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Black Bears tame Spikes, 8-0

GRANVILLE, W.Va. – Dan Tauken’s double and early opportunities kept the State College Spikes in Wednesday’s game, but the West Virginia Black Bears went wire-to-wire to claim an 8-0 win at Kendrick Family Ballpark. Tauken, who entered the night in the MLB Draft League’s top ten for hard-hit rate, laced his two-base hit down the right-field line in the second at 104.4 miles per hour to put the Spikes (11-15 2nd Half) in the hit column. However, he was stranded there as the inning ended. State College had another chance in the third, down 3-0, after loading the bases with one ...

Davis launches homer in Spikes’ 4-3 defeat

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Jakobi Davis went deep in the eighth inning to tie the game with his first State College Spikes home run, but Drew Collins won it for the West Virginia Black Bears with a walk-off double to take a 4-3 decision on Tuesday night at Kendrick Family Ballpark. In a potential MLB Draft League Championship Game preview, West Virginia (18-6 2nd Half) staked a further claim to first place in the league’s Second Half standings to open the three-game set against the Spikes (11-14 2nd Half), the league’s First Half Champions and title game hosts. The Black Bears took ...

Lady Lions listed third in preseason poll

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Penn State women’s soccer landed a trio of student athletes as Big Ten Conference Players to Watch in the 2025 season, with the Nittany Lion program also selected to finish third in the league in a preseason poll of the league’s coaches, with both announcements made ...

Penn State ranked second in CFB preseason rankings

By MAURA CAREY Associated Press The AP Top 25 college football poll preseason rankings are now. Texas took the No. 1 spot for the first time in an opening poll, narrowly edging out Penn State by just five points in the closest preseason vote since 1998. Defending champion Ohio State ...

Lady Lions welcome Villagrana to team

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State women’s soccer head coach Erica Dambach announced the addition of Team IMPACT signee Camryn Villagrana to the Nittany Lions’ 2025 roster on Sunday evening. “When we evaluate any recruit, we determine whether or not they should join our program based on ...

Dennis-Sutton, Harris and Durant make Bednarik watch list

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State senior defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton, senior defensive tackle Zane Durant and junior cornerback A.J. Harris were named to the Bednarik Award watch list on Monday. The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually, by the Maxwell Football Club, to the outstanding defensive player in college football. Dani Dennis-Sutton · Sr. · DE · 6-5 · 265 · Millsboro, Del. · McDonogh School (Md.) Tabbed All-Big Ten honorable mention by the media in 2024 and All-Big Ten third team by the coaches and media in 2023. Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2023 ...