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It Takes A Nickel On The Ground To End A Michael Spinks Interview: A Vignette From Joe Frazier's "Homegoing Ceremony"
I spent a lot of time this past week covering the public outpouring of love and respect in Philly for Smokin' Joe Frazier, the first guy to—as one preacher put it at yesterday's "Homegoing Ceremony"—"put [Muhammad] Ali on his ass." This, while Ali sat near the front of a behemoth church that holds ...
Mike McQueary Tells CBS His Emotions Are "Like A Snow Globe," Returns To Al Capone's Vault
CBS hyped up a televised interview with Penn State assistant coach and alleged child rape witness Mike McQueary this afternoon, and then aired a 22-second clip of Armen Keteyian confronting the subject on his front porch. Early in the day, Keteyian had tweeted out that on CBS's evening edition, "M...
Bob Costas Found Out He Was Interviewing Jerry Sandusky Just 15 Minutes Before They Spoke
Like many of you, we've been wondering how in the world Bob Costas managed to snag an exclusive phone interview with accused child rapist Jerry Sandusky for NBC's Rock Center last night. It seemed to be a safe enough presumption that NBC might have paid for the rights to the 15-20 minute talk—more c...
Great Man Mike Krzyzewski Defends Great Man Joe Paterno
Great men must stick together. Their greatness unites them—especially if, like Mike Krzyzewski and Joe Paterno, they've recorded a 90-minute nationally broadcast television special celebrating their mutual greatness. ...
"I Enjoy Young People": Sandusky Thinks It Over, Tells Bob Costas He's Not Sexually Attracted To Young Boys
Bob Costas somehow managed to secure a phone interview with Jerry Sandusky on NBC's new newsmagazine show, Rock Center this evening, and he did as good a job one could have done under such bizarre circumstances. He also, it should be noted, managed to include the phrase "slap-slap-slapping" on nat...
Joe Paterno's Name Has Been Removed From The Big Ten Trophy That Has Not Yet Been Awarded
Retired life is not going any better for toppled morally complicit geezer Joe Paterno. Now his name has been removed from an essentially hypothetical trophy....
Here's The Law That Lets McQueary And Paterno Off The Hook
On Sunday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett appeared on NBC's Meet the Press to talk about the "mandated reporter" child abuse law that did not mandate any reporting to state agencies by Mike McQueary and Joe Paterno. The two men merely told their superiors, thereby satisfying the minimum requirements ...
Deadspin's Full Coverage Of The Penn State Scandal
From the sex-abuse and perjury charges to the rioting and beyond, here's the ongoing news from Happy Valley as the Joe Paterno era officially comes to an end. Latest: BBC's Sandusky typo | Lee Corso's hot mic miscue | ESPN analyst Matt Millen's ties to Jerry Sandusky's charity | ESPN responds, sort ...
A Joe Paterno-Less Saturday In State College And Elsewhere: A Photo Essay
Today was a a weird day in State College and across college football. Here is a selection of pictures both in and out of context. Enjoy. ...
Penn State vs. Nebraska: Your Open Thread
Well, here it is. Actual football after all the madness of this week. Let's discuss it like rational adults down below, yes? If you're behind, catch up on all our Penn State coverage here. ...
Green Bay Linebacker Desmond Bishop Shocked To Learn Joe Paterno Was Fired And Demands Answers, America
Like Ashton Kutcher, Bishop should consider hiring someone to handle his Twitter feed from now on, too. Smh......
Joe Paterno's New D.C.-Based Lawyer Is Named "Wick"
OK, now the Penn State scandal is ready to be made into a John Grisham novel. Joe Paterno has officially hired a lawyer, and it's not just any lawyer, but a guy named J. Sedwick ("Wick") Sollers from the firm King and Spalding. He went to Princeton, naturally. Is it me, or did it just get waspy in h...
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...
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...
"This Is Almost Like A Modern Day Crucifixion": Penn State Players React To Paterno's Dismissal
Last night, the members of the Penn State football team watched the man who more than likely played a major role in bringing them to Happy Valley get unceremoniously canned. While thousands of other students took to the streets to tip over news vans and get pepper-sprayed, the current Nittany Lions ...
The Saddest Sad Faces Of Sad Penn State Bros
Bros, we must mourn. The greatest bro of all, Joe Paterno—whom one could affectionately refer to as Bro Paternbro—has been fired as head coach of PSU football. Life will never be the same, bros. Football will never be so pure again. Hang your head, remove your backwards New Era cap, and say a prayer...
Mike Tyson Thinks Heavyweight Boxing Will Someday Return To Its Ali-Frazier Peak
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: optimism from Iron Mike....
PSU Students Will Be Able To Indulge In Their Heartbreak At Tonight's Drake Show
It is a proven equation by now that when distraught college students face difficult times, they turn to cheap liquor or light beer and music by Drake....
How The Media Keep Getting Joe Frazier Wrong
Lawdy, lawdy Bob Lipsyte is great: "This glorification of Smokin' Joe actually began several years ago with documentaries and books that used him as a vehicle—not always unjustified—for attacking Ali. Once again, Joe was the opponent, not the headliner. Those who reviled Ali as the symbolic hero of ...
The Strange Details Of The Phone Call That Made Joe Paterno's Termination Official
When Joe Paterno emerged from his house on McKee Street last night to address the gathered students and supporters, he mentioned, as he struggled to thank them for showing up, a phone call: "I'm out of it, maybe, now," he said. "That phone call put me out of it. But we'll go from there, OK?"...