Cumberland Posey, one of Penn State's first black athletes -- some say he was the first -- , only played professionally for a few years because he discovered his talent was in team management. His business skills made the Homestead Grays one of the most successful teams in Negro league history. It's been said he had a keen eye for choosing young players to develop into star athletes, with Posey having the record to prove it. Posey's team won nine Negro National League championships from 1937 to 1945, including two world titles.
The Nittany Lions entered their seventh conference game of the season with a 1-5 record that just as easily could have been a 5-1 record. Penn State's previous five games had been decided by four points or less, with the Nittany Lions losing four of those Big Ten matchups. Tonight's games in Columbus was just as close, but Penn State was able to win its second conference game in a row with a comeback overtime victory over the #23 Ohio State Buckeyes in a game that looked to be over late in the second half.
Penn State women's volleyball assistant coach Steve Aird has officially been named the head coach of the Maryland Terrapins program on Wednesday, according to the athletics website. Aird has been as assistant with the Nittany Lions national championship-winning program for the past two seasons, previously serving as Penn State's Director of Operations during the 2007 season.
Glen may have been exhausted, but he hadn't played a single minute that night. Even so, he still had dished out the most important assist of the week. Only 24-hours earlier, Glen had begun the first of four injections as part of a bone marrow donation procedure. A member of Be The Match, Penn State's assistant captain received word earlier in the month that he was a match for a patient in need.
It was a slow weekend for Penn State sports as only five matches took place between basketball, hockey, and wrestling combined. The Nittany Lions went 2-3 over the weekend, as women's basketball and wrestling maintained their winning ways, while both hockey team's continued to struggle.
The Lady Lions continued to dominate in an impressive 83-53 win over Minnesota last night at the Jordan Center. Maggie Lucas lead the Lady Lions with 25 points followed by fellow guard Dara Taylor who had the best performance of her college career. Taylor notched a double-double with 15 points, 10 assists, and four steals.