CHICAGO — Pat Spencer still sticks out on the basketball court. That was true six years ago when he put on a Northwestern jersey for the first time as a graduate transfer. And it was true again Sunday night, when the former Wildcat stepped onto the United Center court for the Golden State Warriors and […]
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Penn State Athletic Director Patrick Kraft announced the selection of Rob Dow as men’s soccer head coach. Dow, who owns the nation’s ninth-best win percentage among active men’s soccer coaches with five or more seasons leading a team, comes to Happy Valley after serving as the head coach at Vermont for […]
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ROCKWOOD, Pa. – Rockwood Area High School senior goalkeeper Taylor Demchak burst onto the scene as a freshman on the pitch. Demchak posted 10 shutouts as the Rockets finished as District 5 Class 1A runners-up in 2022 and advanced to the PIAA tournament. She became a mainstay in front of the net as the totaled […]
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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Pitt-Johnstown junior outside hitter Ellie Zuro Cirino was named a 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association honorable mention selection when this year’s honorees were announced. Zuro Cirino previously earned first-team all-PSAC West, D2CCA and AVAC all-Atlantic Region honors in 2025 to lead Pitt-Johnstown to its seventh overall and third straight appearance in the […]
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Caroline “KK” Harvey compared the balancing act to alternating between hats. The New Hampshire native is a star defenseman for both the defending NCAA Division I champion University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team and the U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The No. 1 ranked Badgers are in the middle of a two-game […]
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii coach Laura Beeman has seen her team lose four games in a row over the last seven days. JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii coach Laura Beeman has seen her team lose four games in a row over the last seven days. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement UC Davis scored the […]
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The University of Texas Permian Basin football team will be playing in a regional final for the first time in program history. The Falcons are headed to Arkansas on Friday to take on Harding University in the Super Region Four Final. Falcon supporters and fans are encouraged to show their energy and help cheer on […]
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Derek Dooley, the former college and NFL coach running for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, holds net assets of between $3.2 million and $8.37 million, according to a financial disclosure filing with the U.S. Senate on Monday. That sum does not include Dooley’s NFL pension, which he put at between $500,001 and $1 million. […]
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Nov. 30—PULLMAN — In a season in which so much had gone wrong for the Washington State football team, almost everything went right in the Cougars’ season finale Saturday at Gesa Field. The stout Cougar defense contained its lone Pac-12 rival to one touchdown, the offense left its second-half sorrows in the past with 13 […]
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After two rough seasons, Jessica Vormelker has watched her team make progress. The third-year Thiel College women’s basketball coach has guided the Tomcats to a 3-3 record in the early going. Thiel has recorded recent wins over Penn State Shenango 82-67, Alfred State 79-71 and Buffalo State 71-51. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement “Having three wins under […]
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Cal State Bakersfield Athletics held its inaugural Hall of Fame induction dinner and ceremony for five of its athletic pioneers and standouts on Oct. 25 in the on-campus Icardo Center. The Class of 2025 consisted of: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement • Three-time NCAA Division II swimmer of the year and 12-time individual national champion Loni (Burton) […]
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Nov. 27—Here are some notes, quotes, stats, trends and other odds & ends I emptied out of the old notebook after Wednesday’s 93-87 UNM Lobos win over Alabama State in the Pit: Three kill shots I wrote in Monday night’s “Around the Mountain” column about the Mountain West lacking a killer instinct this season — […]
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A familiar face will take over the Missouri Southern State University volleyball program. Former MSSU interim head volleyball coach Joshua Moore has been promoted to head volleyball coach. “I am extremely excited to name Joshua Moore our head volleyball coach,” MSSU Director of Athletics Rob Mallory said in a statement. “Joshua stepped up for this […]
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Nov. 21—MORGANTOWN — The difference in the game between West Virginia and St. John’s in the opening round of the NCAA men’s soccer tournament on Thursday night in Morgantown was simple. The Mountaineers had Marcus Calderia, and St. John’s didn’t. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement What began as a cagey, scoreless contest ended as a 4-3 WVU […]
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Nov. 21—MORGANTOWN — Carter Welling came alive Friday night just when it seemed Clemson was about ready to be put to bed. Instead, the Tigers’ 6-foot-11 forward handed Ross Hodge his first defeat as the WVU men’s basketball coach following a 70-67 victory inside the TD Arena in the opening round of the Charleston (S.C.) […]
