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Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics currently supports 31 varsity sports in the Big Ten.

Enthusiastic Pat Chambers has the men’s basketball team playing a scrappy and exciting brand of basketball, while Coquese Washington’s Lady Lions hope to recapture their glory years of winning conference championships and making runs in the NCAA Tournament. The wrestling team remains in position to repeat as national champions, and the men’s hockey team tries to reach new heights coming off its first Big Ten Championship in 2017.

You can find all of the latest coverage on Penn State Athletics right here!

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June 24, 2017 0 Three More Penn State Prospects Selected In NHL Draft

By Mikey Mandarino

The Los Angeles Kings took Cole Hults No. 134 overall, while Denis Smirnov was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche with the No. 156 pick, and Aarne Talvitie went off the board moments later at No. 160 to the New Jersey Devils.

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June 24, 2017 0 Incoming Penn State Hockey Freshman Evan Barratt Drafted No. 90 By Chicago Blackhawks

By Mikey Mandarino

Barratt, a center from Morrisville, Pa., is the first Penn State prospect to be taken in this year’s NHL entry draft and the seventh in program history.

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June 24, 2017 0 A Day In The Life Of Penn State Volleyball’s Simone Lee

By Ethan Kasales

Balancing early-morning workouts and afternoon scrimmages with an internship in the athletic department is all in a day’s work for Russ Rose’s senior outside hitter.

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June 23, 2017 0 Terry Pegula Inspires NHL Feasibility Studies Into New College Hockey Programs

By Mikey Mandarino

The NHL held a press conference prior to its annual entry draft Friday night detailing plans to look into more new Division I hockey programs like Penn State.

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June 21, 2017 0 Tim Frazier Traded To Washington Wizards For No. 52 Pick

By Ethan Kasales

The New Orleans Pelicans traded former Penn State point guard Tim Frazier to the Wizards Wednesday for the No. 52 overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft.

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June 21, 2017 0 Zain Retherford Nominated For Best Male College Athlete ESPY

By Steve Connelly

The honor comes after he secured his second-straight national title at 149 pounds and helped the Nittany Lions to their sixth NCAA Championship in the last seven years.

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June 19, 2017 0 Pegula Ice Arena To Host Pittsburgh Penguins And Buffalo Sabres In Preseason NHL Matchup

By Derek Bannister

Terry Pegula’s Buffalo Sabres will visit Hockey Valley again to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in a preseason game.

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June 18, 2017 0 Pegula Likely To Host NHL Preseason Game Again

By Steve Connelly

Penn State women’s hockey tweeted on Sunday a picture of the ice at Pegula with the lines for the NHL-signature restricted area behind the goal.

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June 16, 2017 0 Walk-On Taylor Nussbaum Commits To Penn State Men’s Hoops

By Ethan Kasales

South Salem, N.Y., guard Taylor Nussbaum committed to Pat Chambers’ Nittany Lions Friday via Twitter. The incoming freshman is a preferred walk-on.

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June 16, 2017 0 Dylan Richard Inks Pro Deal With Norwegian Club Manglerud Star

By Ethan Kasales

Recent Penn State men’s hockey graduate Dylan Richard will continue his playing career overseas in Oslo, Norway.

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June 15, 2017 0 Hancock, Courtney Make U.S. Pan Am Cup Roster Again

By Ethan Kasales

Penn State women’s volleyball greats Micha Hancock and Megan Courtney will represent Team USA at the Pan American Cup for the second year in a row in Peru June 17-25.

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June 15, 2017 0 Penn State Hockey’s David Goodwin, Laura Bowman Join European Pro Teams

By Steve Connelly

Penn State men’s hockey captain David Goodwin has joined on with Finland’s SaiPa and Penn State women’s hockey captain Laura Bowman will play for Austrian pro team EHV Vienna.

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June 14, 2017 0 Kansas City Royals Select RHP Sal Biasi No. 330 Overall

By Ethan Kasales

The Royals called Penn State senior Sal Biasi’s name during the 11th round of the 2017 MLB Draft on Wednesday.

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June 14, 2017 0 State Capitol Honors Penn State’s Championship Teams

By Mikey Mandarino

Several Penn State coaches and student-athletes from seven Big Ten Champion and one NCAA champion Nittany Lion teams traveled to Harrisburg Monday where state officials honored them at the Pennsylvania State Capitol for their accomplishments last season.

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June 12, 2017 0 Zain Retherford Qualifies For Wrestling World Team

By Anthony Colucci

Before he starts his senior year, Zain Retherford will be competing for the United States in France after beating former Nittany Lion great Frank Molinaro in the finals.

