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Saturday May 25 2013
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West Virginia will lead the parade of local college players on draft day this season, with potential first-rounders in quarterback Geno Smith and receiver Tavon Austin. PSR takes a look at the Mountaineers, as well as prospects from Pitt, Penn State and elsewhere.

FIRST DAY
Tavon Austin, WVU
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04/21/2013 - 12:12
Tony DeFazio
Quarterback battle highlights scrimmage

Quarterback battles at Penn State's annual Blue-White Game have become pretty standard, but the one that played out Saturday at Beaver Stadium had a decidedly uncertain taste to it.

04/20/2013 - 17:40
Adam Bittner
Spring football at Pitt and Penn State are both in full swing, with their spring games both slated for next month. PSR looks at what you can expect from spring drills.

Pitt Spring Preview
Blue-Gold Game: April 12, 7:30 PM, Bethel Park High School

03/21/2013 - 13:35
Sam Oliff
Trey Burke scored 21 points as Michigan pulled away from Penn State in the second half, ending the Nittany Lions season with an 83-66 victory in the first round of the Big 10 Tournament. D.J. Newbill had 20 points for Penn State.

CHICAGO (AP) - Trey Burke scored 21 points and No.

03/14/2013 - 16:54
A.P.
Traevon Jackson hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift No. 22 Wisconsin over Penn State 63-60 despite 23 points from Jermaine Marshall and 22 from D.J.Newbill.

In a game that saw 18 lead changes, Traevon Jackson’s buzzer beating three staved off Penn State’s bid for a Top 25 upset for the second stra

03/10/2013 - 14:32
PSR Staff
Borovnjak’s double-double leads Lions to first Big Ten road win under Patrick Chambers

Sasa Borovnjak posted his first career double-double with 15 points and a career high

03/07/2013 - 23:07
PSR Staff
Nittany Lions shoot 27 percent in 73-44 road loss

After an emotional win over fourth-ranked Michigan on Wednesday, Penn State (9-19; 1-15 Big Ten) stumbled out of the gate three days later and never recovered on a poor shooting day as the

03/03/2013 - 00:23
PSR Staff
Penn State won their first Big Ten game of the season, shocking No. 4 Michigan 84-78 behind 25 points from Jermaine Marshall.

Coach Patrick Chambers was pretty blunt in his assessment of Penn State's play during its 14-game losing streak to open Big Ten play.

02/27/2013 - 22:16
Adam Bittner
Nittany Lions lose 14th straight game

Penn State remains winless in the Big Ten, after an ugly one in Champaign where the Nittany Lions fell 64-59 to the Fi

02/22/2013 - 00:32
Shelby Cassesse
Lions lose at home to Iowa 74-72

As the losses have piled up during Penn State's brutal Big Ten season, D.J.

02/15/2013 - 00:19
Adam Bittner
Following the Steelers’ draft haul last month, there was considerable talk about how the team deviated from their tried and true ways, stepping boldly into the new era of the NFL by embracing change and living—and drafting—for the now.
Editor's DeskFeature OnePress Room
You can’t divide the Major League Baseball season into four whole parts—162 divided by four comes out to 40.5—but after last night’s game against Milwaukee, the Pittsburgh Pirates officially rounded the quarter turn of their 2013 season. The report out of PNC Park: so far, so good—but there’s a long way to go.
Bucs By The NumbersFeature TwoNorth Shore Notes
Mario Lemieux and Evgeni Malkin both won it. Other great Penguins like Tom Barrasso and Bryan Trottier also hoisted it. No, it’s not the Stanley Cup; it’s the Calder Trophy for the NHL’s most outstanding first year player.
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The Pitt baseball team entered May in the midst of one of the best seasons in program history, chasing a Big East title and a berth in the College World Series. It's hard to imagine a better way for the Panthers to enter the ACC.
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Three captains walk into bar... That could be the intro to any number of military jokes; it could also be the story of the Pittsburgh Penguins 2013 postseason.
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Entering the 2012-13 season, the Penguins top three prospects were generally considered to be forward Beau Bennett and defensemen Simon Despres and Joe Morrow.
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As the Penguins attempt to push through playoffs, PSR takes a closer look at some of the numbers that made the 2012-13 regular season as successful as it was.
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After closing out their first-round series against the eighth-seeded Islanders, the top-seeded Penguins are taking some admittedly well-deserved heat.
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