PSU Football Kickoff Times Announced For Kent State and Temple
GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Football schedule continues to fill out as two more game times were announced. The Nittany Lions open the 2016 season in Beaver Stadium against Kent State Sept. 3 at 3:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network and Penn State will host Temple Sept. 17 at noon on BTN in the Stripe Out game. Previously announced, the Nittany Lions visit Pittsburgh Sept. 10 at noon and Penn State hosts Maryland for Homecoming Oct. 8 at noon, Ohio State for the Penn State White Out Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. and Iowa for Seats for…
Penguins Claim 4th Stanley Cup Title
By Josh Dubow (AP) – A turnaround season for the Pittsburgh Penguins ended with Sidney Crosby once again holding the Stanley Cup. Crosby set up Kris Letang’s go-ahead goal midway through the second period and the Pittsburgh Penguins won the fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history by beating the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 of the final Sunday night. ”It wasn’t easy getting here, especially the way things started out,” Crosby said. ”The first half wasn’t easy and I think everyone just stuck together, kept going and found some momentum there in March and continued to keep it going.”…
Gordie Howe, “Mr. Hockey,” Dies At 88
By Chris Peters/CBSSports.com Gordie Howe, one of the greatest hockey players ever to lace up skates, has died at 88 years old. The Detroit Red Wings, with whom Howe had spent 25 years of his lengthy playing career, confirmed the news Friday morning. Howe was truly one of the giants in the game. Affectionately known around the world as “Mr. Hockey,” Howe was one of the game’s most prolific scorers and toughest competitors, embodying both the grace and brutality of the sport he helped popularize in the United States. Even in his post-playing career, which did not end until he…
2016 MLB Draft: Phillies select OF Mickey Moniak No. 1 overall
From CBSSports.com Thursday night, the Philadelphia Phillies selected high school outfielder Mickey Moniak with the first pick of the 2016 First Year Player Draft. Moniak hails from La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, California. Moniak is the first high school outfielder selected first overall since the Diamondbacks took Justin Upton in 2005, though there is a bit of a catch. Bryce Harper got his GED as a high school sophomore and enrolled in junior college in 2010, allowing him to be draft-eligible in what would have been his junior year of high school. Moniak, 18, hit .476 with seven…
Tiger Woods To Miss U.S. Open
On his website, Tiger Woods announced he will not participate in the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont. Woods said in a statement, “While I continue to work hard on getting healthy, I am not physically ready to play in this year’s U.S. Open and the Quicken Loans National. I am making progress, but I’m not yet ready for tournament competition. “I want to thank everyone for their continued support. The positive texts, emails and calls I have received have been incredible. I want to wish Mike Davis, Diana Murphy, the USGA, the players and everyone at Oakmont a very successful…
Two Penn Staters Elected To Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. – Penn State field hockey All-American and head coach Char Morett-Curtiss and football standout kicker Craig Fayak will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame as part of the group’s 54th annual ceremony. The induction celebration will take place on Saturday, October 22 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie. “I’m very honored and humbled to be selected into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame,” said Morett-Curtiss. “This is special for me as Penn State coaches Russ Rose and Joe Paterno are previous inductees. The years I’ve been on the ballot, which gives me a…
Former PSU Golfer T.J. Howe Qualifies for U.S. Open
GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.– Former Penn State men’s golf student-athlete Travis (T.J.) Howe qualified for his first U.S. Open on Monday during sectional qualifying, while three other Nittany Lion narrowly missed the cut. Howe, who played Penn State from 2007-11, shot a seven-under par 137 to place second at the Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver, Wash. He earned one of three spots among the 55 competitors at Royal Oaks for the 116th U.S. Open, to be held June 16-19 at Oakmont Country Club in suburban Pittsburgh. Originally from Osceola, Pa., Howe won the U.S. Open local qualifier May 19 at…
Pittsburgh One Win Away From Stanley Cup
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Bounce-back performances from two key players moved the Pittsburgh Penguins to the brink of winning the Stanley Cup. Evgeni Malkin scored his first goal of the series and Matt Murray made 23 saves after a shaky Game 3 to lead the Penguins to a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks Monday night for a 3-1 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final. Malkin woke up after being held pointless in the first three games of the series by setting up Ian Cole’s goal to open the scoring. He added one of his own on the power…
Muhammad Ali dies at 74
Muhammad Ali, considered one of greatest boxers of all-time and a sporting icon, died on Friday, his representative Bob Gunnell, announced. He was 74. A three-time world heavyweight champion, Ali died after being admitted to a Phoenix hospital Thursday for a respiratory issue, Gunnell said. Ali’s funeral will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, according to Gunnell. “The Ali family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers and support and asks for privacy at this time,” Gunnell wrote in a statement. Born Cassius Clay in Louisville on January 17, 1942, he rose to notoriety after winning a gold medal…
Stan Savran On The Steve Jones Show
One of the most respected sportscasters in the country, Stan Savran, will appear on The Steve Jones Show, Monday June 6th on Newsradio 1070 WKOK. Mr. Savran is a former football play-by-play announcer on the Penn State Sports Network and joined Fox Sports Net in 1992, now ROOT Sports. Mr. Savran serves as the primary host of Pittsburgh Pirates and Penguins pregame shows. During football season, also on ROOT Sports, Savran hosts The Mike Tomlin Show and the Mike Tomlin Press Conference. Honored in the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, Savran celebrates over 35 years of experience in the…
