PSU game set for Black Friday

May 25, 2023

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK —The Penn State football team will close out the 2023 regular season against Michigan State at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday, Nov. 24. Kickoff will be slated for 7:30 p.m. on NBC with streaming on Peacock. Kick times and network designations have been made for these other Penn State games so far: Sept. 2 vs. West Virginia, 7:30 p.m. on NBC; Sept. 23 vs. Iowa, 8 p.m. on CBS. Pitt-ND set for 3:30 PITTSBURGH — Pitt’s Oct. 28 football game at Notre Dame will be nationally televised by NBC and kick off at 3:30 p.m., it was announced ...

Penn State signs Iceland native

May 24, 2023

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men’s basketball head coach Mike Rhoades announced the addition of guard Bragi Gudmundsson to the Nittany Lion program Tuesday. Gudmundsson will come to Happy Valley as a freshman for the 2023-24 season. Gudmundsson joins the Nittany Lions from Iceland where he played for U.M.F. Grindavik in the Iceland-Subway League, the top professional league and highest level of competition in Iceland. He averaged 10.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists over 25 games during the most recent regular season. Gudmundsson tallied 34 points, eight assists and seven ...

Iowa-PSU a White Out

May 16, 2023

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s football contest against Iowa on Sept. 23 in Beaver Stadium will kick off at 8 p.m. on CBS, it was announced on Monday. In addition, Penn State Athletics announced game day themes for the 2023 football season presented by PSECU. The Penn State White Out is scheduled for the contest against the Hawkeyes, while the Penn State Helmet Stripe game will take place on Sept. 2 vs. West Virginia, and the Penn State Stripe Out will happen on Nov. 11 against Michigan. Other annual themes are homecoming (Oct. 14 vs. UMass), military appreciation day (Oct. 28 ...

Huggins suspension costly

May 11, 2023

The Associated Press West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has agreed to a three-game suspension, a $1 million salary reduction and sensitivity training for using a homophobic slur during a radio interview, the university announced Wednesday. The agreement allows Huggins to keep his job as the school’s coach, but the blunder will leave a lasting mark on his Hall of Fame career. West Virginia University President Gordon Gee and athletic director Wren Baker said in a joint statement that the university has “made it explicitly clear to Coach Huggins that any incidents of ...

A new Journey for ex-Lions tailback

May 9, 2023

By Dave Skretta The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Journey Brown never envisioned a future without football. He certainly never envisioned one in racing. The last time he walked off the field after a game, Brown had run for 202 yards and two touchdowns, leading Penn State to a ...

Sports at a glance

May 8, 2023

WVU-PSU set for 7:30 start UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State football’s season opener on Sept. 2, against West Virginia in Beaver Stadium, will kick off at 7:30 p.m. on NBC, it was announced on Saturday during the Kentucky Derby. The last time Penn State hosted a season and home opener night game was Sept. 1, 2001 versus Miami (Fla.). This will mark Penn State’s first game on NBC since Sept. 16, 2006 at Notre Dame. Beaver Stadium has never hosted a game broadcasted by NBC. Alcaraz to be No. 1 again MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz is paving his way back to the top of the world rankings ...