Northwestern Falls Behind And Loses As Penn State Makes 13-Pointers
Dallion Johnson made five 3-pointers for all 15 of his points, John Harrar had 11 points and a career-high 20 rebounds and Penn State beat Northwestern on Friday night.
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Northwestern Leads At Intermission, But Goes On To Fall To Penn State
Seth Lundy scored 23 points and his side-step fadeaway 3-pointer from the right side with 35 seconds left gave Penn State the lead for good as the Nittany Lions beat Northwestern on Wednesday night.
Illinois Stuns No. 7 Penn State 20-18 In NCAA's 1st 9OT Game
Casey Washington caught a 2-point conversion pass from Brandon Peters to end the first nine-overtime game in NCAA history and lift Illinois over No. 7 Penn State 20-18 Saturday.
Northwestern Falls To Penn State, Loses Seventh Straight
Izaiah Brockington scored 21 points including a pair of late free throws to help Penn State hold off Northwestern for a victory on Saturday night.
Cockburn Leads No. 22 Illinois To Win Over Penn State
Kofi Cockburn had 21 points and 12 rebounds, leading No. 22 Illinois to a victory over Penn State on Tuesday night.
Veronica Burton Leads Northwestern Women Past Penn State
Veronica Burton scored 19 points and had five steals as the 22nd-ranked Northwestern Wildcats defeated Penn State on Sunday, picking up a third-straight win.
Dosunmu, Cockburn Lead No. 18 Illinois Past Penn State
Illinois coach Brad Underwood isn't going to change his mind or his tune all season, especially if Ayo Dosunmu keeps playing like this.
Big Ten Football Season Set To Begin On Labor Day Weekend
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Illini Snap Four-Game Losing Streak As They Top Penn State
Ayo Dosunmu felt well enough during warm-ups to return to lineup. That was enough for Illinois against No. 9 Penn State.
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DePaul Outlasts Penn State 72-70 In Overtime
As a senior on a team looking to end a string of losing seasons, Max Strus believes there's no such thing as an ugly win. He happily celebrated DePaul's performance Thursday night — warts and all.
Penn State Football Coach James Franklin Surprises Walk-On With Scholarship
Walk-on longsnapper Kyle Vasey got a nice surprise after a team meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
Penn State Throttles Illinois, 74-52
Shep Garner scored 16 points, and Tony Carr had 15 points.
Northwestern Beats Penn State, 70-61
Vic Law had 18 points.
Penn State Beats Northwestern, 78-63
Lamar Stevens scored a career-high 30 points.
The Bernstein Brief: Big Ten All But Out Of College Football Playoff
Wisconsin may be 9-0, but nobody thinks it's deserving of a top-four spot in the College Football Playoff.
McSorley, Barkley Lead Penn State Over Northwestern, 31-7
Trace McSorley threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, and Saquon Barkley ran for two scores in the second half.
Bernstein: Judge Shames Joe Paterno's Inaction At Penn State
It was judgement day for three former Penn State officials -- and the late football coach tarnished by a child-sex abuse cover-up.
The Bernstein Brief: Penn State's Troubling Statement
Penn State continues to show it has deep and endemic problems in handling the child rape scandal on its campus.
Penn State Makes Easy Work Of Illinois, 83-70
It was Penn State's first win in Champaign since the 2008-09 season, and Payton Banks tied his career-high with 24 points.
Northwestern Opens Big Ten Play With 87-77 Over Penn State
Scottie Lindsey scored 17 of his 31 points in the first half.
Baffoe: Penn State Is Remarkable But Not Redeeming
Penn State is unique in that there is no amount of football good that can ever negate or move on from the horrible enabled by football.
Gruen: Big Ten Inching Toward Dream Scenario Of Having 2 Teams In Playoff
A one-loss Ohio State team might not play for the conference title -- but could play for the national title.
Bernstein: Penn State In Open Civil War Over Joe Paterno
A group of Penn State professors has pledged support for students who condemned last weekend's tribute to Paterno.
Bernstein: Former Prosecutor Eviscerates Penn State Over Joe Paterno Tribute
Penn State continues to cruel re-victimization of those whose lives were ruined.
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