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Mike McQueary Hiding Somewhere Secret, Just Drinking Beers All Day
The Patriot-News reports that McQueary got on the phone with his wide receivers today, telling them that he's in protective custody, somewhere outside of State College. Earlier today McQueary was placed on paid leave and told to stay away from Saturday's game. There's speculation that legal statutes...
The Most Boring PSU Post Yet: State College Issues Media Parking Guidelines For Saturday
Charles DeBow, Parking Manager for the Borough of State College, just sent out this list of revised guidelines for media planning to swarm campus this weekend. We'll stay with this story ALL NIGHT if we have to....
Dear Lord! The Texans Are Gonna Be The AFC's Top Seed In The Playoffs
Man, football is weird, huh? If the season ended today, the Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals would be the two top seeds in the AFC playoffs, and that's peculiar. Neither of those teams made the playoffs last year, if you'll recall, and neither one has won a playoff game in a long time. (Houston...
A Big Arena's Small Memorial For Joe Frazier
Hickey attended Joe Frazier's memorial: "What they, and hundreds of others who attended the first of three local memorial services for the former heavyweight champion of the world, would see inside was a simple display. No frills. Just like the man who'd requested a closed-casket viewing led his lif...
If Anyone In Sports Had To Get HIV, Magic Johnson Is Glad It Was Him
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Magic says his wife hit him—in a good way—when he told her the news....
Could Someone Congratulate This ESPN Associate Director On His Network's PSU And Veterans Day Coverage?
Everyone meet Eric Discher. And now everyone congratulate him and his employer, ESPN, on the fine work they've been doing. Because we shouldn't be the only ones to do so....
Someone Smashed A Window At Jerry Sandusky's House
So, yes, vigilantism/vandalism appears to be the order of the day. (We do not condone or encourage this.) A FOX Philly reporter went to Sandusky's State College home to try and get a comment, and found a front window broken and covered with a sheet. [MyFOXPhilly]...
Assistant Coach And Alleged Rape Witness Mike McQueary Has Been Placed On Administrative Leave
Sara Ganim of the Patriot-News reports that McQueary—the graduate student who allegedly witnessed Jerry Sandusky raping a young boy in Penn State's locker room showers in 2002—is now officially on paid administrative leave. Last night, the athletic department announced that he wouldn't be on the sid...
Tax Returns For Jerry Sandusky's Second Mile Charity, 1998-2010
Here are tax returns for The Second Mile, the charity for at-risk children founded by accused child rapist Jerry Sandusky. We flagged a couple of items for you earlier today. The full returns are below. If you see anything of note, drop us a line at [email protected]....
10 Things That Are Still Happy About Happy Valley
After a week's worth of almost universally terrible news from State College, it can start to feel as if there's nothing good to be found in the land known as Happy Valley. And we've heard from readers who feel that the coverage is too focused on the negative. Here's a brief and non-comprehensive lis...
Nickelback Somehow Victorious In <i>Nickelback v. The People Of Detroit</i>
More than 50,000 people signed a Change.org petition to keep Nickelback from performing at the Lions' Thanksgiving Day game, and somehow, Nickelback still won. This absolutely has everything to do with 11/11/11. [CBS Detroit]...
Never Let Your Hookup Overhear Her Mom Having Sex
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase three heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....
Can Someone Help NBC's Investigative Department Figure Out What's Going On At Penn State?
from Isikoff, Michael (NBCUniversal) via deadspin.com to [email protected] date Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 1:10 PM subject Hey there— NBC News question...
Penn State LB, Suspended In 2005 For Prank Calling A Retired Assistant Coach, Says It Wasn't Jerry Sandusky (UPDATED)
Carolina Panthers linebacker Dan Connor concluded his career at Penn State in 2007 as the school's all-time leading tackler. But the fine print of his otherwise outstanding playing days for the Nittany Lions includes a 2005 suspension for prank calls he and two teammates made to what was reported a...
Second Mile's Tax Records: ESPN's Weepy Matt Millen Was Listed In 2009, 2010 As A Director At Sandusky's Charity
We told you earlier about accused child rapist Jerry Sandusky's consulting pay from The Second Mile. But there are other revealing tidbits to be gleaned from the charity's tax records, such as who sits on its board. Consider Matt Millen, the ESPN analyst and former Nittany Lion who choked up on ai...
Jets Owner Makes Shocking, Unprecedented, And Wrongheaded Claim About Jets Fans
Owner Woody Johnson tells Steve Serby, "Bring your passion to the game. The Jets fans are very intelligent, they're the smartest fans in the country, so they know how important it is." [NY Post]...
Penn State Students Get It Right With The "Blue Out"
A Nittany Lions football game is going to happen tomorrow, whether we're ready for it or not. It was never going to not happen, no matter how hyperbolic the calls for death penalties both literal and figurative. It would be nice if there could be more clarity to a murky situation by game day, but co...
Elderly San Diego Woman Wakes Up To Find Drunk Chargers Fan Passed Out On Her Couch
In Pacific Beach—far from Qualcomm Stadium—an 81-year-old woman woke up today to find a man wearing a Chargers jersey asleep on her couch. He's charged with public intoxication and believing in Philip Rivers. [San Diego Union-Tribune, via Sportress of Blogitude]...
Preeminent Knuckleballers Hang Out Together In Their Spare Time
Unlikely Mets ace R.A. Dickey tweeted last night about an event that we've imagined so often in our dreams. Great knuckleballers are friends in real life!...