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Altoona clips Akron, 1-0

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AKRON, OH. – Altoona’s bullpen covered all nine innings and combined on a three-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over the Akron RubberDucks on Thursday night at 7 17 Credit Union Park. Dominic Pipkin set the tone for the pitching staff and fired three scoreless frames to start the game. Making his first Double-A start, Pipkin allowed just one hit and two walks with four strikeouts. In the month of July, Pipkin has thrown 11.0 innings and allowed just two runs with 12 strikeouts. Cristhian Tortosa followed Pipkin with three dominant innings of his own, allowing just one baserunner on 36 ...

Pickens named Lions head coach for swimming and diving

Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State swimming and diving head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron has added Samantha Pickens to the coaching staff as Head Diving Coach. Pickens served as diving coach at Liberty the last two seasons. She was the Atlantic Sun Women’s Diving Coach of the Year in 2024-25. In 2025-26, Liberty had three divers compete at the NCAA Zone Championships. Shannon Icard broke Liberty’s 10-dive platform record and became Liberty’s first diver to compete at NCAA Championships. In her first season working with Liberty’s divers, Pickens mentored three divers who ...

Spikes best IronBirds in OT, 5-4

Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Jackson Rains delivered a walk-off RBI single to bring in pinch-runner Hudson Shupe in the MLB Draft League Overtime Tiebreaker and give the State College Spikes a 5-4 victory over the Aberdeen IronBirds on Thursday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Rains, the reigning MLB Draft League Player of the Week after earning the honors for July 13-19, stepped up with runners on first and third and one out in the extra frame and smashed a grounder through the left side to bring in Shupe. The Spikes (7-5 2nd Half) rebounded after the IronBirds (9-4 2nd Half), the ...

LeBron headed to Philly

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. James made the announcement on social media, saying it will be his “last decision” and that it comes after he strongly considered retirement. James says “I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a ...

Akron rallies to best Curve, 7-6

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AKRON, OH. – The Akron RubberDucks completed a miraculous rally to earn a 7-6 win over the Curve on Wednesday night at 7 17 Credit Union Park in Akron. Altoona held a 4-1 lead with two outs and the bases empty in the ninth inning before the ‘Ducks managed to start their comeback. After a walk and a run-scoring double to make it 4-2, Akron outfielder Jaison Chourio launched a pinch-hit, game-tying two-run homer. In the top of the tenth inning Altoona got RBI singles from Callan Moss and Lonnie White Jr. to take a 6-4 lead. Akron rallied for three runs in the bottom of the inning, ...

Lions make IWLCA Academic Honor Roll

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UNIVERSITY PARK – On Wednesday afternoon, seven Nittany Lions were named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division I Academic Honor Roll with the team being named an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad. Junior Lily Strohecker, seniors Emily Bette, Erika Ho, Lauren Tinson and Payton Wainman along with graduate students Julia Basciano and Anna Salerno were all named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll. To be named an IWLCA Academic Honor Squads for the 2024-25 academic year, the women’s lacrosse team must have posted a 3.2 or higher team GPA for the academic ...