Sports
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Penn State Sues to Evict Spikes From Medlar Field
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Penn State filed a lawsuit this week seeking to evict the State College Spikes from Medlar Field at Lubrano Park after the university said the minor league baseball team failed to renew its lease for the ballpark by the required deadline last fall. A university spokesman characterized the filing as a necessary legal step and…
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State College YMCA AquaLions Win CenKey Swim League Championship
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The State College Area YMCA AquaLions captured the CenKey Swim League title after the 2026 championship competition on Saturday and Sunday. Hosted by the State College Y, the championships welcomed 501 youth swimmers from 10 teams across central Pennsylvania. The AquaLions, represented by 118 swimmers, emerged victorious with a team score of 2,783 to advance…
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‘See Her Win’ Girls Sports Festival to Be Held at Penn State
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A new girls-only, multi-sport festival is coming to Centre County this spring. “See Her Win” will debut Memorial Day weekend at Penn State, according to the Happy Valley Sports and Entertainment Alliance. The HVSEA is hosting the event with Teammates for Life, the women’s sports initiative founded by longtime Penn State field hockey coach Char…
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The (Almost) Greatest Feel-Good Story in Sports History
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The Indiana Hoosiers are the 2026 College Football Playoff national champions. Let that sink in for a moment. I can just hear Michael J. Fox’s voice as Marty McFly from “Back to the Future” sarcastically laughing out loud, “The Hoosiers? National champions in football? Yeah, like that’s ever going to happen.” It’s a Cinderella story…
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Hook: After Southern Dominance, Why Northern Schools Are on Top of College Football
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For the majority of the 21st century, the south has ruled major college football. With the exception of Ohio State in ‘02 and ‘14, up until 2023, the northernmost school to win a national championship this century was Oklahoma in 2000. As a geographical comparison for those of us in the east, Norman, Oklahoma –…
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Penn State Wrestling Rolls Past Iowa 32-3
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Penn State wrestling aced its biggest test of the season so far, taking down No. 4 Iowa 32-3 on Friday night in Iowa City. It was Iowa’s largest margin of defeat ever at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and in the all-time series against Penn State. The victory extended the Nittany Lions’ NCAA-record dual meet win streak to…
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Paterno: What’s Happening in College Football Is Not a Sustainable Business Model
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“We need to find one of these really rich people in this city to step up and stroke a check and I’ll do everything I can to make you the most famous person in this city… You’re telling me there’s not one person who could stroke a $20 million check right now?” — Arizona State…
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Mike Tomlin Steps Down After 19 Seasons as Steelers Head Coach
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Mike Tomlin era in Pittsburgh is over. The longest-tenured head coach in major American professional sports stepped down from his job leading the Steelers on Tuesday after yet another quick playoff exit. The announcement came a day after the end of his 19th season in Pittsburgh, where he was a relative…
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The Baseball World Is Going Bananas
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They are billed as “The Greatest Show in Sports.” They were featured recently on CBS’s “60 Minutes.” They have a 10-game broadcast deal with ESPN networks. They have played in sold-out NFL and college football stadiums, and numerous MLB stadiums. They have more social media followers than every MLB franchise…combined. Say it ain’t so, Joe! Baseball…
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New Ironman Triathlon Coming to Happy Valley in Summer 2023
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The 70.3-mile race will take athletes through several local landmarks in Centre and Clinton counties, including Bald Eagle State Park and Penn State’s campus.