dam the owls took care of business. matt rhule's squad had won six great strait going into the game against navy. no score if the first temple handoff to jahad thomas easily goes into the end zone for the 15-yard touchdown. they never gave up. and bryant makes the defender miss the score. temple shut down navy's rushing attack won 34 to 10. pat gallen with more on the big win. >> in a game that matched the third ranked defense in the country against the second best rushing attack in the nation it was the temple owls ball hawking defense that provided the edge in the 34-10 win over number 19 navy. >> talk about coming in here against a team that scored 75 points last game and doing was testimony defensively. >> a tremendous credit to our players, defensive statute this is one of the great teams in football united states naval academy. our kids played well. >> reporter: navy a team that posted 141 points in consecutive weeks could muster just three points at the half. temple held the midshipmen to 168 yards on the ground,

the owls dominated navy today in annapolis.ighlights and that was one fantastic coaching job on top of the performance. the combination was phenomenonal. >> i almost wish it didn't happen, i don't want matt rhule to leave. it was amazing. for the first time, as you said the owls team won seven straight games, their ten and three record tied for the most in school history. so much to be proud of and they are not done. owls fans to annapolis. temple trot the out to a 21, nothing lead. keith kirkwood, walker 16 to 25, 199 yards, two touchdowns no interceptions, todd thomas both scored on the ground. matt rhule got that gatorade shower as this team got to hoist the trophy. they scored 75 points to just ten 34-10 the final. >> first conference championship in almost a half a century. what's that like? >> you know, unexplainable. i'm happy for the team and university >> so blessed to be able to coach these kids. they're wonderful people. never faltered, they battled. we're one of top teams in college football right now based on the w

owls up seven to nothing. second quarter tables turned, wake forest pouring it on, matt coburn with the touchdown there they scored 31 unanswered point. temple trailed by 21 at the half. third quarter owls come back, walker and jennings yet again this one goes 58 yards to the house, temple within 31-17. to the fourth quarter we will go temple down eight inside wake forest ten, philip walker , no, you cannot to that he loses 22-yard on the sack, they would get a field goal that would make it 31-26. time minute of the game owls converting on fourth down and they cannot. owls rushed for negative 20- yard on the day. that is not good. season end with a 34-26 loss. >>> flyers wrapped up their holiday vacation tonight when they start aid three game road trip in st. louis. orange and black lost three of four and they are looking to get back to better hockey. >> i think especially the way we ended off, that wasn't indicative of our play and how we have been playing in the last two whose. the obviously we want a great

owls down 31-10 in the half and woke up in the second. phillip walker to jennings, 58 yard run and catch. their second hookup of the game. jennings six catches, 146 yards and two scores already. the owls trailing 31-20 just started the fourth quarter, they are coming back but not there yet. >>> eagles are back to work after a long holiday layoff getting set for their final game of the year. and jim schwartz has to be happy with their game against the giants, the cowboys have three more wins against anyone in the afc did not rest their starters beating the lions. will they rest dak prescott. >> we already played him once and have film on him and romo has a track record and if they play him and sanchez, our preparation is spread thin and a lot of focus and be productive on the practice field because there is more than one scenario you have to prepare for. >> one guy have you to be more productive next year at least is nelson agholor. he had the big touch down last week. >> i would guess that nelson was saying in these areas i have done well

scores, owls 14 to nothing.d quarter walker, will connect with wide open east kirkwood for 56-yard touchdown to give temple 21 to nothing lead. they helped the midshipman offense averaged over 50 points, to just ten, 34-ten the final. >> this is scene when the owls return to campus, students cheering, the championship trophy came off the bus, bringing the champagne. owls will find out this afternoon what bowl game they'll play in, first time in school's history they'll play in back-to-back bowl games. way to go owls. villanova playing south dakota state. seven-nothing, connects with allen, tying the game, stays that way until the final 092nd. when south dakota state, the nephew of long time nfl kicker adam, kicks 29-yard field goal. that's the winner. andy tally's 32 year run at villanova came to an end. ten to seven the final. >> the flyers are in nashville, where they will play the preditors, yesterday they took on the blackhawks down at the center. now chicago not won a regular season game against the orange

and temple owls went for a first this afternoon. see if they could beat navy to secure their first conference title in school history. >>> a combination of technology, training and team work helped save a life in delaware county after a man who was disoriented called 911 for help. the man who suffers from dementia, called for help yesterday after falling in his home. but he could not tell the dispatcher where he was. the dispatcher kept the man on the phone, and after using cell phone and other data, they were able to identify his general area and sent crews to the scene. >> by keeping him on the line we made the suggestion that maybe we can use their sirens and their vehicles or their air horns if we can hear them in the background, we might be able to pinpoint this gentleman's address. >> emergency crews went door to door until they found him. he was take tonight hospital and is doing well tonight. andrea? >>> a vigil was held in a innocent victim's honor. >> i'm tracking a wintry mix that's likely to get here sunday into monday.

