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Poor play in 1st half sinks Lions

From Mirror, wire reports PISCATAWAY, N.J.­ — The Penn State men’s basketball team trimmed a 17-point second-half deficit down to two in the final minutes, but fell just short as Rutgers handed Penn State an 80-76 loss Tuesday night at Jersey Mike’s Arena. The Nittany Lions were coming off an upset win at home over Purdue from last week, while Rutgers came into the game 1-4 in its last five games. Zach Hicks led Penn State with 20 points behind six 3-pointers. Freddie Dilione V followed with 14 points, while Nick Kern Jr. tallied 10 points. Ace Baldwin was held to just eight ...

Too many errors derail No. 1 bid

INDIANAPOLIS — Considering all the things Penn State did wrong in the Big Ten championship game Saturday night, it’s almost amazing the Nittany Lions were even in the game against No. 1 Oregon. They would up losing, 45-37, but the effort and resilience they showed throughout should ...

Allar’s late risk costly for Nits

INDIANAPOLIS — Penn State quarterback Drew Allar has made a living out of being a terrific game manager, rarely committing turnovers and taking what defenses give him. When it was time to take a risk late in the game on Saturday evening in the Big Ten championship, Allar threw an interception on a short-yardage play on second down on the first play out of the two-minute timeout. Oregon ran the ball on three straight plays for a first down to seal the game, 45-37, at Lucas Oil Stadium. Allar was throwing a deep ball to Trey Wallace, but was intercepted by Ducks’ defensive back ...

Nittany Lions dominate Lehigh

ALLENTOWN — In an otherwise unremarkable dual between two long-time rivals, Penn State’s Josh Barr announced himself Sunday to the rivalry and the rest of collegiate wrestling. The Nittany Lion redshirt freshman 197-pounder dominated Lehigh’s No. 6 Michael Beard 11-3, finally revving up the sellout crowd of 9,769 in the PPL Center. Barr’s breakthrough win was easily the highlight of No. 1 Penn State’s 36-3 domination of No. 14 Lehigh. The Nittany Lions won nine of 10 bouts, scoring bonus points in six bouts, including the final five, and amassed a 21-1 edge in ...

PSU falls in Big Ten championship, 45-37

INDIANAPOLIS — Penn State found themselves in a track meet on Saturday evening in the Big Ten championship. The problem was they were competing against possibly the last team you’d want to get in an offensive battle with in Oregon. Dillon Gabriel, a hopeful Heisman candidate for the ...

QB Gabriel leads No. 1 Oregon against No. 3 PSU

By Michael Marot The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel came to Indianapolis in July with a purpose. He wanted a sense of what Lucas Oil Stadium was like before making what he hoped would be a return trip in December. On Saturday, he’ll be back on the same turf. Plenty has changed for Gabriel and the Ducks since they came to town all those months ago for their inaugural Big Ten media day appearance. No. 1 Oregon sits atop the playoff seedings, remains the last unbeaten team in major college football and Gabriel has a new title — Big Ten ...