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Malcolm Gladwell's Penn State Rabbit Hole Isn't Very Deep

Malcolm Gladwell emailed me last Thursday, in response to a blog post I had written about his recent appearance on…

Tom Ley

PublishedSeptember 24, 2019

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Malcolm Gladwell Goes On Bill Simmons's Podcast To Dust Off The Oldest, Dumbest Defense Of Joe Paterno

There’s no good reason to consider Malcolm Gladwell a serious writer or thinker anymore, thanks in large part to the…

Tom Ley

PublishedSeptember 18, 2019

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Who Knew It Would Take Jay Paterno To Convince Me That The Saudi Monarchy Is Good And Cool

“Caravans of progress take time to cross a desert of resistance,” wrote Jay Paterno in an op-ed for Arab News…

Patrick Redford

PublishedJanuary 14, 2019

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Greg Schiano Isn't Good Enough To Get A Pass

The Greg Schiano era in Knoxville was short and furious. Sunday afternoon, Tennessee signed a memorandum of…

Barry Petchesky

PublishedNovember 27, 2017

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9/9/17

Report: Joe Paterno May Have Admitted To Knowing Of Jerry Sandusky's Earlier Abuses

CNN has obtained a Pennsylvania state police report that suggests that Joe Paterno had knowledge of at least one…

Chris Thompson

PublishedSeptember 9, 2017

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Here's Al Pacino As Joe Paterno

HBO’s long-awaited movie about the Penn State scandal still doesn’t have a release date, but the network has put out…

Tom Ley

PublishedJuly 17, 2017

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Three Ex-Penn State Officials Get Jail Time

Former Penn State president Graham Spanier, who was convicted on one count of child endangerment following his…

Tom Ley

PublishedJune 2, 2017

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5/5/17

Well This Is Totally Good And Normal

Tom Ley

PublishedMay 5, 2017

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Jury Foreman Regrets Convicting Former Penn State President Graham Spanier

Richard Black, a 78-year-old truck driver who served as the jury foreman during former Penn State president Graham…

Tom Ley

PublishedMarch 31, 2017

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Penn State Trustee: "Running Out Of Sympathy For 35 Yr Old, So-Called Victims"

Ex-Penn State president Graham Spanier was found guilty of a misdemeanor charge of child endangerment last week, for…

Kevin Draper

PublishedMarch 30, 2017

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3/24/17

Ex-Penn State President Guilty On One Count Of Child Endangerment

After more than 12 hours of deliberations, a jury in Dauphin County (Pa.) this afternoon found former Penn State…

Dom Cosentino

PublishedMarch 24, 2017

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Former Penn State AD Testifies Against Former President In Child Endangerment Case

Last week, former Penn State athletic director Tim Curley, along with former senior vice president Gary Schultz, plea…

Billy Haisley

PublishedMarch 22, 2017

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Two Former Penn State Officials Plead Guilty To Child Endangerment

Former Penn State senior vice president Gary Schultz and former athletic director Tim Curley have both pleaded…

Tom Ley

PublishedMarch 13, 2017

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Here's The List of Defense Lawyers Penn State Handed Out To Its Football Players

College football fans know that when a player gets in trouble, it won’t be too long before that player retains legal…

Diana Moskovitz

PublishedNovember 3, 2016

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7/12/16

Here Is How Much Penn State's Insurance Company Thought Some Of Jerry Sandusky's Victims Should Be Paid

The cache of court documents related to the Penn State abuse scandal that were unsealed today came from the…

Tom Ley

PublishedJuly 12, 2016

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7/12/16

Mike McQueary Claims Greg Schiano And Tom Bradley Knew About Jerry Sandusky While At Penn State [Update]

Among the documents relating to the Penn State abuse scandal that were unsealed by a Pennsylvania court today is a…

Tom Ley

PublishedJuly 12, 2016

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5/12/16

Why Are Bad Laws Still Protecting Penn State And Temple?

The Penn State defense is so well-practiced, so perfected, that by now you can practically write it yourself. The…

Diana Moskovitz

PublishedMay 12, 2016

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Court Opinion Reveals Joe Paterno Reportedly Knew Of Jerry Sandusky Molesting Children As Early As 1976

Philadelphia County judge Gary Glazer’s opinion today in a lawsuit between Penn State and its insurance company…

Patrick Redford

PublishedMay 5, 2016

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1/19/15

Penn State AD Says "409" Stickers Were "Inappropriate and Insensitive"

Friday's announcement that the NCAA would restore Joe Paterno's 409 wins, stripped in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky…

Barry Petchesky

PublishedJanuary 19, 2015

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Report: NCAA Considering Restoring Joe Paterno's Vacated Wins

According to a report from the Philadelphia Inquirer, the NCAA is considering once again reducing the sanctions…

Kevin Draper

PublishedJanuary 12, 2015

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