Penn State Lacrosse with Five All Americans
GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s lacrosse team saw five student-athletes honored as Inside Lacrosse All-Americans on Sunday Night. Redshirt-junior Grant Ament was named IL First Team All-America on attack. Senior Chris Sabiaand junior Mac O’Keefe both earned a spot on the second team, while senior Nick Spillane was honored as a third team member. Junior face-off specialist Gerard Arceri was an honorable mention selection. Ament, a native of Doylestown, Pa., has recorded 109 points on the season so far with 26 assists and an NCAA single-season record 83 assists. He is shooting .426 on the year and…
Penn State Wrestling Rolls Over Bucknell
Lewisburg, PA – (GoPSUSports.com) – No. 1 Penn State (2-0, 0-0 B1G) made its first-ever visit to Bucknell (2-2) for a dual meet and dominated the homestanding Bison in sold out Sojka Pavilion. The Nittany Lions won nine of ten bouts, including three pins, to roll to a 42-3 victory in Lewisburg. The dual was wrestled in front of a sellout crowd of 4,279 in Bucknell’s Sojka Pavilion. The crowd is the largest wrestling crowd in Bucknell history and the third largest in Sojka Pavilion history. The dual began at 125 where Lion sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) picked up…
Phillies Trade for 1st Baseman Justin Bour
MLB.com – The Phillies acquired first baseman Justin Bour and cash considerations from the Marlins on Friday in exchange for an unnamed Minor League pitcher, sources confirm to MLB.com. Bour had reportedly been claimed by the Phillies after Miami had placed the first baseman on trade waivers, and the two sides subsequently agreed to a deal, as reported by MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal. Bour first needed to clear trade waivers before he was able to be freely traded by the Marlins, due to the passing of the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline.
Justify 13th Triple Crown Champion
By Beth Harris – NEW YORK (AP) — Justify led all the way to win the Belmont Stakes by 1¾ lengths on Saturday and become horse racing’s 13th Triple Crown champion and second in four years. The chestnut colt became the second undefeated horse to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont, improving to 6-0 in a racing career that began on Feb. 18. Seattle Slew was unbeaten when he won the Triple Crown in 1977. Sent off as the 4-5 favorite, Justify went to the lead out of the starting gate and led nine rivals around the track’s sweeping…
Barkley To Attend NFL Draft
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Former Nittany Lion running back Saquon Barkley is among the 22 prospects who will attend the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Draft runs Thursday, April 26-Saturday, April 28. Barkley is the first Nittany Lion player to attend the draft since Donovan Smith attended in 2015. The first round takes place Thursday, April 26 at 8 p.m., rounds 2-3 are Friday, April 27 at 7 p.m. and rounds 4-7 are Saturday, April 28 at noon. All times are eastern. Barkley capped his Penn State career by winning the 2017 Paul Hornung Award…
Penn State Legend Posluszny Retires From NFL
Eleven-year veteran, former Pro Bowl linebacker and 5-time Jacksonville Jaguars defensive captain Paul Posluszny today announced his retirement from the National Football League. In a letter posted on Jacksonville’s official website, Posluszny said: “Today is a difficult day for me, but it is also a day of reflection and gratitude. Playing for Mr. Khan, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the city of Jacksonville has been a tremendous honor. During my seven years as a Jaguars player, I’ve always pursued success and winning football games, while preparing and training with the highest standards of competition, passion and perseverance. It has been an…
PSU Coaches Caravan Returns In May
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — GoPSUSports.com — The Penn State Coaches Caravan will visit three East Coast cities this spring, with Penn State Head Football Coach James Franklin and Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour appearing at each of the three evening events. Franklin, Barbour, and other featured Penn State coaches will travel to three metros where significant numbers of Penn State alumni live and work, starting in New York City on May 8. Two additional stops — Philadelphia on May 9 and Washington, D.C., on May 10 — will complete the trip. Registration and pricing information will be available later in…
Alabama National Champions
By Ralph D. Russo – ATLANTA (AP) — To add another championship to the greatest dynasty college football has ever seen, Alabama turned to its quarterback of the future, and Tua Tagovailoa proved that his time is now. The freshman quarterback, who had played mostly mop-up duty this season, came off the bench to spark a comeback and threw a 41-yard touchdown to DeVonta Smith that gave No. 4 Alabama a 26-23 overtime victory against No. 3 Georgia on Monday night for the College Football Playoff national championship. Tagovailoa entered the game at halftime, replacing a struggling Jalen Hurts, and…
Collins Elected to CFB HOF!
(GoPSUSports.com) – UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. – Penn State national award winner and first-team All-America quarterback Kerry Collins has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2018 class. Collins will be inducted to the Hall of Fame December 4, 2018 at the 61st National Football Foundation (NFF) Annual Awards Dinner in New York City. Collins and the 13 inductees (10 players, 3 coaches) will also be recognized at their respective collegiate institutions with NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the fall. Their accomplishments will be forever immortalized at the College Football…
Dick Enberg Dead at 82
SAN DIEGO — (CBS News) — Dick Enberg, a Hall of Fame broadcaster known as much for his excited calls of “Oh my!” as the big events he covered during a 60-year career, died Thursday. He was 82. Enberg’s daughter, Nicole Enberg Vaz, confirmed the death to The Associated Press. She said the family became concerned when he didn’t arrive on his flight to Boston on Thursday, and that he was found dead at his home in La Jolla, a San Diego neighborhood, with his bags packed. His daughter said the family believes Enberg died of a heart attack but was…
