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NEWS & NOTES SIGNING DAY Glenn Carson signs autographs before the 2012 Blue-White Game. This year, PSU will hold a OneTeam autograph session from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on April 20. Logan Cramer III ATHLETICS New schedule highlights Blue-White Weekend Start times have been set for the 10 Penn State teams competing at home during Blue-White Weekend, including the times for the NCAA Men���s Gymnastics Championships in Rec Hall. A new event during the April 19-21 Blue-White Weekend will be a OneTeam autograph session, featuring student-athletes from a variety of Penn State teams. The autograph session will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. April 20 in the area west of Beaver Stadium near the music stage. The Blue-White Game will kick off at noon on April 20 as the centerpiece event for numerous activities throughout the weekend in and around Beaver Stadium. As in previ- ous years, there will be no admission or parking fee for the game. Stadium parking lots will open at 8 a.m. Many fan favorites will return for Blue-White Weekend, including Friday���s Wingfest (6 to 8:30 p.m.), fireworks (9 p.m.), the Nittany Lion Club Blue-White Event with coach Bill O���Brien on Saturday (8:30 a.m.) and Sunday���s Beaver Stadium 5K Run/Family Fun Walk to benefit Special Olympics Pennsylvania (11 a.m.). Penn State seeks its 13th NCAA men���s gymnastics title when it hosts the championships in Rec Hall. Tickets for the event can be purchased at the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office or by calling 1-800-NITTANY. The Nittany Lion Club���s Blue-White breakfast event on April 20 will feature O���Brien and the Nittany Lion seniors. The event will take place in the Bryce Jordan Center and is open to the public. A carnival, food vendors, bands and student performers also will return during Blue-White Weekend. Penn State���s athletic event schedule for Blue-White Weekend: FRIDAY, APRIL 19 NCAA Men���s Gymnastics Championships, team qualifying session No. 1, 1 p.m.; men���s tennis vs. Michigan, 3 p.m.; men���s volleyball vs. Rutgers-Newark, 5:30 p.m.; baseball vs. Iowa, 6 p.m.; softball vs. Northwestern, 6 p.m.; women���s soccer vs. Syracuse, 6 p.m. (exhibition); NCAA Men���s Gymnastics Championships, team qualifying session No. 2, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 20 Men���s golf hosts Rutherford Intercollegiate, 7:30 a.m.; Blue-White Game, noon; men���s soccer vs. Navy, 4:30 p.m. (exhibition); men���s volleyball vs. NJIT, 5:30 p.m.; baseball vs. Iowa, 2 p.m.; softball vs. Northwestern, 4 p.m.; NCAA Men���s Gymnastics Championships, team finals, 7 p.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 21 Men���s golf hosts Rutherford Intercollegiate, 7:30 a.m.; women���s tennis vs. Michigan State, 11 a.m.; baseball vs. Iowa, 1 p.m.; softball vs. Northwestern, 1 p.m.; NCAA Men���s Gymnastics Championships, individual finals, 2 p.m.

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