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Freshman Christian Hackenberg passed for 339 yards and four touchdowns as Penn State shocked No. 14 Wisconsin 31-24 Saturday before 78,064 at Camp Randall Stadium. The Nittany Lions (4-4 Big Ten, 7-5), who were 24-popint underdogs, clinched a winning...

Chris Warren scored on a 70-yard run on Berks Catholic’s first play from scrimmage, setting the tone for a 33-6 romp over Troy in a PIAA Class AA quarterfinal today at Towanda High School. The District 3-AA champion Saints (14-0) advance to a state s...

The Associated PressRight-handed pitcher Ryan Vogelsong is staying with the San Francisco Giants, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract Friday.Assistant general manager Bobby Evans said the deal is pending a physical, expected to happen next week....

Where: Santander ArenaWhen: Tonight, 7 p.m.Tickets: Range in price from $35 to $750. Can be purchased at Santander Arena or via Ticketmaster.Main event: Travis Kauffman vs. Jason Barnett in a 10-round heavyweight bout for the WBU Intercontinental cha...

Barry Almeida, who helped Reading win the 2013 Kelly Cup, has a goal and two assists for Cincinnati.

The Associated PressNick Johnson scored all but two of his 15 points in the second half and No. 4 Arizona beat No. 6 Duke 72-66 on Friday night in the championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off in New York.The game was expected to be a matchup of tw...

The Associated PressPHILADELPHIA - The crowd greeted Jrue Holiday with a warm ovation in the All-Star's first trip back to Philadelphia since the 76ers traded him to the Pelicans over the summer.Holiday returned the favor by putting on a show with 20...

The Associated PressPHILADELPHIA - A rare morning start didn't bother the Philadelphia Flyers, who jumped out over a sluggish Winnipeg Jets team that couldn't get going until it was too late.Scott Hartnell opened the scoring 48 seconds in and Steve M...

Jessie Wallace has pictured herself playing Division I college basketball for as long as she can remember.But she also liked the idea of a school and a program with a tight-knit atmosphere.She ended up finding both less than 100 miles from home. Wall...

To finish with a winning record, the Nittany Lions need to slow down a heavily favored team that features a pair of 1,000-yard rushers.