Penn State category, Page 79
Struggling Penn State blows 19-point lead, loses to No. 16 Michigan StateVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Tom Izzo thought his No. 16 Michigan State squad lacked toughness earlier this season. To his pleasure, the Spartans played their grittiest game all year and gave themselves a chance to win what Izzo calls the most physical conference. Xavier Tillman Sr. scored 23 points and had...
Derry grad, Penn State softball standout Chelsea Bisi out for season
Chelsea Bisi was hoping for an encore at Penn State, a follow-up to a breakthrough softball season that saw her clear the fences with an effortless swing as she produced offense just about every game. Bisi hit 13 home runs and earned a spot on the All-Big Ten Conference Freshman...
No. 16 Penn State loses to Luka Garza-lead No. 18 Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Luka Garza knew he missed plenty of chances to score in the first half of Saturday’s game against Penn State. The Iowa junior center made sure that didn’t happen in the second half, and he got help from his teammates. Garza scored 25 points and had...
No. 16 Penn State edges Rutgers on Dread’s late 3-pointerVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Patrick Chambers wants No. 16 Penn State to develop a killer instinct. He may want to show his Nittany Lions replays of Myles Dread’s effort from Wednesday night. Dread hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 28 seconds left to lift Penn State over Rutgers, 65-64, after the Nittany...
Penn State football coach James Franklin could earn guaranteed $35.4 million over next 6 seasons
Penn State football coach James Franklin, who agreed to a new six-year contract in December, will be paid a guaranteed $35.4 million through 2025, according to terms released Wednesday by the university. The contract, which took effect Jan. 1, includes an annual base salary of $500,000, plus supplemental pay of...
No. 9 Penn State falls to Indiana for 2nd straight lossVideo
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In a game full of wild swings, Indiana boxed out No. 9 Penn State. The Hoosiers let a 19-point first-half lead disappear, fell behind by six and then rallied for a 68-60 victory Sunday. It was the second straight loss for the Nittany Lions (20-7, 10-6 Big...
Penn State says it has settled all claims with the family of Joe Paterno
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Following eight years of rocky relations in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, Pennsylvania State University has made peace with the family of Joe Paterno. The head of Penn State’s board of trustees announced Friday that the school had resolved all outstanding...
Penn State’s 8-game winning streak snapped in loss to IllinoisVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points, and Illinois snapped a four-game losing streak with a 62-56 victory over No. 9 Penn State on Tuesday night. Kofi Cockburn added 14 points for the Fighting Illini (17-9, 9-6 Big Ten), who led most of the way and ended Penn State’s...
No. 13 Penn State reaches 20 wins with victory over Northwestern
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State coach Patrick Chambers has watched his teams cough up enough leads late to know this squad is different. The No. 13 Nittany Lions are hanging on and closing out games. Lamar Stevens scored 23 points to lead Penn State over Northwestern, 77-61, on Saturday. Myles...
Penn State’s fortunes shifted when Lamar Stevens changed NBA decisionVideo
When Lamar Stevens changed his mind last year and decided to return to Penn State after declaring for the NBA Draft, it was a personal decision. But coach Patrick Chambers noted Thursday how it has affected the rest of the team that has risen to No. 13 in the Associated...
No. 9 Penn State men’s hockey takes step forward
Penn State entered Columbus last weekend with just one win in its last six games, a stretch that was threatening to destroy the team’s place at the top of the Big Ten and was hurting its strong NCAA Tournament campaign. Throughout this stretch, Guy Gadowsky talked about many issues with...
No. 13 Penn State uses 3-point flurry to win at PurdueVideo
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Seth Lundy delivered a flurry of first-half scoring punches. Mike Watkins capitalized with a quick second-half knockout blow. Watkins matched a season high with 19 points, Lundy added a career-high 18 and No. 13 Penn State pulled away with a rare 88-76 victory at Purdue on...
Lamar Stevens leads No. 22 Penn State over MinnesotaVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Lamar Stevens was celebrated as an elite scorer and a published author Saturday. Penn State’s do-it-all forward, who wrote a children’s book that was distributed to fans before No. 22 Penn State’s game against Minnesota, is well on his way to authoring another story. Maybe one for...
