Sports

Lady Lions welcome Wildcats to Beard Field

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State softball continues its seven-game homestand from Nittany Lion Softball Park & Beard Field this Friday through Sunday, as the Blue & White prepare to play host to the Big Ten Conference-rival Northwestern Wildcats in a three-game series from Happy Valley. Action is slated to begin at 5 and 2 p.m. (ET) on Friday and Saturday, respectively, with an 11 a.m. (ET) start scheduled for Sunday’s finale. All three games will stream live to a worldwide audience of authenticated subscribers via B1G+ and the B1G+ app on connected devices. GAME ...

Girls lacrosse: Mifflin County vs Central Dauphin

PSU Altoona sinks Mount Aloysius

ALTOONA — The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team celebrated seniors Nick Beard (Manns Choice, PA/Bedford) and Emmett Hibbs (Richfield, PA/East Juniata) on Wednesday evening, when the Lions posted 7-0 and 5-2 victories over Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference rival Mount Aloysius at the Adler Tennis Courts. After winning in No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-1, in match one of tonight’s home doubleheader against Mount Aloysius, senior Nick Beard became the Lions’ all-time wins leader in singles with 47 wins. Beard entered today’s matches tied for the record of 46 career ...

Spikes unveil 2026 coaching staff

STATE COLLEGE — The State College Spikes’ coaching staff will feature another familiar face as Marques Paige, who played in Happy Valley from 2021-23, will return as hitting coach alongside pitching coach James Deloatch and trainer Hannah Saine on manager Dave Trembley’s staff for the ...

Former Phillies first base coach Davey Lopes passes away at 80

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Davey Lopes, a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-setting infield of the 1970s and '80s and one of baseball's premier base stealers, died Wednesday. He was 80. The Dodgers were informed of his death by his former wife, Lin Lopes. She told the team Lopes had ...

Eagle’s nest