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By JAMES GRAP
Sports Reporter
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If you are anything like me, by
the time spring rolls around, all you
want is some Penn State football.
I’ve got just what you need to
satisfy your football craving,
some lacrosse.
Lacrosse has been popular in
the south and northeast for years
but recently has had a surge in
popularity all over the nation. It
touts itself as “the fastest game on
two feet” and rightfully so.
Without getting into too many
rules, it is comprised of four basic
positions. There is the defense that
does just that, protecting the goal
and never leaving their goalie’s side.
There is the attack that plays the
opposite side of the field with one
job, score goals. Third, there is the
midfield that plays the whole field
playing defense and offense. Finally,
there is the goalie protecting a
6’x6’ goal.
There are three attack, three
defense, and three midfielders.
Each player has a stick or “crosse”
with which they throw the ball. The
object is to score the most goals, but
in-between it’s packed with bone
jarring hits, tantalizing moves, and
spectacular goals. If you haven’t
actually seen a game, stop reading
and find the nearest game.
Conveniently for everyone, one
of the best games you can watch is
going to be right up at University
Park. Yes, we have a team, and yes,
it is very, very good.
In the most recent USILA coaches
poll Penn State was ranked 18th.
Penn State is coming off two very
impressive victories over ranked
teams. Penn State won 11-6 at 20th
ranked Fairfield and then followed
up with a very impressive win over
7th ranked Massachusetts.
Senior captain Nate Whitaker,
who stole the show in the
Massachusetts game scoring four
of Penn State’s seven goals, leads
the team. With those four he set his
place in Penn State history moving
into tenth place on the all-time
scoring list.
Mark your calendars for May
6. Besides school being out, Penn
State will play host to sth ranked
Georgetown. It may be the biggest
lacrosse game ever played at Penn
State and could have huge NCAA
tournament implications.
I realize it’s not Penn State
football, but check it out, I’m very
confident it will fill your football
void and then some.
Senior Captain Nate Whitaker
Rare open practice offers inside peek
The new possible Nittany lion football lineup takes the field
By GBMROC. ARMAS
Associated Press
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - A black
brace fitted on his injured right
knee, Paul Posluszny darted alone
across the Beaver Stadium end zone
as r couple of coaches watched his
every step.
The All-America linebacker
didn’t do much else on a cold spring
afternoon, but at least he was on his
feet on a field. The last time most
football fans saw Posluszny,
he was being carted off the
field during the Orange Bowl
in January.
Most of the rest of his
teammates did don pads and
jerseys on Saturday during
a Penn State spring practice
open only to reporters and
high school football coaches
in town foT a camp.
No player interviews,
though. Not even a sound
bite from coach Joe Patemo.
Just a glimpse at the 2006
version of the Nittany Lions
running through what was
essentially a physical game of
two-hand touch.
Posluszny is recovering from
partial tears of two ligaments
in right knee, and Patemo has
said that his star linebacker
would be used sparingly.
At the start of spring drills
several weeks ago, Posluszny
said that he felt he could play
in a game if needed.
The first game is five
months away, September 2
against Akron. Several other
key players, including left
Narrigan’s inside look on this spring’s
most controversial issues in sports
By TIM NARRN3AN
Sports Reporter
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Will we see Roger Clemens on
the mound again?
The Houston Astros, Boston
Red Sox, New York Yankees and
Texas Rangers all hope the answer
to this question is yes, because
all four teams believe they have
a good chance in persuading “The
Rocket” to pitch for them.
But at this point, it’s not a matter
of Clemens deciding which team
to play for, but deciding if he’ll
play at all.
Many believe he is waiting until
the All-Star break to see which
teams have the best chance to
make a World Series run and then
sign with them for a huge one
year deal. This has led to criticism
and pressure, especially from
fans, for him to make a decision
about his future and end all of the
speculation about if or when he’ll
come back.
Personally, I believe Roger
Clemens has the right to wait and
see if he wants to play again instead
of making a forced decision on
the media’s behalf. I’m definitely
tired of hearing all the rumors of
his possible return or retirement,
but this is not a reason to blame
Clemens. If anyone is to blame,
it is the media. In three months,
the rumors should be swirling,
but until then lets all focus on the
players on the field.
Is Brett Favre being selfish in
taking so long to decide whether
to retire or not?
This should not even be a
question and the only reason I’m
even discussing it is that way too
many people seem to think Favre
actually is being selfish.
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Jay Alford, alst
Saturday’s praci
So the peel into practice was
more an avenui to gather clues as
to where playt might stand on
the depth chart. Penn State lost
13 starters from last year’s 11-1
squad, including the entire starting
secondary, three of four starting
defensive linemen and four of five
starting offensive linemen.
