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Student Athletes
Penn shipwrecks Explorers, gets ready for Nova
Penn shipwrecks Explorers, gets ready for Nova
The men’s basketball team downed La Salle 83-65 on Saturday. They take on defending national champion Villanova on Tuesday evening.
Inside man
Inside man
Nick Miller, a senior inside linebacker on the Penn football team and a unanimous First-Team All-Ivy selection, chats about his incredible Quaker career.
The legend of John Heisman
The legend of John Heisman
The Heisman Trophy namesake, a Penn Law alumnus, was a former player and coach on the Penn football team.
Quakers fee-fi Big 5 foe La Salle
Quakers fee-fi Big 5 foe La Salle
Penn eased to a 65-34 win over the Explorers on Wednesday at The Palestra.
Quakers calm Hurricanes
Quakers calm Hurricanes
The men’s basketball team beat Miami of Florida 89-75 on Tuesday, improving to 7-2—their best start since 1994.
School track & field records broken at meet in New York
School track & field records broken at meet in New York
New school records were set in the hammer throw, shot put, and pole vault.
Washington crosses Delaware State, leads Penn to victory
Washington crosses Delaware State, leads Penn to victory
The Quakers buzzed the Hornets 76-48 on Tuesday night in Dover.
By the Numbers: Women’s soccer team
By the Numbers: Women’s soccer team
Running numbers around the Ivy League co-champions’ memorable season.
Men’s basketball team slam dunks Stockton
Men’s basketball team slam dunks Stockton
The Quakers demolished the D-III school 112-63 on Saturday at The Palestra.
Nine Quakers named All-Ivy
Nine Quakers named All-Ivy
Led by unanimous selection Nick Miller, nine members of the Penn football team have been awarded All-Ivy honors.
In the News
USA Today
Who is the Heisman Memorial Trophy named after? What to know about career of John Heisman
Penn alumnus and football player John Heisman championed many additions to football that are now commonplace in the sport, while also racking up an impressive offensive coaching record.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn wants Philly to be a global track destination. Bringing more pros to town is part of it
Penn Relays director Steve Dolan and Penn athletic director Alanna Shanahan share how the new Grand Slam Track circuit event will help make Penn a global track destination.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn baseball inspired by Yankees’ Jake Cousins, who will be the first Quaker since 1912 to play in a World Series
Alumnus Jake Cousins is pitching in the World Series for the New York Yankees, featuring remarks from Penn baseball coach John Yurkow and other Penn players.
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Philadelphia Magazine
The 150 most influential people in Philly
Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Olympic discus thrower and alumnus Sam Mattis are noted as some of the most influential people in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Coach Ray Priore reaches 50-win milestone as Penn outlasts Bucknell
The Penn football team defeated Bucknell on Saturday to mark Ray Priore’s 50th victory as the program’s coach.
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NBC News
The cost of college conference realignment: ‘We are student-athletes, but we’re also human’
Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education has spent her entire life immersed in the world of college athletics and has been working to change its landscape.
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