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Neil Rudel on Penn State: Nittany Lion fans will have heart for Manske

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STATE COLLEGE — It didn’t take long for the feel-good story of the 2026 preseason to surface. When he met the media in March to preview spring practice, Matt Campbell expressed uncertainty about quarterback depth behind Rocco Becht and disclosed that projected backup Alex Manske was away from the team and back home in Iowa for an unspecified reason that seemed to be more of a situation or condition than an injury. “It’s something he’s been dealing with, but we felt it was the best to get it taken care of now so we can get him back ready for fall camp,” Campbell said. It ...

Bridgewater LL making claim as league’s best ever

Little League Extra

They have yet to start junior high, but Bridgewater Little Leaguers understand history very well. Especially when it is about their league’s long one. Those players were quite aware that they were the second team in the Massachusetts league’s 74 years to capture a state championship. And ...

Baseball is definitely in the DNA of the Rasmus family

Little League Extra

X-rays cannot confirm it, but it would not be shocking if medical technology someday located a baseball near a Rasmus family member’s heart. A specific Rasmus was not named above. And that’s because it could be true for nearly everyone with that last name. This decorated baseball ...