Friday, November 13, 2009
Penn State center Stefen Wisniewski (Bridgeville) is featured in the November issue of Sports Illustrated Kids. A junior majoring in secondary education, a story on Wisniewski and his typical weekday during the football season appears in the magazine. A 2008 second team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American, Wisniewski is on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Teen Bonus Section that appears inside this month's SI Kids. (more)
Friday, November 06, 2009
Penn State's legendary Heisman Trophy winner, John Cappelletti, and national media personality Dan Patrick will be among the participants at the Sports Illustrated Heisman Tour Presented by Nissan here this weekend. The event celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Heisman Trophy. The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 and will precede the highly-anticipated Penn State-Ohio State clash, which will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Beaver Stadium's 300th game. (more)
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Penn State coach Joe Paterno is featured in this week's issue of Sports Illustrated, which hits news stands Wednesday. Sports Illustrated Senior Writer Joe Posnanski takes an in-depth look at the life, family and career of Paterno in eight pages of the magazine's NBA Preview issue. Posnanski's profile on the legendary coach is an elongated thank-you note to Joe's father, Angelo, who allowed Joe to forgo a career as a lawyer and follow his passion -- for 60 years and counting. (more)
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
The Penn State football team graces the cover of the Aug. 17 issue of Sports Illustrated, with a photo of senior quarterback Daryll Clark (Youngstown, Ohio) and junior center Stefen Wisniewski (Bridgeville). The Nittany Lions are one of four regional covers for SI's College Football Preview issue, which will be available on newsstands later this week. Mississippi, Oklahoma State and Oregon are the other schools featured on the regional covers. The issue with the Penn State cover will be distributed throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest. Sports Illustrated ranks Penn State No. 14 in its pre-season Top 20 and predicts the Nittany Lions will make their third Bowl Championship Series appearance in the past five years, facing Virginia Tech in the FedEx Orange Bowl. (more)
Friday, February 27, 2009
Penn State senior men's gymnast Casey Sandy (Brampton, Ont.) continues to garner attention and accolades for his brilliant career and stellar 2009 season, earning his latest praise from one of the foremost and popular publications in the world, Sports Illustrated. The seven-time All-American will be featured is SI's Faces in the Crowd, a section that highlights standout performances by amateur athletes, in the Feb. 23 edition. (more)
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Penn State's glorious gridiron history is celebrated by a new commemorative issue from Sports Illustrated: Penn State - A Celebration of Nittany Lions Football. Penn State was one of four institutions selected for a college football commemorative issue this year. The 80-page issue is available on newsstands. (more)