Published November 22, 2009, 5:53 PM EST
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Jeff Brooks scored 12 points to help Penn State hold off Davidson 59-57 Sunday in the third round of the Charleston Classic.
A jumper by Brooks with two minutes to play gave Penn State a 59-55 lead, and the Nittany Lions held on for the win despite not scoring the rest of the way.
Davidson had a cha...
Published November 20, 2009, 8:09 PM EST
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Tulane's Kevin Sims made a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 19 seconds to play and the Green Wave held on to beat Penn State 63-60 Friday in the second round of the Charleston Classic at Carolina First Arena.
Aaron Holmes led Tulane (1-2) with 17 points and Kris Richard added 11.
Talor Battle ...
Published November 20, 2009, 11:14 PM EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State's athletic department oversees 29 varsity sports, but the most popular one, football, generates the most revenue and helps pay for most other activities.
Because athletics doesn't dip into tuition dollars for funding, that leaves football season-ticket holders footing much of the bill. Fo...
Published November 11, 2009, 10:18 PM EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State's court leader this year just happens to be its leading returning scorer. It's up to guard and team captain Tyra Grant to help mesh a host of new talent with the veterans on the rebuilding Lady Lions.
The 5-foot-11 Grant paced the team last year in points (19.6 per game) and energy level....
Published October 28, 2009, 6:39 PM EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Talor Battle returned to Penn State an inch taller than last season with a more toned upper body.
Good thing, too: The 6-foot point guard may need to shoulder a bigger load if the Nittany Lions want to return to the NCAA tournament a year after winning the NIT.
Battle is already Penn State's leading...
Published October 27, 2009, 11:02 PM EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Cael Sanderson settled into a chair at the head of a conference table, cameras recording his every word. Penn State's new wrestling coach fidgeted with his fingers under the table, out of sight from the cameras.
A star in wrestling circles, Sanderson is eager to launch a new era for Penn State wrest...
Published October 18, 2009, 8:12 PM EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - From an off-balance catch in the end zone to a fourth-down tackle at the goal line, Penn State came through in the clutch.
The Nittany Lions are back on track three weeks after a crushing loss to Iowa, using big plays to keep pace in the Big Ten race.
Cornerback A.J. Wallace combined with Navorro Bo...
Published October 5, 2009, 2:14 AM EST
CHAMPAIGN, Ill (AP) - Needing a push to get its offense going, Penn State turned to its ground game, and a struggling offensive line came through.
Evan Royster and Stephfon Green punished Illinois on a windy and wet day, getting plenty of room to run behind the Nittany Lions' offensive line in a 35-17 victory.
Green had ...
Published October 4, 2009, 12:50 AM EST
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - When Penn State watched the video of Illinois' 30-0 loss last week to Ohio State, the Nittany Lions thought they saw something that might do their maligned offensive line some good.
Boy, were they right.
The 15th-ranked Nittany Lions battered the Illini with 338 yards rushing on a wet, windy, 50-deg...
Published October 4, 2009, 8:23 PM EST
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Looking for a decisive win after last weekend's upset loss to Iowa State, Penn State found itself at halftime Saturday holding a narrow lead at Illinois in a game that could easily go either way.
The Nittany Lions came out of the locker room in the third quarter and, on a windy, wet afternoon with t...
