Local & Penn State Sports
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No. 3 Penn State Knocks Off Wisconsin 28-13 to Stay Undefeated
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No. 3 Penn State football (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) took care of business against Wisconsin (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) 28-13 Saturday night at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. The first half was full of ups and downs for both teams. Wisconsin faked a punt but also had a three-and-out, while Penn State scored a…
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Penn State-Wisconsin Preview and Predictions: Can the Nittany Lions Get to 7-0?
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For now, let’s put James Franklin’s strange Wednesday press conference and the impending visit from former President Donald Trump to the side. No. 3 Penn State (6-0) has a game to play on Saturday, and it’s an important one at Wisconsin (5-2), which has remedied its slow start to the season by winning its past…
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Penn State’s Ace Baldwin Jr. Playing ‘Best’ Basketball of Award-Winning Career
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Ace Baldwin Jr. and Yanic Konan Niederhauser were running a pick-and-roll. Niederhauser was certain that Baldwin would throw him an alley-oop as he’d done persistently throughout Penn State’s preseason practices. Instead, Baldwin made an acrobatic, no-look pass to the corner that left Niederhauser in awe. He’d never seen anything like it. “How’d you even know…
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SJCA’s Madison Koshko Wins PIAA Golf Title
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Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy’s Madison Koshko fired a second-round, five-under par 67 on her way to winning the PIAA 2A girls golf championship Tuesday on the Blue Course at Penn State.
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Mike Rhoades Anticipating Bright Future for Penn State Basketball: ‘We’re Going to Win’
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Mike Rhoades put his body on the line. He allowed himself to be dunked on by 7-footers and came face-to-face with shifty guards attempting to power through him for a score at Penn State’s practice viewing window on Wednesday. Rhoades has always been a different style of coach, and that’s evidently not changing in his…
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How Penn State’s James Franklin Casts His Ballot in the Weekly USA Today College Coaches Football Poll
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There are three major college football polls — and, you might not be aware, but James Franklin has a weekly vote in one of them: the US LBM Coaches Poll, administered by USA Today and a voting contingent comprised of current major college football coaches. The other two: The more-well-known weekly Associated Press poll, which originated…
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Penn State’s Kevin Winston Jr. Hasn’t Played Since Week 2. Will He Return in 2024?
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James Franklin didn’t have much of a break over Penn State’s bye week. He coached, recruited and also visited one of his most dynamic players, who’s been injured for over a month. Kevin Winston Jr., a team captain and one of the NFL Draft’s most coveted safeties, met with Franklin and safeties coach Anthony Poindexter…
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Kickoff Time Set for Penn State-Ohio State Matchup on Nov. 2
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It’s official. Penn State football’s consequential regular season contest against No. 4 Ohio State will kickoff at noon EDT on Nov. 2 at Beaver Stadium, the Big Ten announced on Monday. The game will be broadcast on FOX and will serve as the network’s Big Noon Kickoff. The early kickoff doesn’t come as much of…
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Charting Penn State’s Road to the Big Ten Title Game and the College Football Playoff
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Even though the 2024 college football season is only half over — No. 3 Penn State is 6-0, with six games to play — the national focus is on which teams will make the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff. But, first, the Big Ten will hold its conference championship game, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec.…
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Penn State Stays Put at No. 3 in AP Top 25 Poll Ahead of Wisconsin Tilt
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Penn State had the weekend off, but is nonetheless staying put among the nation’s top ranked teams. For a second consecutive week, the Nittany Lions are ranked No. 3 in the AP Top 25 poll, which was released on Sunday. There appeared to be a chance James Franklin’s program could move up to No. 2…