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Nebraska takes advantage of Penn State's mistakes to win in overtime.

Reading EagleChelsea Ebersole hit six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points Saturday to lead undefeated Alvernia to a 95-70 non-conference women's basketball win over Penn State Berks at the Physical Education Center.Ebersole scored 16 points i...

Kutztown coach Janet Malouf admitted she didn't draw it up this way.Jess Harvey wasn't supposed to take the ball to the rim. She wasn't supposed to complete a three-point play that gave her team the lead in the final seconds.That's just how it worked...

Tyler Brooks tried to describe it to his teammates.Coach Bernie Driscoll tried to simulate it in practice.Until an opponent actually faces East Stroudsburg's fullcourt pressure defense, there's no way to be fully prepared.Kutztown endured its trial b...

With a three-point lead and five minutes left, Albright senior TJ Luddy wanted to push forward.A few yards here. Another chunk and a first down there.He wasn't thinking about the head-turning, game-changing play."It was supposed to be play-action pas...

STATE COLLEGE - With Nebraska knocking on Penn State's door, trailing by three points late in the fourth quarter, it was time for the Nittany Lions defense to buckle up.Those were senior defensive tackle DaQuan Jones' words to his teammates before th...

STATE COLLEGE - Many of his Penn State teammates had empathy for Sam Ficken, who missed a PAT and a field goal try in overtime in the Nittany Lions' 23-20 loss to Nebraska Saturday."It's not one person's fault," said Wilson grad Pat Zerbe, who plays ...

Plays of the game: Sam Ficken missed a 37-yard field goal try on Penn State's possession in overtime. Nebraska's Pat Smith then hit the game-winning field goal from 42 yards out.Unsung heroes: Penn State safety Malcolm Willis and linebacker Mike Hull...

HERSHEY - Berks Catholic had no shortage of gaudy defensive numbers on its 12-game march to the District 3-AA championship game.The Saints topped all Berks schools in takeaways while allowing just a dozen points per game, and the defense had surrende...

Recap: Cincinnati Cyclones goalie Michael Houser made 28 saves to earn the shutout, and teammate Barry Almeida scored two goals to lead their team to victory over the Reading Royals in an ECHL matchup Saturday night at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, ...