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Tague Davis (center) poses with his family after Louisville clinched a berth in the College World Series.

Malvern Prep’s Tague Davis set a Louisville record and fueled its College World Series run

Davis went from starring as a two-way player at Malvern Prep to setting the freshman home run record at Louisville. His next stop: a trip to Omaha to play in the College World Series.

College soccer player Lexi Drumm is among the athletes appealing the landmark NCAA settlement.

Female athletes appeal NCAA settlement, saying it violates Title IX

Ben Nuckols, Associated Press

Villanova coach Kevin Willard during a workout with his new team last week. He says he was "on board" at Maryland until the school's AD left.

Villanova Wildcats

Kevin Willard’s Maryland exit still follows him, but the Villanova coach moved on and has high expectations

Villanova athletic director Eric Roedl (left) and Temple athletic director Arthur Johnson are ushering their programs into the post-House settlement landscape.

Big 5 schools are (mostly) buying in on new NCAA revenue-sharing rules. Here’s what they’re saying.

Owen Hewitt

Kevin Willard wants Villanova to play with a faster pace than it's played in recent years.

Villanova Wildcats

New Villanova coach Kevin Willard on summer workouts and the possibility of post-House stabilizing

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Temple and Rutgers will play a four-game series between 2030 and 2033.

Rivalries renewed: Temple football schedules series vs. Rutgers and Delaware

Temple assistant coach Chris Clark consoles Damian Dunn after an overtime loss to Vanderbilt in 2022.

Temple assistant Chris Clark is heading back to his alma mater to coach St. Joe’s Prep

Isabella DiAmore

On Thursday, Penn State announced plans to host Oregon in its annual "White Out" game at Beaver Stadium on Sept 27.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State will have its ‘White Out’ game against Oregon; Temple’s kickoff time vs. Oklahoma set

Jeff Manto, the head coach for Conwell-Egan's baseball team, will graduate from Temple on Thursday, 40 years after he originally left campus.

Former Phillie Jeff Manto got his ‘butt back to school.’ Now he’ll graduate from Temple 40 years after leaving.

Temple and Rutgers will play a four-game series between 2030 and 2033.

Rivalries renewed: Temple football schedules series vs. Rutgers and Delaware

Temple assistant coach Chris Clark consoles Damian Dunn after an overtime loss to Vanderbilt in 2022.

Temple assistant Chris Clark is heading back to his alma mater to coach St. Joe’s Prep

Isabella DiAmore

On Thursday, Penn State announced plans to host Oregon in its annual "White Out" game at Beaver Stadium on Sept 27.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State will have its ‘White Out’ game against Oregon; Temple’s kickoff time vs. Oklahoma set

Jeff Manto, the head coach for Conwell-Egan's baseball team, will graduate from Temple on Thursday, 40 years after he originally left campus.

Former Phillie Jeff Manto got his ‘butt back to school.’ Now he’ll graduate from Temple 40 years after leaving.

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On Thursday, Penn State announced plans to host Oregon in its annual "White Out" game at Beaver Stadium on Sept 27.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State will have its ‘White Out’ game against Oregon; Temple’s kickoff time vs. Oklahoma set

Times and broadcasts are beginning to trickle in for both the Owls and Nittany Lions, the latter of whom open with a nationally televised game against Nevada on Aug. 30.

Next season's College Football Playoff will have a more straightforward seeding model.

Penn State Nittany Lions

College Football Playoff shifts to straight seeding model, no automatic byes for top league champs

Eddie Pells, Associated Press

Syracuse wide receiver Trebor Peña making a catch over UNLV defensive back Jalen Catalon on Oct. 4.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State adds transfers Trebor Peña and Amare Campbell to its football roster

Penn State product Kerry Abello has been a key player for the Orlando Pride.

