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New Penn State women’s basketball coach Tanisha Wright has pro background

UNIVERSITY PARK — Tanisha Wright spent five years coaching in the WNBA, and she’s hoping that experience will translate over to the college level. Wright was introduced as the Penn State women’s basketball team’s new head coach on Monday afternoon. “I think my experience with being in pro, dealing with roster management, dealing with contracts, dealing with agents and building those relationships positions me to be able to handle the landscape that’s happening now,” Wright said. Wright was the head coach of the Atlanta Dream for four seasons after a 14-year WNBA playing ...

PSU wrestling leaves latest arena with same results … a title

CLEVELAND — You can change the calendar, change the city, change the venue and change the lineup, but you can’t change who rules college wrestling. Penn State won its fifth consecutive NCAA championship Saturday at the 2026 NCAA Div. 1 Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena, clinching it ...

PSU hockey team receives tourney spot

UNIVERSITY PARK — On Sunday evening inside the Greenberg Indoor Sports Complex, the 10th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lion ice hockey team found out its postseason fate as it earned a fifth NCAA Tournament berth in the past 10 seasons and its second-straight and third in the past four years. ...

Penn State wrestling wins fifth straight national championship

The Penn State Nittany Lions are champions of the college wrestling world once again. Cael Sanderson's group won the school's fifth consecutive NCAA team championship and its 13th championship in 15 seasons on Saturday night at Cleveland's Rocket Arena, clinching the title before the beginning of the finals and finishing the weekend with 181.5 points, breaking the tournament scoring record for a third straight year. Luke Lilledahl (125), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174) and Josh Barr (197) all came away from Cleveland with individual titles, while Penn State's Shayne Van ...

PSU wrestling gets eight into quarters at NCAAs

CLEVELAND — Penn State started planting the seeds of its fifth consecutive championship on Day 1 of the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Thursday at Rocket Arena. Penn State led the team race with 40.5 points, ahead of second-place Nebraska with 27, third-place Iowa with ...

PSU AD believes he’s made the ‘Wright’ choice for Lady Lions

UNIVERSITY PARK — Tanisha Wright was hired on Thursday as the seventh head coach of the Penn State Lady Lion basketball program. The announcement came from athletic director Pat Kraft. Wright returns to Penn State following a five-year stint coaching in the WNBA, including three seasons ...