PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS SPORTS

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• Linebacker Mauti living up to 2 names
Joe Paterno is fond of calling Mike Mauti a great prospect.

• Quarless, Timmons grab on to last chances
STATE COLLEGE - Two of Penn State's most talented football players are out of chances and almost out of time.

• Another QB commits
Let the quarterback competition begin.

• Battle wants to dance; does he have partners?
Balance is so important in many aspects of life. In team sports, it is all-encompassing.

• PSU draws Virginia in ACC event
After its team's 27-win season and NIT championship, Penn State fans had hopes of finally seeing an appetizing opponent, maybe at home, in the ESPN-promoted ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

• Buie commits to Penn State
NEW YORK - Taran Buie, a 6-2 off-guard from Albany, N.Y., and younger brother of Penn State guard Talor Battle, verbally committed Thursday night to play his collegiate basketball with the Nittany Lions, a dependable school source said.

• Win sends off seniors
STATE COLLEGE - There were tears before tip off Thursday evening. But this time, there were no tears afterward.

• Lady Lions' 16th loss shows plenty of bad signs
STATE COLLEGE - The Penn State Lady Lions used to greet losses with tears and whispered words. But after a season in which they tied a school records for defeats at the Bryce Jordan Center, this whole act has started to seem routine.

• Lady Lions cough up 20-point advantage
STATE COLLEGE - With the Bryce Jordan Center awash in pink -- from fans' T-shirts to players' uniforms to officials' shoelaces -- it might have seemed as if everyone was still celebrating Valentine's Day.