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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 ...

Carter one of several frosh contributing for Lions

By Travis Johnson The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK — Of all the teammates and opponents Penn State safety Ji’Ayir Brown has lined up with and against over the years, none has caught his eye quite like Abdul Carter. The more Carter plays, the more Brown’s initial impression is ...

Pickett has big night in victory

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball team earned a hard-fought 68-62 win over Butler in the Gavitt Tipoff Games to move to 3-0 on the season Monday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. Senior guard Jalen Pickett recorded just the second triple-double in Penn State history, finishing with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. It marks the first triple-double for a Nittany Lion since all-time great Calvin Booth had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks in the NIT at Dayton on March 16, 1998. Penn State’s defense set the tone for the victory as ...

Highs & Lows

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK -— Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 30-0 victory over Maryland on Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: On fourth-and-1, Nick Singleton exploded through a hole, shed a couple tacklers and raced 27 yards for a touchdown that upped the Nits’ lead to 21-0 with 7:46 left in the second quarter. Offensive player of the game: Singleton rushed for 122 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns. Defensive player of the game: Freshman linebacker Abdul Carter led the Lions with seven tackles, ...

Nittany Lions overpower Maryland, 30-0, improve to 8-2

UNIVERSITY PARK – This was a mismatch. Penn State dominated Maryland from the start and cruised to a 30-0 victory before 108,796 on a rainy Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Freshman running back Nick Singleton led the Lions’ offense by rushing 122 yards on 11 carries and touchdown runs of 45 and 27 yards. The Lions scored on their first series with Sean Clifford hitting tight end Brenton Strange for a 3-yard score. For the game, Clifford completed 12-of-23 passes for 139 yards and a touchdown. He broke Trace McSorley’s career record for passing yards of 9,899. (McSorley ...