Breaking News

Penn State news

Iowa-PSU a White Out

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s football contest against Iowa on Sept. 23 in Beaver Stadium will kick off at 8 p.m. on CBS, it was announced on Monday. In addition, Penn State Athletics announced game day themes for the 2023 football season presented by PSECU. The Penn State White Out is scheduled for the contest against the Hawkeyes, while the Penn State Helmet Stripe game will take place on Sept. 2 vs. West Virginia, and the Penn State Stripe Out will happen on Nov. 11 against Michigan. Other annual themes are homecoming (Oct. 14 vs. UMass), military appreciation day (Oct. 28 ...

Huggins suspension costly

The Associated Press West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has agreed to a three-game suspension, a $1 million salary reduction and sensitivity training for using a homophobic slur during a radio interview, the university announced Wednesday. The agreement allows Huggins to keep his job as the school’s coach, but the blunder will leave a lasting mark on his Hall of Fame career. West Virginia University President Gordon Gee and athletic director Wren Baker said in a joint statement that the university has “made it explicitly clear to Coach Huggins that any incidents of ...

A new Journey for ex-Lions tailback

By Dave Skretta The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Journey Brown never envisioned a future without football. He certainly never envisioned one in racing. The last time he walked off the field after a game, Brown had run for 202 yards and two touchdowns, leading Penn State to a ...

Sports at a glance

WVU-PSU set for 7:30 start UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State football’s season opener on Sept. 2, against West Virginia in Beaver Stadium, will kick off at 7:30 p.m. on NBC, it was announced on Saturday during the Kentucky Derby. The last time Penn State hosted a season and home opener night game was Sept. 1, 2001 versus Miami (Fla.). This will mark Penn State’s first game on NBC since Sept. 16, 2006 at Notre Dame. Beaver Stadium has never hosted a game broadcasted by NBC. Alcaraz to be No. 1 again MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz is paving his way back to the top of the world rankings ...

Lions add Lafayette guard

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men’s basketball coach Mike Rhoades announced the addition of Lafayette graduate transfer Leo O’Boyle to the Nittany Lion program Thursday. The Scranton native comes to Penn State with one season of eligibility remaining. A 6-foot-7 forward, O’Boyle totaled 1,027 career points, 309 career rebounds and 196 career 3-pointers in 109 games while making 88 starts throughout his four-year career at Lafayette. “We are thrilled to have Leo join our Penn State basketball family,” Rhoades said. “His combination of maturity, skill ...

Tripleheaders planned for 2024-25 playoffs

The Associated Press The College Football Playoff released on Tuesday a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock said last week after the board of managers had met in Dallas that the calendar had been decided upon. The final piece was placing games and sites on the dates. For the 2024 season, the first-round games played at campus sites are slated to start with one Friday, Dec. 20. Three more games will be played ...