owls are conference champions for first time since 1967. he is now former players, have nothing but good things to say right now. >> really excited for him. he deserves it. >> junior year of high school i came out here for a camp. he was assistant coach here. he put me through one of the hardest work outs i have ever been here and he has been doing a great job here. so other schools see. that they are like wow, let's offer this guy so he can come change our, program, just like what he did here at temple. >> reporter: as for owls, a new era begins, along, with a search for a new coach. >> it has got to be a good man. you have got to be able to recruit, in this area, right. you have to be strong there. you have to understand, like i said, the institution and where we're located that we are just not a football program we are part of temple university. >> reporter: now the owls play wake forest in the military bowl on december 27th, assistant head coach ed foley will coach in that game. the as for the fans, today's news caught many often off gu

the owls rush for negative 20 yards in this game. the season ends with a 34-26 loss. >>> switching gears eagles running back ryan matthew has been placed on injured reserve. he will not play sunday against dallas it also means that the free agent to be may never wear eagles green again. meanwhile the birds are wondering which quarterback they'll see on sunday. the cowboys have already clinched. makes it tough for coaches to prepare. >> got to prepare for both. and we probably have to prepare for three different quarterbacks. not just prescott, who we've already played once and we have a lot of film on, romo who has a track record, and then sanchez. >>> plenty of rest and relaxation for the flyers. they haven't played since thursday. the fly guys start a 3-game road trip tomorrow in st. louis. fly guys have lost 3 out of 4. >> especially the way we ended off, that was indicative of our routine, we haven't played in the last two months. want to get a great start in st. louis and carry it on from there. we're looking to get a decent run

the owls hit the ground running literally.mas gets the get and easy breezy, scoots in for the score. later in the first, philip walker off play action. intell bryant and he hits the circle button and crews in for six. owls made it 14-0. second quarter, kirkwood and k squared reels in the long bomb. owls smash navy 34-10 to win the aac title. >>> to basketball. sixers and celtics. dario finishes under the rim to tie it at 100. boards, the deficit is two now with under 30 to play. thompson's wild attempt is off the mark. celtics prevail in this one. a tight one, 107-106. how about the eagles? a win tomorrow would pull the birds 6-6 and propel them towards a nfc east show down with washington. but birds-bengals. john clark. >> reporter: the eagles have arrived in cincinnati. take a look. the big question is nelson aguilar. he's expected to play. he did not practice on friday but he is going to try to give it a go in warm up. the eagles have lost six of eight games. i asked wendell smallwood if this is a must win? >> it's definite

tom srendenschek is here with the owl story against wake forest.om. >> shawnette a great regular season for the owls and matt ruhle and that included an american athletic conference title. 10 wins and as you just mentioned a chance to make history. no temple team had ever won 11 games in the season. so temple taking on wake forest today. first half it was all deacon. kid carney from 11 yards out. how about wake forest goes up 31-10 at the the half. temple a great come back. cuts it to one possession game. 34-26. and this is philip walker's last pass at temple. it was intended tour the 30-yard line even that missed it. temple loses to wake forest settle for 10 wins. 34-26 the final. we'll have more on the owls in sports and a popular nfl coach gets his pink slip two days after christmas. that's coming up later in sports. iain. >> tom, thanks. >>> caught on camera two guys attack a mcdonald's. what police say got these guys so mad they came back swinging with a club and a knife. plus -- >>> we are very concerned for their safety and safe return back

the owls rush for negative 20 yards in this game.34-26 loss. >>> switching gears eagles running back ryan matthew has been placed on injured reserve. he will not play sunday against dallas it also means that the free agent to be may never wear eagles green again. meanwhile the birds are wondering which quarterback they'll see on sunday. the cowboys have already clinched. makes it tough for coaches to prepare. >> got to prepare for both. and we probably have to prepare for three different quarterbacks. not just prescott, who we've already played once and we have a lot of film on, romo who has a track record, and then sanchez. >>> plenty of rest and relaxation for the flyers. they haven't played since thursday. the fly guys start a 3-game road trip tomorrow in st. louis. fly guys have lost 3 out of 4. >> especially the way we ended off, that was indicative of our routine, we haven't played in the last two months. want to get a great start in st. louis and carry it on from there. we're looking to get a decent run of points on this trip.

rhule led owls to 20 wins over last two seasons. their conference champs for first time since 1967 but baylor is in the big 12 which will how rhule to compete at the highest level, here's reaction, there the cherry and white. >> i love matt rhule. matt and i are good friend and, you know, i just wanted him to make the right decision for his family and him. i thanked him for all he did for this program. i said i will go get a great football coach. >> a lot of people are disappointed. he means so much to this program but at the same time, to be in his shoes you want to see him do better. >> reporter: owls lay wake forest in the military bowl december 27th assistant head coach ed foley will coach that game. coming up at 6:00 what long time owls basketball coach fran dunphy is saying about the move. congratulations to matt rhule. he deserves it. >> big time job there. >> it the is a huge job, hes done a great job everything he could there. >> people were watching and things happen. >> that is right, don. >>> obviously a lot of disappoin

