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PBGC to conduct meeting on July 10

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HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners will meet on Friday, July 10 at the Game Commission’s Harrisburg headquarters, 2001 Elmerton Ave. This meeting is one day only and will begin at 1 p.m. with public comments. Those wishing to speak may register beginning at 12:15 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Speakers will be called in the order in which they registered. Public comments offered at board meetings are limited to five minutes and are to be confined to agenda items. PowerPoint presentations are not permitted. Following the conclusion of public comment, ...

Clark voted to start third straight All-Star Game

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NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark was voted to start her third straight All-Star Game and will be joined by Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, the WNBA announced Thursday. It's the second time in four years that three players from the same team were chosen to start the game, with Las Vegas doing it in 2023. Clark wasn't able to play in last year's game that the Fever hosted because she was injured right before the All-Star break. Clark and Mitchell will be joined this year in the backcourt by Dallas' Paige Bueckers and Minnesota rookie Olivia Miles. It's the ...

Reed's blast fuels Spikes' victory over Aberdeen

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UNIVERSITY PARK – Tyree Reed blasted his third home run of the MLB Draft League season, a 428-foot, two-run shot off the batter’s eye in center field, in the seventh inning to give the State College Spikes a come-from-behind 7-5 win on Wednesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Reed, a Jackson State product who rejoined the Spikes (13-12) this past weekend after participating in the MLB Draft Combine in Arizona, drove in the first State College run with a sacrifice fly to left field in the first, then took a 3-2 pitch from Aberdeen (13-13) reliever Elijah Coston (0-1) deep to ...

Nittany Lion hockey adds Avery, Marsh to staff

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UNIVERSITY PARK – Head coach Guy Gadowsky and the Penn State men’s ice hockey team announced the support staff additions of Alec Marsh and Derek Avery earlier this week. Marsh, a 2019 graduate and former Nittany Lion forward, will serve as Director of Player Personnel & Video while Avery, a 2024 graduate and former student manager, returns as Director of Operations & analytics. Marsh played four season under Gadowsky helping Penn State to its first ever Big Ten Championship in 2017 and back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in 2017 and 2018. Marsh skated in 132 games for the Nittany ...

Lions to compete in 2026 Battle 4 Atlantis

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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – The Penn State men’s basketball team will compete in the 2026 Battle 4 Atlantis men’s basketball tournament from November 25-27 at the Imperial Arena on Paradise Island, Bahamas. Celebrating its 15th year of elite collegiate competition, Battle 4 Atlantis returns this November with eight top NCAA programs: Penn State, Marquette, Memphis, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Virginia, Wake Forest, and Xavier. The 2026 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament will feature an adjusted format of two groups of four teams, with Penn State’s group consisting of Memphis, ...