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College wrestling: Nebraska at Penn State

Sunday Start: 4 p.m., Rec Hall, University Park, Pa. Records: Nebraska (11-1 overall, 6-1 Big Ten); Penn State (10-0 overall, 7-0 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Network Internet: gopsusports.com Notable: Nebraska’s only loss of the season came back on Jan. 12 against Iowa, but the Cornhuskers have been impressive ever since that setback. … Nebraska has nine ranked grapplers, including top-ranked 149-pounder Ridge Lovett. … The Cornhuskers have two starters from Pennsylvania in 133-pounder Jacob Van Dee (Erie Cathedral Prep) and 184-pounder Lenny Pinto (Stroudsburg). … This will ...

Nittany Lions have no answers for Spartans

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Malik Hall had a career-high 29 points and 10 rebounds, Jaden Akins scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half and Michigan State beat Penn State 80-72 on Wednesday night. “We got beat by a team with a culture, a well-established culutre, ...

Sports at a glance

Buckeyes fire hoops coach COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State fired seventh-year basketball coach Chris Holtmann on Wednesday with the Buckeyes mired in yet another subpar season. Associate head coach Jake Diebler will run the program for the rest of the season and a search for a new head coach will commence then, said Ohio State athletics director Gene Smith, who said a coaching change is “obviously something I’ve been thinking about for a little bit.” Ohio State is 14-11, 4-10 in the Big Ten, and has lost nine of the last 11. In 2022-23, the Buckeyes suffered their first losing ...

Franklin wants new guys on same page

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Penn State held an introductory spring football press conference Tuesday, and it’s clear the Nittany Lions are in acclimation mode. James Franklin, entering his 11th season, said his top priority of the spring is to make sure his three new coordinators — Andy Kotelnicki (offense), Tom Allen (defense) and Justin Lustig (special teams) — are “all on the same page.” “We’re trying to keep the terminology the same,” yet also assess “what are the things we need to change,” Franklin said. He praised the new coaches, saying ...

Group effort needed to make up for Valladay loss

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Penn State women’s basketball coach Carolyn Kieger confirmed senior point guard Tay Valladay will miss the rest of the season during a Zoom press conference Tuesday afternoon. “She’s out for the year with a torn ACL,” Kieger said. ...

College football notes

CFP, ESPN sign new deal ESPN and the College Football Playoff have agreed to a six-year deal worth $1.3 billion annually that allows the network to keep exclusive rights to the 12-team playoff through the 2031 season, two people with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday because a deal cannot be finalized until the CFP works through other outstanding issues regarding the format and revenue distribution. ESPN was first to report the offer of $1.3 billion annually from the network to the CFP, and The ...