I Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010 Winter Olympics Snowboarding, biathlon 3 p.m., NBC Figure skating, snowboarding, speedskating 8 p.m., NBC NCAA Women's Basketball Michigan at Penn State 6:30 p.m., BTN f NCAA Men's Basketball Wisconsin at Minnesota 9 p.m.. ESPN Denver at Cleveland 8 p.m., TNT OTo read full stories: psucollegian.com Lion defense shining in first two games A few tweaks from last year's squad has led to an improved defense this year. No. 11 Penn State readying for Big Tens The Lions are preparing for Feb. 27 and the Big Ten championships at Minnesota. Gymnasts look to fix how they finish meets Penn State has struggled this year in the parallel and high bars, the last two events in a meet. Online specs auction ends at $7,550 bid The online auction for Joe Paterno’s famous glasses ended Wednesday, with the highest bid going for $7,550. The next step will be the live auction at the annual Connoisseur’s Dinner on Saturday, when the winner has a chance to own the glass es. Former Lion Johnson signs with Carolina Former Penn State and Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Ed Johnson signed Wednesday with the Carolina Panthers. Johnson, who played for the Nittany Lions from 2003 to 2006, was released by the Colts early this past season. He had previously been waved by Indianapolis during the 2008 season following his arrest on marijuana charges. Pitchers, catchers means spring is near Let the spring begin. Pitchers and catchers reported yesterday for Spring Training, and we couldn’t be more excited. Not only for the start of baseball season, but mostly for the promise that warm weather is coming at long last. For more of our thoughts, and to share yours, visit the MAKE PLAYS blog at psucol legian.com. Q: What was the last tour nament Tiger Woods played in? Tuesday’s answer Marcus Camby played for four differ ent NBA teams before he was traded to Portland Thesday. Penn State freshman guard Tim Frazier attempts a layup at Welsh-Ryan Arena Wednesday night. Frazier and the Nittany Lions defeated the Northwestern Wildcats. 81-70. to win their first Big Ten game of the season. Five Penn State players scored in double figures to spark the upset. Ex-lion Jenkins yet to tab new team By Brendan Monahan COL LEGE AN STAFF WRITER Two months alter leaving the Penn State wrestling team. Bubba Jenkins has yet to choose a new school. Though Jenkins said he is still weighing his options, the 2008 NCAA 149-pound runner up has gained interest from a number of schools, including Arizona State. Old Dominion. Maryland. Nebraska and lowa State. Jenkins visited Arizona State because he said the school had been recruiting him since he was a sophomore in high school and he wanted to Jenkins repay the loyalty. Brian Stith. an Arizona State assistant coach, wrestled at Frank W Cox High School. Jenkins' former school, and was also Jenkins' ex-coach. See JENKINS. Page 10. The Collegian wrestling writers recap Penn State head coach Cael Sanderson's weekly radio show on the Back Points blog: psucollegian.com ON THE 8106 Season opener at Longwood postponed O By Stephen Hennessey COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Robbie Wine compared telling his team it wouldn't be playing this weekend to telling children that Santa Claus wouldn't be deliv- QACCQ ., . ering Christmas BAS>tUALL The Penn State baseball squad will likely have to wait one more weekend to start its season, as snow still covered Longwood University's field Wednesday. A neutral site game against Coppin State and a road game at Longwood were cancelled. The Nittany Lions, who finished Meghan Russelll -Collegian Penn State players celebrate after scoring a goal in the first period of the hockey game against Ohio University on Saturday afternoon at Greenberg Ice Pavilion. leers’ playoff opener set for SUNY-Canton WRESTLING After clinching the ESCHL title last week end, the No. 2 Penn State leers knew they would be playing in the ACHA national tour nament. Now they know exactly who and when they will be playing. The leers kept their No. 2 ranking in the final poll of the season and will take on the No. 15 seed SUNY-Canton Kangaroos, who are making their first AC HA Division I tournament appearance, at 1 p.m. March 6 at the Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, 111. Despite finishing at No. 22 in the final rank ings. the Kangaroos received an automatic with a 25-26 record last season, were scheduled to play Saturday and Sunday. “It's definitely disappointing because everyone was getting pretty wine pumped up for the opener," pitcher Mike Wanamaker said. Longwood’s field, located in Farmville, Va.. still had several inches of snow on it from two snow storms that slammed the East Coast last week, Longwood’s media relations director Greg Prouty said. Wine said his staff By Paul Casella COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Inside the Dugout has the latest news on the trade involving former Lion first ON THE baseman Cory Wine: SLOG psucollegian.com contacted some coaches to see if there were any possibilities of scheduling a game or scrimmage with them. With many teams opening their season in the South this weekend, the coaches were hopeful for another game. He still didn’t know whether any teams would respond to their requests, though. “You deal with what comes up, Associated Press bid to the field of 16 after winning the ECHL regular season title. "We’ve been pretty excited about nationals for the past three weeks or so.” leers sopho more Nick Seravalli said, "but we were defi nitely excited to keep the No. 2 seed and see who we are going to be playing.” With this year’s bid, Penn State has played in all 19 AC HA Division I national tourna ments dating back to the inaugural tourna ment in 1992, whereas SUNY-Canton is See ICERS. Page 10. ICERS ONLINE The Daily Collegian Lions snap losing streak By Andrew Robinson COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Talor Battle's torrid shooting finally came to a halt, but for the Penn State men's basketball team, it didn't matter. The Nittany " Lions had fought MEN S and scrapped for BASKETBALL 12 games seeking their first Big Ten win yet managed to come up short every time „ Penn State all on That changed Wednesday. Behind a bal anced scoring attack that saw five players in double figures. Penn State (9-16, 1-12 Big Ten) defeated Northwestern (17-9. 6-8) by a score of 81-70 at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, 111. Thfc win marked Penn State's fourth in a row against the Wildcats and its seventh in its last eight games against them. "It's a relief," Penn State head coach Ed DeChellis told the Penn State radio network. "Our kids have always given us a pretty good effort in practice. We've always continued to have pretty good See WIN. Page 10. O Collegian reporter Andrew J. Cassavell distributes grades for Wednesday's ON THE game on Hardwood Hits: BIGG psucollegian.com The leers have switched up their lines and started resting up for their postseason run: psucollegian.com and that’s what’s good about these guys,” Wine said. Next weekend, the Lions expect to play in the Big East/Big Ten Challenge in some warmer weath er. They’ll take on Cincinnati, Seton Hall and Notre Dame in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Clearwater, Fla., in an afternoon game and two morning games, respectively. If the team did travel down there, Wanamaker said the field condi tions would have been messy. Conditions will be a lot better in Florida next weekend, he said. “Everything happens for a rea son,” the pitcher said. To e-mail reporter: slhso37@psu.edu Northwestern
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