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Collingwood are canvassing a future without long-term AFL forward Travis Cloke, while guaranteeing his contract at the club in 2017.The power forward has been dropped for the third time this season ahead of the Magpies match on Friday night against the Western Bulldogs.In a wide-ranging interview with SEN radio, Collingwood football chief Neil Balme said the 29-year-old would be in black and white next season, but left the door open for a departure.Were committed to him, Balme said. He has a contract and were happy with him.Then Balme began thinking out loud.Who knows what can happen? Were all open to whatever is going to happen, he said.I can guarantee you he has a contract and were more than happy for that all to happen because thats what we entered into four years ago.Cloke, the fourth member of his family to play for Collingwood, signed a mega-money five-year deal in 2012 due to expire at the end of next season.But his goalkicking returns have diminished each year since 2013, coinciding with the Magpies slide down the AFL table.Cloke is likely to record his worst goalkicking return this season in a decade, contributing just 10 majors in his latest run of seven matches in the side.He bagged a four-goal haul in the Magpies best win of the season on the road against Greater Western Sydney in round 16.Balme suggested Collingwoods underperforming year meant all avenues for improvement would need to be looked at, including Cloke.Hes played okay but not okay enough and not quite doing what we think we need to do, he said.Theres pressure for us to perform as a team.We want him to play. We want him to play as well as he can. We know what he can do.But if hes not quite able to do it ... its chicken or egg. (Do) you wait for him? Or do we make a decision on it?Its not personal but its pretty tough. Its tough on him but its tough to make the decisions.On the same radio station, Essendon great Tim Watson said rivals Richmond should look to bring in Cloke to assist Jack Riewoldt with the goalkicking load.Travis has to prove that he is a consistent player again but you would have to look at him if you were Richmond, he said. Nike Air Vapormax Plus Australia . General manager Jarmo Kekalainen told Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch on Friday that he wants to see Gaboriks contributions go beyond the scoresheet before considering a long-term deal for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. Nike Tn Womens Sale . 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WASHINGTON -- Penn States youth movement is starting to pay dividends.Redshirt freshman Mike Watkins scored a career-high 20 points and added eight rebounds and four blocks to lead the Nittany Lions to a 74-68 victory at George Washington on Saturday.Fellow freshman Lamar Stevens had 18 points for Penn State (4-3), which erased a nine-point halftime deficit. Freshman Tony Carr had 12 points.Were a little bit on the roller-coaster ride, but I felt like they were prepared and ready to play tonight, Penn State coach Pat Chambers said. I havent been real happy with the way theyve been playing, but their focus was different and their approach was different and we really saw that in the second half.George Washington committed 15 turnovers, leading to 14 Penn State points. It also struggled from the perimeter, shooting 5 of 24 on its 3-point attempts.The Colonials (3-3) played without junior guard Yuta Watanabe, who sat out with a lower leg injury suffered in practice. Watanabes 13.4 points per game rank second on the team.I dont think its anything long-term, hopefully, but we cant use that as an excuse and use that as a crutch, George Washington interim coach Maurice Joseph said.Senior forward Tyler Cavanaugh had 15 points, all in the second half, for George Washington. Cavanaugh, who averages 18.8 points, picked up two fouls and was limited to eight minutes in the first half.The Nittany Lions have won two in a row since dropping back-to-back games to Duke and Cincinnati in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic. Penn State shot 50 percent in the second half while outrebounding the Colonials 21-16 after the break.dddddddddddde picked it up the last 20 minutes, which was great to see, Chambers said. We saw glimpses of who we can be.BIG PICTUREPenn State: The Nittany Lions climbed above .500 with a victory in their first true road game of the season while avenging a 76-66 loss at George Washington last season.George Washington: After a promising start, the Colonials have dropped three in a row after falling to Georgia and UAB in the CBE Classic earlier in the week.STAT OF THE NIGHTGeorge Washingtons 27-game nonconference home winning streak ended with the loss. The Colonials previous nonleague setback at Smith Center was a 65-62 loss to Kansas State on Dec. 8, 2012.TURNING POINTPenn State opened the second half on a 15-2 run, taking the lead for good on junior Payton Banks 3-pointer with 15:52 to play.INJURIESPenn State sophomore Davis Zemgulis suffered a sprained ankle late in the first half and did not return. Thats going to hurt us because hes been giving us really quality minutes, Chambers said. He made another 3 tonight and its just a matter of time for him to break out. Zemgulis has played in every game this season.UP NEXTPenn State plays host to Georgia Tech on Tuesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Nittany Lions have won games in the event the last two years.George Washington looks for its first victory away from home this season when it visits Harvard on Tuesday. ' ' '