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Penn State’s $88.9 Million Check From the Big Ten Is Topped Only by Ohio State; PSUPoorman’s Top 10 Takes
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Penn State, powered by its College Football Playoff semifinal appearance two seasons ago, received $88.92 million from the Big Ten Conference as part of the league’s revenue distribution for 2025, according to a pair of national reports. Only Ohio State, which won the CFP last season, received more, at $91.55 million. Overall, the Big Ten…
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Nature Unplugged With Centred Outdoors
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For 10 years, ClearWater Conservancy’s Centred Outdoors has been helping people connect with the natural world
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Subu in Limbo: Seven Months and Counting
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When Subu Vedam was seized by ICE last October, he thought he’d be released in a matter of weeks, if not days. After all, his murder conviction had been overturned and he was still a legal permanent resident of the United States. Technically, he was deportable because of drug offenses he was charged with around…
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Hook: What’s Up With the Big Ten Hockey National Title Drought?
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A little over 12 weeks ago in bitterly cold Punxsutawney – it was minus 3 degrees that morning – the seer of seers was both right and wrong. The part Punxsutawney Phil got right was his prediction of six more weeks of winter. The part he got wrong is that 12 weeks later we still…
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Penn State Coach Matt Campbell Answers 5 Rainy Day Big Questions with a Sunny Outlook
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The winner of Penn State football’s cold and wet Blue-White Practice on Saturday in Beaver Stadium? Coach Matt Campbell, hands-down. Campbell and his Nittany Lions got in a 15th and final practice, with drills, live kicking game opportunities, 7-on-7 drills and a bunch of 11-on-11 drives. All in front of a live audience. All without…
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A New Era With New Questions: What Will Be?
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Blue-White Weekend is a step to understanding what we will be at Penn State. No one can say exactly what this fall will bring, but there are a couple of certainties about what we will be.
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Matt Campbell’s Scouting Report for Penn State Football’s Blue-White Practice
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Updated 10:46 p.m. April 24 to reflect schedule changes due to expected rain. For first-year head coach Matt Campbell’s Penn State football team, the second time inside Beaver Stadium this spring will be the charm. At least when it comes to Nittany Lion fans. Penn State has already had one practice in Beaver Stadium. That…
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Battista: The True Golf God
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“What I’m doing here at 7:30 this morning is far more important than what Scottie and I do at 1:50 this afternoon.” – Ted Scott, PGA Caddie If you’ve ever golfed, you know there are times when you make a good swing that gets a bad bounce and ends up in a trap, or a…
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Opinion: There’s Plenty That’s Not ‘Happy’ About Our Valley’s New Casino
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So here we are. The new gambling casino at the Nittany Mall will hold its test days on April 24 and 25. If things go according to plan, the facility’s official opening will follow shortly thereafter—much to the delight of some and the dismay of others. There’s one thing I’m certain about: the inappropriateness of…
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Frank: TMI Re BPH
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Meet my pal Foley. Foley and I met two weeks ago and we immediately became attached to each other. In fact, we became inseparable. Though I did not realize it at the time, our bond was foretold a few days prior when I assumed the ritual position before the porcelain altar, as men do, and…