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Trace McSorley Blue White Game Autograph Session

Numerous activities planned around 2018 Blue-White Game

4/17/18

One of the highlights of the Penn State sports calendar, the Blue-White Game presented by Xfinity, is set for 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, as the centerpiece for numerous activities throughout the weekend on the University Park campus.

Athletics and ethics: Championing ethics to guide sports recruiting

4/16/18

Russ Rose, coach of the women’s Penn State volleyball team for almost 40 years, and Professor Lopez Frias, assistant professor of kinesiology, will be speaking about athletics, recruiting and ethics at this month's Science on Tap, which will take place on April 17 at 7 p.m. at Liberty Craft House in downtown State College.

Franklin at spring practice

Nittany Lions spring practice update

4/13/18

"I think obviously we're making progress with some young guys but we have some redshirt freshmen that we're kind of depending on, which is not ideal," Franklin said. "You'd love to have seniors, juniors and maybe a few redshirt sophomores sprinkled in, in the two deep but there's obviously a lot of teams across the country who play with redshirt freshmen and we have to be ready to do that as well."

Nazeer Bostick

Bostick to pursue other opportunities

4/13/18

Men's basketball sophomore guard Nazeer Bostick announced Thursday that he has elected to transfer from Penn State and will pursue other collegiate opportunities at the end of the spring semester.

One-on-one with Bill O'Brien

4/13/18

Former Penn State football head coach Bill O'Brien returned to Happy Valley for a spring chalk talk, speaking to hundreds of high school and middle school coaches. Before departing, the current Houston Texans hea

Retherford, Washington honored with 2018 McCoy Award

4/12/18

Zain Retherford, a wrestler who is majoring in finance in the Smeal College of Business, and Haleigh Washington, a volleyball player majoring in philosophy in the College of the Liberal Arts, have been selected as the 2018 recipients of the Ernest B. McCoy Memorial Award.

Athletic Awards Banquet 2018

Athletes and coaches honored at Penn State York's Athletic Awards Banquet

4/12/18

Penn State York’s honored its student-athletes and coaches at the campus' annual Athletic Awards Banquet, held Thursday, April 11, on the stage of the campus' Pullo Family Performing Arts Center. Following a 6 p.m. dinner, members of each athletic team were introduced, coaches provided highlights of the season, and awards were presented.

Three men standing in a Shenango campus office following a meeting about athletics.

Penn State Shenango signs three-year contract with Buhl Community Center

4/12/18

“It should be a win-win situation for both of us,” said Penn State Shenango Business and Finance Director Bill Dungee nearly one year ago. Dungee was referring to the campus’ newly reinstated athletic program and its collaboration with the Buhl Community Recreation Center in Sharon, Pennsylvania. The Shenango campus recently signed a three-year contract with the Buhl Center to utilize its facilities.

PeoplesBank Park York

Doubleheader changed to single nine-inning game at PeoplesBank Park April 22

4/11/18

Penn State York will take on Penn State Mont Alto in a single, nine-inning baseball game beginning at 1 p.m. April 22. The matchup was originally scheduled as two, seven-inning games, but due to scheduling issues because of extended inclement weather this spring, it has been decided that this will be a single game. The game is free and open to the public.

The Penn State DuBois softball team

DuBois softball team marks first win

4/11/18

The Penn State DuBois softball team hammered out 16 hits en route to the program's first-ever win by defeating Penn State New Kensington 13-5 on April 10.

Coaches Caravan

Patrick Chambers joins Coaches Caravan; registration ongoing

4/10/18

Fresh off winning the NIT championship and leading the men's basketball team to 26 wins — second-best in program history — Patrick Chambers will attend all three events of the 2018 Penn State Coaches Caravan, along with Head Football Coach James Franklin, Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour, Field Hockey Head Coach Charlene Morett-Curtiss, and Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Russ Rose.

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