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Chambers expands Penn State basketball family
Penn State men's basketball coach Patrick Chambers has seemingly boundless energy.
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Transfers won't be what shapes Nittany Lions' fate
I spoke to both Trey Lewis and Matt Glover on the phone this evening about their respective decisions to leave the Penn State basketball program.
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Linebackers reunite in Dallas
One of the best linebacking combinations in Penn State history will team up again at the pro level.
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Penn State recruiting picking up
It should be mentioned that there is a long way to go between now and Signing Day -- nearly 11 months, in fact -- and that 16- and 17-year-olds have been known to change their minds.
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Cline-Heard in prison on gun, drug charges
Came across a troubling story on former Penn State men's basketball player Gyasi Cline-Heard today. One of the catalysts in the Nittany Lions' run to the Sweet 16 in 2001 was arrested on charges that he was the leader of a gun and drug ring in Pasco and Pinella, Florida, according to this story...
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Butler discuss Lions' plans for special teams
UNIVERSITY PARK -- John Butler was the special teams coordinator at South Carolina last season, so when Bill O'Brien hired the Philadelphia native in late January, many Penn State fans assumed Butler would take a similar position in State College.
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Notes from morning session at Lasch
Penn State opened its Friday morning workout -- EARLY Friday morning workout -- to the media, and while there will be several football stories coming throughout the weekend, I wanted to post some quick notes while they're still fresh in my mind.
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Penn State fans get Big Macs after all
Apparently, Patrick Chambers felt a little badly about the way Saturday's win over Nebraska turned out for Penn State's fans.
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Chambers adding local flavor to Lions
In eight seasons at Penn State, Ed DeChellis brought more than two dozen recruits to Penn State. Three of them -- including one transfer -- were from or around Philadelphia. And one of those -- point guard Ben Luber -- was technically recruited by predecessor Jerry Dunn.
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O'Brien locking up recruits
When you're hired less than a month before Signing Day, as Bill O'Brien was, going after uncommitted recruits isn't the top priority. Making sure those players who have already committed stay on board is. O'Brien and his newly appointed staff are doing a solid job with the second part, and a decent...