. >> fran dumbfy and temple owl owls,alton jr. three steals and had 16 points as well. later on in the second, blake reynolds, with the three for the bulldogs. cut owl's lead toe eight, clock ticking and quintin rosz hard hitting quintin for three. moore not pictured had 26, owls winning 83-7 12k3w4r-7 owls are head toll annapolis to play wake forest in military bowl next tuesday they have a nice sendoff in north broad street and alls ranked 24 in nation and favored by twelve in that game of course we will thereby on tuesday. >> tuesday. >> and it's last coverage. >> kicking in. >> that's right it's that time of year. >> true. >> thanks. >> thanks you sir. >> up next the holiday spirit is live and well >> new tonight the spirit of the season is alive and well and morrisville becomes county. >> eyewitness news was there tonight as the morrisville police and fire departments dropped off toys to deserving family and you can see santa and joining in on all the fun and kate? hospital day weekend is just about there and saturday first half of the day in the poconos it starts

♪there you hear the temple figt song greeted the owls back on campus.he team was all smiles as they added the brand new trophy to their collection. >> the question is where will temple ascertain penn state go bowling? we'll have more on 6ab turn their road fortunes aroun today. they have oneoa up 1 a game at home. our own jeff skeverski will have a live report from cincinnati on "action news" at noon. >> very exiting. >> of course, much more to come on "action news" this sunday morning. cuba perhaps to bury long time leader fedel castro. we're live as the period of mourning for the former cuban president comes to an end. >>> get out a pen there are several dates to keep in mind when shipping holiday gifts. >>> more on the temple ascertain penn huge wins in college football, nora muchanic has that. >> sky6 live hd look over center city. chris sowers tracking rain and small chance of snow in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll be right back after this. c'mon in, pop pop! happy birthday! i survived a heart attack. i'm doing all i can to kee

the owls are fighting back under four minutes remaining now. owls down eight.ker trying to make something happen. he winds up losing 22 yards. temple had to settle for a field goal. they wind up losing 34-26. >> it pains me right now, like i can't even describe, and i know that it's only going to get worse. i know that once it all sinks in on how close he came and how close, you know, with he came to being the best temple team ever when it really sinks in, i think it's going to hurt worse than it does right now. >> and a tough final play there. flyers expect sean back tomorrow night in st. louis and let's end with a touching holiday scene. 10-year-old auburn fan taylor deckhart is battling a severe heart condition. his christmas wish to meet cam newton, his hero, and that wish came true today. cam traveled to see taylor in atlanta. look at this hug. taylor did not let go of his hero cam newton. we'll be right back. >> it's so mild this evening i know someone who grilled outside. >> it was a good night to do that where, it was a good night to do that. the next g

. >> fran dumbfy and temple owl owls,alton jr. three steals and had 16 points as well. on in the second, blake reynolds, with the three for the bulldogs. cut owl's lead toe eight, clock ticking and quintin rosz hard hitting quintin for three. moore not pictured had 26, owls winning 83-7 12k3w4r-7 owls are head toll annapolis to play wake forest in military bowl next tuesday they have a nice sendoff in north broad street and alls ranked 24 in nation and favored by twelve in that game of course we will thereby on tuesday. >> tuesday. >> and it's last coverage. >> kicking in. >> that's right it's that time of year. >> true. >> thanks. >> thanks you sir. >> up next the holiday spirit is live and well among counties >> new tonight the spirit of the season is alive and well and morrisville becomes county. >> eyewitness news was there tonight as the morrisville police and fire departments dropped off toys to deserving family and you can see santa and joining in on all the fun and kate? hospital day weekend is just about there and saturday first half of the day in the poconos i

you can watch the owls take on wake forest on our sister network espn.ickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. >> time now for accuweather. nice and warm out there. i'm going to take the kids to the playground today. >> got to love it and you're right to take them in the afternoon. the morning hours you'll be a little showery at times. let's take a look at storm tracker6 live double scan. nothing happening just yet. it would be nice if we could get the showers out of the way super early but that's not the case just yet. they haven't arrived. let's go outside and see what it looks like. sky6 looking live over the ben franklin bridge. we have lots of clouds. no rain just yet but we're tracking it on the way. so the temperature is 56 degrees. the dewpoint is 50. you could see the air nearly saturated. we're getting ready for that rain. the pressure is rising. the winds are out of the southwest and the ocean temperature is 43. satellite6 and action radar showing the clouds have moved in and we could see app couple of sprinkles here or there but here's the bulk of the sho

game tied tyler cavanaugh, huge bucket for g.w., owls down three.le loses 66-63. penn and lafayette, steve donahue trying to snap a three game losing streak. penn shoots 66% from the field. howard on the barack, 14 points and rolls, 81-52. high school football playoffs this week in hershey. st. joes faces central catholic saturday and archbishop a pep rally ahead of its class 5a title game against harrisburg friday night. that's a look at sports. >> thank you ducis. jimmy kimmel next followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, matt o'donnell, matt o'donnell for traffic. >> for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- ryan gosling. from "office christmas party," t.j. miller. and music from pentatonix. and now, what's more -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome to the show. very nice. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching. since you're so

