New Penn St. tix plan to account for seat location

Penn State plans to adjust its season-ticket pricing guidelines in 2011 to account for where people sit in Beaver Stadium.

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No. 15 Ohio St beats No. 11 Penn St, 24-7

Terrelle Pryor tiptoed his way around the Penn State defense, then smiled and danced all over the Beaver Stadium turf.

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Confident Penn State gets day off for stretch run

Penn State defensive tackle Ollie Ogbu didn't know what to do after coach Joe Paterno gave the team a day off.

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Health care debate draws Dean, Rove to Penn State

It sounded like the makings of raucous political theater: Former Democratic Party chief Howard Dean and former Bush administration official Karl Rove sharing a stage to discuss health care.

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Top coach Sanderson eager for start at Penn St.

Cael Sanderson settled into a chair at the head of a conference table, cameras recording his every word. Penn State's new wrestling coach fidgeted with his fingers under the table, out of sight from the cameras.

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Penn State hopes to make NCAA return after NIT win

Few teams can say they ended their previous season on a five-game winning streak. It's just that Penn State's successful run to finish the 2008-9 campaign came in the second-tier postseason tournament.

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No. 14 Penn St. stifles Minnesota, 20-0

No. 14 Penn State stifled Minnesota and got a boost from the officials, too.

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Penn State secondary prepares for Gophers' Decker

Penn State coach Joe Paterno is fond of saying that he doesn't know how good his players are until they've been tested.

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No. 14 Penn St. shuts down FCS' E. Illinois, 52-3

The offense scored easily, the defense dominated the line of scrimmage and some young backups even got to play.

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Penn State's Daryll Clark shares Illini QB's pain

Juice Williams felt the pain of losing, and then he felt Daryll Clark's anguish.

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Iowa defense shuts down No. 5 Penn St., 21-10

Whether in cold, blustery Iowa City, or soggy Happy Valley, Iowa has Penn State figured out.

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No. 5 Penn St. defeats Temple 31-6

Evan Royster ran for 134 yards and a touchdown, and No. 5 Penn State revived its rushing attack in a 31-6 win Saturday over Temple.

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Roysters leads No. 7 Penn St. 28-7 win over Orange

Evan Royster ran for a touchdown and caught another, and No. 7 Penn State contained quarterback Greg Paulus and rebuilding Syracuse in a 28-7 win Saturday.

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JoePa back, No. 9 Penn St. downs Akron, 31-7

The most compelling part of Penn State's 31-7 win Saturday over Akron turned out to be the pregame introductions.

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No. 9 Penn St. breaks in new secondary

Safety Nick Sukay hasn't played a down of college football, so it's quite an accomplishment that he's secured a starting job at No. 9 Penn State.

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QB Clark may have more options for No. 9 Penn St.

A tight end flexed out of the backfield. Two dangerous running backs in the game at the same time. Three taller starters at receiver instead of short speedsters.

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California beats Taiwan, takes Little League WS

California came up big late to win the Little League World Series. Bulla Graft's sharp single scored the go-ahead run in the fourth inning and Kiko Garcia pitched three-plus scoreless innings of relief to lead Chula Vista to a 6-3 victory over Taoyuan, Taiwan, to take the tournament title.

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Mussina, NYC Mayor Bloomberg, cheer on NY at LLWS

The Little Leaguers from Staten Island, N.Y., drew some notable names Friday to their World Series opener.

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Taiwan to face Mexico in LLWS international final

Starting pitcher Chin Ou felt tired during Taoyuan, Taiwan's win over Willemstad, Curacao, so his manager let him snack on M&M's in the dugout.

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Military enthusiasts begin re-enacting Vietnam War

The dirt paths that lead to Alpha Company's field headquarters are lined with overgrown grass and weeds. A canvas tent is protected by machine guns, sandbags and Army-green storage boxes. And lurking somewhere outside is the enemy: the Viet Cong.

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Play it again: '39 Little League pioneers reunite

Bill Bair likes to tell people he was the very first batting champion of the very first Little League back in 1939.

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Jam-packed crowds press Grassley on health care

Sen. Charles Grassley, a Republican who is a key bargainer on health care reform, played to packed crowds across the state who left little doubt that they are not happy with what's on the table.

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Facing more heated questions, Specter tries humor

Sen. Arlen Specter, facing more jeers and taunts during another town hall meeting Wednesday, sought to defuse tensions about health care reform debate with a few jokes.

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Specter faces more questions on health care in Pa.

Sen. Arlen Specter faced more jeers and taunts during another town hall meeting that turned into a vocal debate about health care reform.

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