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Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics currently supports 31 varsity supports in the Big Ten. Enthusiastic Pat Chambers has the Penn State Men’s Basketball team playing a scrappy and exciting brand of basketball, while Coquese Washington’s Lady Lions look to capture an NCAA Tournament bid this March for the second-straight year. Penn State wrestling remains in position to repeat as National Champions, and the Penn State Hockey team is set to open up at Pegula Ice Arena this season. You can find all of the latest coverage on Penn State Athletics right here!

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Penn State Basketball to Play Foreign Tour in Europe
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Comparing Penn State’s Football Physician Care to Other Schools
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Penn State Basketball to Play Foreign Tour in Europe
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Penn State basketball will be spending a week in Europe this coming August, playing teams in England, France and Belgium, per head coach Pat Chambers and the athletic department.
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Lady Lions to Face Notre Dame in B1G/ACC Challenge
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The Penn State Lady Lion basketball team will host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on December 4 as a part of the 7th Annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
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Comparing Penn State’s Football Physician Care to Other Schools
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Penn State has been in all out attack mode in a continued effort to refute the narrative spun in David Epstein's Sports Illustrated story regarding the university's medical care as it applies to football players, and one of the more intriguing tactics was a comparison of how the Nittany Lions program handles on-site physician coverage during the season compared to other schools.
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Penn State Releases Additional Statements Refuting SI Story
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Dave Joyner Interview
Penn State continues to aggressively refute David Epstein's forthcoming Sports Illustrated story that investigates its medical practices related to athletic programs, specifically the football team. This series of statements comes on the heels of remarks last night in an effort to get ahead of the in-depth piece that hits newsstands today. Similar in nature to yesterday's remarks, these statements harshly criticize the SI article going as far as to call some of the claims inside the 23-page story "ludicrous."
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Sports Illustrated Investigates Penn State Medical Care, Joyner-Sebastianelli Relationship
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SI Story

In a 23-page investigative story, Sports Illustrated senior writer David Epstein examined the history and current state of medical care as it applies to the Penn State football program. Throughout the featured piece that is set to hit newsstands today and be released online tomorrow, Epstein is highly critical of Penn State athletic director David Joyner, mentioning a personal feud between Joyner and Wayne Sebastianelli, the long-time head physician for the Nittany Lions football team before being reassigned in late February. The article, titled “What Still Ails Penn State” quotes several named and unnamed sources including former football players, athletic department employees, and Board of Trustees members. A detailed summary of the piece can be found below.

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Jermaine Marshall to Forgo Senior Season
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Marshall Leaving
Penn State basketball just suffered a major loss, as redshirt junior guard Jermaine Marshall has decided to forgo his final season of eligibility to play professionally, per GoPSUSports. Marshall, who will graduate this summer and was a team captain for the 2012-13 season, was second on the team with 15.3 points per game. He also led the Nittany Lions in scoring 14 times last season, which was the most on the team.
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Sports Illustrated Slams Penn State Athletics’ Medical Program, PSU Responds
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Penn State responded to a pending Sports Illustrated article last night that sent many Penn State beat writers into a frenzy.

The article written by David Epstein reportedly slams Penn State’s medical program and administrative moves made over the past several months by Athletic Director David Joyner, who is an orthopedic surgeon himself. “Special Report: Do Athletics Still Have Too Much Power at Penn State?” is featured on the cover of this week’s Sports Illustrated, seemingly unrelated to the actual article but a headline that is sure to grab some attention at the news stand. It is due out Wednesday on the web.

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Spring Sports Continue Domination
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Women's track and field Big Ten Champs
Nittany Lion spring sports teams continue to advance and find success late in their seasons as the Women's Track and Field Team won its seventh Big Ten title and Women's Lacrosse advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament. No. 13 Penn State Men's Lacrosse ended its season and fell to No. 11 Yale Lacrosse in a 10-7 battle
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Your State’s Highest Paid Employee is Likely an NCAA Coach
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Let the #culture Tweets ensue. According to a study done by Deadspin published yesterday, the highest compensated state employee in 40 of 50 states is a sports coach. The list includes 27 football coaches, 13 basketball coaches, and one hockey coach.
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Two Lady Lions Invited to USA Basketball Trials
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Senior guard Maggie Lucas and sophomore forward/center Candice Agee have been invited to participate in USA Women's Basketball Trials, per GoPSUSports.com
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