Penn State’s James Franklin: ‘Red tape’ delaying contract extensionVideo
Penn State coach James Franklin said Wednesday afternoon his new contract, a six-year extension agreed upon in early December, has not been signed because of some “red tape” — but should be finalized in the near future. “As you can imagine, these contracts aren’t like three pages of notes,” he...
Ohio State football back on top of Big Ten recruiting heapVideo
Ohio State is back on top in Big Ten recruiting, with Ryan Day wrapping up his first full signing class Wednesday with a letter of intent from the two-time Michigan high school player of the year. Michigan, Penn State and Nebraska followed the Buckeyes in the Big Ten composite rankings...
New Penn State OC Kirk Ciarrocca talks offensive philosophyVideo
STATE COLLEGE — A nice chunk of new Penn State offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca’s introductory news conference Wednesday touched on what the Red Land High School graduate believes. And the former Minnesota Golden Gophers coordinator also ruled out a few things. You can expect to see Ciarrocca working from the...
Penn State notebook: RB Ricky Slade enters transfer portal
Penn State running back Ricky Slade has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal, according to multiple reports. The former five-star recruit from Virginia suggested before the Lions’ 53-39 win over Memphis in the Cotton Bowl that he planned to stay with the team moving forward, and yet he is now looking...
Penn State and the NFL mock draft roundups: Where could former Lions land in the pros?
The end of the NFL season means one thing: It’s officially mock draft time. A number of outlets took their first shot at predicting how this year’s selection process will play out after the Kansas City Chiefs completed a comeback to beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl...
Penn State hangs on to get rare victory at Michigan StateVideo
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Lamar Stevens had 24 points, and Myreon Jones made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 20 points, leading No. 22 Penn State to a 75-70 win over No. 16 Michigan State on Tuesday night. The Nittany Lions (17-5, 7-5 Big Ten) have won five straight games,...
Baylor strengthens hold on No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll; Penn State to No. 22Video
Baylor has strengthened its hold on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Bears received 49 of 65 first-place votes in Monday’s poll to stay comfortably ahead of Gonzaga and Kansas. That was up from 44 first-place votes from the previous week, with the Bears...
College wrestling notebook: Franklin Regional grad Michael Kemerer carries Iowa past Penn State
When Iowa defeated Penn State, 19-17, on Friday in a wrestling match that featured the top two teams in country, it was two Franklin Regional grads that led the way. No. 1-ranked and two-time NCAA 125-pound champion Spencer Lee picked up a technical fall win for the top-ranked Hawkeyes. Lee...
No. 24 Penn St. rides 2nd-half run to Big Ten victory over NebraskaVideo
LINCOLN, Neb. — Myles Dread scored 14 points, Lamar Stevens and Myreon Jones had 13 apiece and No. 24 Penn State pulled away early in the second half on its way to a 76-64 win over struggling Nebraska on Saturday night. Stevens became the third 2,000-point scorer in Penn State...
Chiefs, 49ers coaches, players, execs have connections to Pittsburgh, region
Looking for a local rooting interest in Super Bowl LIV with the Pittsburgh Steelers missing the playoffs for the second year in a row and last reaching the title game nine years ago? There is no shortage of connections to the organization, the region and area colleges when the Kansas...
Lamar Stevens leads No. 24 Penn State over IndianaVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Lamar Stevens scored nine of his 17 points in the second half and grabbed nine rebounds to lead No. 24 Penn State over Indiana, 64-49, on Wednesday night. Curtis Jones Jr. scored 12 points for the Nittany Lions (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten), who won their third straight...
Former Penn State wideout Justin Shorter selects an SEC school as his new home
Justin Shorter is headed to the SEC. The former Penn State wideout announced Sunday afternoon on Twitter that he is joining the Florida Gators’ program. The 6-4, 230-pound Shorter posted a picture of himself in a Florida Gators uniform — wearing No. 6 — and attach the words “Officially Committed!”...