trophy. >> there you have, the temple fight song greeted the owls as they arrived back on campus. the team was all smiles as they added the brand new trophy to their collection. >> the question is where will temple and penn state go bowling. we'll have an update on "action news" at 6abc.com and 6abc news app. >> the eagles hope to turn their road fortunes around as they visit the bengals today. the birds have picked up one win in five road games so far this season. much. blame has been put on the defense that allowed 25 points on the road while giving up 13 a game at home jeff skeverski will have a live report from cincinnati on "action news." >> there's much more to come on "action news" this sunday morning. cuba is burying long time leader fedel castro. we'll have a live report as a period of mourning ends for the former president. >> temple and penn wins, nora muchanic reports from the campus of temple with more. >> live shot of cape may, amounting, meteorologist chris sowers says parts of the area will get a bit of snow tomorrow, we'll explain. fios is not cable. we're wired d

temple and philly will always be a part of us and we will be cheering on the owls from afar.ath the math rhule took over temple's program in 2013. he then led the owls to back to back, ten win seasons, and american athletic conference championship. he is in baylor right now, and finished six-six and dealing with several off the field problems. he has arrived there wrapped up his press conference. we will bring you more on his comments later on tonight in sports. >>> when these things happen, it moves so fast. >> wow. >> you are not the kidding. >> we will see him in the nfl one day. >> probably. >> thanks, leslie appreciate it. >>> this holiday season brings a special kind of medical get. on the healthwatch tonight operation walk, offers free surgeries in bucks county for patient whose cannot afford them. >> health reporter stephanie stahl talked to one of the grateful patient is today. >> reporter: what a gift this is, 35 hospitals around the country are part of operation walk, providing free orthopedic surgeries between december 5th and 10th. big holiday gift for patient wh

owls earned a spot at number 23 in the ap top 25 pole.ule is excited to be close at home. >> they need a eight team tournament. >> or a playoff, period. >> but, four is not enough, that is just my opinion. >> thanks, jade i. >>> snow is in the the forecast for some of us. meteorologist melissa magee has the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast when "action news" comes right back. anyone with type 2 diabetes knows how it feels to see your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could... love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana®. it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. a pill taken just once in the morning, invokana® is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. in fact, it's been proven to be more effective at lowering a1c than januvia. invokana® works around the clock by reducing the amount of sugar allowed back into the body, and sending some sugar out through the process of urination. and

. >>> the owls and the nittany lions are going bowling. just ahead we'll tell you which bowl games temple and penn state will be playing in. >>> live view of some of the last few snowflakes falling in the pocono mountains. we see snow there. and a wintry mix a little to the south in the lehigh valley. a snowy scene. 40 "nbc 10." most of the area including the lehigh valley is above freezing but you might run into some wet weather on the roads. jessica boyington is watching the weather. >> watching lower marion. watching the intersection for you that might be closed. update on this when i come back. >> jessica, thanks. plenty of football fans are giving a hoot about the temple owls. >> for the second straight season temple is headed to a bowl game. temple beat navy on saturday to win the first ever athletic conference. the owls will start getting ready for their forest on the military bowl. temple head coach matt rhule beaming about what his team has championship. i wanted them to be treated like champions and they got that. they got that f

owls smash navy to win the aac title. a gigantic win. >>> sixers and celtics in a night cap. he goes under the rim here to tie it. deficit is two now with under 30 to play. thompson's wild attempt is off the mark. celtics prevail in this one. >>> it is game day for the eagles and a win today in cincinnati would propel the birds towards a week 14 show down with washington. >> hey, the eagles have arrived here in cincinnati. take a look. you see nelson agholor here? he's expected to play. jordan matthews is questionable with that ankle sprain. he is going to try to give it a go in warmups. the eagles have lost six of eight games. >> this is definitely a must-win for us. >> if we just keep chopping away and gijust go out there and pla ball. >> the eagles are 9-1. in cincinnati, ohio, i'm john clark. >>> on the ice the flyers hosted the black haurhawks here at thes fargo center. have a look at him on the bench enjoying the action. blackhawks took the lead. his second of the season and the rookie wasn't done. he did it again 30 seconds later. this time with the wrister finds the b

the last one that beat hem in the big five, it was the villanueva owls. they are 10-0 this year, number one team in the country. but temple has a history of upsets. 7 of the last 10 years they have upset a top ten team. but if nova wins tonight. they will have gone undefeated against the bick five. >> i'm not going to think about it. i want to think about how we stop temperature. . >> it's an accomplishment that we'll look at at the end of the year, and that's something that i might have a little bit of bragging rights if that happens. >> they certainly were the best team in the country last year, they haven't lost yet. they got it going on. >> we'll have highlights coming up, and temple has a in football coach. take a look at jeff collins, he was the defensive coordinator at florida and he was co-defense coordinate toor at mississippi state. and he coached fletcher cox. the flyers have won nine straight. shane was practicing today, also michael delgado will be back for the defense. if the flyers can win 10 in a row, it will be the first time in 31 years.

