December 2024
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Amid Coach’s Battle With Breast Cancer, Penn State Women’s Volleyball Wins 8th National Championship
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Katie Schumacher-Cawley is no stranger to the bright stage. She was an integral member of Penn State’s 1999 national championship team and, as a coach, led the Nittany Lions to the national semifinals in each of the previous two years. It was only a matter of time before Schumacher-Cawley had another shot at a national…
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Analyzing Penn State’s Path to National Championship After Beating SMU in CFP Debut
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The sun shined from the tops of Beaver Stadium, illuminating a field of happy players and fans. After a 38-10 win over SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday, Penn State was gifted white hats with the words Fiesta Bowl labeled across the front. The Nittany Lions wore these caps…
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Intercept This Story: Who Doesn’t Love Penn State’s Dom DeLuca (Besides Kevin Jennings)?
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Penn Stater linebacker Dom DeLuca did it. And then he did it again. DeLuca came through in critical moments and intercepted SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings twice in Saturday’s CFP game in Beaver Stadium. DeLuca’s first interception led to a 23-yard pick-6 touchdown return that gave Penn State the playoff game’s opening score and a lead…
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Penn State’s College Football Playoff Debut Was White, Cold and Exactly What Fans Had Hoped For
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The wind picked up with each climbing row, delivering a hard, frigid slap in the face. 106,000 bodies, heavily dressed in winter attire, pressed together. It was the first official day of winter, so it was only fitting that it had snowed, leaving a thin layer of frost along the green of Penn State’s Beaver…
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PSU vs. SMU in CFP: Milestones for Franklin, Beaver Stadium and More
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The first-ever College Football Playoff game in Beaver Stadium on Saturday resulted in a convincing 38-10 Penn State victory over SMU and a host of milestones for Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin, Beaver Stadium (and me) and lots more… FRANKLIN’S WIN NO. 100 — The win over SMU was Franklin’s 100th as the head…
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Penn State Basketball Defeats Drexel 75-64 at Wells Fargo Center
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Penn State men’s basketball (10-2, 1-1 Big Ten) took down Drexel (8-5) 75-64 on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Yanic Konan Niederhauser dropped 18 points while Puff Johnson recorded a career-best 10 rebounds and notched his first-career double-double. How It Happened Drexel started strong, making seven of its first eight shots to…
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Penn State Picks Off SMU 38-10 to Advance to College Football Playoff Quarterfinals
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No. 6 seed Penn State capitalized on a high-pressure defense and strong run game to pound No. 11 seed SMU 38-10 in the College Football Playoff first round on a frigid Saturday at Beaver Stadium. The victory in their first-ever playoff game sends the Nittany Lions to the Dec. 31 Fiesta Bowl, where they will…
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Penn State-SMU Availability Report Released. Who’s Out For the Opening Round of the College Football Playoff?
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The availability report for Penn State’s first-round College Football Playoff matchup with SMU has been released. Who’s in and who’s out? Tyseer Denmark, a true freshman wide receiver, is the only new addition to the Nittany Lions’ list of inactives. That is, with the exception of backup quarterback Beau Pribula, who entered the transfer portal…
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Great PA News Quiz: Controversial Pardon, State Forest Lawsuit and Capitol Christmas Tree
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In this week’s news quiz: How Shapiro paid for his Eagles-Steelers ticket, (some) birds return to the Pennsylvania Farm Show and electors cast their votes.
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Chew Chew Bun’s Bellefonte Location to Close
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An Asian bakery is closing its Bellefonte location four months after its opening, but its State College shop will continue to operate as usual. Chew Chew Bun’s final day at 141 W. High St. in Bellefonte will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, according to an announcement posted Thursday on…