Topic: Michael Eric

Performances by Stevie Wonder and Jennifer Hudson accompanied remarks by former President Bill Clinton at the more than 6-hour funeral of Aretha Franklin.

Aretha Franklin's funeral is set to take place Friday at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET.

Trayvon Martin's father, Tracy Martin, told lawmakers in Washington Wednesday he wants to see so-called stand-your-ground laws changed to protect children.

Langston Galloway drained four 3-pointers en route to 22 points Saturday and Saint Joseph's hung an 82-72 loss on No. 22 Temple.

Juan Fernandez scored Temple's last points with 2:01 remaining Wednesday and the No. 22 Owls held on for an 80-79 overtime win over LaSalle.

Michael Eric scored 18 points and Ryan Brooks added 14 Saturday to spur No. 16 Temple to a 70-57 win over George Washington.

Juan Fernandez scored 23 points, including 7-of-11 from beyond the arc, to power No. 18 Temple to a 65-53 win over La Salle.

A 20-point effort from Lavoy Allen Wednesday led No. 25 Temple to a 73-46 whipping of Saint Joseph's in the Atlantic 10 opener for both schools.

Corey Fisher scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half Monday to lead the 13th-ranked Villanova Wildcats to a 62-45 win over Temple.

Susan L. Taylor, editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, will be honored in part by famed TV host Oprah Winfrey at a New York event, a press group says.