Kerry Abello is the latest Penn State product to make the U.S. women’s national team

Jonathan Tannenwald

Penn State coach James Franklin landed a commitment from Coatesville linebacker Terry Wiggins on Friday.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Coatesville football standout Terry Wiggins commits to Penn State

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Villanova Wildcats

Kevin Willard’s Maryland exit still follows him, but the Villanova coach moved on and has high expectations

Willard responded to an unflattering Baltimore Sun report and talked about following Jay Wright at Villanova.

Villanova coach Kevin Willard during a workout with his new team last week. He says he was "on board" at Maryland until the school's AD left.

Villanova coach Kevin Willard during a workout with his new team last week. He says he was "on board" at Maryland until the school's AD left.

Villanova Wildcats

Kevin Willard’s Maryland exit still follows him, but the Villanova coach moved on and has high expectations

Willard responded to an unflattering Baltimore Sun report and talked about following Jay Wright at Villanova.

Villanova Wildcats

New Villanova coach Kevin Willard on summer workouts and the possibility of post-House stabilizing

Kevin Willard wants Villanova to play with a faster pace than it's played in recent years.

Villanova’s basketball team should benefit from the NIL settlement, but little else is immediately clear

Marcus Hayes | Columnist

New coach Kevin Willard (center) is looking to take Villanova back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2022.

Jay Wright, who has maintained all along he was done coaching, won’t be the next Knicks coach

Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright (center) at Kevin Willard’s introductory press conference at Villanova on April 9.

Villanova Wildcats

Villanova adds 6-foot-9 forward Tafara Gapare to men’s basketball roster

Tafara Gapare is the latest Maryland transfer to join Kevin Willard at Villanova, the school announced Thursday.

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Ben Luber coached at George School before becoming an assistant coach at Penn in April.

Ben Luber has an eye for spotting talent. He wants to bring those under-recruited gems to Penn.

Luber, who will be an assistant under new coach Fran McCaffery, offered NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder his first college scholarship.

Isabella DiAmore

New Penn coach Fran McCaffery with his family, including his brother, longtime Delaware County Times sports columnist Jack McCaffery (front).

Penn brought Fran McCaffery home, where he can be near his brother, a longtime sportswriter recovering from a stroke

The Penn band at a Quakers men’s lacrosse game against Princeton.

As they graduate another senior class, the Penn band’s tradition of ‘silly stuff’ at games lives on

Conor Smith

Mr. Packman started lifting weights when he was in middle school.

Charlie Packman, popular personal trainer and retired gym owner, has died at 75

Jarrett Pokrovsky, center, and Penn hope to find success as their postseason begins on Friday in the 2025 Ivy League baseball championships against Columbia.

Jarrett Pokrovsky embodies Penn’s season-long battle to get back to playoff baseball

Owen Hewitt

The Drexel rowing team trains on the Schuylkil on May 7 in Philadelphia.

‘It’s a Philly Thing’: Documentary goes inside the Drexel-La Salle rowing rivalry

Marcus Randolph played with Saint Peter's last season, where he averaged 14.4 points per game.

La Salle Explorers

La Salle adds transfer guard Marcus Randolph to its roster

Kevin Willard (left) the new coach at Villanova, shares a laugh with ESPN's Fran Fraschilla last month.

Transfer portal: Villanova adds another 2025 recruit; Drexel, La Salle, Temple add players

Maryland transfer Rodney Rice picked USC over Villanova.

Transfer portal: Where does Villanova go next with Rodney Rice off to USC? There are thousands of possibilities

The Drexel rowing team trains on the Schuylkil on May 7 in Philadelphia.

‘It’s a Philly Thing’: Documentary goes inside the Drexel-La Salle rowing rivalry

Marcus Randolph played with Saint Peter's last season, where he averaged 14.4 points per game.

La Salle Explorers

La Salle adds transfer guard Marcus Randolph to its roster

Kevin Willard (left) the new coach at Villanova, shares a laugh with ESPN's Fran Fraschilla last month.

Transfer portal: Villanova adds another 2025 recruit; Drexel, La Salle, Temple add players

Maryland transfer Rodney Rice picked USC over Villanova.

