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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Backed by an eight-run fourth inning, Minnesota ended Penn State’s baseball season on Thursday with an 8-2 victory in a Big Ten elimination game at Columbus’ Huntington Park.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Purdue spotted Penn State and early two-run lead, then rallied for a 7-2 victory at Huntington Park on the opening day of the Big Ten Tournament.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Ed DeChellis warned reporters that he might break down as he discussed his decision to leave Penn State and, sure enough, his voice began to crack before he had finished his opening statement.

UNIVERSITY PARK — A pair of Penn State errors helped No. 12 Oregon score the go-ahead runs in the sixth inning Sunday as the Ducks knocked the Nittany Lions out of the NCAA Softball Tournament with a 3-1 win in the University Park Regionals at Beard Field.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Penn State baseball team built a big lead early and held off a Michigan rally Saturday to defeat the Wolverines 11-8 and clinch its first Big Ten Tournament berth since 2008.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan’s John Lorenz delivered a game-winning single in the bottom of the 11th inning on Friday as the Wolverines evened their series with Penn State after a 5-4 baseball win at the Wilpon Complex.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Twenty-three innings later, the Penn State softball team is moving on in the NCAA tournament.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Fordham’s Beckah Wiggins and Jen Mineua spoiled Penn State’s first home NCAA Softball Tournament game in 28 years.

PARK RIDGE, Ill. — Penn State’s Lisa Akamine, Jackie Hill, Cassidy Bell and Alyssa Sovereign earned All-Big Ten honors it was announced by the conference on Wednesday.

Penn State added its eighth football commitment for the Class of 2012 on Wednesday.

ESSINGTON — Penn State coach Charlene Morett has been selected for induction into the Delaware County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame for her incredible contributions to the sport of field hockey as both an accomplished coach and player during her career.

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball team will take on Boston College as part of the 2011 Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Nov. 30 in Chestnut Hill.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State outfielder Alyssa Sovereign was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for her outstanding play in a 4-0 span that helped the Nittany Lions earn an NCAA Tournament berth.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Mario Eramo launched a pair of home runs while Sean Deegan blasted his league-leading 10th homer of the season as the Penn State baseball team took down Minnesota 4-2 on a soggy Sunday afternoon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State sophomore Sean Reilly has been named Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week after a personal-best performance in the high jump at last weekend’s Jim Thorpe Open at Nittany Lion Track.

PITTSBURGH — Penn State rallied for three runs in the fifth and put the game away with four runs in the seventh to cruise past Pittsburgh on Wednesday 10-3.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Senior T.J. Howe has received a berth in the NCAA regional championships later this week.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Distance runner Jessica Babcock and Stefen Wisniewski have been selected the recipients of Penn State’s Ernest B. McCoy Memorial Awards.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Evan Dixon and Greg Welsh combined to give up one run on five hits while Jordan Steranka clubbed a key two-run triple in the fourth inning as the Penn State baseball team topped Niagara 4-1 on Tuesday at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.