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Penn State Wrestling Rolls Past Iowa 32-3
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Penn State wrestling aced its biggest test of the season so far, taking down No. 4 Iowa 32-3 on Friday night in Iowa City. It was Iowa’s largest margin of defeat ever at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and in the all-time series against Penn State. The victory extended the Nittany Lions’ NCAA-record dual meet win streak to…
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Paterno: What’s Happening in College Football Is Not a Sustainable Business Model
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“We need to find one of these really rich people in this city to step up and stroke a check and I’ll do everything I can to make you the most famous person in this city… You’re telling me there’s not one person who could stroke a $20 million check right now?” — Arizona State…
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Mike Tomlin Steps Down After 19 Seasons as Steelers Head Coach
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Mike Tomlin era in Pittsburgh is over. The longest-tenured head coach in major American professional sports stepped down from his job leading the Steelers on Tuesday after yet another quick playoff exit. The announcement came a day after the end of his 19th season in Pittsburgh, where he was a relative…
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The Baseball World Is Going Bananas
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They are billed as “The Greatest Show in Sports.” They were featured recently on CBS’s “60 Minutes.” They have a 10-game broadcast deal with ESPN networks. They have played in sold-out NFL and college football stadiums, and numerous MLB stadiums. They have more social media followers than every MLB franchise…combined. Say it ain’t so, Joe! Baseball…
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New Ironman Triathlon Coming to Happy Valley in Summer 2023
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The 70.3-mile race will take athletes through several local landmarks in Centre and Clinton counties, including Bald Eagle State Park and Penn State’s campus.
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Opting Out Is Part of the College Football Lesson Plan
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“Don’t bitch about the kids; they’re the only ones we’ve got.” –Hall of Fame Penn State Coach Rip Engle This past bowl season saw much hand wringing about the current state of college football, much of it centered on players “opting-out” of bowl games to protect their pro careers. And it’s not just lower-tier bowls…
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For Penn State Football, Time Is Money and James Franklin’s 364 Days Start Now
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The theoretical “other 364 days” have already started for James Franklin and Penn State football – just one day after continuing their recent streak of performing poorly on the 365th day. Penn State’s most recent Day No. 365 ended in defeat…again…on Saturday in Tampa, where Penn State lost 24-10 to No. 22 Arkansas in the…
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Penn State Football: The Many Defenses of Manny Diaz
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James Franklin has to like Manny The Miami Defensive Coordinator. As well as Diaz The DC at Mississippi State and Louisiana Tech. Which is why Franklin hired him. But, the Penn State head coach cannot be that big of a fan of the defensive results that Manny Diaz got over the past three seasons as…
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James Franklin’s 100 Games and Penn State Contract: I Crunched the Numbers so You Don’t Have to
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This was a big week, both good and bad, for James Franklin and Penn State. Franklin, who is in his eighth season at PSU, signed a six-year contract extension, pushing his deal with Penn State until Dec. 31, 2031. The Nittany Lions boss, who turns 50 on Feb. 2, 2022, also coached his 100th game…
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Penn State Football Still Searching for Answers Heading into Michigan Game
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Nine games into the 2021 football season, Penn State is 6-3 and seems to have more questions today — heading into its contest against Michigan in Beaver Stadium – than answers. Definitely more questions than when it opened the season. And, certainly, more questions than after the Nittany Lions opened the season 5-0 and ranked…