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What Do Usain Bolt And Juan Manuel Marquez Have In Common? They Train With The Same Admitted Steroids Dealer
On Saturday, Juan Manuel Marquez will step into the ring for a third time against Manny Pacquiao. This time around, Marquez—who's moving up in weight for the fight—has a new physique. He has retained the services of Angel Hernandez, the strength and conditioning coach who has been working with Jamai...

Matt Millen Breaks Down And Cries On <em>SportsCenter</em>: "If We Can't Protect Our Kids, We, As A Society, Are Pathetic"
Millen was an All-American defensive tackle at Penn State in the late 1970s. Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky were his coaches. He got pretty emotional talking to Chris McKendry a little more than 30 minutes ago. The video is above, and the full transcript is below, courtesy ESPN captioning. H/T to ...

You Won't Believe What The Penn State President Said In His State-Of-The-University Address In September
This is what Dr. Graham Spanier told Penn State's Board of Trustees on Sept. 9, according to the minutes of the meeting, which can be found here:...

<em>New York Times</em> Reports Penn State Ready To Oust Paterno
The Times's Happy Valley duo just dropped this report: "Joe Paterno's tenure as coach of the Penn State football team will soon be over, perhaps within days or weeks, in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal that has implicated university officials, according to two people briefed on conversations among t...

Penn State's President Has Canceled Joe Paterno's Weekly Press Conference
The word came from upstairs. You'll recall that Penn State previously instructed reporters not to ask about anything other than football, and it didn't seem like the press would follow that diktat, so Penn State went ahead and cancelled the whole thing. To think, Tom Rinaldi ironed his best pocket s...

There Is Finally An Inspirational Children's Book About Danny Woodhead
If every undersized, scrappy professional athlete could have an inspirational children’s book written about him or her, the world would be full of adolescents with overblown expectations about their futures. But since that’s already the case with America’s youth, scraptastic young men like Greg Paul...

Oakland Raiders Superfans Are Tired Of Being Seen As Criminals, So They're Transforming Into The PTA
The Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State has adopted the usual language of surprise accusations—no one ever suspected anything from this loving, friendly old man. The Oakland Raiders' fan club, the Black Hole, is trying to pull the inverse. Sure, we may look like demon spawn who strangle innocent fo...

Twitter-Obsessed Soccer Player Gives Child Very Unfortunate Name
Gabriel Zakuani is a Congolese defender for Peterborough, who had a cup of coffee at the top level but couldn't quite cut it. But he's given his son a name as stupid as any Premier leaguer's child....

Penn State To Reporters: Do Not Ask About Jerry Sandusky At Today's Conference Call
As he does every Tuesday during the season, Joe Paterno will take questions from the media in a conference call scheduled for today at 12:20 p.m. EST. Can't imagine what anyone would want to ask him about. But in case any of those reporters planning to participate have doubts, Jeff Nelson, Penn Sta...

Jerry Sandusky's Son, Cleveland Browns Executive, Has Taken A Leave Of Absence
"Heard that Jon Sandusky, Browns GM Tom Heckert's top assistant, has taken leave of absence. He is the son of Jerry Sandusky." At Penn State, Jon played safety under his dad from 1996-1999. [@TonyGrossi, h/t Cory]...

"I Want To Believe It's Not True": An Interview With The Co-Author Of Jerry Sandusky's Book, <em>Touched</em>
In 1991, Jerry Sandusky approached Kip Richeal, a former equipment manager with the Nittany Lions, and asked him to co-write a biographical book about the coach's life. Richeal, who'd known Sandusky since he was an 18-year-old freshman and who'd studied journalism at Penn State, agreed to the job. F...

A Roundup Of The Latest Developments In The Jerry Sandusky Child Sex Abuse Case
A lot has happened since law enforcement officials in Pennsylvania released the 23-page summary of a grand jury's findings against Jerry Sandusky for alleged sex crimes against children, plus the two Penn State administrators accused of covering it up....

Six Weeks Ago, Penn State Dedicated The Gary Schultz Child Care Center
Addressing University Park's shortage of options for young children, Penn State opened an $11 million dollar child care facility over the summer. In early 2010 it was announced that the building would be named for the recently retired Gary Schultz. The same Schultz who is out on bail today, but was ...

How A Comedian Helped Birth The "F-You" Patriots
Back in September 2007, the Patriots were caught taping the Jets' defensive signals on the sideline. This was week one, after the Patriots beat the Jets, 38-14. The next 15 games—all of which the Patriots won—were blowouts a lot like that, but with a venomous edge. In his new book, War Room, which h...

ESPN Asks The Question The Penn State Grand Jury Wouldn't
"How does PSU scandal affect recruiting?" [ESPN.com]...

KHL Coach Grabs Stick, Tries To Bash In Some Fans' Brains
As a well-traveled NHL player, Andrei Nazarov was very large and enjoyed fighting. He wears a suit and tie and glasses now, and coaches Vityaz Chekhov in the KHL, but is still very large and still enjoys fighting. So we would very much recommend you not throw bottles at him....

CNN Makes The One Typo You Shouldn't Make With Sandusky Story
Well, this was unfortunate....

Jerry Sandusky And The Culture Of Secrecy At Penn State
The late Myron Cope is best known for being the colorful radio voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers. But in his younger days, he made a name for himself as a reporter and writer for the Saturday Evening Post and Sports Illustrated, including this widely acclaimed 1967 profile of Howard Cosell. Even as ...

Why The Giants' Comeback Yesterday Says Much More About The Patriots Than It Does About Eli Manning
Here is a list of quarterbacks who have had higher QB ratings against the Patriots this year than Eli Manning did yesterday: • Chad Henne • Philip Rivers • Ryan Fitzpatrick • Jason Campbell • Mark Sanchez • Tony Romo • Ben Roethlisberger...

Jerry Sandusky, Questioned At His Home By A Reporter, Still Wearing A Penn State Jacket
Hey, why wouldn't he? Sandusky, who remains free pending trial, had nothing to say when ABC News caught up with him yesterday at his home. But his choice of attire said it all. WE ARE! [@bustedcoverage]...