A lawyer for former Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller says the 22-year-old sat for a long interview with the NCAA amid an investigation into unusual gambling activity.

Jackson Arnold threw four touchdown passes — three to newcomer Deion Burks — and No. 16 Oklahoma routed Temple 51-3 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

Temple University will review reports that show at least one game involving its men’s basketball team has been flagged by gambling watchdog company U.S. Integrity for unusual betting activity.

Damian Dunn scored 16 points and made the go-ahead free throw and Kur Jongkuch blocked Houston’s go-ahead attempt in the final seconds.

Damian Dunn drew a foul on a driving layup with 1.1 seconds left and made both free throws to send Temple past No. 16 Villanova 68-64 on Friday night.

Desmond Ridder threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns and No. 5 Cincinnati routed Temple 52-3 on Friday night for its 23rd straight home victory.

An Arizona woman accused in the grisly slaying of her two children with a meat cleaver has made her first court appearance, where she denied harming them.

John Chaney, one of the nations leading Black coaches and a commanding figure during a Hall of Fame basketball career at Temple, has died. “Coach Chaney was like a father to me,” McKie said. AdIn 1994, he had a heated exchange following a game against UMass in which he threatened to kill coach John Calipari. “John Chaney was more than just a Hall of Fame Basketball coach. "Everybody in their lives, whether they’re in coaching, outside of coaching, or whatever profession, needs a person like coach Chaney in their life.”_____Associated Press writer Jonathan Poet contributed to this report.

___Boston College has postponed two men’s basketball games this week because of positive COVID-19 tests, prompting the Atlantic Coast Conference to juggle its schedule. ___The National Hockey League has postponed the Tampa Bay at Carolina game scheduled for Tuesday because of coronavirus concerns with the Hurricanes. Carolina, Dallas, Florida, Nashville and Tampa Bay have all had games postponed because of the pandemic. Furman’s next scheduled game is Feb. 3 at Samford, while Chattanooga is slated to return to the court at Western Carolina the same day. ___There were eight positive tests out of 2,518 English Premier League players and club staff who were tested twice last week.

FILE - Villanova head coach Jay Wright gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgetown in Washington, in this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo. South Carolina, 3-2 this season, has had seven scheduled games called off because of COVID-19. ___Xavier's scheduled men's basketball game Saturday at Seton Hall has been postponed because of COVID-19 related issues within the Xavier program. ___The Atlantic Coast Conference says Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Georgia Tech and North Carolina State has been postponed. ___Michigan State is postponing a second straight men's basketball game due to a COVID-19 outbreak within its basketball program.

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins Friday night. Usually, it’s a celebration and a way to bring people together, but this year, because of COVID-19, it will look a bit different. In past years, South Floridians have packed into synagogues for services. [RELATED: Local 10.com’s Worship Services List of Livestreams Around South Florida]Rojzman has been with Temple Beth Torah in Miami Beach for 17 years and usually on Rosh Hashanah, he’s be speaking to more than 2,000 people in their sanctuary. Some are even hosting “drive in” type services, similar to a drive-in movie set up.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Miami's basketball team is Brooklyn-bound. The Hurricanes will play Temple on Dec. 17 in the inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational at the Barclays Center, home of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets. "This is a great opportunity for Hurricanes' fans to get an early look at our 2019-20 team against a quality opponent in a world-class facility. The Hurricanes defeated the Owls 60-57 the last time they met in the 2015 National Invitational Tournament semifinals. Temple was 23-10 last season, falling to Belmont in the First Four of the NCAA tournament.