James Franklin got his first taste of Virginia Tech’s “Enter Sandman” tradition on Wednesday as he walked into Cassell Coliseum for his introductory press conference. It’s something the 53-year-old Franklin is eager to experience as the Hokies’ football coach. “I can’t wait. ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball team made big plays down the stretch to close out an 84-80 win over Harvard and move to 5-0 on the season Wednesday night inside the Bryce Jordan Center. The game saw 11 lead changes and eight tie scores, with neither team holding more ...
Penn State Altoona women’s volleyball had two student-athletes voted to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference team by league officials this week. Lions junior outside hitter Lia Simanski was a first-team All-AMCC selection, and sophomore outside hitter Hannah Swank was voted to the third team of the all-conference list. Simanski played in 27 matches for Penn State Altoona during her junior season and finished among the top players in the conference in several statistical categories. In the AMCC, she ranks eighth in points per set (3.4) and kills per set (3.1), ninth in ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — In 1979, the Whispers charted a Top 40 R&B hit with the song “And the Beat Goes On.” After its performance Friday night in the season opener at the Bryce Jordan Center, the No. 1 Penn State wrestling team could adopt that hit as its theme song. Even with three backups ...
It’s been a week of ups and downs for Altoona’s star wrestler Braiden Weaver this week. The downs came when he was involved in vehicle accidents on back-to-back days — neither of which were his fault. On Tuesday, another driver ran a red light and hit Weaver’s Hummer, causing his ...
Oklahoma at Penn State Start: 6 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pa. Records: Oklahoma (0-0, 0-0 Big 12); Penn State (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Network Notable: Oklahoma started the season last weekend at the Tiger Style Invite at Missouri, finishing second only behind ...
