May 2022
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Open Three-Point Favorite at Purdue
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Penn State football is an early a three-point favorite against Purdue in the Nittany Lions’ season opener on the road in West Lafayette, according to BetOnline. The game will kick on Sept. 1, although no time for the contest has been announced. Purdue went 9-4 in 2021 winning five of its final six games of…
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Penn State Athletics: Sandy Barbour Named SBJ’s Athletic Director of the Year
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Penn State’s outgoing Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sandy Barbour was named the Sports Business Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year Wednesday night. “This is a team award,” Barbour said in the SBJ’s announcement. “None of us do any of this alone…It really didn’t feel like it was work.” Barbour was one of five finalists, winning the…
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Centre County Added 310 COVID-19 Cases in the Last Week as Local, Statewide Infection Rates Continue to Rise
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Centre County recorded 310 new COVID-19 cases during the last week as new infections and hospitalizations throughout Pennsylvania continued to tick up, according to the state Department of Health’s weekly data update on Wednesday. The county’s new cases mark an 11% increase over the previous week and put the seven-day moving average at 44, the…
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‘It’s a Necessity.’ Gov. Wolf, U.S. Commerce Under Secretary Visit Centre County to Discuss Internet for All Initiative
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Pennsylvania will receive at least $100 million from the federal program to expand high-speed internet service in unserved and underserved areas.
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Dates Set for THON 2023
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THON 2023 will take place from Friday, Feb. 17, to Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Bryce Jordan Center, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon. An in-person event will be held that “abides by all University COVID-19 mitigation protocol that is in place at the time of the event,” according to THON social media posts. THON 2023’s…
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Penn State Baseball Unloads 14-Run Ninth Inning to Beat Pitt at PNC Park
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Penn State baseball exploded Tuesday night with a 14-run ninth inning that included three-run homers from Josh Spiegel and Kyle Hannon to beat Pitt 19-6 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Trailing 6-5, 18 hitters came to the plate in the game’s final frame as the Panthers rolled through five pitches to try and slow the…
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Despite High Vaccination Rates Among Pa. Prisoners, Some COVID Restrictions Remain in Place
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Incarcerated people and their advocates are asking the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to reconsider COVID-19 restrictions that affect quality of life.
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Uncontested Centre County Primary Candidates Ready to Move on to General Election
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Pennsylvania’s primary races for governor and U.S. senator have drawn plenty of national attention and intrigue, but there was little drama to be found further down the ballot in Centre County. Republicans and Democrats on the ballot for the county’s three state House seats were uncontested in Tuesday’s primary, while only one candidate — incumbent…
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Doug Mastriano Wins GOP Nomination for Pa. Governor, Will Face Democrat Josh Shapiro
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Mastriano emerged from a crowded GOP field of nine candidates who have spent the last several months crisscrossing the state to rally support from party elites and the rank-and-file alike.
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Fetterman Wins Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Primary
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Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is the projected winner of Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate, according to the Associated Press. Fetterman had polled well ahead of fellow candidate U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, state Sen. Malcolm Kenyatta and Jenkintown Councilwoman Alex Khalil in the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s primary. Despite suffering a stroke on Friday…