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MSU, Iowa back on PSU Big 10 schedule in 2015-16

Michigan State and Iowa will return to Penn State's Big Ten football schedule in 2015-16. The Hawkeyes visit Beaver Stadium on Nov. 7, 2015, according to schedules announced Monday by the league. Iowa rotates off Penn State's schedule in 2013 and 2014 after the teams meet this fall in Iowa ...

Florida tops Penn St. 15-2 in women's lacrosse

Brittany Dashiell and Nora Barry each scored three goals and top-seeded Florida advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA women's lacrosse tournament for the first time with a 15-2 victory over Penn State in the second round on Saturday. Shannon Gilroy, Kitty Cullen and Ashley Bruns added two goals apiece ...

O'Brien keeps message fresh in selling Penn State

After three weeks of crisscrossing the Northeast to rally and re-assure the Nittany Lions faithful that all will be well in Happy Valley, Bill O'Brien still had fresh material when the Penn State coaching caravan reached its 18th and final stop. The school's new football coach pulled off his sport ...

This photo taken May 8, 2012 shows autograph-seekers surrounding football coach Bill O'Brien, dressed in the suit, during the school's "Coaches Caravan" trip to Bethlehem, Pa. O'Brien is reaching out to fans and alumni in his first year on the job. (AP Photo/Genaro C. Armas)

O'Brien offers glimpse into future on PSU caravan

Bill O'Brien has quickly put to rest any notion that he plans to stick around as long as the last Penn State football coach. Don't expect his tenure in Happy Valley to last 46 years. "I can tell you that 46 years from now, I'll be 88 years old. I ...

O'Brien and Penn State caravan hits Manhattan

Bill O'Brien grew up around Boston, roots for the Red Sox and coached for the Patriots. "I've been with the villains," he said before going to mingle with New Yorkers. O'Brien is the Penn State coach now, and when you coach the Nittany Lions you have to embrace New York. ...

PSU AD: Program 'holding up well' in adversity

Penn State athletes answered questions about how they're dealing with the fallout from the crisis that enveloped the school with statements on the field or in the gym. This spring alone, the embattled athletic program won a second straight NCAA wrestling title; advanced to the NCAA women's basketball tournament regional ...

USC tops Lewis 3-1 in NCAA volleyball semis

Senior outside hitter Tony Ciarelli had 18 kills and 10 digs as top-ranked Southern California held off Lewis 3-1 in the NCAA men's volleyball tournament to advance to Saturday's title match against UC Irvine. Top-seeded Irvine (25-5) defeated Penn State 3-1 in the earlier semifinal Thursday night at USC's Galen ...

NCAA men's volleyball semis set for Thursday

The USC Trojans nearly got derailed on the way to the NCAA men's volleyball championship. The top-ranked Trojans had to wait for an at-large bid in the four-team field after they were defeated by UC Irvine in the semifinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament. Good thing they got ...

Coach O'Brien kicks off Penn State caravan tour

Dressed in a navy blue suit with a dark tie and a Penn State button pinned near his heart, new Nittany Lions football coach Bill O'Brien kicked off the first leg of a nine-day, 18-stop bus tour in Philadelphia on Monday. Joined by head men's basketball coach Pat Chambers and ...

O'Brien's PSU caravan set to begin in Philadelphia

Coming soon to a city near you: Penn State coach Bill O'Brien! The Nittany Lions' new leader is embarking on a nine-day, 18-stop bus tour spread out over the next three weeks. It's an extensive meet-and-greet road trip through seven states with an itinerary that might make a presidential candidate ...

UCI, Penn St., Lewis and USC make men's tourney

UC Irvine, Penn State, Lewis and USC will play for the NCAA men's volleyball title. The bracket for the tournament was announced Sunday. Top-seeded UC Irvine (24-5), winner of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, will play the fourth-seeded Nittany Lions (23-5), the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association winner, in the first ...

Raiders go for basketball players in draft

When Al Davis was in charge, the Oakland Raiders seemed to come out of the NFL draft each year with a track team full of sprinters. New general manager Reggie McKenzie looked to another sport in his first draft, taking two converted basketball players who are relatively new to football ...

Raiders use final pick on LB Nathan Stupar

The Oakland Raiders used their final pick of the NFL draft on Penn State linebacker Nathan Stupar. The Raiders took Stupar with 230th overall pick Saturday. Oakland acquired that pick from Detroit earlier in the day after moving down 10 spots in the fifth round. Stupar started sparingly at Penn ...

Raiders draft DE Jack Crawford 158th overall

The Oakland Raiders have selected Penn State defensive end Jack Crawford with the 158th pick in the NFL draft. The Raiders traded down 10 spots Saturday before taking Crawford. Oakland also got a seventh-round pick from Detroit in the deal. Crawford started three years at Penn State but is still ...

Stanford tight end Coby Fleener speaks to the media after being selected as the 34th pick overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall, Friday, April 27, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Rams begin final day of draft with WR Givens

Wide receivers and more trades were trendy Saturday in the fourth round of the NFL draft. Chris Givens, the first player selected from Wake Forest this year, was taken by St. Louis to open the round. Givens also can help the Rams in the return game. He had some injury ...

Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill celebrates as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, and Wesley Welker, left, watch after Hill was selected 43rd overall by the New York Jets in the second round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall, Friday, April 27, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Draft reunites Stanford TE Fleener with QB Luck

Coby Fleener heard his name, grabbed his phone and immediately contacted his new teammate in Indianapolis — and old teammate from Stanford. The overnight wait paid off for the Stanford tight end. He's reuniting with his college quarterback, a guy named Andrew Luck. Fleener wasn't chosen in the first round ...

Villanova women win DMR at 118th Penn Relays

Villanova dominated down the stretch and showed it can still beat the elite at the Penn Relays. The Wildcats turned back the clock in the women's distance medley relay and won the signature event Thursday in 11 minutes, 1.03 seconds. Emily Lipari, Christie Verdier, Nicky Akande and Sheila Reid helped ...

FILE- In this combo image made of file photos of Sept. 24, 2011, in Waco, Texas, top, and Jan. 2, 2012, in Glendale, Ariz., Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) and Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck (12) drop back to throw at their NCAA college football games. The NFL draft begins Thursday, April, 26, 2012, with the first round and runs through Saturday. The first two picks will be quarterbacks: Luck will go to the Indianapolis Colts and Griffin is expected to go to the Washington Redskins. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte, Paul Connors, Files)

What to watch for in NFL draft

The NFL draft begins Thursday night with the first round, continues Friday night with the second and third rounds, and runs through Saturday, when the final four rounds will be held at Radio City Music Hall. The Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams both went 2-14 last season and had ...

3-way PSU QB race heads into offseason

New coach, same uncertainty behind center at Penn State. Bill O'Brien heads into the offseason hoping to narrow the field in the three-man race for the starting quarterback job to two. The quarterback questions aren't new in Happy Valley. O'Brien's predecessor, the late Joe Paterno, had open competitions for the ...

PSU hires defensive coordinator

Ted Roof is the new defensive coordinator at Penn State. Replacing Tom Bradley, Roof will leave Central Florida after a month to take over the same position with the Nittany Lions under new coach Bill O'Brien, the school announced on Friday. Roof was named Central Florida's defensive coordinator Dec. 8 ...