UNIVERSITY PARK — The kick times and television arrangements for the remainder of Penn State's non-conference football schedule have been set, giving the Nittany Lions eight kickoff times set so far this season.

Penn State's football recruiting class went from 12 members to 14 on Wednesday, when the Nittany Lions received oral commitments from West Mifflin offensive lineman Adam Gress and Philadelphia, N.Y. running back Curtis Dukes.

Penn State's early season games with Coastal Carolina and Temple at Beaver Stadium will start at noon, with coverage on the Big Ten Network.

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It’s nothing new for a football or basketball player to leave college early to play professionally.

EUGENE, Ore. — Penn State assistant coach GiGi Johnson barely missed out on a berth in the Olympics. Starting the day in fourth place, 79 points behind third in the heptathlon, she cut the margin drastically but ended up 10 points behind Diana Pickler for the final spot.

The Paterno Library is finding a lot of blue and white in the Olympic rings.

Swimming in the Centre Lane bloggers are introducing readers to 20 Penn Staters bound for the Olympic trials in Omaha.

Twenty Penn State swimmers have qualified for the Olympic Trials set for Omaha from June 26 to July 6.

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One night after generating just two hits, the State College Spikes broke out offensively on Fireworks Night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Chase d'Arnaud hit a groundball against Williamsport on Sunday. It was a groundball that has kept the fourth-round pick from Pepperdine out of the lineup ever since.

Minutes after State College's 7-2 loss to Vermont last night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, hitting coach Sid Bream ordered all his position players to the weight room.

AVCA National co-Player of the Year and NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Matt Anderson will forgo his senior eligibility at Penn State and play next season in the Korean League.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, State College catcher Mark Carver swung and missed at strike three for the first out of the inning. As he was finishing his swing, his bat flew out of his hands and soared in the air before landing at the brick backstop.

After last night's loss, State College Spikes manager Brad Fischer calmly sat at his desk in his office. Left leg crossed over his right, Fischer drew a blank stare as he gazed ahead at nothing.

After leading Penn State to its first men's volleyball title since 1994, outside hitter Matt Anderson is forgoing his senior season to play professionally in Korea.

Following years of attending each other's matches and supporting each other, the Penn State men's and women's volleyball teams were finally able to bask in the glory of their national championships together.

After deliberating for over a month, Penn State named John Hargis as the new head coach of the men and women's swimming and diving programs. Hargis was an assistant coach for the Nittany Lions from 2003-2006, and is currently the head coach of both the women's team at Arkansas-Little Rock and the Little Rock Arkansas Dolphins swimming club.

Kevin Tan saw his childhood dream come to fruition Sunday, when he was named as one of six gymnasts who will represent the United States in this summer's Olympic Games.

The 2008 Penn State football captains addressed the media for the first time Thursday, discussing the team's status and progress with less than three months before the season begins. Despite a year full of off-the-field issues, each of the Nittany Lions' five captains assured that team morale and bond has never been tighter.

Former Penn State wide receiver Chris Bell has enrolled at Norfolk State and is taking summer classes, Norfolk State sports information director Matt Michalec confirmed Friday afternoon.

Penn State named junior men's gymnast Casey Sandy and women's track and field athlete Shana Cox its student-athletes of the year on Tuesday.

The State College Spikes announced their 2008 opening day roster yesterday as they opened the season on the road against Jamestown.

Shana Cox, ever the one to downplay individual accolades, couldn't pass on the chance to do so Saturday at Drake University after she had just won the 400-meter dash at the NCAA track and field championships.

CAMP HILL -- Joe Paterno addressed several topics Saturday at the Central Pa. Nittany Lion Club dinner, but there was little in the way of news.

Drew O'Neil was drafted for the second consecutive year in the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

The Penn State men's basketball team announced Saturday that it hired former Florida assistant coach Lewis Preston to the same position with the Nittany Lions.

After compiling a host of achievements throughout the 2008 season, Penn State men's volleyball coach Mark Pavlik received yet another award for his team's national championship effort.

It's not easy to get a job as the iconic Masked Rider at Texas Tech. But the application process is worth it to Ashley Hartzog, who's poised to become the Red Raiders' new mascot this fall, writes Tim Griffin.

With the kickoff of football practices rapidly approaching, it's time for another look at the early preseason Top 25 for 2008.

Louisville wide receiver JaJuan Spillman, charged with DUI and possession of marijuana in January 2007, was arrested and charged again in another incident early Thursday.

Former University of Kentucky receiver Keenan Burton says he's reached a three-year deal with the St. Louis Rams.

Georgia defensive end Michael Lemon was suspended from the team Thursday after he was charged with punching a student and breaking his eye socket.

Michigan running back Kevin Grady was arrested early Wednesday morning and will be arraigned next week on a misdemeanor drunken driving charge.

Brandon Dillard, a redshirt junior wide receiver expected to contend for significant playing time for Virginia Tech this season, will instead miss the season after rupturing his right Achilles tendon.

Tennessee signed football coach Phillip Fulmer and basketball coach Bruce Pearl to new deals Wednesday that will keep them with the Volunteers through 2014.

John Pont, who guided Indiana to its only Rose Bowl appearance 40 years ago and also coached at Northwestern, Yale and Miami of Ohio, has died. He was 80.

Georgia Tech cornerback Jerrard Tarrant has been charged with rape and has been suspended from the football team.

Uga VI, the beloved University of Georgia mascot, has died from congestive heart failure at his home in Savannah.

Jamelle Holieway, the starting quarterback on Oklahoma's 1985 national championship team, was jailed Friday because of outstanding traffic warrants.

Alabama's already thin linebacker corps took another hit Tuesday when senior Jimmy Johns was dismissed from the team following his arrest on multiple drug charges.

Clemson's Ray Ray McElrathbey says he's transferring to Howard.

Clemson safety DeAndre McDaniel has been arrested on charges he covered his girlfriend's head with a comforter and began choking her.

Less than a month after being released from his national letter of intent by Washington State because of a series of traffic violations, quarterback Calvin Schmidtke signed Tuesday to play at Indiana State.

Central Florida running back Ricky Kay was suspended from the team following an arrest over the weekend.

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