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Nov. 21—The Sauk Valley Skyhawks’ women’s volleyball team’s run at the NJCAA Division II Tournament came to an end Thursday, losing in five sets to Monroe University. The Skyhawks finished the season with a 30-14 record as undefeated Arrowhead Conference champions for the second straight year, along with a Region 4 title. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement […]
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Nov. 19—One of the most productive college football players in New Mexico is looking for a new home. New Mexico Highlands running back Jeffery Jones has entered the transfer portal. The freshman made the announcement Monday, via social media. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The 5-foot-9, 175-pound Jones led NMHU with a program-record 1,723 rushing yards (the […]
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Nov. 19—The University of Montana lost a legendary athlete last week: Skyla Sisco, a standout Lady Griz basketball player, passed away after a six-year battle with breast cancer on Nov. 13. Sisco, who was 50, was a three-sport standout at Malta High School who led the M-Ettes to their first State B girls basketball title […]
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Nov. 15—BOZEMAN — The Gallatin Raptors made it two straight State AA volleyball titles Friday, downing Great Falls CMR in straight sets in the championship at Breeden Field House on the Montana State University campus. The All-Class tournament concluded Friday afternoon with a total of three repeat champions. Billings Central won its second straight State […]
Read More Nov. 15—BOZEMAN — The Gallatin Raptors made it two straight State AA volleyball titles Friday, downing Great Falls CMR in straight sets in the championship at Breeden Field House on the Montana State University campus. The All-Class tournament concluded Friday afternoon with a total of three repeat champions. Billings Central won its second straight State […]
Read MoreNov. 14—The 40th episode of The Reporter’s Corner features freshman Teydon Trembecky, who is coming off a nine-point performance in the month of October that earned him CCHA Rookie of the Month honors. Through 10 games this season, Trembecky has amassed 12 points for an MTU squad that has a 7-3 record and has swept […]
Read MoreNov. 14—BEMIDJI — When the Bemidji State men’s hockey team squares off against Michigan Tech, recent history tells us these games will be anything but normal. On Nov. 11, 2023, the Beavers erased a four-goal deficit in just under 30 minutes to win 6-4 at the Sanford Center. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement On Jan. 20, 2024, […]
Read MoreWashington State fired athletic director Anne McCoy after 18 months on the job, the school announced Wednesday. McCoy served as interim AD in the wake of former AD Pat Chun’s decision to take the same position at University of Washington, starting in March 2024, and the school hired her as its full-time athletics steward in […]
Read MoreThe Newton football team has a proud history. The Cardinals won state championships in 1952 and 1980 and finished second in 1977, 1988 and 1990. Chad Guthrie owns around 10 individual records as maybe the best running back in the history of the school. Dan Malone and Ryan Maki also set multiple records in the […]
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The Gophers football program picked up a commitment Saturday from KJ Henson, a defensive tackle from Hutchinson Community College. “After a great (official visit), I’m blessed and excited to say I swill be 100% committing to the University of Minnesota,” Henson wrote on X. Henson joins his JUCO teammate, safety MJ Graham, who committed to […]
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Local college women’s tennis Sauk Valley qualifies for nationals: This past weekend at Park Forest Racquet Club, Sauk Valley Community College took third among nine teams at the Region 4 national qualifying tournament. With the finish at a tough regional, the Skyhawks qualified for the NJCAA National Championships on May 2 through May 8. At […]
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Abdou Toure asked his classmates to react as he lifted the ballcaps lined up in front of him. UConn got a muted response, Providence a little louder, Arkansas a substantial eruption. Hmmm. The kids at Notre Dame apparently knew what Toure would confirm a couple of minutes later, when he donned the Razorbacks hat and […]
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STAR-ADVERTISER / 2020 Milan Zarkovic spent 12 seasons as a Hawaii men’s volleyball assistant and associate coach. Zarkovic is leaving Hawaii for a similar job at UCLA. Hawaii men’s volleyball associate coach Milan Zarkovic is leaving the program to take a similar role at UCLA. UCLA announced the news today. “We are thrilled to welcome […]
Read MoreSTATE COLLEGE – Penn State football coach James Franklin met with Nick Singleton last Sunday, telling him that he was thinking too much instead of “letting it rip.” Singleton took his coach’s advice and rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns in the Nittany Lions’ 52-6 win over Villanova Saturday at Beaver Stadium. “I was […]
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The college football season is once again upon us, accompanied by the welcoming background noise of marching bands playing “Seven Nation Army,” stadium singalongs to Tom Petty classics and nonstop arguments about the Big Ten versus the SEC. Before the opening horn sample of “Jump Around” gets things jump-started, here are eight things to know […]
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Seven years ago, newly appointed Maryland athletic director Damon Evans mingled with prominent boosters before a Terps vs. Rutgers football game. Among them was Thomas McCausland, a renowned supporter of the team. The two discussed the program’s future. Evans promised McCausland he’d hire “a good football coach” to replace interim coach Matt Canada. The team desperately […]
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