temple owls rolled today versus navy. they were underdog today aac championship game and from kick off you could see the head coach matt ruhle had his team ready to play. phil walker played hurt and shining for 199, two touchdowns. temple wins gig 34-10 and the american act let tick conference champion. kisses forehead coach matt ruh ruhle. >> he's an mazing kid. you know what, that kid for four years has never worried about statistics. he's worried about the team. he came out here today he was brilliant in the first half. i messed up on offense in the second half he had my back. he's wonderful. >> i'm about to get married happy wife, happy life. we'll have more from this game and the big 10 championship later in sports. >> all right. thank you, sean. >>> of course, temple's campus filled with excitement over the owls big within a watch party in morgan hall, lots of loyal fans watching their team to defy the odds and beat navy. students who didn't make it to annapolis, they had a message for their team. >> we got you your

temple owls get thing started locally when they take on wake forest in the military bowl on tuesday thehe big news surrounding the owls former head matt ruhle leaving for baylor well the news today the man who most current players wanted to take over as head phil snow addressed the media and said he will be joining matt ruhle in baylor to be the defensive coordinator for the bears. snow who spent the last four years with matt ruhle at temple said he didn't interview for the owls head coaching job that went to jeff collins and also said not to worry, he will be calling defensive plays one last time for temple on tuesday. >>> phil snow exact comments earlier it's not official because i haven't signed a contract but i am going there. i will start on january the second. good luck to coach matt ruhle and phil snow down in baylor and temple as well. nfc east after missing out on opportunity to clinch a birth on thursday night the giants were looking for assist from one of three teams to push them into the playoffs for the first time in five years. quickly the falcons and packers both won. so

a look at why matt rhule is heading out >>> the temple owls were celebrating. sunday they cracked the, a ptop 25 but today they lost the main man that made the things possible. 20 wins over the last two seasons, conference champs for the first time since 1967. baylor is in the big 12. which will allow matt rhule to compete at the highest level. here's reaction from the cherry and white >> i wanted him to make the right decision for his family and him. i appreciate -- i thanked him for all he did and said i'm going to go get a great football coach >> opportunities will come for individuals. coach ruhle, he's been doing a great job here. let's offer this guy so they can change our program like he did here. >>> the owls play wake forest on december 27th, headcoach foley will coach in that game. coming up long-time basketball coach fran dumbfy will hear what he has to >> all best to him. >> absolutely. >> a lot of temple fans are venting on twitter about his decision to leave but ripping the wrong guy. >> these are just some of the tweets sent to at matt rhule. the

, owls finished with regular season with a ten and three record. that's the first time temple has had back-to-back ten win seasons. the graduating seniors started their freshman year going two and ten. win today enter interim coach would set school record with 11 wins. our lesley van arsdall almost have live report later today from annapolis. >>> and, the penn state nittany lions on their way to sunny la, to fight usc in the rose bowl. temper few penn state and number nine play in pasadena california. the nittany lions erase 21-point deficit to be with wisconsin in last game. won't want to fall behind that much by ucc, nittany lions, and of course the temple owls. so many how many town, hometown teams. >> get ready to pay more at the pump. coming up where the gas taxes are going up this new year. >> also ahead, brawls break out across the country, forcing several busy malls to be evacuated. we'll take you inside for a look at the chaos. >>> and major blizzard in the midwest causing travel delays across the nation. plus, we will tell you where there

. >>> today is the day on a quest to make history we are live with jacob martin as owls go for win number 11 in the military bowl. great to have you with us i'm thomas drayton karen will be joining me in just a moment. lets check the forecast, good morning, sue. >> probably mildest day we will see for a while, thomas, seven out of ten in your weather by the numbers. here's buddy celebrating national fruitcake day with breezes, and a shower out there. but temperatures, check this out we're in the 50's. normal high for today is 42 degrees. we're well above normal in allentown where it is 50. forty-three in mount pocono. we have 52 in lancaster. atlantic city 57. same in dover. fifty-five in wilmington. here in the city we have wind that are sustain at 22 miles an hour, gusting up to 29, and 7:22 is our sunrise time. today we will see sunshine but not in the morning. you can see showers went nothing to chester county and delaware county this morning. there is a little bit of to go but wind will prevent too much fog from forming. 60 degrees is our early high and a to showers to finish out the

a look at why matt rhule is heading out >>> the temple owls were celebrating.unday they cracked the, a ptop 25 but today they lost the main man that made the things possible. 20 wins over the last two seasons, conference champs for the first time since 1967. baylor is in the big 12. which will allow matt rhule to compete at the highest level. here's reaction from the cherry and white >> i wanted him to make the right decision for his family and him. i appreciate -- i thanked him for all he did and said i'm going to go get a great football coach >> opportunities will come for individuals. coach ruhle, he's been doing a great job here. let's offer this guy so they can change our program like he did here. >>> the owls play wake forest on december 27th, headcoach foley will coach in that game. coming up long-time basketball coach fran dumbfy will hear what he has to >> all best to him. >> absolutely. >> a lot of temple fans are venting on twitter about his decision to leave but ripping the wrong guy. >> these are just some of the tweets sent to at matt rhule. the o

