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Fashanu named AP first-team All-American

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State offensive tackle Olumuyiwa Fashanu was selected a first-team All-American by The Associated Press and a second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America on Monday. Penn State defensive end Chop Robinson was a third-team selection by The Associated Press. Fashanu picked up his second and third All-American honors for the 2023 season. He was tabbed a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation on Friday. Robinson garnered his first career All-American honor. Heisman Trophy winner Jayden ...

PSU erases 18-point deficit to beat OSU

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — If you left after halftime, or tuned out the game early in the second half on your television or radio, you missed it. Ace Baldwin Jr.’s 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining cappped a rally from an 18-point second-half deficit and Penn State ...

Bonus points plus newcomers equals another Penn State win

By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — There was one last dual meet before a long holiday break on Sunday afternoon for the Penn State wrestling team. The Nittany Lions turned in a solid effort against Hofstra, scoring bonus points in every bout they won in a 43-10 victory over the Pride in front of 6,589 fans at Rec Hall. PSU had four pins, three technical falls, and a major decision, and that was with four more wrestlers making their Rec Hall debut. The Lions had five compete for the first time in Rec Hall last Sunday in the 30-10 win over Lehigh. “It was ...

Lady Lions put up fight in loss to OSU

The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jacy Sheldon scored 31 points, Cotie McMahon had 27 and Celeste Taylor had a double-double as No. 12 Ohio State pulled away from No. 25 Penn State in overtime for a 94-84 win in their Big Ten Conference opener on Sunday. The Nittany Lions were held to four points in the extra session, shooting 1 for 7 with three turnovers. They also lost leading scorer Makenna Marisa, who suffered a leg injury with 1:51 to go and was carried into the locker room. Sheldon had nine in overtime, combining with McMahon for the first nine points, before Shay ...

Sports at a glance

Fashanu earns lineman honor UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State offensive tackle Olumuyiwa Fashanu was tabbed a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation on Friday. Fashanu is the 102nd first-team All-American in school history and the first, first-team selection since linebacker Micah Parsons in 2019. He is Penn State’s 15th All-American selection in the James Franklin era. He earned first-team All-America accolades for the first time in his career after collecting second-team honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation in 2022. The junior is the first ...

College wrestling

Hofstra at Penn State SUNDAY Start: 1 p.m., Rec Hall, University Park Records: Hofstra 0-1 (0-0 EIWA); Penn State 1-0 (0-0 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Plus Internet: www.gopsusports.com Notable: Things got just a little tougher for the No. 1-ranked Nittany Lions this week as coach Cael Sanderson announced 149-pounder Shayne Van Ness will miss the rest of the season with an undisclosed injury. Van Ness was ranked second by FloWrestling. Tyler Kasak will be the likely starter going forward at 149. … Like Penn State, Hofstra has just one dual meet under their belts, a 51-0 loss to ...