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Lions go quietly in final minutes in setback

From Mirror reports ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Penn State men’s basketball team saw its five-game win streak come to a close Wednesday night as the Nittany Lions dropped a 79-69 in Big Ten college basketball action. It was a game of runs, as three separate scoring spurts of 11 or more points defined the second half. Penn State was able to construct two of the three 11-point runs as the Nittany Lions battled back from a 14-point deficit in the final eight minutes to pull within three before Michigan closed the game out from the charity stripe in the final minute. Myles Dread scored ...

Lady Lions beaten by No. 14 Michigan

The Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Laila Phelia scored 24 points, Leigha Brown had 22 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and No. 14 Michigan beat Penn State 82-72 on Tuesday. Phelia, Brown and Maddie Nolan combined for Michigan’s opening 20 points of the fourth quarter, including a 10-0 run to pull away. Brown started the run with a three-point play and Nolan capped it with a 3-pointer to give Michigan the first double-digit lead of the game 72-62 with 5:34 left. Nolan finished with 17 points and five 3-pointers and Emily Kiser had 10 points, eight rebounds and four ...

Long TDs carry Nittany Lions to Rose Bowl victory

PASADENA, Calif. — Penn State wasn’t known for a big-play offense throughout the 2022 season. That changed in Monday’s Rose Bowl. After an even first half, the Nittany Lions blew the game open with a pair of 80-plus yard touchdowns in the second half and cruised to a 35-21 victory ...

Rose Bowl highs, lows

PASADENA, Calif. — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 35-21 victory over Utah on Monday at the Rose Bowl: Play of the game: On the first play of the fourth quarter, Sean Clifford found KeAndre Lambert-Smith for an 88-yard touchdown pass that gave the Lions a ...

Penn State, Utah featuring similar styles of play

Rose Bowl Who: No. 11 Penn State (10-2) vs. No. 8 Utah (10-3) Time: 5 p.m. TV: ESPN Radio: WRKY-FM 104.9 By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com LOS ANGELES — The more Penn State’s players watch tape of Utah, they more they see themselves. “It reminds me a lot of Penn ...

Nittany Lions see Rose Bowl as springboard to bigger things

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com LOS ANGELES — Center Juice Scruggs is leaving the Nittany Lions after today’s Rose Bowl. But he has a prediction about his teammates on his way out. “I’m calling it now,” he said during Rose Bowl preparations against Utah (5 p.m., ESPN). “I think they’re going to reach the playoffs next year.” For that to happen, a reasonable starting point would be beating a respected Utah team that is the Pac-12 champion for two straight years. Though the Lions must replace Scruggs, their top tight end in Brenton Strange, leading ...