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Penn State rallies past Nebraska into finals

By Gary B. Graves The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jess Mruzik had 26 kills, Caroline Jurevicius had 20 and Penn State rallied from an 0-2 semifinal deficit for a five-set victory over Nebraska early Friday to reach the NCAA championship. Penn State will face host Louisville, which eliminated No. 1 overall seed Pitt 3-1 in the first semifinal, and set up a historic NCAA final between two female coaches. Katie Schumacher-Cawley guides the Nittany Lions, while Dani Busboom-Kelly leads the Cardinals. The Nittany Lions (34-2) had to get off the mat for their 11th consecutive ...

PSU wrestling capsule

Sunday PSU at Journeymen Duals Start: 3 p.m., Ensworth Frist Campus, Nashville, Tn. Records: Penn State (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten); Binghamton (1-1, 1-0 EIWA); Arkansas-Little Rock (5-0, 0-0 PAC-12); Missouri (1-3, 1-1 Big 12) TV: Rokfin Radio: gopsusports.com Notable: Penn State will begin the day with a 3 p.m. dual meet against Binghamton, followed by a 5 p.m. match against Arkansas-Little Rock and 7 p.m. with Missouri. … There is the potential for a few marquee matchups. The biggest notable could be PSU’s second-ranked 174-pounder Levi Haines against top-ranked Keegan ...

Lashlee has ‘popped lid’ on SMU gains

The SMU football program is mostly known for being given the NCAA death penalty after repeated violations of payments to players from boosters of the program in the 1980s. It resulted in the cancellation of the 1987 and 1988 seasons. Before those sanctions were levied, the Mustangs had a stronger reputation on the national scene. On Saturday at Penn State (noon, TNT) in the first round of the College Football Playoff, SMU coach Rhett Lashlee knows the Mustangs could be playing their biggest game since before the death penalty. But Lashlee doesn’t want all the credit for SMU’s ...

Penn State headed to regional finals

UNIVERSITY PARK — Camryn Hannah hit .476 with 24 kills to lead No. 2 Penn State to a 3-1 (25-15, 25-21, 24-26, 25-20) win over Marquette in the NCAA Regional Semifinal on Friday afternoon at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions improved to 32-2 overall while advancing to the NCAA Regional Final for the 21st time in program history. Penn State now turns its attention to Creighton as the two teams meet in the Regional Final at Rec Hall on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. The match, which will air on ESPN, determines who advances out of the State College Regional and heads to Louisville for the national ...

Expanded field brings more betting

The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — If Texas coach Steve Sarkisian holds aloft the College Football Playoff trophy next month, that will be bad news for BetMGM Sportsbook. It would be similarly disappointing if any of the coaches at Boise State, Indiana or Arizona State end up celebrating a title with confetti falling all around them inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Wait, what? Texas has attracted a lot of money all season to go all the way, but those other schools provide the hope of a big payoff. The fifth-seeded Longhorns are the co-favorite at BetMGM with No. 1 and ...

Big second half propels Lady Lions

From Mirror, wire reports PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Driven by a 24-point, 18-rebound night from redshirt sophomore center Gracie Merkle, the Penn State women’s basketball team caught fire in the second half in a 68-51 victory over Providence Wednesday night. The Lady Lions ended a two-game losing skid, improving to 9-2 overall. Penn State extended its lead over the Friars following the eighth all-time matchup at 8-0. The Friars fell to 6-6. The Lady Lions outrebounded the Friars by a 44-29 differential and nearly doubled Providence up on the offensive boards, winning the offensive ...