Sports
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See Highlights From the Ironman 70.3 Happy Valley
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Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley marked its fourth year on Sunday, serving as a Pro Series event and the North American Championships for the first time. More than 1,700 athletes from 44 states and 43 countries, ranging in age from 18 to 80, took part in the half-Ironman, including dozens of professional competitors seeking critical…
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North American Champions Crowned at Ironman 70.3 Happy Valley
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Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley returned for its fourth year on a cloudy and mostly comfortable Sunday, and for the first time the event served as both a Pro Series stop and the North American Championships . Trevor Foley, of Florida, took the men’s title with a time of 3:42:25, while Paula Findlay, of Canada,…
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World Cup Watch Party to Be Held at East End Social
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The U.S. Men’s National Team will begin World Cup play on Friday night, and community members can celebrate the occasion with a free outdoor watch party in State College. Centre Soccer Association, with support from Centre Region Parks & Rec, is sponsoring the family-friendly event at East End Social, the Downtown State College Improvement District’s…
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Ironman Returns for 4th Year in Happy Valley. What to Know About Road Closures and More
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The Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley returns to Centre County on Sunday, June 14, and for the first time in the event’s four-year history it will serve as the North American Championship and a stop on the global Pro Series circuit. More than 1,700 amateur athletes, along with dozens more in a highly competitive professional…
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Hook: Maybe a Big Ten-SEC Super League Would Be Best for Everyone
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If you’ve been paying even the slightest bit of attention to sports news lately – outside of the current NBA and NHL Finals, that is – you’ve heard that everybody has an opinion on college athletics. The president, Congress, coaches, athletic directors and all sorts of media members have weighed in on the current state…
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Paterno: Legislation Is Needed Now for College Sports Reform and Stability
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College sports are a mess. This is the age of uncertainty and instability happening against a backdrop of a financial crisis that no school can outrun forever. Many long for the days when we read only about the glory of young men and women competing for the love of the game and for the glory…
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Paterno: These Core Issues Must Be Resolved for the Long-Term Stability of College Football
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In 2026, college football and college sports face a most uncertain future. Athletic departments are having financial difficulties, and even the largest schools are not immune. Nationally it is common to be operating business models that require “donors” to cover their “revenue sharing/labor costs” each year. Involuntary student activity fees, general funds (tuition and tax…
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Great PA News Quiz: NFL Draft Attendance, Lawmaker Wealth and NYT’s Favorite Pa.-Born Songwriter
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In this week’s quiz: Former governors weigh in on security, a buzzy new museum exhibition and the voter registration deadline for this May’s primary.
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State College’s Zeruth Set for Pro Debut With Legacy Fighting Alliance
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Central Pennsylvania Mixed Martial Arts product Xavier Zeruth steps into the cage for his first professional mixed martial arts bout in May under the banner of Legacy Fighting Alliance.
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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…