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White hired to guide wrestling program

From Mirror reports The Penn State Altoona athletics department announced the hiring of Tyshawn White to be the head coach of its NCAA Division III men’s and women’s wrestling program on Thursday. White comes to Penn State Altoona from Division II Chadron State College, where he served as an assistant coach for an Eagles men’s wrestling team that won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and made a D-II Super Region postseason appearance last season. He will now lead Penn State Altoona’s resurrected wrestling program, which was announced last summer as an addition to the ...

Two Lions in Rd. 1

The Associated Press The New York Jets selected Penn State offensive tackle Olu Fashanu with the 11th pick in the NFL draft Thursday. The pick came after the Jets traded down one spot from No. 10, in a trade with the Minnesota Vikings that involved the switching of first-round spots and middle round picks as well. The selection of the 6-foot-6, 312-pound Fashanu gives the Jets depth on their revamped offensive line and added protection for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Miami Dolphins selected Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson with the 21st pick in the draft. General ...

Lions pick up Tennessee transfer

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men’s basketball head coach Mike Rhoades announced the addition of Tennessee transfer guard Freddie Dilione V to the Nittany Lion program Thursday. Dilione, a former top-50 recruit, joins Penn State with three seasons of eligibility remaining. A 6-foot-5 guard out of North Carolina, Dilione spent a year and a half with the Vols, enrolling early in January 2023 and redshirting the remainder of the 2022-23 season before playing his redshirt freshman season in 2023-24. “Our relationship with Freddie and his family goes back ...

Sexual allegations made against ex-Big Ten coach

The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Former Nebraska women’s basketball assistant coach Chuck Love denied ever having a sexual relationship with former Cornhuskers player Ashley Scoggin but acknowledged in a court document that he did meet with her late at night in a Lincoln parking lot. Scoggin in February filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court describing how Love allegedly took a special interest in her and saying the relationship turned sexual and caused Scoggin to fear retaliation if she refused to engage in it. The lawsuit named Love, the university’s Board of ...

Star PSU defender charged with assault

From Mirror, wire reports Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter, 20, was charged Wednesday with misdemeanor simple assault and a summary count of harassment. According to statecollege.com, Carter was in an altercation with a tow truck driver when the driver began to tow his vehicle just after midnight March 16. Carter was allegedly parked in the Aspen State College apartment complex without a permit. Carter is alleged to have thrown the tow truck driver to the ground during the altercation. Police said there is video of Carter holding down the tow truck driver, and not allowing ...

Nittany Lions, Panthers both add guards through portal

From Mirror,wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men’s basketball coach Mike Rhoades announced the addition of Nebraska transfer Eli Rice to the Nittany Lion program on Friday. Rice, a 6-foot-8 guard, comes to Penn State with three seasons of eligibility remaining. He appeared in 17 games during his freshman season at Nebraska before missing the Huskers’ final 13 contests of the year with an injury. He averaged 4.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game while shooting 41.3 percent from the field, 37.0 percent from 3-point range and 71.9 percent from the free throw line. A ...