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Big Ten/ACC challenge games setThe field for this year's Big Ten/ACC challenge is set, and Penn State will face a familiar opponent in Georgia Tech. The game will be played on Wednesday, Dec. 3, but no time has been announced yet. The Nittany Lions...
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Updated April 29, 2008 12:49 AM
When Cynthia Woodyard stepped into the Bryce Jordan Center for the first time on Feb. 2, she was overwhelmed by what she saw.
Updated April 17, 2008 12:48 AM
The first day of the late signing period brought two 6-foot-5 shooting guards to the Penn State men's basketball team yesterday, as coach Ed DeChellis received National Letters of Intent from recruits Chris Babb and Cammeron Woodyard.
Updated March 26, 2008 12:50 AM
Although the season is completed, there is no time for Ed DeChellis to rest.
Updated March 18, 2008 12:48 AM
For the sixth time in the last seven seasons, the Penn State men's basketball team's schedule didn't extend past the Big Ten tournament. No Big Dance, no NIT, not even a bid to the newly created College Basketball Invitational.
Updated March 17, 2008 12:47 AM
INDIANAPOLIS - In the locker room after the first round of the Big Ten tournament, D.J. Jackson and Jeff Brooks slouched forward with blank stares.
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Ed DeChellis reached out far to Texas, and it paid off.
Minnesota guard Blake Hoffarber isn't a stranger to miraculous endings.
Updated March 13, 2008 8:53 PM
INDIANAPOLIS -- With 4:36 left against Illinois on Thursday, Jeff Brooks sauntered over to the Penn State bench after picking up his fifth foul. His game and freshman season were over. Updated 8:53 PM
Up until four seconds were left, it seemed the close-game trends would continue. Updated 8:45 PM
INDIANAPOLIS - When Talor Battle's half-court heave bounced off the backboard and fell to the floor of Conseco Fieldhouse, the Penn State men's basketball team's season reached an abrupt end.
• Brooks' emergence continues against Illini
• Role reversal
Updated 8:45 PM
Updated March 10, 2008 11:37 PM
For Penn State coach Ed DeChellis, conference tournaments are the start of what he calls the "third season." Updated 11:37 PM
Updated March 9, 2008 11:40 PM
There was still half a second on the clock, but Penn State's Talor Battle and his teammates were all smiles and the fans were ready to rush the court. Updated 11:40 PM
Jamelle Cornley will miss the rest of the season to have surgery on his left knee, according to Sports Information Director Brian Siegrist. Updated 3:21 PM
Updated March 7, 2008 12:52 AM
Bruised but not broken, "Uncle 'Mel" makes his way around the court, but with a noticeable limp.
Ed DeChellis remains optimistic about his team's postseason chances because of the conference tournament -- also known as a second chance.
Updated March 6, 2008 12:52 AM
Seeing a top-10 team storm the court after beating a sub-.500 team without its most valuable player is a strange sight, but not when titles are on the line.
Just two days after recording a career high in points, assists and rebounds in a win over Michigan, Penn State guard Talor Battle was lying face down in the training room, wincing periodically because of his sore tailbone.
Updated March 5, 2008 12:50 AM
If Talor Battle is going to provide an encore to Saturday night, he'll have to do it against one of the best defenders in the Big Ten.
Wisconsin should be sending a thank you card to the Big Ten schedule makers.
I had originally intended to use this space for something else this week -- then I realized this is my last column before Selection Sunday and the bracket-mania that comes with March Madness.
Updated March 4, 2008 12:52 AM
Danny Morrissey feels the Penn State men's basketball team has yet to garner respect on a national or conference level, but he's just fine with that.
Mike Walker wants to end his career in the postseason -- any tournament will do.
Updated March 3, 2008 12:49 AM
After he hit his 3-pointers, Penn State's Mike Walker looked up with a smile and pointed to the sky.
Talor Battle had to sit on a bag of ice during his postgame interviews, but a bruised tailbone didn't hold him back on the court Saturday.
Updated February 29, 2008 12:49 AM
The hardest loss of the Penn State women's basketball team's current 10-game losing streak may have come last night at the Bryce Jordan Center.
As the final week of the regular season approaches, Jamelle Cornley is eyeing a potential sixth-place finish in the Big Ten.
Updated February 28, 2008 12:52 AM
The Penn State men's basketball team has made a habit of squandering halftime leads, but D.J. Jackson ensured that history would not repeat itself last night.
Jamelle Cornley drew a long breath, crouched over with his hands on his knees and walked tenderly off the court, aided by a pair of men in suits.
Updated February 27, 2008 12:52 AM
With 16 days until the conference tournament, the margin for error is getting slimmer.
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