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Tony | Field hockey finally gets opportunity to compete
The first field hockey-only field in Penn history will be complete with AstroTurf and ready for the Quakers this fall.
Palestra cast aside as site of post-season tournament
Even though the first men’s hoops tourney is played in Memphis, the Palestra will remain a potential site for future tourneys, since both the women’s and men’s tournaments are both expected to move on a rotating basis.
Tony | AAC still searching for identity
Like a high school freshmen, the newly-formed American Athletic Conference has a few issues.
Laying a new carpet at Franklin Field
Franklin Field is getting a new SprinTurf field after nine years of wear and tear on the old one. The new playing surface will consist of a synthetic turf similar to the stadium’s original SprinTurf playing surface.
Penn baseball's Ryan Deitrich headed for Duke
Ryan Deitrich won’t be returning to Penn for his final year of eligibility after missing his freshman campaign due to injury, but he’ll still be playing college baseball — as a Duke Blue Devil.
Penn softball headed to Texas A&M for NCAA regional
The Quakers will travel to College Station, Texas, to battle Texas A&M in the first round of Penn’s first ever NCAA Tournament Friday at 6 p.m. Eastern time, in a game that will be aired on ESPN2.
Career symposium back for NFL at Penn
The NFL chose Penn as the place to inject more diversity within its coaching and management ranks.
Penn women's lacrosse to face Virginia in NCAA Tournament
Penn women’s lacrosse (11-5) will face Virginia (9-9) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday at 3 p.m., in Washington, D.C. If the Quakers win, they will square off with host No. 6 Georgetown in the second round.
Penn women's lacrosse advances to Ivy Tournament final
The No. 16 Penn women’s lacrosse team took care of business at Franklin Field Friday night, handling Cornell, 10-5, to advance to the Ivy League Tournament final for the second straight season.
Ivy League announces conference-wide digital video network
The Ivy League announced Friday that it has partnered with Internet Protocol television company NeuLion to create the league’s first-ever digital sports network.
Community shares shock and stories from Boston Marathon
As of Monday evening, the University and Athletic Communications have not been made aware of any Penn athletes and affiliates injured in the attacks. RELATED: Alum journalists reflect on covering Boston explosions
Wayward boat sinks Penn heavyweight rowing's chances
A high school boat veered into the middle of Penn’s lane roughly 800 meters into the 2000m race, taking the No. 13 Quakers out of contention and helping ensure the fourth victory in a row for No. 15 Princeton with a time of 5:45.0.
Q&A: Robert Morris coach and former Penn basketball player Andy Toole
I asked Robert Morris coach Andy Toole about and former Penn basketball player Andy Toole Thursday about his relationship with fired Rutgers coach Mike Rice did have a lot to say about the state of Robert Morris’s program following a memorable first-round NIT home win over Kentucky last month and why he never wants to go up against Penn again.
Tony | Ivy success not made of just money for Penn basketball
What can Penn basketball do to get better? One answer is to keep having recruiting classes like the Quakers’ Class of 2017.
Penn men's golf finishes in middle of pack at Yale Spring Invitational
The Penn men’s golf team took sixth place in the Yale Spring Invitational Saturday at The Course at Yale, shooting 298-302—600 over 36 holes.
Penn has several ties to Rutgers scandal
Penn has many connections to the coaching scandal, which broke when ESPN aired video footage of Rutgers men’s basketball coach Mike Rice hitting and taunting players, at times yelling homophobic slurs.
From The Buzz: Who should be Penn's starting point guard in 2013-14?
In this week’s roundtable discussion, our editors ask who should be Penn basketball’s starting point guard in 2013-14.
BRIEF | Penn men's tennis suffers another loss to Princeton
Penn (8-6, 0-1 Ivy) came back to win the last three matches over No. 52 Princeton (12-4, 1-0) to move closer, but the Tigers had already clinched the victory.
A path toward out for LGBT Penn athletes
PATH and Penn Athletics are teaming up to support LGBT athletes in the Penn community, who are trying to improve the environment to help others in the LGBT community
The Palestra: A gym for all ages
Every Saturday morning, the Palestra gives guys like Scott Kegler a chance to mean a lot to both friends and strangers alike, while losing themselves in basketball.
