UNIVERSITY PARK — Tony Rojas was thinking way too much last season. It was a side effect of playing hurt. On almost every play, the Penn State linebacker’s subconscious would remind him of the pain soon to follow should he lead with his ailing right shoulder. While it wasn’t enough to ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Playing its sixth nationally-ranked opponent in the first eight matches of the season, the No. 13 Penn State women’s volleyball fell 25-23, 25-17, 23-25, 25-17 to No. 5 Pitt in a non-conference match Wednesday night at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions dropped to 4-4 overall, ...

Following is Neil Rudel’s report card from Penn State's 52-6 win over Villanova on Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Quarterback: C Allar was 0-for-5 on third-down passes. Wound up 16-of-29 for 209, one TD and his first interception of the season. Started 4-4, then 3-9. The red zone pick was bad. ...

Penn State Altoona Athletics announced on Tuesday the hiring of Brian Hein as the next head coach of its NCAA Division III men’s and women’s swimming program as well as the department’s Director of Aquatics. Hein becomes the sixth coach in the history of Penn State Altoona’s program, ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — James Franklin isn’t the type of coach who will be grumpy after a win, let alone a 52-6 dismantling of Villanova on Saturday. On paper, scoring 52 points looks impressive. But it was at least a little eye-opening when the Lions only led 13-0 until the final minute of the ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 52-6 victory over Villanova on Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: Dani Dennis-Sutton pressured Villanova quarterback Pat McQuaide, who let a duck go in the third quarter, and Elliot Washington ...