you have to just read. >>> relive matt rhule's best moment with the temple owls, go to the web site cbshilly.com/sports. you have to read, twitter. >>> winning streak don't happen this often for flyers, they have tallied five straight their longest run since 2014. he went for six in a row last night against panters in south philadelphia. you get a gold star that is steve may son, nhl's first star last week. he was looking to stay hot. game tied in the second, flyers up a man, giroux fires, simmonds cleans it up, wayne simmonds second of the game, two-one. under five minutes left in the third, uc, beats mason and tied the game. flyers they just love overtime under ten seconds to play and jake makes it happen, that is the game winner, six, count them six in a row for flyers, they win three-two. sixers, grizzlies in memphis and they keep finding ways to lose. dario saric, he did his best, they say he had 17 points, seven rebound but with the sixers leading, they could not put ate way. memphis would score the final seven points of the contest, and to win 96-91. sixers did play without jared

the preview of the owls conference title game.ucis. >> reporter: jeff, it's the biggest game of the season and a bigger game awaits if temple is able to win tomorrow. temple cop find itself in a new year's bowl game but head coach matt rhule does not want his team to look past navy just yet. coach rhule knows to get his hands this afternoon aac championship trophy he will have to find a way to stop navy's triple option offense. the midshipmen are second in the nation in rushing offense 342 yards per game. that number seems silly. they hung 75 points on smu just last week. >> they have 20 different ways to attack what you're doing and so when we go on the field tomorrow we know that they know what they're doing against us better than we know what we're doing against them and so we have to just hope your players make plays turn it into football and get off blocks and tackle 'cause at the end of the day that is what football is it's about getting off blocks and making tackles but i would say this we've watched other option teams we f

. >> also big congratulations to the temple owls. they're celebrating their first conference championship since 1957. 1967. now, last year of course they came up short against houston. but yesterday, taking care every bills. matt rhule's squad had won six straight going into the game against navy. temple driving. hand off to thomas. he turns the corner. easily goes into the end zone for the 15-yard touchdown. to give temple the lead they never gave up. now if the first, blocker drops back. and connect with bryant. who made his defender miss and score. temple shut down the navy rushing attacking won their first ever aac championship 34 to ten. the final score. our pa pat gallen has more now on the big win. >> in a game that matched the thirds ranked defense in the country, against the second best rushing attack in the nation, it was the temple owls ball hocking defense that provided the edge in the 34-ten win over number 19 navy. talk about coming in here against a team that scored 75 points last game, doing what you did defensively.

. >> the temple owls are headed back to annapolis to take on wake forest december 27th. temple who won the championshipp 25 today. that rule flilled to be stay home. >> when i play, it's usually regional. there will be a crowd there. for us it's in the recruiting area. it's hopefully a chance for the kids to get to the 11th win. >> 11th win would be great. looking at the bright side. penn state. >> penn state and temple are for real. >> they are absolutely. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ i really did save hundreds on my car insurance with geico. i should take a closer look at geico... geico has a long history of great savings and great service. over seventy-five years. wait. seventy-five years? that is great. speaking of great, check out these hot riffs. you likema uh, yeah i have an early day tomorrow so... wait. almost there. gotta tune the "a." (humming) gottgreat savings." and a whole lot more. >> finally tonight a huge congratulations to the high school football team that road back tonight theeiing two state champs. ♪ >> the thoroughfare fire company escorted the newly

student say they're proud to be a temple owl. >> makes me feel great. makes me feel like we all have a lot of school spirit. makes me feel like the football program is really making us drive forward. so great to be a temple owl. >> got your bet to be there every day. got to support. keep going. >> and some of these student say they hope they can travel and watch the games in their bowl game. by the way the team finds out where and when that will be later today. >> well, there is much more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> like i just had a lot of series of things, like personal life things that happened that just kind of like made me question, like, humanity. >> it is an act every kindness getting a lot of attention this morning. >> and, from sunglasses to watches, it is high-tech gadgets are on your holiday shopping list, we will will have a look at some of the biggest offers out there. >> and, it has been a blustery cold weekend. now some rain is headed our way. meteorologist, justin drabick, tracking some storms a silicon valley server farm. t

tight ends coach ed foley leading the owls. phillip walker connecting with adonis jenning. john wolford, over to johnny heinz. 20-yard touch down. so wake forrest scored 31 points, but temple is coming back, they were trailing 31-20 in the first quarter. the flyers, they hope they will have shaun cotourie. last night, joel embiid, going up against demarcus cousins. look at this, they're butt slapping each other. who gets demarcus to smile like that. even opposing players are loving joel and look at joel run the floor, listen to how much cousins loves joel. >> what are your thoughts on joel embiid? >> i think he's got a great chance of being the best in the league after i retire. >> well said, i'm john clark, we're right back. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. >>> a special surprise at the children's hospital of philadelphia. players showed up to spend a fun filled day with the

