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Lady Lions knock off Gophers, get Michigan next

Women: PSU vs. Michigan Tipoff: 3 p.m., Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn. Records: Penn State (14-16); Michigan (21-8) TV: Big Ten Radio: 99.7-FM Internet: Penn State Radio Network on the Penn State app Notable: Michigan, the fifth seed in this Big Ten tournament, beat Saint Francis, 91-36, earlier this year in non-conference play. ... PSU, the No. 13 seed, lost to Michigan, 82-72, on Jan. 3. ... Makenna Marisa now has more than 1,750 career points after her game-winning shot against Minnesota. ... The winner of this game gets Ohio State on Friday afternoon. Mirror ...

Top teams will be going at each other

The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The final day of a top-notch regular season in the Big Ten featured a last-second 3-pointer by the best player in the league that stopped the first-place team’s 14-game winning streak. If Iowa’s victory over Indiana on Caitlin Clark’s catch-and-shoot winner from the wing was any indication of the current quality of the competition, the conference tournament in Minneapolis this week will be quite the show. Boasting three of the top seven teams in the latest Associated Press poll with Indiana (No. 2), Maryland (No. 5) and Iowa (No. 7), the ...

PSU assistant football coach leaving

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State defensive line coach John Scott is leaving the Nittany Lions. The Centre Daily Times first reported on Monday that Scott has accepted a position with the Detroit Lions. James Franklin confirmed the news on Twitter. “I would like to thank John for everything he has contributed to our program over the past three years,” Franklin said. “John is a great coach and also a great man. I am grateful for his friendship and the impact he has had on our student-athletes. This was a great opportunity for him in the NFL and I wish him and his family nothing ...

Lions will play for AMCC title

From Mirror reports PITTSBURGH — The Penn State Altoona men’s basketball team is headed to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship game for the first time in program history. The Lions, the second seed in the AMCC Tournament, overpowered sixth seed Pitt-Bradford 109-96 in Friday afternoon’s semifinal round matchup at La Roche University. Penn State Altoona will face top seed La Roche, Saturday at 1 p.m. for the AMCC title and the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Penn State Altoona (17-8) was led by its offense. The Lions ...

Wildcats on steady groud

The Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill. — Like a boxer sprawled on the canvas, Northwestern coach Chris Collins seemed like he was ready for the final bell. It turned out he wasn’t quite down for the count. These days, Collins is on solid footing. And so are the Wildcats. “I fight,” Collins said. “I’m a fighter. I always have been. I’m not a quitter in any sense of the imagination. If I put my heart and energy into something, I’m gonna see it through. ... If you get knocked down, get up. Keep fighting until you’ve got no breath left.” The Wildcats (20-8, 11-6 Big ...

Pickett delivers for Nittany Lions in victory in Columbus

From Mirror, wire reports COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Penn State men’s basketball team won its third-straight game with a gritty 75-71 road victory at Ohio State Thursday night in Big Ten play. Jalen Pickett scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the final 7:15 as Penn State closed the back-and-forth game on a 14-8 run and limited the Buckeyes to just four field goals in the final 7:30. Pickett finished with 23 points, 21 of which were scored in the second half after battling first-half foul trouble. Seth Lundy tallied 19 points and five rebounds in another efficient performance, ...