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Wrestling: PSU at Rutgers Start: 7 p.m., Jersey Mike’s Arena, Piscataway, NJ Records: Penn State (13-0, 6-0 Big Ten); Rutgers (10-5, 2-4 Big Ten) Radio: www.gopsusports.com Internet: Big Ten+ Notable: The Scarlet Knights come into Friday ranked 23rd in the nation. They have six wrestlers ranked in their lineup, led by 14th-ranked Brian Soldano at 184 pounds. ... Although it’s not far from the Pennsylvania line, Rutgers has just two Pa. natives on their roster — 133-pounders Devon Britton (Northampton) and Brandan Chletsos (Notre Dame-Green Pond). ... Although they’re ...

Hoops du Jour

Pickett receives Naismith honor UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men’s basketball senior Jalen Pickett was named as one of 30 players on the Naismith Player of The Year midseason team on Thursday. Pickett is the only player in the country averaging at least 17 points (17.3) per game, seven rebounds per game (7.8) and seven assists (7.0) per game. Only one men’s college basketball player in the last 30 years (since 1992-93 season) has finished the season averaging 17/7/7. Michigan State’s Denzel Valentine finished the 2015-16 season averaging 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.8 ...

Penn State’s three-game losing skid continues at home

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Chucky Hepburn scored 19 points and Connor Essegian added 18, the two combining for nine of Wisconsin’s 11 3-pointers in a 79-74 overtime victory over Penn State on Wednesday night. After a layup by Max Klesmit gave Wisconsin a 76-72 lead with 44 seconds remaining in overtime, Penn State’s Camren Wynter missed a 3-pointer and the Badgers closed out the victory at the free-throw line. “We played real hard. We didn’t always play smart and that is what got us,” Penn State coach Micah Shrewsberry said. “We are playing with a ...

Franklin, quarterbacks focusing on leadership

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — James Franklin said Tuesday the leadership on the 2022 Penn State football team was “as good as we’ve had in my 12 years as a head coach.” That intangible helped fuel the Nittany Lions’ 11-2 record and No. 7 ranking in the final Associated Press poll. So replacing the likes of Sean Clifford, Ji’Ayir Brown, PJ Mustipher and Juice Scruggs is the Nittany Lions’ first priority as 2023 winter workouts now begin. “One of the biggest focuses of the offseason is identifying leadership and working really hard to ...

PSU hockey to scrimmage area sled team Saturday

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s ice hockey team will scrimmage the State College Coyotes sled hockey team in a player organized/run charity event this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. inside Pegula Ice Arena. Doors will open at 11 a.m. and the game is free to the public with seating available in the Roar Zone. Donations are encouraged and can be made to the Coyotes GoFundMe Page. Parking is available in the Shields and Stadium West lots for the hourly rate of $1 to be paid at the pay stations. The teams will take the ice at approximately 11:30 a.m. and play a 20-minute exhibition. ...

Lions cruise late in victory at Ohio State

From Mirror reports COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Penn State wrestling team improved to 5-0 in the Big Ten and 12-0 overall Friday night, thanks to a convincing 29-9 victory at Ohio State. The Nittany Lions won eight of the 10 contested bouts and gave up only three takedowns along the way. Ohio State, 11-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten, won the first bout of the night at 125 before the Nittany Lions won the next two bouts. Roman Bravo-Young dominated No. 9 Jesse Mendez in the next bout. Bravo-Young tallied three takedowns and built up 1:04 in riding time to roll to an 8-2 win, cutting ...