Feb. 25, 2008
A Leap Year Surprise from GoPSUsports.com
Be sure to set your homepage to GoPSUsports.com towards the end of this week as a surprise awaits all of our loyal browsers. We won't spoil it with a preview, but we think it's something all of you will enjoy.
Spring Sports Media Day Podcasts
Monday was spring sports media day as all teams have begun their 2008 campaigns. Hear from baseball head coach Robbie Wine, softball coach Robin Petrini, men's lacrosse bench boss Glenn Thiel, women's lacrosse's Suzanne Isidor, men's tennis head coach Todd Doebler and women's tennis senior Katelyn BeVard. Check out three exclusive podcasts from the press conferences on Penn State's Official Podcast Channel or by downloading the Official Penn State Athletics Podcast at iTunes. A Photo Gallery is also available.
Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, GoPSUsports.com is featuring several past and present Penn State athletes throughout the month. This week meet Rohan Murphy, a former walk-on for Penn State's famed wrestling program, who now as a graduate student is training for the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. Read Rohan's story
here.
Download the Desktop Applications . . . Free
Stay even more up to date with Penn State sports by downloading the free PSU Sports Desktop. Watch video interviews of coaches and game highlights, receive the latest scores and updates, view weather alerts, and read the latest headlines. Check it out here.
2007 Football DVD On Sale Now in the DVD Store
Relive the most remarkable moments of the 2007 football season with the purchase of the Official 2007 Penn State Football Highlights DVD. From Joe Paterno's induction to the College Football Hall of Fame, through pre-season preparations, each game, and Joe Paterno's 500th game as head coach at the Valero Alamo Bowl. View candid conversations with coaches and players, game-by-game recaps, and season highlights. Click here to buy your copy today.
Summer Sports Camps
With 27 different summer sports camps, Penn State coaches and faculty provide instruction, feedback and tips to all different levels of athletes
to help improve their performance. More than 20,000 athletes attend each summer, so sign up today. For more information on any of Penn State's summer camps
visit the sports camps website.
Gridiron Bash
Join Penn State students and fans for the Gridiron Bash Ultimate Fan Competition at University Park. The two-day carnival complete with rides begins outside of Beaver Stadium at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 18 with the annual Blue-White game on Saturday, April 19 at 2 p. m. Fans have the opportunity to earn $1 million in scholarship support for Penn State by competing against other participating schools to establish who has the most passionate and supportive fans. Winning schools will be determined by adding up the total paid attendance at the Gridiron Bash event combined with the number of fans that vote for their school. Get more information here.
This Week Is One of Your Last Times To See Big Ten Basketball Action at the BJC
The Nittany Lions men's basketball team plays at home twice this week as their regular season begins to wind down. Penn State faces Iowa Wednesday night at 7 p.m. before taking on Michigan at 8 p.m. Saturday for Senior Night. The Nittany Lions look to split their season series with both teams and tickets are still on sale for both games
on the ticket page.
The women's basketball team will close out their home season Thursday night taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes at 7 p.m in the Bryce Jordan Center. For tickets, click here. The Lady Lions look to even the season series with the Buckeyes before closing out the regular season in Bloomington on Sunday, March 2 against the Indiana Hoosiers. Follow the game against the Buckeyes live with Gametracker here for the OSU game and here for the Indiana game.
Men's and women's tennis, along with men's volleyball, women's gymnastics and women's lacrosse all compete at home this weekend as well. Check back to GoPSUsports.com this week for their results.
Men's Swimming, Men's and Women's Track & Field at Big Tens This Week
The men's swimming and diving team heads to Ann Arbor, Mich. on Wednesday to compete in the Big Ten Championships through Sunday. The Nittany Lions last won the Big Ten Championship in 1999. The event will be televised on the Big Ten Network the following week, Thursday March 6 at 8 p.m. To follow the weekend's action go to the men's swimming page.
The men's and women's track and field teams will compete in the Big Ten Championships held Saturday and Sunday. The men will travel to Madison, Wis., and the women to Minneapolis, Minn. The championships will later air on the Big Ten Network. The men's will air on Sunday, March 9 at 8 p.m. EST and the women's on Monday, March 10, at 7 p.m. EST. For more information all this weekend, go to the track and field homepage.
