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Penn State's motion to dismiss Mike McQueary's whistleblower lawsuit has been denied. From the judge's ruling: "Upon review of the Complaint, McQueary has sufficiently plead facts of outrageous conduct on the part of Penn State." [KYW]...

The Lance Armstrong Redemption Tour Is Hitting Some Hurdles According to The Wall Street Journal, Justice Department officials have recommended joining Floyd Landis's federal whistleblower suit against Armstrong in which he alleges Armstrong, among others, defrauded the federal government in accepting money while engaging in "sophisticated doping ring."...

Judge Denies Penn State's Motion To Delay Mike McQueary's Whistleblower LawsuitIn a 14-page ruling issued this morning, Centre County (Pa.)* Senior Judge Thomas G. Gavin said Mike McQueary's whistleblower lawsuit against the Penn State can proceed even with the criminal cases against three university administrators still pending. McQueary is the former Penn State football assi...

Deadspin's Sign Of The Apocalypse

For nearly two decades now, Sports Illustrated has stirred the tea leaves to discern a weekly Sign of the Apocalypse. Deadspin salutes the magazine's ongoing effort to head off the end of times, but declines to quietly cede to SI the scoop on the biggest event in world history....