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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Penn hires former Johns Hopkins head coach Greg Chimera as offensive coordinator
Chimera arrives at Penn after guiding Johns Hopkins to one of its best seasons in program history. The team finished with 12-1 and a quarterfinal run in the NCAA Division III playoffs.
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University of Arizona faces difficult challenge in trimming sports budget
Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education says that cutting sports is one of the most difficult things any college athletic director or president can do because some of the most loyal and dedicated alumni are former student athletes.
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Call it Palestra magic, but understand how Penn’s Big 5 upset of Villanova came about
Penn’s zone defense and some big individual efforts carried the Quakers to a Big 5 upset, beating Villanova 76-72.
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Meredith Schamun is giving Penn volleyball ‘some love and attention’ as she continues rebuilding its culture
In 2020, Meredith Schamun was Penn’s fourth coach in five years, and focused on building trust with her players over Zoom. Having struggled for three seasons, this year’s squad is 3-17 with four regular-season matches remaining.
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Penn’s hard truth? In the case of college sports and the Ivy League, it isn’t all about the money
The idea of a collective to help financially attract top athletic talent is a nice thought. But when it comes to the Ivy League, that’s all it is at the moment. Ivy League rules prohibit athletic scholarships.
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Seasoned Penn football team picked to finish third in the Ivy League
Penn was tabbed to finish third in an Ivy League football preseason poll of the media, behind Yale in first and Princeton in second.
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Former Penn football coach Al Bagnoli announces retirement
Al Bagnoli coached 23 seasons at Penn, where he’s the all-time winningest coach in program history, before taking the helm at Columbia in 2015.
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Penn baseball readies for the bright lights and ‘big crowds’ of NCAA regional play
The No. 4 seed in the Auburn Regional, Penn will match up first against the top-seeded hosts on Friday night, the same program it faced the last time it was in the tournament, 28 years prior.
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UPenn baseball team makes NCAA regional appearance for first time since 1995
Penn’s baseball team will face Auburn in Alabama tomorrow night, representing their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1995.
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Penn baseball advances to first NCAA Tournament since 1995 with rout of Princeton
The men’s baseball team routed Princeton on Monday to cap off a perfect record in the inaugural Ivy League Baseball Tournament and earn an automatic berth in the NCAA regional round.