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Loyola, Md. at Penn State men Tipoff: 7 p.m. Records: Loyola, Md. (0-1); Penn State (1-0) TV: Big Ten+ Radio: TOONA 1430-AM & 99.7-FM Notable: Nittany Lions are coming off a 93-68 win over Winthrop in which Jalen Pickett scored 23 points and Andrew Funk added 22 points. Myles Dread came off the bench to score 12 points in a game in which the Nittany Lions were 18 of 38 from 3-point land. ... Loyola lost at DePaul, 72-66, in its opener. Deon Perry scored 13 points to lead Loyola while teammate Jaylin Andrews added 12. ... Penn State’s starters in the opener included Pickett, ...

Franklin trying not to look too far ahead

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Tuesday press conference: Saturday’s game: vs. Maryland (3:30 p.m., Fox) Records: Penn State is 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten. Maryland is 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the Big Ten. Last week: Penn State won at Indiana 45-14; Maryland lost at Wisconsin 23-10. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 14 by the Associated Press. Maryland is not ranked. Main storyline Though the Lions have lost their two highest-profile games of the season (Michigan, Ohio State) and don’t have a win over a Top-25 team, they’re still in the ...

Lions rain 3-pointers in victory

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Jalen Pickett scored 23 points, Andrew Funk added 22 and Penn State opened the season with a school record 18 3-pointers and a 93-68 win over Winthrop on Monday. Myles Dread added 12 points and Seth Lundy had 10 for the Nittany Lions, who went ...

Lions return four champs from title team

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com The last time we saw the Penn State wrestling team, it was winning its ninth national championship in the last 11 contested NCAA tournaments and going 5-for-5 in the individual finals. It’s a new season for the Nittany Lions, who have four of those NCAA champs back in Roman Bravo-Young (133), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (184) and Max Dean (197). Only Nick Lee (141) has graduated, but he’s a member of the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. “I’m still sticking around,” Lee said on Monday. What can Penn State fans expect to see ...

Highs & Lows

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 45-14 victory over Indiana on Saturday at Memorial Stadium: Play of the game: Kaytron Allen took a swing pass, zipped up the left sideline and cut across the field for a 45-yard gain to the Indiana 21 in the third quarter. Offensive player of the game: Allen rushed for 86 yards on 18 carries and scored three touchdowns. He also caught two passes for 72 yards. Defensive player of the game: Linebacker Kobe King led the Lions with eight tackles, including 2.5 for loss. Most ...

Clifford starts, Allar plays, Penn State rolls over Indiana, 45-14

Sean Clifford remains the Nittany Lions’ starting quarterback, and the Nittany Lions got back on the winning track Saturday, rolling past Indiana 45-14 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. While Clifford started and freshman Drew Allar didn’t enter until the third series of the third quarter, it was the defense and running game that powered Penn State. The Nittany Lions had 13 tackles for loss in the first half alone –- 16 for the game –- and allowed minus-6 yards rushing in the first half and 65 for the game. On the flip side, freshman Kaytron Allen rushed for 86 yards on 18 ...