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Penn State's New President Doesn't Think This Is Penn State's Scandal
Rodney Erickson, the new president of Penn State, is taking questions from concerned alumni this week at a series of townhall-style meetings. Though he's promised a new era of openness and transparency, Erickson displayed plenty of evasiveness and contradiction even before he set out for Pittsburgh...
The Cover Of The New <em>Penn Stater</em> Magazine Is Dark, Demented, And Perfect
The first line of the editor's letter from Tina Hay in the new issue of The Penn Stater makes it clear: "This is not the January/February issue we had planned." And so it is not. The magazine staff had intended to run a cover story on "great concert memories at Penn State." Then the Sandusky story b...
A Week Before He Was Charged With Child Sex Abuse, Jerry Sandusky Watched A Football Game From The Penn State President's Stadium Suite
That's according to what former Nittany Lions linebacker Brandon Short said during an appearance Wednesday afternoon on ESPN's Outside the Lines (audio above). Citing what he called "two independent sources," Short said Jerry Sandusky watched Penn State defeat Illinois from the box that belonged t...
Chris Broussard Doesn't Know How To Spell "Memphis"
Prior to ESPN's broadcast of tonight's Celtics-Mavericks matchup, there was an odd whiteboard round-table discussion during which we learned analyst Chris Broussard struggles with the spelling of the Bluff City....
Ousted Penn State Athletic Director And Accused Perjurer Tim Curley Has Lung Cancer
He had part of one lung removed in 2010, and is now being monitored again. Sources told the Patriot-News of Harrisburg that Curley "wanted to keep his situation private, because he didn't want it to appear he was trying to get sympathy as his trial nears." [Patriot-News]...
Hall Of Fame Coach Says "The Bowl People Might Be The Most Corrupt People In Athletics"
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: John Cooper has some opinions about the shady SEC, too....
Darth Vader Defeated A Taser But Succumbed To Pepper Spray In Orlando Last Week
From ClickOrlando, and via tipster Joshua K., comes this tale about how "a Florida Highway Patrol trooper was attacked in Orlando early Thursday by a man wearing a Darth Vader mask."...
Joe Paterno's Son Will Not Coach At Penn State Next Year
After 17 years spent working under his father, Joe, Jay Paterno confirmed today that he will not be a part of Bill O'Brien's coaching staff in Happy Valley next season. The younger Paterno said he and O'Brien spoke together and "reached the conclusion" that Jay would move on. Sounds peaceful! [AP, J...
DeSean Jackson Was Posing For Photos In A Strip Club At 6 A.M.
You know the old saying about how nothing good happens after 2 a.m.? Do things turn good again when the sun comes up? We hope so for DeSean Jackson's sake, because the Eagles receiver started showing up in Twitter photos at a Miami strip club early this morning....
Your Alabama-LSU BCS Championship Game Open Thread
One of the arguments often cited by supporters of the bowl system and the BCS is that every game counts. LSU had already defeated Alabama in this season's Game of the Century, but—presto!—it's like it never happened. Who needs a playoff with a system like that? One thing's for certain: an SEC team ...
Dustin Penner Is Out With Pancake-Related Back Spasms
The L.A. Kings winger missed Saturday's game, and is questionable for tonight. He's still trying to get over a recent onset of back spasms, triggered by an insidiously hearty breakfast....
Black-Hatted Mystery Man And Alleged Scorecard Meddler At Amir Khan Fight Identified
The boxing world was abuzz last week with the revelation that a gentleman in an extremely shady black hat might have interfered with judges' scorecards while ringside at the Amir Khan-Lamont Peterson fight in Washington, D.C. in December. At least that's what the Khan camp alleged. (Khan lost both h...
Penn State's New President Is Being Less Than Candid About What He Knew About Jerry Sandusky
Rodney Erickson was named the interim president of Penn State on Nov. 9, the night Graham Spanier resigned in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The school lifted the interim tag from Erickson the following week, formally putting him in charge, and soon after he stated his comm...
NFL Wildcard Weekend: Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos
Here is your open thread for the final game of the weekend. You know the drill....
Jerry Sandusky's Autobiography Helped Police Track Down Additional Victims
In Greek mythology, many apparent protagonists are later forced to face the wrath of the gods for showing excessive pride, arrogance or just losing touch with reality in general. Welcome back to State College, where hubris isn't so much a trait as it is a way of life. On top of being unfortunately ...
NFL Wildcard Weekend Open Thread: Atlanta Falcons At New York Giants
Day two of the best weekend ever kicks off from New Jersey with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman guiding us through all the things they're not so sure wouldn't, shouldn't, couldn't or didn't happen....
Blake Griffin Destroyed Ersan İlyasova With A Monster Dunk
Hillary Clinton had to phone Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to apologize for the utter destruction and humiliation of their son Ersan İlyasova after Blake Griffin dunked on him in the second half of the Clippers' bout with Milwaukee Saturday night. [NBA TV]...
NFL Wildcard Weekend Open Thread: Detroit Lions At New Orleans Saints
The fun continues with the rare prime time Saturday game. Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth shepherd us through another evening of football and hopefully will let us know what the penalty is for a sleeper hold. Five yards and loss of down? 10 yards and repeat of the down? Please, feel free to share...
University Of Kentucky Freshman Hits $10,000 Half-Court Shot—But Will The Contest Sponsor Pay Up? [UPDATE]
UK freshman Vincent Swope is notorious in the Wildcats student section for dressing up like a referee, but his half-time half-court shot for $10,000 is making him a folk hero....
NFL Wildcard Weekend Open Thread: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
The best weekend of the year is upon us. Two full days of real, non-ridiculous-sponsor-named-bowl game football. Here's your spot to revel in the wonder of it all....