of St. Joe's field hockey defeating Princeton

Elizabeth Robertson

Ciara Margetich, Erika Culp, Bridget McCormick, and Lily DeWan celebrate after St. Joe's win against Princeton in the second round of the NCAA Division I field hockey tournament.

St. Joseph's Hawks

St. Joe’s advances to Final Four in NCAA field hockey for the first time in program history

Mia Messina

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