Local & Penn State Sports
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Nick Kern Jr.’s Double-Double Leads Penn State to Win Over Fordham, Historic 6-0 Start
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Penn State’s Nick Kern Jr. did it all in the Nittany Lions’ 85-66 win over Fordham on Monday, tallying 20 points and 13 rebounds for his first-career double-double to lead the Nittany Lions to Tuesday’s championship game of the Sunshine Slam. The Nittany Lions will face the winner of San Francisco and Clemson in Daytona…
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Penn State Women’s Soccer Great Alyssa Naeher Announces Retirement From International Play
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Before winning two World Cups and an Olympic gold medal, Alyssa Naeher was one of the faces of Penn State women’s soccer. A three-time All-American and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year with the Nittany Lions, Naeher set a high bar for what she could accomplish as a professional. Fifteen years later and Naeher…
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Penn State RB Nick Singleton ‘100%’ Healthy as Regular Season Nears Conclusion
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Nick Singleton saw the hole and took off. He burst through Minnesota’s defense and dove into the end zone, giving Penn State its first lead near the end of the third quarter of a 26-25 win on Saturday. Singleton finished the day with 13 carries for 63 yards, his highest tally in either category in…
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Penn State Receives 7th Major Contribution Toward Beaver Stadium’s $700 Million Renovation
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Penn State has received its seventh major contribution toward the $700 million renovation of Beaver Stadium. An anonymous donor has gifted the athletic department with $1 million, the university announced in a statement on Monday. That puts the renovation’s publicly announced fundraising total over $66 million, with a leading gift of $25 million from the…
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Attitude of Gratitude Is Always in Season for Penn State Wrestling
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Indeed, gratitude is a central theme of the Penn State wrestling program. In fact, the coaches (Cael, Cody Sanderson, Casey Cunningham and Nick Lee) stress thanksgiving on a year-round basis, not just in late November.
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Should Penn State Be Rooting for Michigan? Yes, If It Wants to Make Big Ten Championship
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Penn State fans may want to leave their “Michigan still sucks” shirts in the drawer until the regular season concludes. That’s because the Nittany Lions will need the Wolverines to beat Ohio State next weekend for any hope of a Big Ten Championship appearance. It’s gotten to that point of the year. Oregon, undefeated at…
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Penn State vs. Indiana in the CFP? The Intrigue Behind a Potential First-Round Playoff Matchup
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At least one projection has Penn State hosting Indiana in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The potential match-up, if it happens, comes with oodles of intrigue
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How Did Penn State Push Through at Minnesota? To P.J. Fleck, the Answer Is Simple | Final Thoughts
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MINNEAPOLIS — To pull off a comeback win on the road takes poise. To do it multiple times in a season takes something more. How did Penn State pull out a 26-25 victory at Minnesota on Saturday despite converting just one third down and having a punt and extra-point attempt blocked? In the eyes of…
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How Penn State’s Fake Punt vs. Minnesota Saved the Season and Kept the Nittany Lions’ CFP Hopes Alive
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MINNEAPOLIS — Was Luke Reynolds’ 32-yard run on a fake punt on a fourth-and-1 from the PSU 34 with 3:47 left in the game, and the Nittany Lions clinging to a 26-25 lead over Minnesota, the play of the game? Yes. It allowed the Nittany Lions to keep the ball out of the Gophers’ hands,…
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James Franklin’s ‘1-0 Mentality’ Has Never Meant More. Penn State’s a Win Away From the Playoffs
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MINNEAPOLIS — It took a relentless pursuit, a conclusion signaled by a fake punt. It was an emotionally draining rollercoaster filled with missed tackles and special teams missteps. Penn State’s 26-25 win at Minnesota was a game that saw the Nittany Lions at their worst and, at the same time, their best. It hardly matters…