From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 17 points, Freddie Dilione V added 14 and Penn State pulled away from No. 8 Purdue for an 81-70 victory in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Thursday night. Puff Johnson had 13 and four steals, and Nick Kern Jr. had 12 ...
By Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press Dillon Gabriel was faced with a quandary when he arrived at Oregon this year. Gabriel had worn No. 8 at Oklahoma before transferring for his sixth season of eligibility. But in Eugene, that number had special significance because it had been worn ...
Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s pre-Oregon press conference conducted Sunday: Saturday’s game: vs. Oregon in Big Ten championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Kickoff: 8 p.m. TV: CBS Records: Penn State (11-1 overall, 8-1 in the Big Ten), Oregon (12-0, 9-0) Odds: Oregon is a 3.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 3 by the Associated Press. Oregon is ranked No. 1. Series: Penn State leads, 3-1. Last meeting: Penn State won, 38-20, to win the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 1995. Surprise entry The Nittany Lions are crashing the Big Ten ...
Out of the four Pac-12 teams that joined the Big Ten this season, Oregon has been the exception more so than the rule. Washington and USC finished tied for ninth in the conference, while UCLA is not even bowl-eligible. But the Ducks have run roughshod over their schedule and have only had a ...
From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Despite a late comeback attempt inspired by senior guard Jayla Oden, the Penn State women’s basketball team lost its first game of the season, falling 72-67 to the St. John’s Red Storm Monday night at the Jordan Center. Penn State fell to 8-1 while St. John’s improved to 7-1. Up 19-15, St. John’s took control of the game in the second quarter and wound up with a 39-35 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, St. John’s went on a 9-0 run at one point to go up 52-41 on the Lady Lions. Behind Oden, Gabby Elliott and Gracie ...
The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK — Yanic Konan Niederhauser matched his career high with 27 points and Ace Baldwin triggered the offense with 10 assists as Penn State cruised to an 87-64 win over Buffalo on Sunday afternoon. The Nittany Lions (7-1) rebounded after suffering their first loss, 75-67 to Clemson last week in the Sunshine Slam championship game. Baldwin hit a 3 with a minute left, then fed Niederhauser for a dunk to put Penn State up by 12 before Ryan Sabol hit to late free throws to make it 38-28 at halftime. Freddie Dilione Jr. and Niederhauser hit ...
