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Roster-building season never ends for PSU football

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Injury updates aren’t part of James Franklin’s weekly disclosure with the media. Unless a player is out for the year, Franklin doesn’t discuss it. He feels it’s a privacy matter to protect the player, and he also doesn’t want to help the opposition’s strategy. In the last few weeks, Penn State has been missing numerous regulars, whose absence is generally tied to injuries but then again, we don’t know for sure. Those players include Olu Fashanu, Caeden Wallace, Keyvone Lee, Curtis Jacobs and Joey Porter. Porter wasn’t ...

Slow start sinks Lions in semifinals

From Mirror, wire reports CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Penn State men’s basketball team trimmed a 16-point deficit down to one point Friday afternoon, and had a chance to win the game in the final five seconds of play, but Virginia Tech held on in the final moments to hand the Nittany Lions their first loss of the season, 61-59, in the Charleston Classic semifinal round at TD Arena. Penn State (4-1) will face Colorado State (4-1) on Sunday at 6 p.m. in the consolation game. The College of Charleston beat the Rams in Friday’s other semifinal game. The Hokies got out to a 16-point ...

Lady Lions 4-0 after big win

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State women’s basketball beat Bryant, 96-33, Friday night. Alexa Williamson notched 20 points on 9-13 shooting from the field and a pair of free throws along with four rebounds to lead the Lady Lions to the fourth biggest margin of victory at Bryce Jordan Center. The Lady Lions improved to 4-0. Penn State never trailed in the game and outscored Bryant by double-digits in each quarter. The biggest margin came in the first (28-7) with Williamson contributing 10 points. The Lady Lions ended the quarter with a 20-3 run that featured ...

Lions fend off Furman in opener

From Mirror reports CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Penn State men’s basketball team fended off a furious Furman comeback attempt as the Nittany Lions earned a 73-68 win over the Paladins in the opening game of the Charleston Classic Thursday at TD Arena. Penn State advances through the winners bracket to take on Virginia Tech at noon today on ESPN2. The Hokies defeated Old Dominion on Thursday in their bracket of the tourney. The Nittany Lions (4-0) off to a hot start and led by as much as 21 in the first half. Furman heated up in the second half, slowly chipping away at the Penn ...

Hoops du Jour

Men: PSU vs. Virginia Tech CHARLESTON CLASSIC Tipoff: Noon, TD Arena, Charleston, SC Records: Penn State (4-0), Virginia Tech (4-0) TV: ESPN2 Radio: TOONA 1430-AM & 99.7-FM Notable: Nittany Lions are coming off five-point win over Furman in first round Thursday, a game in which they almost blew a 21-point lead. Virginia Tech did the same thing on Thursday, blowing a big lead against Old Dominion before holding on for a 75-71 win behind 18 points from Sean Pedulla and 15 more from Grant Basile. ... The Hokies first three wins came over Delaware State (95-57), Lehigh (78-52) ...

Should the Big Ten eliminate its two-division format after expansion?

No: Current structure best serves PSU, league By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com I’d like to see the Big Ten keep its East and West Division, especially now that USC and UCLA will be joining. There’s no question the East has been stronger and even more so lately with Michigan matching Ohio State in terms of overall dominance. That’s created a distinct imbalance of power when the conference championship is settled with the West Division representative often being a two-touchdown underdog. You would have to think the presence of Southern Cal, and maybe an improving ...