>> today the owls packed up and left forever annapolis, maryland. and the team is studying tapes of wake forest since the match-up was announced. >> they are a big physical team and we go down and are ready for a street fight. they played some good offencive lines and defensive lines in their conference. and they have been through wars and we have been through wars, we'll go against a team similar to us and just shrug it out. >> the owls take on the demon decons at 3:30 on december 27th. >>> time now for the "action news" traffic report. matt pellman is in the traffic center with the low down on the slow down for your thursday. how are we looking? >> we are slugging it out. delays are not giant but they are working their way in that direction. coming eastbound on the schuylkill expressway stop and go from 202 into the conshohocken curve and mostly stopped from the boulevard to south street and 95 busy from cotman into the vine, you don't want to head to columbus boulevard southbound one lane open there because of the water main break, the blue route

under rule the owls had 20 wins in two seasons and opportunity came knocking. >> can you be mad at him? come on now, who gives up that opportunity? >> and the coach leaves behind a football program that can be successful in future seasons. >> we hope that all the underclass men can step up and get another good coach in and temple can continue on with what they are doing the past few yours. >> reporter: we did hear confusion and disappoint especially over the fact that matt rule will not be on the sidelines of the upcoming military bowl. but no anger or animosity. he had a chance to move on ward and upward and he took it. sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> from our delaware newsroom tonight, four people including two firefighters were injured this morning in a large apartment fire in dover. the flames broke out at 7:15 at the cedar chase apartments on the 1700 block of north dupont highway. fire officials say most of the residents are delaware state university students who reacted quickly. >> i opened the door and all i could see was flames. i peeked my head out

now owls battling wake forest in the military bowl, in annapolis, maryland. this is happening right now. there is no score in the first , philip walker deep drop , toss to adonis jennings, 48-yard touchdown, great kid, catch. john woolford for wake, to the tight-end, blown coverage, 41 yards, and no one near him. still in the first, quick screen to sa thebari heinz and temple, absolutely get shag redded right now, they trail 31-seven in the final seconds of the second quarter. >>> live look at mattress bar and restaurant in, north philadelphia, a watch party in fully affect, fans flat out bumming. the not a whole lot of cheering right there. owls are playing consecutive bowl games for the first time in school history. now the owls trying to get it done without their head coach math the math rhule and we will hear from the big man on campus, new head coach geoff collins. he talks to our leslie van arsdal. i was saying on twitter, whoever that team is, out there right now wearing cherry and white, i don't recognize them. that is not the same team that significa

but first, owls didn't waste anytime who is new guy in charge of the grid iron for the owls. >> we were just talking about this a week ago they didn't waste anytime at all. you mentioned it, huge match up here, tonight, villanova taking on temple. we will talk about that in sports. owls making news for whole other reason, the new head football coach is named geoff collins, defensive coordinator over at florida, spent last two seasons there, the last six seasons overall in the sec , as a defensive coordinator. he is 45 years old. this is his first head coaching gig and he inherits a team that has won ten games in back to back seasons. now florida head coach jim mc ill vein very excited for his former collogue. >> coach collins is, we're really excited about the the opportunity for him and his family at temple. it is a place that has done a great job and he will carry that on. >> reporter: just like that we will get an opportunity to meet geoff collins tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. temple will hold a press conference to introduce him. meanwhile here at the pennsylvaniaville beyond, top r

bowl owe would give the owls their winningest season ever. and the score now 31-7 wake forest leading heading into halftime. sara bloomquist is live at masters bar in philadelphia, where there is plenty of temple pride. >> reporter: that is right brian and monica, pretty tense here, i am looking up at the tv in front of me and the fans here are hope that temple can do something on the drive and get this rally going and concern that wake forest took the momentum here early on in the game and hoping that temple can do something on this drive right now, you see a few alums and students and employees of temple have gathered at masters bar and restaurant. temple mans are well aware they could make history, it could be the best team in school history. they were hot with seven wins in a row and head coach matt rhule heading to baylor and fans hope that won't make a difference in the outcome today. >> even though the coach has a big impact on player morale and attitude, i believe that matt left them with a good strategy and good feeling that they are

. >>> the temple owls are set to name their new head coach. jeff collins from the florida gators tapped for the position after, matt rhule announced he is going to baylor in texas. he played in western carolina and spent most of his coaching clear in the southeast. >>> the news comes on a big day. the owls take on the wildcats on the basketball courts. they are ranked the best in the country. jaime apody is live now with a preview. >> reporter: hey guys, that is right. the defending national champs, 10-0, but you know might be that their crosstown rival could be their toughest opponent yet. lets talk about this. after all it's not just a chance for the owls to upset the top team if the nation but also for them to win the big five championship. temple 7-3 but both of these teams undefeated in city play. and the big five crown is a big deal around here. >> we are talked about it yes, three big five games so far and we have done okay, now play villanova, arguably the best team in the country. they certainly were the best team last year and have n

