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Detective Who Investigated Jerry Sandusky In 1998 Says "There Was Enough Evidence" To Press Charges
As far as Ronald Schreffler is concerned, he did his job. Schreffler has worked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security since 2006, but he spent 33 years with Penn State's university police. Thirteen years ago, he was working as a detective for the campus cops when a woman came forward with a ...
Albert Pujols's Wife Is "Mad At God," The Cubs Are Looking For A First Baseman, And More From The Hot Fucking Stove
Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE!!...
Joe Paterno Didn't Want To Disturb Anyone's Weekend With Child Sex Abuse Allegations, And Other Things We Learned Today
We told you earlier about the testimony of Mike McQueary, the Penn State assistant coach whose account is central to the cases against Jerry Sandusky, Tim Curley (he's the Penn State athletic director, currently on leave), and Gary Schultz (the school's former senior vice president for business and ...
Penn State Witness Mike McQueary's Testimony: "Some Kind Of Intercourse Was Going On"
Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary testified this morning that he had not used the specific words "sodomy," "rape," or "anal sex" when he first told Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and then-vice president Gary Schultz what he had seen Jerry Sandusky doing to a boy in the football show...
![Jerry Sandusky Has A Couple Of Legal Advantages Over His Accusers, Thanks To Ass-Backward Pennsylvania Law [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/18j4q13yanlbojpg.jpg)
Jerry Sandusky Has A Couple Of Legal Advantages Over His Accusers, Thanks To Ass-Backward Pennsylvania Law [UPDATE]
Things may not be as grim for Jerry Sandusky as they seem, Philadelphia Weekly informs us today. The reasons for that are codified into Pennsylvania law:...
Sam Hurd Was A "Top Drug Dealer" In City And Dealt To Fellow Players, Reports Chicago Radio Station
We figured that the case against Sam Hurd, who was arrested yesterday after allegedly attempting to purchase a large amount of cocaine from a federal agent, could get a whole lot messier as the details unfolded, but we didn't expect this: Chicago's 670 The Score reports that the police actually have...
![The NFL Is Happy To Sell You This Photograph Of A Concussed Colt McCoy [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/18j4q2t4bpv68jpg.jpg)
The NFL Is Happy To Sell You This Photograph Of A Concussed Colt McCoy [UPDATE]
While the NFL in 2010 banned the sale of photos depicting plays that resulted in discipline, that same restriction doesn't apply to the aftermath of said plays, as this image is available for purchase from the NFL in a variety of sizes and framing options....
Kansas Has Hired Charlie Weis As Its Football Coach
And he's already the biggest thing to happen to Kansas football since Mark Mangino. [Topeka Capital-Journal]...
Jerry Sandusky's Wife Issues Statement On "False Accusations," Says She "Continues To Believe" In Husband's Innocence
Jerry Sandusky's wife, Dottie, was implicated in accusations against her husband for the first time yesterday after her husband was re-arrested on additional charges and the second grand jury presentment was made public....
Former Dolphin Says Nick Saban Calmly Stepped Over Convulsing Teammate In '05
We'll make this one brief, because if it is true, than it is stale by about six years—but we do jump at any opportunity to point out instances in which Nick Saban might have behaved like a dick, and this anecdote certainly qualifies....
Jerry Sandusky Re-Arrested On Additional Charges That He Performed Oral, Anal Sex On Pre-Teen Boys
Jerry Sandusky was re-arrested on 12 additional charges of sexual abuse today. He was reportedly dressed in a Penn State track suit at the time of his arrest in State College. While "at least" five more people have come forward with allegations against the former football assistant since the origina...
Is Winning The Overtime Coin Toss A Blessing Or A Curse?
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
Brett Favre Would Answer The Phone If The Bears Called, According To Lamest Scoop Ever
Brace yourselves. ESPN is all over this one:...
Tim Tebow Is Making Me Question My Atheism
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
ESPN Keeps Trying To Pretend It Cared About The Bernie Fine Molestation Allegations All Along
ESPN's Mark Schwarz, the reporter who spent eight years not reporting the story that a Syracuse ballboy had accused assistant coach Bernie Fine of molesting him, has now taken his own turn in the spotlight on the ESPN Rationalization Tour by talking to Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch. As Deitsc...
Stanford Assistant Coach And Former Pro Bowl DL Chester McGlockton Is Dead
McGlockton was drafted 16th overall by the Raiders in 1992 and played 12 seasons for four teams. He made consecutive Pro Bowls as a Raider from 1994-97, including an All-Pro year in '95. In his second season as a defensive assistant at Stanford, McGlockton died overnight. The cause is not known. He...
![Mike Shanahan Kept Tony Romo From Committing A Crucial Penalty Yesterday [UPDATED]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/18j4rf1fj7bgxjpg.jpg)
Mike Shanahan Kept Tony Romo From Committing A Crucial Penalty Yesterday [UPDATED]
Just before Dan Bailey kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Cowboys past the Redskins, Tony Romo tried to call a timeout. Problem was, the Cowboys had none left—though Romo didn't know it—which ordinarily would have resulted in a 15-yard penalty. Except that, at the same time, Redski...
Today In Mike McQueary's Snow Globe: Police Have No Records He Talked To Them In 2002
Both the university police and the State College PD deny having any record that Mike McQueary filed a report with them after stumbling upon Jerry Sandusky allegedly raping an as-yet-unidentified boy in a Penn State campus shower in 2002. With that in mind, let's review what we know about McQueary's ...
Report: "Close To 10 Additional Suspected Victims Have Come Forward" With Accusations Against Jerry Sandusky
A FOX affiliate in Philly had reported something similar a week ago, but the New York Times adds that cops are still working to confirm. [New York Times; photo via AP]...
A Report That Jerry Sandusky Was Still Recruiting For Penn State Last Spring Appears To Be False
This has been getting around this afternoon, and it is alarming for all of the obvious reasons, though it looks like it's not true. The grand jury began its investigation of Jerry Sandusky's alleged sex crimes more than two years ago, and until now there had been no indication Sandusky was still on...