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After a rocky 2-2 start to the season that included road losses at Pittsburgh and Michigan, Penn State coach James Franklin was rumored to be on the hot seat and even garnered the dreaded vote of confidence from athletic director Sandy Barbour.Five games later -- all wins, including a memorable 24-21 upset of then No. 2-ranked Ohio State -- and Franklin is now being mentioned as a national coach of the year candidate while the No. 10 Nittany Lions (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten) are in the hunt for a major bowl game as they begin a two-game road trip at Indiana (5-4, 3-3) on Saturday afternoon (noon ET, ABC/ESPN2).A win over the Hoosiers and Penn State, which closes conference play with games at Rutgers (2-7, 0-6) and at home against Michigan State (2-7, 0-6), could end the regular season with 10 wins.Penn State comes in off an impressive 41-14 win over Iowa and currently sits second in the Big Tens East Division with a 5-1 record.Im really proud of how our team is playing, Franklin said. The confidence that theyre building and really playing well in all three phases.Penn State has eclipsed 500 yards of total offense in three of its last four games. A victory formation kneel-down reduced its total to 599 against an Iowa defense some thought could slow the Nittany Lions.That wasnt the case and Penn State players are confident no team can stop them.Our design is always to take what they give us so thats part of it, but through our running game we were confident what we could do running the ball, quarterback Trace McSorley said. We were able to find a couple things that we were able to get good chunk plays, get five, six yards a pop every time. So we were able to kind of go back to those and we knew we needed to get into manageable third downs or to cut the chains in half.I think we did a really good job with that -- utilizing those with our (run-pass options) and our play-action pass game, everything really mented each other (against Iowa).Penn States defense has bounced back nicely after early-season thrashings by Pittsburgh and Michigan. Regularly rotating eight defensive linemen, boosted by the return of starting linebackers Brandon Bell and Jason Cabinda and backed by a playmaking, veteran secondary, the Nittany Lions are plus-6 in turnover margin during their winning streak.Despite the impressive turnaround, dont look for the Nittany Lions to head into Saturdays contest cocky and overconfident.We understand that as fast as we are able to climb in the rankings, it could be taken away just as fast, McSorley said. 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The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it.SEATTLE -- If this is Chris Hansens final salvo in his attempt to purchase the Sacramento Kings, its coming with an additional $75 million price tag to what already could be the richest franchise sale in NBA history. Hansen increased his total valuation of the Kings from $550 million to $625 million on Friday in another attempt to sway NBA owners to allow him to buy the franchise and move it to Seattle. Hansen also announced on his website that he has guaranteed owners that the franchise would pay into the leagues revenue-sharing system in Seattle and not collect money as it has in Sacramento. Hansen has had a deal since January to buy a 65 per cent controlling interest in the Kings from the Maloof family. He originally offered a total valuation of $525 million, then increased that offer to $550 million after a competing Sacramento group matched his deal. He hoped to move the team to Seattle and rename it the Sonics, who were relocated to Oklahoma City and renamed the Thunder in 2008. The NBAs relocation committee voted 7-0 last week to recommend that the NBA Board of Governors -- which consists of all 30 owners -- reject the Seattle move. The board is expected to vote on the issue at its meeting in Dallas on Wednesday. Hansen, in his Friday statement, said the Seattle groups arena proposal was more advanced than the one in Sacramento. He said the Seattle ownership group had bought all of the needed property, had 100 per cent of the private financing "committed and in place" and added that the environmental review processs was further along.dddddddddddd "While we appreciate that this is a very difficult decision for the league and owners, we hope it is understood that we really believe the time is now to bring the NBA back to Seattle, and that it is paramount that we do everything we can to put Seattles best foot forward in this process," Hansen said. What remains unknown, and likely wont be answered until next weeks Board of Governors meeting, is if this valuation increase by Hansen will sway any votes. The potential of an increased purchase price would also raise the value of other franchises, but NBA Commissioner David Stern has said repeatedly during the process that this would not become a bidding war. King County executive Dow Constantine tweeted after Hansens announcement, "This just got interesting." While the move by Hansen continued to fuel hope that the Kings could still end up in Seattle for the 2013 season, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said the city "felt very confident" about keeping the franchise in California. "The NBA leadership and owners have always said that their decision would not be dictated by a bidding war. This was always about whether Sacramento, a community that has supported the NBA for 28 years, can put together a plan and organization to ensure the franchise can rebuild and thrive," he said in a statement. "I believe the NBA owners realize that there is far more to think about than just an increased bid. They know what this story means to the league." ' ' '