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Congressmen honor Paterno on House floor

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township, and other members of Congress from Pennsylvania paid tribute to Joe Paterno on the floor of the House of Representatives.

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JEFF RICE

Shooting contributes to Lions’ slow starts

To even begin to fathom what is going through the head of Patrick Chambers as he watches his Penn State team start so many games as if they’d never gone to sleep the night before, you have to understand the sort of guy that Chambers is.

3 days ago
BASKETBALL

Pushing ahead: Lady Lions hold down Badgers, jump to second in Big Ten race

UNIVERSITY PARK — When one of the Big Ten’s best 3-point shooting teams faces the league’s best 3-point defense, something has to give.

3 days ago
PENN STATE SPORTS

Lions net Ohio State 4-3

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State defeated Ohio State 4-3 in a pivotal Big Ten matchup between rivals on Tuesday.

4 days ago
FOOTBALL

Seven Lions earn invites to NFL Combine

UNIVERSITY PARK — Seven Penn State football players have been invited to participate in the National Football League’s 2012 Scouting Combine later this month.

4 days ago
BASKETBALL

Spartans too much for Nittany Lions

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Penn State had taken a 22-point deficit and turned it into a five-point deficit.

4 days ago
BASKETBALL

Strong finish important for PSU

Penn State has hit the homestretch of the Big Ten women’s basketball season and it’s important to the Lady Lions to sprint through the finish line.

4 days ago
WRESTLING

A natural fit: Brown helps pace upperweights after extraordinary journey to Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK — As their flight cut through the midwestern sky, delivering them home from another dominant performance — this one at the Nebraska Corn-huskers’ expense — members of the Penn State wrestling team began to get uneasy.

4 days ago
JOE PATERNO

Paterno campus services cost $29,000; police costs of $6,000 covered by PSU

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State officials said it cost about $29,000 to hold the viewings and services on campus for the late former football coach Joe Paterno.

5 days ago
BASKETBALL

PSU seeks ending to road losing skid

They’re called “pump videos.” They’re highlight reels of Penn State’s players knocking down jump shots. The Nittany Lions watch them as they ride the bus from the team hotel to the arena during road trips. The idea is for players mired in shooting slumps to see...

5 days ago
PENN STATE SPORTS

PSU junior Sharaya Musser honored again

UNIVERSITY PARK — Junior Sharaya Musser was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week for the third time this season and eighth of her career, officials announced Monday.

6 days ago