Nittany Lion Review – Game 1, 2009 – Penn State 31, Akron 7

Penn State made their 2009 season debut with a 31-7 victory over MAC opponent Akron in from of over 104,000 sun-drenched fans in Happy Valley last Saturday. With the win, Penn State moves to 1-0 on the season and will next host rival Syracuse on Saturday at noon. The game can be seen on the Big Ten Network. More on the game and the weekend that was in college football, after the jump…

Against the Spread Is Back

Q: What do Brett Farve and your favorite website have in common?

A: They both come back in August.

After a long hiatus, Againstthespread.wordpress.com is finally back on the web.

Tomorrow we will have our first post in just over three months, which will be the first in an eight-part series previewing the upcoming Penn State football season, now just 18 days away.

Check back tomorrow as we begin the countdown to kickoff…

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Against the Spread 2008: Edition 11

How Good Does That Feel?

Chase Utley and two All-Star snubs congratulate after Burrell's three-run blast in the 8th.

In one of the more exciting baseball games in recent memory, Pat Burrell deposited a Chad Qualls pitch in the stands to give the Phillies a win over the NL-West leading Diamondbacks in front of 45,277 fans at Citizens Bank Park today.