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Lady Lions are unable to hold on to early lead

The Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Mackenzie Holmes had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Sydney Parrish added 20 points, and Indiana extended its winning streak to 13 games with a 75-67 victory over Penn State on Wednesday night. The Hoosiers (14-1, 5-0 Big Ten) trailed by five at halftime but outscored the Lady Lions 41-28 in the second half, setting up a first-place showdown with No. 3 Iowa on Saturday. Leading 55-51 heading to the fourth quarter, Holmes scored seven points and Parrish added five as Indiana pushed its lead to 66-56 with 5 1/2 minutes left. After Holmes’ ...

What lies ahead for Top 25 teams

The Associated Press The preseason Associated Press Top 25 college football poll held up pretty well in 2023. The final AP Top 25 was released early Tuesday after Michigan defeated Washington in the College Football Playoff national title game to finish No. 1. Seventeen teams that began the season ranked in the Top 25 finished in the rankings and only eight did not. Typically, about 10 or 11 teams that start the season ranked end the season unranked. That comes after two seasons in which there was record turnover from start to finish in the poll. Fifteen teams that started the ...

Sports at a glance

Beamon, Ellies staying at PSU Two regulars on Penn State’s defensive line are returning for their sixth season of eligibility. Hakeem Beamon confirmed Friday on Twitter that he’ll join DVon Ellies, who announced Wednesday that he’ll be back for the 2024 season. With all-Big Ten defensive ends Chop Robinson and Adisa Isaac leaving for the NFL, Beamon and Ellies will provide leadership to a nucleus that includes Zane Durant, Zuriah Fisher and Dani Dennis-Sutton. Beamon (6-3, 290 pounds) has started 17 career games, including six last season. He played 49 snaps in the Peach ...

OSU fans get to watch Lions roar

From Mirror reports CORVALLIS, OR. — The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team improved its dual-meet record to 3-0 Friday night, thanks to a 36-3 road win at No. 18 Oregon State. The Beavers dropped to 4-2. Three Nittany Lion freshmen came up with big wins, and the Nittany Lions tallied four second-half tech falls in the road victory. A near-capacity crowd of 8,540 filled Oregon State’s Gill Coliseum for the dual, an all-time record crowd for Oregon State wrestling. The dual meet began at 125 where true freshman Braeden Davis opened up the dual by dominating No. 15 ...

Disastrous first half leads to Nittany Lion loss

From Mirror, wire reports EAST LANSING, Mich. — Malik Hall matched his career high with 24 points and Mady Sissoko matched his career best with 12 rebounds as Michigan State routed Penn State, 92-61, on Thursday night. Michigan State picked up its fourth straight win and its first Big Ten Conference victory after falling to No. 23 Wisconsin and Nebraska in December. The Spartans, who improved to 9-5 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten, led by 15 at the break and pushed it to a 27-point lead after Hall hit a jumper with 13:15 left to make it 69-42. The Nittany Lions rallied and cut ...

College wrestling

Penn State at Oregon State Records: Penn State (2-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten); Oregon State (4-1 overall, 1-0 PAC-12) Start: 8 p.m., Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, OR TV: PAC-12 Oregon Internet: www.gopsusports.com Notable: Oregon State is probably Penn State’s toughest dual meet yet, but their toughest work is still in front of them. The Beavers come into Friday night with nine of their 10 weight classes filled with ranked wrestlers. The highest is 184-pounder Trey Munoz. … The Beavers made the trip to State College last season with the Nittany Lions winning the dual meet, 31-3. ...