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Joe Patemo keeps a watchful eye on his Nittany Lions
as they practice for the upcoming 2006 Penn State
season. Not a word was uttered by either Patemo or
team members at the exclusive sneak peek practice.
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Green Bay Packers’ Brett Favre has kept his IMFL plans
;r wraps, much to the irritation of his fans, who have
id Favre selfish. These people tend to not realize how
;h Favre has going on when they make these claims.
These misguided people seem to
think he is hurting the team by not
announcing his decision one way
or another. His decision definitely
affects the Packers’ free agent and
draft plans, but with last year’s
first-round pick Aaron Rodgers
ready and waiting to replace Favre,
the team is fully prepared for any
decision Favre makes.
If you have 3 MVPs, 14
consecutive 3,000 yard passing
seasons, eight seasons with 30 or
more touchdown passes and 50,000
passing yards, not to mention have
been affected by hurricane Katrina,
have your father pass away and
lefensive tackle
idn’t take part in
your brother-in-law kills
himself crashing an ATV
in your front lawn, all
while your wife suffers
with breast cancer, then
you can call Havre selfish
for just trying to make
the best decision for
his family.
The Barry Bonds
Saga.
I briefly discussed this
issue in my last article,
but since then there have
been new developments
that make this story even
2005 Penn State captains Paul Posluszny (#3l), Michael Rob
inson (#l2), and Alan Zemaitis (#2l) emerge from the tunnel
ready to play a game. Robinson and Zemaitis leave holes in the
roster for Patemo to fill, while Posluszny took the field for a
light warmup during the sneak peek spring practice.
Patemo must also
replace departed
quarterback Michael
Robinson, As
expected, the strong
armed Anthony
Morelii took snaps
with the first team.
Morelii, who will
mainly watched from
the sidelines during
the last two seasons.
Another star injured
last season, wideout
Roger Clemens' baseball career is as up in the air as his famous fast ball.
Much speculation has surrounded his indecision about his pitching future,
with the majority coming from his beloved fans and prospective teams that
want to have "The Rocket” on their pitching rosters.
THE CAPITAL TIMES April 10, 2006
Derrick Williams, looked good in
practice and showed glimpses of
the talent that sparked Penn State’s
offense in 2005. Williams didn’t
play after breaking his left arm in
the Nittany Lions’ last-second loss
to Michigan last year.
Wideout Jordan Norwood
made some nice catches. Another
freshmen class, Justin King, played
comerback with the first-team
defense on Saturday. The speedy
King played on both sides of the
ball last year.
On April 3, a fan
attending the Giants-
Padres game at Petco
Park in San Diego
threw a syringe on the
field in the direction of
Bonds. Bonds actually
picked it up on his
way to the dugout
between innings but
showed no emotion
doing so. One has to
wonder what Bonds
is up against when the
Giants play teams in
bigger cities such as
Los Angeles, Chicago,
and Philadelphia
where the fans are
more malicious
What really bothers
me in the whole
Bonds situation is the
They were cheeied on by
a couple of last season’s
defensive stars who watched
from the sidelines, defensive
end Tamba Hali, who ran
out on the field to pat ex
teammates on the back after
good plays, and comerback
Anwar Phillips. Both players
are expected to be taken in the
NFL draft on April 29.
Other notes from
Saturday’s practice:
Sophomore Tony Davis
played with the first-team
defense opposite King. They
were joined at the safety
positions at times by seniors
Nolan McCready, Donnie
Johnson and sophomore
Spencer Ridenour, who is
listed as a linebacker.
Linemen Jim Shaw, Steve
Roach, Josh Gaines and
Ed Johnson saw first-team
defense action. Ed Johnson
is back after having been
expelled by the university for
the fall semester following
allegations that he violated a
school regulation concerning
sexual conduct. Alford is expected
to be a starter when the regular
season begins.
At one point, Brown, with
uniform on, ran in the end zone
with Posluszny but wasn’t close
to keeping up with the linebacker.
Brown didn’t participate in a
iage. A.Q. Shipley, who
played on both sides of the line last
season, practiced at center with the
first team along with guard Robert
Price, who started a game at right
guard last year.
on Bonds.” I watched bits
pieces of the first episode and \
appalled to see him cry, trying
make people feel sorry for him
Tome, ESPN is just trying to
in on all of the Bonds’ controv
publicity and give Bonds a c!
to show a side of him that pei
don’t see in the interviews. Mi
ESPN even feels sorry for Boi
Let’s hope not, because he brov
on himself all of the hardships hi
going through right now. Whet
he took steroids or not, he l
done enough to lose the respect
many baseball fans.
As a huge baseball fan, I re;
hate to see fans throw stuff on
field and completely disrespect
game. But if I was Barry Bot
I’d keep my head down, bee;
more syringes are on the way