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Northwestern lawsuit continues to grow

The Associated Press CHICAGO — The hazing scandal at Northwestern University has widened to include a volleyball player who on Monday became the first female athlete to sue the university over allegations she was retaliated against for reporting mistreatment and a new lawsuit by former Northwestern quarterback Lloyd Yates. “This shows that it isn’t just men,” said Parker Stinar, one of her attorneys. “It isn’t just football players.” The private school in Evanston, Illinois, is facing multiple lawsuits, including the one on behalf of Yates, which alleges hazing by ...

Sports at a glance

Bad day for Happy Valley SYRACUSE — The Happy Valley Hoopers were eliminated from The Basketball Tournament on Monday, falling to the Nerd Team, 54-49, in the opening round. Happy Valley led, 46-44, at the end of the fourth quarter. In the Elam Ending, Happy Valley was outscored, 10-3. Happy Valley is comprised of former Penn State men’s basketball team players. The Nerd team is made up of players from Ivy League schools. Penn State was led by Sam Sessoms’ 28 points. The next closest teammate to contribute was Myles Dread with six points. The Nerd team, which led 26-20 ...

PAC-12 commish believes league can survive minus UCLA, USC

By Mark Anderson The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — George Kliavkoff was one day short of his one-year anniversary as the Pac-12 Conference commissioner, finally on the second day of his first vacation when he got the shocking news that USC and UCLA were leaving for the Big Ten. He was driving from Montana to Idaho, but was unaware of the 90 text messages populating his cellphone because there was no reception in that area. Kliavkoff quickly cut his vacation short, flying back to Las Vegas the following day to tackle a topic that more than a year later continues to shape the ...

Barkley, NY Giants fail to get deal done

The Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants failed to reach an agreement on a long-term contract extension by Monday’s deadline for franchised players, leaving the star running back with the option of playing for the tag-mandated $10.1 million salary or maybe taking the season off. The Giants gave the franchise tag to the 26-year-old Barkley in March, giving the two sides four months to reach an agreement on a new deal by the July 17 deadline at 4 p.m. Talks went down to the wire and an agreement was not reached. The Giants had no ...

NCAA will run 2nd women’s tourney

The Associated Press The NCAA announced Monday it is creating another women’s basketball tournament that it will operate like the men’s NIT as an option for 32 teams that do not make the NCAA Tournament. The Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament, which will debut in the upcoming season, brings the men’s and women’s NCAA postseason opportunities to an equal number. An NCAA-operated second option for women was one of the key focuses of an external gender equity report on the NCAA. Women’s teams that didn’t make the NCAA Tournament in the past had the opportunity to ...

PSU Altoona gives wrestling in area a boost

This week’s announcement that Penn State Altoona was bringing back men’s wrestling and also implementing a women’s program, both for the 2024-25 season, was tremendous news for the sport in our area. Think about college wrestling in our area past the high school level. We have the best collegiate wrestling dynasty, maybe in the history of NCAA wrestling, just down the road from us at Penn State. Lock Haven and UPJ also aren’t too far away, and Pitt, Clarion and Edinboro are all a nice day trip. The problem is these are all NCAA Division I schools in wrestling, with the ...