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Hoops du Jour — Nov. 2

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Men: Canisius at Penn State Tipoff: 7:30 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park Records: Canisius (0-0), Penn State (0-0) TV: Big Ten+ Notable: Mike Rhoades is back for his fourth season with a career mark in Happy Valley at 44-52. His team was 12-20 last season. … There are 14 players on the roster this season, only two of which played last year, 7-foot-0, 250-pound center Ivan Juric (10.2 ppg) and 6-foot-8, 220-pound shooting forward Josh Reed (11.5 ppg). … There are seven international players on the roster this season. … There are four notable newcomers here via the ...

Ohio State out of top 10; UCLA jumps into top 5

College Football

Ohio State dropped out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday for the first time in five years, UCLA entered the top five for the first time in 25 years and New Mexico earned the first ranking in program history. The Buckeyes plummeted from No. 2 to No. 11 following their ...

PSU-Purdue Highs & Lows

Game Coverage

UNIVERSITY PARK -­— Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 31-17 victory over Purdue on Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: PSU safety Jamison Patton timed his third-quarter interception well, returning it 13 yards to the Purdue 41, which set up a field ...

Cam Wallace rushes to forefront

Game Coverage

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State coach Matt Campbell has said several times this season that his players would need to earn the right to play on Saturdays. Exhibit A: Running back Cam Wallace. After only getting two carries in the first four Big Ten games, Wallace put together two solid weeks ...

PSU-Purdue report card

Neil Rudel's Commentary

Quarterback: C Best we can do here. Becht was 16-24 for 175 and no interceptions. But he lacks arm strength for effective down-field pass game and doesn’t lead open receivers very well. Grounding penalty was costly. Still nothing rationed for Manske. Running backs: A So where has Cam Wallace been? Went for 135 on 22 carries. Hanson (17-96) ran tough. Zip for Peoples or Martin. When Campbell said those who practiced the best would earn playing time, he wasn’t kidding. Now four different starting tailbacks. Offensive line: B+ Much better blocking for the run. Becht sacked twice ...

Central Cambria teams win again

High School Cross Country

PORTAGE — Saturday was another great day for the Central Cambria Red Devil cross country program. The Lady Red Devils finished with seven of the top 10 runners in Class 2A at Maple Crest Golf Course as they won their 24th District 6 championship in the last 27 years. The Central Cambria ...