Joe Juliano has been a member of our sports staff since 1985. His current beats are Penn State football, college basketball with emphasis on Villanova, golf, and the Penn Relays. A graduate of Temple University, he also worked for 10 years with United Press International, the last seven as Philadelphia sports editor.
with the Cavaliers, Booth will be playing for first-year head coach John Beilein, who is very familiar with him having played the Wildcats in the 2018 national championship game and again early last season as coach of Michigan.
The Nittany Lions increased their number of verbal commitments in the class of 2020 to 11 adding wide receiver Jaden Dottin of Suffield, Conn., and junior college defensive back Ji'Ayir Brown.
In his three seasons with the Wildcats, the versatile 6-foot-6 forward helped his team to a national championship and three Big East Tournament titles.
All 15 players named to the preliminary roster for the United States play or have played for Big East teams. Competition will begin July 31 in Lima, Peru.
The 23-year-old from Manasquan River Golf Club gained a 3-and-2 victory over 2014 champion and qualifying medalist Jeff Osberg at Stonewall thanks in large part to his chipping and putting.
The week began with the first player to commit to the Nittany Lions' 2020 class flipping to Ohio State. Then a pair of high school teammates decommitted, feeling they latched on to Penn State too quickly.
Aaryn Parks, a 6-foot-4, 320-pound guard, made his announcement on Wednesday and 5-11, 165-pound cornerback Joshuah Moten revealed his change of heart on Thursday.
Wall's younger brother got caught in the middle of a Pennsylvania Turnpike accident and missed his tee time, leading to disqualification. He barely made it for his start time after taking an alternate route and won two matches to reach the final.
Stevens spent four years in the program, three of them backing up Trace McSorley, before announcing his transfer to Mississippi State. "I want what's best for Tommy," Franklin said. "I want what's best for Penn State."
