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Texas A&M too big inside for Nittany Lions

The Associated Press KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Henry Coleman III scored 24 points, Wade Taylor IV had 23 and No. 12 Texas A&M beat Penn State 89-77 in the opening round of the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday. Tyrece Radford added 14 points for the Aggies (5-0), who lost to the Nittany Lions 76-59 in the first-round of last year’s NCAA Tournament. “We’ve created a culture, a working culture,” said Coleman, who also had six rebounds. Kanye Clary led Penn State (4-1) with 19 points and Puff Johnson added 15. Ace Baldwin chipped in with 12 points. Texas A&M outscored Penn ...

Lady Lions battle in tough loss

The Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — JuJu Watkins scored 31 points, including the last seven points of the game plus a half-court buzzer beater, and No. 8 Southern California pulled out a 71-70 win over Penn State at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in the Bahamas on Wednesday night. The Trojans (5-0) led by eight early in the fourth quarter when Penn State (5-1) scored 14-straight points with five different players scoring for a 68-64 lead with 3:11 to play. Watkins ended a 6¢-minute drought that included seven-consecutive misses, with a layup with two minutes to go. ...

Imagine 12-team playoffs this year

By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press If this was next year and the College Football Playoff had already expanded from four teams to 12, games involving No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 12 Mississippi, No. 11 Penn State and No. 10 Missouri would be a lot more interesting. All four enter this rivalry weekend with a chance to earn an invite to a New Year’s Six bowl, which is nice. But in 2024 they’d be jockeying for a playoff spot. Sounds fun. For now, the stakes are more confined even though the big games such as No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Michigan are undeniably bigger than they will ...

Sports at glance

PSU wrestler wins honor UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Beau Bartlett was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week fon Wednesday. Bartlett wins Penn State’s second-straight weekly honor after teammate Shayne Van Ness won last week. He shares this week’s award with Rutgers’ Yaraslau Slavikouski. Bartlett, a senior, rolled to the Black Knight Invite championship with a 4-0 run, including three straight pins to start the tournament. He pinned Riley Halal of Brown at 2:36, Joe Fongaro of Rutgers at 4:48 and Rich Treanor of Army West Point at 3:57 to advance to the ...

Plenty of Big Ten football drama for Saturday

By Noah Trister The Associated Press Consider this Big Ten season the end of an era in many ways. Starting next year, if Michigan and Ohio State enter their November matchup unbeaten, both teams would presumably be in good shape to reach a 12-team playoff regardless of the result. That’s not the case now, with only four teams qualifying. We can also bid adieu to the Big Ten West, a division full of ... parity? Mediocrity? Whatever word you choose, it’s been an unpredictable group over the years, although this season No. 20 Iowa has wrapped up the West’s spot in the ...

Classic showing for Nittany Lions

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Five Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers took part in the 2023 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic on Tuesday night at Rec Hall. The All-Star Classic featured a lineup of 10 collegiate bouts featuring 20 of the nation’s top wrestlers from around the country, as well as four women’s freestyle showcases. For Penn State, All-Americans Shayne Van Ness, Carter Starocci, Bernie Truax, Aaron Brooks and Greg Kerkvliet took part. A total of four exhibition matches took place, including four women’s freestyle bouts and 10 men’s ...