Davis still prepared as pro debut delayed

It's understandable, come the conclusion of your son's college career, when he's plotting his future path and suddenly faces an obstacle, that someone in that position would make a surprise visit in support of his son. Especially when that path includes professional cage fighting.

Clock rule change tries to shorten game

There was a time when college football games could have felt like they just dragged on and on and on and ...

A loss to Coastal Carolina? Perish the thought

What did we learn from Michigan's loss at the hands of lowly Appalachian State last season?

No answers so far in goalie competition

Barry Gorman's plan was to let preseason play determine the outcome of the battle for starting goalkeeper on the Penn State men's soccer team.

PSU mixes practice, fun

Marquee matches hard to schedule

Josh Steinbach remembers his weekday afternoons in the fall, hitting and shagging volleyballs at practice in Rec Hall.

Paterno addresses depth

The names of this year's starting Penn State offensive linemen are all familiar. Upperclassmen Gerald Cadogan, Rich Orhnberger, A.Q. Shipley and Dennis Landolt started every game for Penn State last year. Sophomore Stefen Wisniewski played in eight games. Scroll down the depth chart however, and the names of the other offensive linemen aren't as recognizable.

Bennett excited to coach against PSU

Dave Bennett likes to use golf analogies with his buddies. Then again, working in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the golf course capital of the world, what better way to prove his point?

Olympic success motivates team

The Penn State women's soccer team watched with glee as their head coach Erica Walsh, an assistant on the national team, celebrated with her Olympic players and fellow coaches after defeating a favored Brazil squad 1-0 in overtime.

Franek leads by example

Bridget Franek sat knees pointed to the ceiling and eyes glued to coach Beth Alford-Sullivan as she addressed the men's and women's cross country teams. While some runners fidgeted and spoke softly to themselves as the speech continued, the junior runner never blinked.

Soccer embraces underdog position

Apparently no one had told Barkley Miller that just three years removed from winning the Big Ten title, the Penn State men's soccer team was picked to finish last in the conference's coaches poll.

Team maintains mindset

Despite winning a national title last season, the Penn State women's volleyball team wanted to treat this preseason just like last year.

Competition fuels women's cross country runners

The women's cross country team has only been working out for a week, but junior co-captain Bridget Franek is ready to step up training for competition.

Men's XC plans to take season in stride

Tyler McCandless' goals for this coming season are less than simple -- finish top-5 in the Big Ten, qualify at regionals and have a strong showing at nationals.

Field hockey team looks to fill holes

In the final week of practice before the opening match, Jen Long watched as her teammates practiced at new positions -- positions that were vacated by an impressive class of seniors who graduated last spring.

Prevette adjusts to PSU

This time last year, Dawna Prevette was preparing for her debut as Penn State women's tennis head coach while getting adjusted to life in State College.

Daryll Clark named starting QB for upcoming game

Joe Paterno named Daryll Clark the starter for this weekend's game against Coastal Carolina this afternoon at his weekly press conference. Updated 12:56 PM

Ex-Icer joins coaching staff

Bill Downey is certainly familiar with the Penn State Icers program -- but now, he will have to take charge off the ice, not on it.

Lions move on from last season

Nicole Fawcett sat at the podium with coach Russ Rose and juniors Kelsey Ream and Megan Hodge, three microphones across the desk.

Salvatico suffers sprain

When asked if he was experiencing a bit of déjà vu, all Penn State men's soccer coach Barry Gorman could do was knock on the wooden desk at Monday's media day.

Astorino gaining attention at safety

If not for the heaps of Erie's lake effect snow, Drew Astorino would still be playing Big Ten football -- but not at Penn State.

Public must move past off-field incidents

If I hear the words "Meridian fight" one more time I might be tempted to jump in front of a CATA bus.

Alumni give wake-up call to men's rugby

Nearly 50 people watched the annual men's rugby alumni game Saturday hoping to see a positive preview of the 2008 Ruggers. The alumni had other plans.

Volleyball No. 1 in rankings

Before practice, coach Russ Rose tacks a piece of paper to the wall in the locker room at Rec Hall.

Soccer squanders late game lead

In each of its two scrimmages, the Penn State men's soccer team outshot its opponent by at least 10 shots.

Cianciolo balances working, playing

From the first day he arrived, Paul Cianciolo had one goal -- be the Penn State starting quarterback.

New hall honors rugby's history

When Ivan Jackson roamed the halls of East Area Locker Room, the smile never left his face as he walked around a hall that wouldn't be possible without him.

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Erica Walsh

Lions upbeat after preseason loss to Duke

In the eyes of Penn State field hockey coach Char Morett, sometimes the best way to prepare for a tough season is to play the best teams.

Lions to unveil the Spread HD offense

When asked about Penn State's new offense, redshirt freshman running back Stephfon Green grinned from ear to ear.