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Nittany Lion honored with Hodge Trophy

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State senior Aaron Brooks was named the 2024 Hodge Trophy as the nation’s best collegiate wrestler. The award honors the top college wrestler every year. It was established in 1995 and is wrestling’s equivalent to college football’s Heisman Trophy. Brooks won the 2024 NCAA title at 197 with a perfect 22-0 record. He had six pins, 11 technical falls and three majors. Brooks, a five-time All-American, was one of two Penn State wrestlers to become four-time NCAA Champions at the NCAA tournament on March 21-23 (joined by teammate ...

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Lions add big man in portal UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men’s basketball head coach Mike Rhoades announced the addition of 6-foot-8 forward and Xavier transfer Kachi Nzeh to the Nittany Lion program Tuesday. Nzeh, a Philadelphia native from Upper Darby, joins Penn State with three seasons of eligibility remaining. “He is a great fit for what we want to do on both ends of the court and his versatility and physicality will make him a great addition to our team. We’re excited to bring Kachi back home to his home state of Pennsylvania and can’t wait to get to work,” ...

PSU spring football capsule: LBs

Position: linebackers Following is the second in a series previewing Penn State’s spring practice: Returning starter(s): Kobe King is the lone starter returning as the second leading tackler from last year. Key players lost: Abdul Carter wasn’t actually lost. He’s just now an EDGE rusher. Curtis Jacobs is gone, though, and is projected to be a day 3 pick in the NFL Draft. Statistically speaking: King recorded 59 total tackles, six for a loss, one and a half sacks, and a fumble recovery. Jacobs had 49 tackles, two and a half sacks, and two fumble recoveries last year. Dominic ...

Poor third quarter costly for Lady Lions

INDIANAPOLIS — Despite big games from Leilani Kapinus and guard Ashley Owusu, the Penn State women’s basketball team saw its season end on Monday, losing 58-53 to Villanova in the semifinals of the Women’s Basketball Invitational at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Lady Lions close the book on their winningest season since the 2013-14 team rattled off a 24-8 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament regional semifinals. PSU’s 2023-24 squad turned in a 22-13 finish with a 9-9 mark in Big Ten regular season action, winning its most postseason games in a single year since the ...

Penn State Spring Football Capsule: WRs-TEs

Position: WRs/tight ends Following is the second in a series previewing Penn State’s spring practice: Returning starter(s): KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Trey Wallace, Liam Clifford, and Malik McClain all recorded at least one start last season. Tyler Warren is the lone starting tight end returning. Key players lost: Dante Cephas went to Penn State for just one season after transferring in from Akron. He is now at Kansas State for the 2024 spring. …As for the tight ends, Theo Johnson is preparing for the NFL Draft, where he is projected as an early-to-middle third-day ...

Lady Lions moving on to quarterfinals

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball team rallied in the second half to defeat Belmont, 74-66, to advance to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament Monday night. Penn State (21-12) will host Mississippi State on Thursday at 6 p.m. Redshirt-junior guard Leilani Kapinus, who posted her 1,000th career point and graduate guard Ashley Owusu, who earned her 500th career rebound, propelled the Lady Lions from a halftime 32-29 deficit. Kapinus earned her seventh consecutive double figure scoring performance with 11 ...