Transfer portal: Where does Villanova go next with Rodney Rice off to USC? There are thousands of possibilities

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The Drexel rowing team trains on the Schuylkil on May 7 in Philadelphia.

‘It’s a Philly Thing’: Documentary goes inside the Drexel-La Salle rowing rivalry

Led by All-American goalkeeper Jenika Cuocco, Drexel's women's lacrosse program has fueled a 14-3 run in the 2025 season and a Top 25 national ranking from Inside Lacrosse.

Deep into postseason play, Drexel is relying on an underdog mentality to prove naysayers wrong

Paulie Loscalzo

Kevin Willard (left) the new coach at Villanova, shares a laugh with ESPN's Fran Fraschilla last month.

Transfer portal: Villanova adds another 2025 recruit; Drexel, La Salle, Temple add players

Amaris Baker (3) has been Drexel's leading scorer each of the past two seasons.

Drexel star Amaris Baker is getting one more season of college basketball

Paulie Loscalzo

The Drexel rowing team trains on the Schuylkil on May 7 in Philadelphia.

‘It’s a Philly Thing’: Documentary goes inside the Drexel-La Salle rowing rivalry

Led by All-American goalkeeper Jenika Cuocco, Drexel's women's lacrosse program has fueled a 14-3 run in the 2025 season and a Top 25 national ranking from Inside Lacrosse.

Deep into postseason play, Drexel is relying on an underdog mentality to prove naysayers wrong

Paulie Loscalzo

Kevin Willard (left) the new coach at Villanova, shares a laugh with ESPN's Fran Fraschilla last month.

Transfer portal: Villanova adds another 2025 recruit; Drexel, La Salle, Temple add players

Amaris Baker (3) has been Drexel's leading scorer each of the past two seasons.

Drexel star Amaris Baker is getting one more season of college basketball

Paulie Loscalzo

All four Jekot sisters are part of the Big 5. Kelly played at Villanova, Katie played five seasons at St. Joe's, Julie just finished at La Salle, and now Jill will suit up for the Hawks.

St. Joseph's Hawks

‘I’m just excited to be a part of it’: For the Jekot family, Big 5 women’s basketball is a tradition

Mia Messina

New York Liberty center Jonquel Jones (35) and Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull (10) go for a loose ball in the second half on Saturday in Indianapolis.

Natasha Cloud’s steal preserves win as Liberty beat Fever, 90-88

Associated Press, Associated Press

Colton Book became the first St. Joseph's pitcher in program history to cross the 100-strikeout threshold during a game against Dayton on April 27.

St. Joseph's Hawks

Colton Book reached a rare milestone during his first season with St. Joseph’s baseball. And he’s not done yet.

Mia Messina

Former Penn coach Steve Donahue coaches against St. Joe's on Nov. 15, 2024.

St. Joseph's Hawks

Former Penn coach Steve Donahue hired by St. Joseph’s coach Billy Lange

All four Jekot sisters are part of the Big 5. Kelly played at Villanova, Katie played five seasons at St. Joe's, Julie just finished at La Salle, and now Jill will suit up for the Hawks.

St. Joseph's Hawks

‘I’m just excited to be a part of it’: For the Jekot family, Big 5 women’s basketball is a tradition

Mia Messina

New York Liberty center Jonquel Jones (35) and Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull (10) go for a loose ball in the second half on Saturday in Indianapolis.

Natasha Cloud’s steal preserves win as Liberty beat Fever, 90-88

Associated Press, Associated Press

Colton Book became the first St. Joseph's pitcher in program history to cross the 100-strikeout threshold during a game against Dayton on April 27.

St. Joseph's Hawks

Colton Book reached a rare milestone during his first season with St. Joseph’s baseball. And he’s not done yet.

Mia Messina

Former Penn coach Steve Donahue coaches against St. Joe's on Nov. 15, 2024.

St. Joseph's Hawks

Former Penn coach Steve Donahue hired by St. Joseph’s coach Billy Lange

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