Penn State officially hires Tom Allen as new defensive coordinator
The Penn State Board of Trustees formally approved the hiring of former Indiana head coach Tom Allen as the football team’s new defensive coordinator and linebacker coach on Tuesday. The 53-year-old...
View ArticlePenn State seeks to improve wide receiver position through portal or recruiting
It hasn’t been difficult to identify Penn State’s greatest personnel need, whether it’s in the current recruiting cycle or through the transfer portal. The Nittany Lions want to improve the wide...
View ArticleAll-Delco Girls Volleyball: Jenna Jones adds to family legacy as Player of...
ASTON – Jenna Jones doesn’t remember the specific moment she fell in love with volleyball. Let’s just say it was early in her life. “One of the first places I went to after I was born was a volleyball...
View ArticleAll-Delco Volleyball: Haverford’s Jones, Carroll’s Kelly led championship sides
In addition to Daily Times Player of the Year Jenna Jones of Sun Valley, the All-Delco team includes: Annie Corcoran, Sacred Heart: The senior setter enjoyed a record-setting career for the Lions. A...
View ArticleGirls Volleyball: The All-Delco Team
First Team Annie Corcoran, Sr. S, Sacred Heart Jenna Jones, Sr. S/RS/OH, Sun Valley Sydney Jones, Sr. OH, Haverford Molly Kelly, Sr. MH/RS, Arch. Carroll Shannon McGroarty, Sr. S/OH, Sun Valley Jasmine...
View ArticleUnion pick three in SuperDraft, sign Chris Donovan to new deal
After three years of forsaking the MLS SuperDraft, the Union made three selections Tuesday in the 2024 edition of the college draft. The Union selected Penn forward Stas Korzeniowski, Stanford...
View ArticleCollege Basketball: Mack helps Cabrini top Rosemont
Donoven Mack scored a game-high 25 points, including 11-for-13 at the free throw line, to help Cabrini seal a 78-74 nonleague win over Rosemont Tuesday night. Eric Neal added 16 points and five steals....
View ArticleEagles in a world of hurt and uncertainty following three-game losing streak
By Dan Gelston PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts might have the answer why the once-mighty Eagles have slid from 10-1 and the top of the NFC to 10-4 and fighting for a division title amid a three-game losing...
View ArticleFlyers extend point streak to nine games with OT win over Devils
By Tom Canavan NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Owen Tippett stole the puck in the Devils zone and scored with 1:35 left in overtime as the Flyers extended their point streak to nine games with a 3-2 victory over...
View ArticleHigh Schools: Springfield finds its range to get past Penncrest
A six-point deficit after one quarter didn’t deter the Springfield boys basketball team Tuesday night at Penncrest. Jake Adams buried four 3-point field goals and finished with a game-high 14 points in...
View ArticleSAXTON: Logano has a point about NASCAR changes
Joey Logano shared some thoughts regarding the changes to the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, and I agree with some and not others. That is unique for me in that I have never been a big fan of Logano....
View ArticlePenn State signs top-rated player from Pennsylvania for 3rd year in a row
Quinton Martin Jr. followed in the footsteps of Nick Singleton and J’ven Williams on Wednesday and became the third straight top-rated recruit from Pennsylvania to land with Penn State on Signing Day....
View ArticlePenn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen ‘super excited’ about new job
Tom Allen didn’t know when he would receive his next professional opportunity after Indiana fired him late last month, but he knew he wanted to coach football again. When Penn State’s James Franklin...
View ArticleLower Merion’s Mekhai Smith ready to see the big picture at Lehigh
LOWER MERION — During Joe Augustine’s first year as Lower Merion High’s head football coach in 2020, he sensed that freshman Mekhai Smith was going to be a special player. “Mekhai was on JV that year,...
View ArticleChristian McCaffrey shows powers of prediction during failed Eagles’ effort
Christian McCaffrey, of all people, created a stir during his appearance on the ManningCast version of Monday Night Football when he correctly predicted a third down-play by the Eagles. McCaffrey, the...
View ArticleGrotz: Learned observer Seth Joyner sees a Jalen Hurts who is still learning
It takes a guy prone to emotional outbursts during his NFL career to understand what makes current players flare up. Such is the case with Eagles Hall of Fame linebacker Seth Joyner, who was unafraid...
View ArticleUnion open Feb. 24 against Chicago, may not host Lionel Messi next season
The Union’s 2024 schedule may not bring Lionel Messi to Chester, which is all that really matters these days anyway. Philadelphia will open the MLS season Feb. 24 against the Chicago Fire at Subaru...
View ArticleCollege Basketball: Dominic Dunn’s clutch free throws helps Widener keep cool...
Dominic Dunn sank two free throws with eight seconds to play to help push Widener to an 81-78 win Wednesday over Carthage College (Wis.) in the first game of the Cruzin’ Classic at Barry University in...
View ArticleHigh Schools: Marple Newtown takes down Penncrest on the mats
Marple Newtown’s Halen Jackson, Jake Gorman and Brett Cowan recorded big wins to help the Tigers to a 34-28 victory over Penncrest Wednesday. Jackson outlasted Zhair Aikens, 5-4, in the 133-pound...
View ArticleDixon hits go-ahead 3-pointer, scores 32 points in Villanova’s 68-66 OT win...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. — Eric Dixon made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 28 seconds left in overtime to finish his 32-point night and Villanova held off No. 12 Creighton 68-66 on...
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