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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Nittany Lions Set to Continue Big Ten Grind at Wisconsin
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At 9-9 on the year, Penn State men’s basketball has seen a little bit of everything. There have been games canceled due to COVID-19, big wins and close losses, good performances and nights the Nittany Lions would like to have back or simply forget about. With 10 more regular season games remaining it’s far too…
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Penn State Football: Mills Gives Nittany Lions Their Latest Lackawanna Safety
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Penn State added to its ever growing Lackawanna Junior College pipeline with the signing of safety Tyrece Mills on Wednesday. Mills had previously verbally committed but did not sign his national letter of intent during the early signing period in December. “I think the biggest thing is his physicality,” Penn State coach James Franklin said.…
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Penn State Football: Clifford Is ‘Returning Starter’ at QB, but Franklin Expects Competition ‘at Every Position’
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Speaking to the media on Wednesday afternoon, Penn State coach James Franklin started down what is likely to be a long and winding road regarding his quarterback room this offseason. “Sean [Clifford] is our returning starter,” Franklin said when asked about whether or not Clifford would be named the starter at the outset of spring…
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A View from Behind the Bench as Penn State Beats Iowa in Double Overtime
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There are 1.5 seconds remaining in the second overtime on Monday night at the Bryce Jordan Center as Micah Shrewsberry takes a towel and wipes his forehead, an act that marks his first moment of relaxation in nearly three hours. It’s too loud to know if he still has his voice, but judging by the…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey: Nittany Lions Fall 6-0 to Ohio State
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If Friday night was an exploration into the kind of team Penn State men’s hockey can be with its current roster – a tale of youth and relative inexperience but also promise – Saturday night was a reminder of what the team still is, the Nittany Lions falling 6-0 to Ohio State. It was a…
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Young Team Maturing as Penn State Men’s Hockey Ties No. 11 Ohio State, Wins Shootout
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According to Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky, experience has been the biggest obstacle between the team the Nittany Lions are and the team they can become. And in Gadowsky’s defense, 12 of the Nittany Lions’ 20 skaters on Friday night were freshmen or sophomores. It’s a striking change of pace for a program that benefited…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey: Nittany Lions Welcome Big Ten Leading Ohio State to Pegula
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Years ago, almost five to be exact, Penn State men’s hockey found itself ranked No. 1 in the nation for a fleeting moment. The Nittany Lions had just one loss on the year and the surrounding landscape slowly but surely picked up their own defeats. Penn State’s only loss at the time was to Ohio…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Thumped by Indiana 74-57
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Game stories are – as the name suggests – a retelling. In theory they exist to provide readers who weren’t in attendance a vivid recounting of how the competition unfolded. In an era long gone, the prose of Grantland Rice would flow off the page turning he mundane competition in a story of gladiators clashing…
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Penn State Football: Big Ten Talks Scrapping Divisions with Playoff Future in Flux, Per Report
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According to The Athletic and Iowa athletic director Gary Barta, the Big Ten could shy away from divisions and change its scheduling philosophy depending on the future of the College Football Playoff. The change could see the Big Ten shorten its conference schedule and become more active in its recently forged alliance with the Pac-12…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Shrewsberry Looking to Make Most of Nittany Lions’ Strengths
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Life is undoubtedly different for Penn State men’s basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry. There has been a lot of change, a lot of moving parts to get used to, a lot of names to learn and a lot of things to figure out on and off the court. To Shrewsberry’s credit, Penn State has played admirably…