he was a part of the owls coaching staff ten years four of them as the headcoach. here's what he had to say about the players he left behind. >> it was one of the hardest things i did but i knew our job was done, those kids went to the winningly at temple. i want them to know how proud i am. they won a championship, they were championships way before that. i look forward to watching them as i know they will, watching us >>> switching on to temple basketball the owls hosting georgia washington. they're down two with 42 seconds left. shiz. tied at 63. 13 seconds left. he drills it. a buzz kill on north broad street. temple falling tonight 66-63. steve donahue and the quakers hosting lafayette at the palestra. pick it up in the first half. donahue draining the tray, penn leaves 20's to 11. fast forward. hustle is regional look at that. looks like a strip. aj recovers and matt howard, quakers go up to. go on to win 81-52. >> i love ball player that is dive on the floor. >> hustle >> got to hustle. >>> getting in the holiday spirit >> the dinner >>> ♪ >>> volunteers are

the temple owls and their date with the deacons later. morng, e. jessica boyington. its a wet out there. approaching the platt bridge. that's hard to see on our cameras there. the visibility i far, but other than that we'll keep our eyes on everything for you. no problems on the area bridges for now. i'll update you on the northeas when i come back. >>> jessica, thanks. a few minutes before 5:00 a.m. on temple's campus. >> the owls are headed to a bowl temple beat may havy to win the first ever athletic conference. the owls will start getting ready for their date with wake forest and then december 27th. matt ruhl is beaming about what his football team has accomplished this year. >> they won a championship and i wanted them to be treated like champions. they got that. they got that feeling of people out there saying, hey, we appreciate not just the fact that you won but all the sacrifices that you have played. >> military bowl will be played in annapolis, the aac. and everything is coming up roses for penn state. nittany lions won the game over they'll play usc in th

. >>> temple football matt ruhle headed to texas fresh off two big seasons for the owls. rule will take his talents to baylor university and compete for national championships. baylor news a new beginning. it had its share of scandals including a sex assault investigation. as for temple he had foley will coach the owls. >> someone is lurk aig round temple university watching girls in their rooms. police are after this peeping tom before he creeps again. in at least one of the incidents he snap a photo about to changh. shawnette wilson is pus. you've been speaking with that student. >> reporter: i have lucy and she gave a surveillance videoer window. now, police have not confirmed that that is the person they're looking for but the victim says it is him based on what she saw from the inside looking out. >> i see a flash in my window, and i like screamed and freaked out re student doesn't want to show her face after what she says happened to her. t gotten out of the shower around 10:30 last night. she was in the bedroom of her off campus apartment on north 15th street when

matt rule is leaving the owls for baylor in waco, texas. he also reportedly turned down oregon. temple's athletic director took the call from matt. >> i thanked him for all he did for this program, and i also said they're getting a great football coach, and you have left it in a better place, and i appreciate that. >> reporter: temple athletic director patrick craft will begin the search immediately for a new coach. the big recruiting period starts in january. tight ends coach ted foley will lead the owls in the military bowl december 27th. >> temple, american athletic conference football champions. >> reporter: just three days af temple won their first conference title in 49 years, matt rule called the team meeting and told his players he was leaving. >> surprised. kind of expected it a little bit. i understand how the business works. yeah, definitely sad. >> he really gave me the foundation to be a good player and for the whole team to be successful. >> reporter: under matt's rule the owls reached new heights. two straight bowl appearances and two straight ten win seasons for

owls have a if you head coach. coordinator jeff collinses, the 45-year-old will become a head coach for the first time in his career. he led the gators to a top ten ranking total defense. spent last six seasons as a d coordinator. ed foley was there when they found out >> the leaders come out especially guys been through it. literally if you could see it day-to-day like i'm seeing it now, it's gotten better. kids were out there at practice cheering like literally on the sideline, knowing something is going on and doing our -- they're trying to get each other through it >> i'm down with ed foley >> what were they doing? >> nerlens noel played a grand total of one game this season. backup center is questionable for the second. sprained ankle and may not suit up when the sixers host the rafters tomorrow. the sixers foundation launching an after school program in partnership with the city. it's called the coach's cafe they will provide 30 local middle schoolers with structured learning opportunities and catered meals.

owls have a if you head coach. jeff collinses, the 45-year-old will become a head coach for the first time in his career. he led the gators to a top ten ranking total defense. spent last six seasons as a d coordinator. ed foley was there when they found out >> the leaders come out especially guys been through it. literally if you could see it day-to-day like i'm seeing it now, it's gotten better. kids were out there at practice cheering like literally on the sideline, knowing something is going on and doing our -- they're trying to get each other through it >> i'm down with ed foley >> what were they doing? >> nerlens noel played a grand total of one game this season. backup center is questionable for the second. sprained ankle and may not suit up when the sixers host the rafters tomorrow. the sixers foundation launching an after school program in partnership with the city. it's called the coach's cafe they will provide 30 local middle schoolers with structured learning opportunities and catered meals. >> students