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June 9, 2017 0 Isaiah Harris Finishes Second In 800m At NCAA Championships

By Steve Connelly

Penn State men’s track star Isaiah Harris earned All-American honors after finishing second in the 800-meter dash Friday in 1:45.40.

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June 7, 2017 0 Micha Hancock, Megan Courtney Make Team USA Preliminary Roster

By Ethan Kasales

Penn State women’s volleyball alums Micha Hancock and Megan Courtney, who led the Nittany Lions to back-to-back national championships in 2013-14, will train with the U.S. National Team this summer.

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June 6, 2017 0 MMA Promotion Eyes Penn State For Card With Former Nittany Lions

By Steve Connelly

Bellator President Scott Coker says that the MMA franchise is currently in talks with Penn State about doing an event that would feature former Nittany Lions Phil Davis and Ed Ruth.

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June 1, 2017 0 Penn State Men’s Soccer Releases 2017 Schedule

By Steve Connelly

Penn State will be back without a couple of key seniors from last year, including leading goalscorer Connor Maloney and fellow MLS draftee Robby Sagel. The second-most productive offensive player, Dayonn Harris, transferred to UConn for his final two years of eligibility.

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June 1, 2017 0 Penn State Women’s Hockey Hires Jeff Kampersal As New Head Coach

By Steve Connelly

Jeff Kampersal will leave his alma mater Princeton after 21 seasons to become Penn State women’s hockey’s second coach in program history. He helped the Tigers to a pair of Ivy League Championships and NCAA Tournament berths in 2006 and 2016. He’s fifth among active coaches in wins with 327.

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May 31, 2017 0 Incoming Penn State Hockey Freshman Evan Barratt To Participate In NHL Scouting Combine

By Mikey Mandarino

Evan Barratt, a center from Morrisville, Pa., will join Guy Gadowsky’s Nittany Lions next season. This week, he’s working out for NHL franchises in Buffalo, N.Y.

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May 29, 2017 0 Penn State Men’s Lacrosse Standouts Nick Aponte, Matt Florence Drafted Into MLL

By Ethan Kasales

Nick Aponte was selected No. 30 overall by the Chesapeake Bayhawks, while Matt Florence was taken No. 72 overall by the Denver Outlaws.

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May 28, 2017 0 Penn State Women’s Lacrosse Is Just Getting Started

By Ethan Kasales

“You have to keep knocking on the door before you can go through it,” head coach Missy Doherty said Friday. Perhaps the program’s sixth national title will soon be behind one of those doors.

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May 26, 2017 0 Penn State Women’s Lacrosse Falls To No. 1 Maryland 20-10 In Final Four

By Ethan Kasales

Missy Doherty’s Nittany Lions (17-4) couldn’t catch up to a dominant Maryland attack that saw five different players score a hat trick Friday at Gillette Stadium.

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May 26, 2017 0 Final Four Preview: Penn State Women’s Lacrosse vs. No. 1 Maryland

By Ethan Kasales

Missy Doherty’s Nittany Lions (17-3) face a tough task in No. 1 seed Maryland Friday at Gillette Stadium. Here’s a quick rundown on their second straight Final Four appearance.

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May 25, 2017 0 Buffalo Bills Sign Former Penn State LB Gerald Hodges To One-Year Deal

By Mikey Mandarino

The Buffalo Bills added a Penn Stater to their roster after signing Gerald Hodges to a one-year deal.

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May 24, 2017 0 Madison Carter, Katie O’Donnell Fuel Penn State’s High-Octane Offense

By Ethan Kasales

The uber talented duo of sophomore attacker Madison Carter and junior midfielder Katie O’Donnell has the Penn State women’s lacrosse team headed to its second straight Final Four.

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May 21, 2017 0 Penn State Women’s Lacrosse Punches Ticket To Final Four, Tops Princeton 14-12

By Ethan Kasales

Missy Doherty’s Nittany Lions (17-3) are headed to their second straight Final Four this Friday in Foxborough, Mass.

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May 21, 2017 0 Erika Spilker Leads Resurgence Of Penn State Women’s Lacrosse

By Ethan Kasales

The senior defender out of Severna Park, Md., holds the rare distinction of serving as a three-year captain for the Nittany Lions, who host Princeton Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Elite Eight.

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May 21, 2017 0 Penn State Baseball Goes 1-2 Against Nebraska In Final Home Series

By Ethan Kasales

The Nittany Lions (18-37) upset No. 23 Nebraska 8-7 Thursday on Nick Riotto’s walk-off double before losing the last two games of the season to the Cornhuskers.

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