Two of college football`s greatest traditions could come together if the Pac-10 Conference chooses to expand and invites the Colorado Buffaloes. Imagine Colorado`s live buffalo mascot, Ralphie V, storming down the sidelines in the Rose Bowl covered with a blanket of roses like a Kentucky Derby winner and a sign reading "Beat Ohio State" one New Year`s Day in the future. read more

The offer list for Dorman WR Charone Peake (6-4 194) of Dorman has grown with Southern Cal, Notre Dame, Penn State and Miami putting their names on his board. read more

The offer list for Dorman WR Charone Peake (6-4 194) has grown with Southern Cal, Notre Dame, Penn State and Miami putting their names on his board. read more

There isn't a lot of turnaround time for North Penn coach Maggie deMarteleire after Friday night's District One Class AAAA ninth-place game victory over Spring-Ford. read more

The two schools have met once before, when the Fighting Irish beat the Terrapins 22-0 in the 2002 Kickoff Classic at Giants Stadium. The Redskins have been stepping up their effort to host more college football games at their 90,000-seat stadium. They will host Virginia Tech-Boise State in September, and Penn State-Indiana two months later. The stadium will also be the site for the Army-Navy ... read more

on the Schutt name appearing on some Penn State football helmets. This info is courtesy of Glenn Beckmann of Schutt Sports Inc.: "I thought I would elaborate a bit on Tim¹s [Darragh's] story ... on Schutt Recon. read more

The last time I spoke with Joe Paterno, a little more than a year ago, the Penn State head football coach left it open to doing an interview with me. So a call went through last Monday night with the help of his wife, Susan. read more

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The Maxwell Football Club will name an award after Penn State coach Joe Paterno. The Joseph V. Paterno Award will go to a college football coach. read more

Penn State Nittany Lions coach Joe Paterno has won more games than any coach in FBS history. It seems only natural that a coaching award is named for him. read more

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.; - Penn State Nittany Lion fanatics will once again have the opportunity to live out all their football dreams at the Fifth Annual Penn State Football Fantasy Camp, which will run from Wednesday, June 9 to Sunday, June 13, 2010. read more

TOWAMENCIN - All throughout Tuesday evening, the North Penn girls basketball team provided visiting Wyoming Valley West few second chances on offense. read more

Jeff D'Alessio, Sporting News Evan Turner made a seamless transition from the frontcourt to point guard this year. Before a January ceremony honoring Ohio State's 1960 national championship team, a nervous Evan Turner broke the trophy he was to hand Jerry Lucas. It wouldn't be the last precious item he'd break that belonged to a Buckeyes legend. During a record-setting junior season, "Evan ... read more

The North Penn girls basketball team will host Wyoming Valley West in a play-in PIAA Tournament game on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. This is the Maidens first appearance in the state playoffs since 1996 when they lost a first round game against Conestoga Valley, 62-46. The game was played at Lancaster Catholic HS. In 1995, NP lost a first round game to Allentown Central Catholic, 59-48, in a game ... read more

For most of its disappointing Big Ten season, Penn State has proved that it can hang around with anyone in the conference. read more

WASHINGTON -- The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team clinched its second ECAC Division III South Region title in school history Sunday at Catholic University with a 79-73 win against Alvernia University. read more

Set to enter another PIAA Class AAAA boys' basketball state tournament Saturday, Penn Wood can have only one thing on its mind - repeat. read more

WASHINGTON -- The third-seeded Penn State Behrend men's basketball team defeated No. 2 seed Bethany 67-65 Saturday to advance to the championship game of the ECAC South Region tournament. read more

Purdue vs Penn State (3/6/10 at State College, Pa.) Official Basketball Box Score Purdue vs Penn State 3/6/10 2:30 p.m. at State College, Pa. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Purdue 26-4, 14-4 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 25 Johnson, JaJuan..... f 5-8 0-0 11-14 1 9 10 3 21 1 4 3 0 ... read more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Robbie Hummel needed just three minutes to squash Penn State's upset hopes. Hummel scored nine of his 23 points during a 13-0 run right after the halftime break to help No. 10 Purdue beat Penn State 66-46 Sunday for its fourth straight win. read more

Penn State senior Tyra Grant scored 32 points, but the sixth-seeded Nittany Lions fell to No. 3 Iowa, 82-75, yesterday in a Big Ten women's quarterfinal at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. read more

