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Wildcats drop Lions in Big Ten tourney

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CHICAGO – The Penn State men’s basketball team dropped its opening round matchup at the 2026 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night, falling in 76-66 fashion to the Northwestern Wildcats inside the United Center. Freshman forward Ivan Jurić mustered one of the most statistically significant performances of his collegiate career to date in his postseason debut, dropping a career-high 22 points on the Wildcats in the losing effort. Jurić, a native of Zagreb, Croatia, connected on nine of his 12 field goal attempts and added six rebounds as well as three ...

Port Royal Speedway cancels weekend racing due to saturated grounds

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By Brad Strawser PORT ROYAL — Port Royal Speedway officials have announced the cancellation of this weekend’s racing activities due to recent rainfall and unsuitable track conditions. Track officials noted that the crew has been regularly working at the speedway in attempts to get the surface race-ready. However, the saturated grounds have prevented the proper preparation needed to ensure a safe and competitive racing surface. Additional rainfall in the forecast has only complicated the issue, ultimately forcing the difficult decision to cancel the weekend’s events with the ...

Bears meet Pens, Sens this week

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The Hershey Bears continue the 2025-26 season, presented by Penn State Health, as they visit the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins before returning home for a pair of weekend games against the Belleville Senators. 2025-26 SEASON LEADERS: Goals: Ilya Protas (24) Assists: Andrew Cristall (31) Points: Ilya Protas (48) PIMs: Justin Nachbaur (110) Power-Play Goals: Ilya Protas (9) Shorthanded Goals: Grant Cruikshank (4) Game-Winning Goals: Andrew Cristall (4) Plus/Minus: Brett Leason (+12) Shots: Ilya Protas (116) Wins: Clay Stevenson (12) Shutouts: Garin Bjorklund, ...

Brammer qualifies for NCAA Championships

Penn State

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Penn State Diving Team participated in the 2026 NCAA Diving Zones from March 9-11 at Lejeune Hall in Annapolis, Md. The week was headlined by Grace Brammer, who qualified for the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Day one was highlighted by Brammer, Abbey Ekstrom and Alex Wodehouse advancing to finals in their respective events. Brammer finished 11th in the 1-meter dive with a score of 524.60, good for an NCAA Championships bid, while Ekstrom finished 17th in the same event, with a score of 498.85. On ...

Lock Haven names Rick Terry women’s golf coach

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LOCK HAVEN — Rick Terry has been named the new head women’s golf coach at Lock Haven. As a two-time graduate from Lock Haven and a former NCAA DI and DII collegiate golfer, Terry brings a unique blend of experience that directly aligns with the needs of developing The Haven women’s golf program. "We are pleased to welcome Rick Terry as head coach of the women’s golf program at Lock Haven,” said Jeff Osgood, Commonwealth University Interim President. “I'm confident the program will grow and succeed under Rick’s leadership.” Terry played collegiate golf at ...

No. 10 Lions host Gophers on Wednesday

Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK – The No. 10 and third-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions welcome Minnesota to Hockey Valley this week for a single Big Ten Quarterfinal contest on Wednesday evening. FOLLOW THE ACTION Dates: Wednesday, March 11 Place: Pegula Ice Arena | University Park, Pa. Time: 7p.m. Tickets: Wednesday Streaming Video: Wednesday Listen: LionVision THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP This week marks the 57th meeting all-time between the two programs with Minnesota holding the 33-22-1 edge in the series and Penn State holding the slim 13-12-1 mark in Hockey Valley. The Nittany ...