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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Harrar the Difference in 62-58 Comeback Victory over No. 19 Michigan State
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Theoretically you can play the fantasy horror video game Dark Souls an infinite number of times, each run the enemies are slightly more difficult to defeat, only matched by your character’s own progression of ever increasing strength and wit. But that first time through you are in over your head, it’s only until you gather…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Shrewsberry Trying to Strike Balance Between What He Knows and What Team Can Do
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The challenge for any men’s basketball coach is the gap between the smartest play he could draw up and the smartest play his team could actually execute. It’s a strange place to be in, having an even more effective solution to a complex issue while also having to embrace the limits of what your team…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Turnovers Doom Nittany Lions in Late 76-70 Loss at Minnesota
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Penn State fell 76-70 to Minnesota on Saturday night in Minneapolis as the Nittany Lions struggled to overcome 13 turnovers that led to 26 Gopher points. The loss was Penn State’s third straight and dropped the Nittany Lions to 9-12 on the season, 4-9 in the Big Ten, while Minnesota snapped a five-game losing streak.…
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Named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Parsons’ Greatest Achievement So Far Is Turning into the Player Everyone Said He Could Be
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The odds are always stacked against players like Micah Parsons. You will never match the hype; you’ll never be quite as good as everyone says you could be. No matter how good you end up being, someone will have expected more. But what if you are as good as they said you could be? What…
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Penn State Football: Season Opener Against Purdue Moved to Thursday, Sept.1
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Penn State football will now open its season at Purdue on Thursday Sept. 1 following an announcement by both programs on Thursday, some 203 days prior to the game itself. The game at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette was originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3, but the pending date change was a poorly kept rumor…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: In Walking Boot, Greg Lee Status Uncertain As Season Enters Final Stretch
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With less than a month remaining in the regular season, Penn State big man Greg Lee was once again seen in a walking boot ahead of Tuesday night’s eventual 58-57 loss to Michigan at the Bryce Jordan Center. According to coach Micah Shrewsberry, Lee’s return to the floor is still up in the air. “I’m…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Offense Falters in Second Half as Nittany Lions Fall 58-57 to Michigan
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The thing that made Tiger Woods so good at golf wasn’t just his booming drives, the ability to stripe an eight iron within a few feet, or draining long treacherous putts – it was his ability to do all of those things on a regular basis. In the world of sports everyone has their moments…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Shrewsberry Talks Improvement As Season Rolls Along
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Penn State is soon to be 20 games deep into its season with a 9:00 p.m. tip against Michigan on the docket for Tuesday night. That’s a lot of basketball, and in a perfect world the Nittany Lions would have played four more games already this season if not for COVID-19. Playing a lot –…
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Penn State Football Set to Hire Director of Football Research and Strategy
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Penn State football is preparing to a hire a Director of Football Research and Strategy according to a university job listing. The responsibilities of the job are as follows: Research and produce football analytics studies relating to hiring and on the field performance Prepare speeches and presentations for the Head Football Coach for internal and…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Nittany Lions Fall 51-49 to No. 11 Wisconsin
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Penn State men’s basketball arrived in Madison three hours before tip, shot about as poorly as possible and still managed to come up just shy against No. 11 Wisconsin, falling to the Badgers 51-49 on Saturday evening. Had a last-second Myles Dread three-point attempt fallen it would have given Penn State the program’s first win…