Despite shutting out Big 12 power Texas A&M through three innings, the Aggies' offense exploded in the fourth and wouldn't look back as they went on to down the Penn State baseball team, 17-3 on Tuesday evening at Olsen Field. A pair of bunt singles sparked A&M's (10-2) four-run fourth-inning rally to open the scoring. The Nittany Lions (4-4) look to bounce back Wednesday evening at 7:35 p.m. ET as redshirt senior Mike Wanamaker gets the start for the first time since the 2008 season. read more

The Penn State softball team struggled at the plate and in the field on Tuesday night, falling to Central Michigan, 4-2, at the Eddie C. Moore Complex Field No. 2. The Lions generated just five hits and two errors led to four CMU runs. Freshman Lauren Rossi (Yardley, Pa.) belted her first collegiate homer in the loss. read more

The Penn State Nittany Lion lacrosse team dropped a hard-fought 11-7 game to visiting Villanova in an early season night game at Penn State's Jeffrey Field. The Wildcats relied on a 5-0 second quarter to pull away from the Nittany Lions. read more

The No. 6 Penn State men's gymnastics team will make its longest and final road trip of the 2010 regular season this weekend when it travels to Berkeley, Calif. for a tri-meet with host No. 9 California and No. 8 Nebraska on Sat., March 13. Competition is set to begin at 7 p.m. ET at the home of the Golden Bears, Haas Pavilion. read more

The No. 14 Penn State women's lacrosse team (3-2) will open a three-game road swing this weekend when it travels regionally for a 12 p.m. non-conference tilt with Delaware (1-3) on Sat., March 13. The game will be played at the home of the Blue Hens, Rullo Stadium, in Newark, Del. read more

The Penn State men's tennis team (11-1, 1-0) increased its winning streak to nine matches with a 7-0 victory over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on Tuesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach. Penn State is off to its best start record-wise since the 2006 season when the Nittany Lions started 11-1 as well. read more

The Nittany Lion Club will host its annual Blue-White Event at the Bryce Jordan Center prior to the Blue-White game on Saturday, April 24. The breakfast features special guests head coach Joe Paterno and the 2010 football senior class. Tickets to this year's event are $20 and will be available beginning Monday, March 15. read more

The ninth-ranked Penn State men's volleyball team travels to UC Irvine on Wednesday, March 10 for a 7 p.m. (PT) matchup with the No. 11 Anteaters. Live stats will be available via a link at GoPSUsports.com. read more

Freshman Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) was named the Big Ten Gymnast and Freshman of the Week, conference officials announced. This is the seventh honor for the Nittany Lions this season. Senior Brandi Personett (Katy, Texas) has been the gymnast of the week five times and Musser was the freshman of the week on Feb. 15. read more

Coming off a thrilling 4-2 ten-inning comeback win over South Florida, the Penn State softball team (12-6) takes on Central Michigan Tuesday in the first of two mid-week games. PSU and CMU will faceoff at Eddie C. Moore Complex Field No. 2 at 6 p.m. before taking on Saint Joseph's at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Note field change from No. 8 to No. 2 for Tuesday vs. CMU read more

During this week's spring break from class, the Penn State women's tennis team (3-8, 0-2 Big Ten) travels to Texas to take on Texas State on Wednesday at 11 a.m. and No. 22 SMU on Friday at noon. SMU is the seventh nationally ranked opponent Penn State has faced this spring. read more

The Penn State baseball team looks for one of its biggest wins in recent memory as it faces Texas A&M on Tuesday and Wednesday evening. The Nittany Lions are coming off an impressive showing at the YMBL Cardinal Classic, winning two-of-four against some of the NCAA's top teams. Both games are set for 7:35 p.m. (ET) with live streaming video and audio available free of charge.Tuesday night's video is now up and running. read more

Penn State junior Talor Battle was named to the All-Big Ten second team by the conference coaches and media Monday, marking his second-straight year being honored on the post-season all-conference team. read more

For only the sixth time in conference history, three teams share the Big Ten title..The 13th annual Big Ten Tournament tips off Thursday, March 11-Sunday, March 14...Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin all earn first-round byes in the Big Ten Tournament...Ohio State's Evan Turner named Big Ten Player of the Year. All-Big Ten and individual honors announced on Monday...Ohio State's Evan Turner earns scoring and rebounding crowns...Wisconsin's Jon Leuer earns the season's final Player of the Week accolade. read more

Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany announced that Diane Dietz has been hired as Chief Communications Officer. Dietz will lead all conference communications efforts and work to integrate conference communications where appropriate with institutional and Big Ten Network endeavors. All releases, branding and promotional efforts as well as new and traditional media messaging will be overseen by Dietz. She will assume her new role at the conference office on May 3. read more

Molnar earns her first Big Ten Athlete of the Week honor after helping the No. 54 Hawkeyes to a pair of wins over Missouri and No. 24 DePaul over the weekend. Playing at No. 1 singles and doubles for Iowa, Molnar defeated the Tigers' Jamie Mera, 6-0, 6-4, then teamed with Merel Beelen to defeat the top Missouri team, 8-4. Against the Blue Demons on Sunday, Molnar and Beelen again teamed up at No. 1 doubles, this time knocking off the No. 10 tandem of Anna Redecsi and Selma Salkovic, 9-7. Later in the match, Molnar defeated Redecsi, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) to secure the clinching point as the Hawkeyes earned a 4-3 win. read more

Illinois' Dennis Nevolo helped No. 12 Illinois to wins over No. 17 Texas A&M and No. 34 Northwestern this past weekend, while Ohio State's Chase Buchanan helped the No. 3 Buckeyes defeat No. 13 Louisville and No. 17 Texas A&M. read more

The Big Ten Conference office announced on Monday the 2010 All-Big Ten men's basketball teams and individual award winners. Ohio State's Evan Turner captured the conference's highest honor, as he was named Big Ten Player of the Year in voting by conference coaches and media. read more

Penn State's Sharaya Musser wom both Gymnast and Freshman of the Week honors after finishing first in the all-around in the Nittany Lions' quadrangular over the weekend. read more

Michigan's Shaw wins her first Big Ten Player of the Week honor after slugging 1.250 and batting .500 as the Wolverines posted a 5-0 record over the weekend, while teammate Taylor won her third Pitcher of the Week honor of the season as she pitched two complete games and earned a save this weekend. read more

Illinois' Ruggeri posted two first-place finishes and helped Illinois to a 357.500-346.600 win over Iowa during the weekend, while Minnesota's Coleman wins his first Freshman of the Week honor recording a first-place finish and two 15-plus performances for the Gophers over the weekend. read more

Ohio State's Zach Hurley was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday, while Northwestern's Francis Brooke picked up Pitcher of the Week accolades. read more

Leuer claims the first Big Ten Player of the Week honor of his career after helping the Badgers clinch the No. 4 seed in this week's Big Ten Tournament. read more

This (past) Week in the Big Ten we saw champions crowned on the hardwood and the wrestling mat, a rowing season begin, and a show on "icons" announced. read more

The field is set for the 2010 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament that will take place Thursday-Sunday, March 11-14, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. Ohio State (24-7, 14-4) claimed the No. 1 seed after capturing the Big Ten title for the third time under Thad Matta's tutelage and 18th overall. read more

Having all of its wrestlers finish in fourth place or higher, the Iowa Hawkeyes won their 34th Big Ten Championship and third in a row Sunday afternoon on the final day of the 2010 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. read more

Mike Dunleavy was shocked that he was fired as general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, barely a month after relinquishing his head coaching duties. read more

Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and the Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to snap their three-game losing streak. read more

The Browns released former Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Anderson one day after the acquiring Seneca Wallace in a trade with the Seahawks. read more

The WNBA's Tulsa Shock will hold a news conference Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET to announce the signing of former track star Marion Jones. read more

Terrell Owens is headed to Cincinnati to see if the Bengals are interested in adding him to their stalled-out passing game. read more

Kansas City signed running back Thomas Jones to a two-year deal worth $5 million, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. read more

Rafer Alston is content with his decision to leave the Heat, because it wasn't about losing his starting job. read more

Top draft pick Stephen Strasburg has made his spring training debut for the Washington Nationals, pitching two scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers. read more

Hal Steinbrenner says the New York Yankees won't alter their policy against contract extensions and will deal with Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Joe Girardi after the season. read more

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Dozens of protesters lined up outside a banquet hall where Michael Vick received an award on the same day the Eagles exercised their option on him. read more

Carl Edwards will not be suspended for intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski's car during last weekend's NASCAR race in Atlanta. read more

Twins reliever Joe Nathan has been diagnosed with a torn ligament in his right elbow, leaving the team without a proven closer less than a month from Opening Day, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. read more