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How PSU Administrators Could Escape Prosecution For Failing To Report An Allegation That Jerry Sandusky Raped A Boy
In a story today, the Legal Intelligencer points out the loophole through which Tim Curley and Gary Schultz—Penn State's athletic director and former vice president of business and finance, respectively—will likely try and escape prosecution on charges they failed to report allegations that Jerry S...
Steeler And Raven Unite In Hating On Roger Goodell, Owing Him Money
Steelers and Ravens have few things in common other than a strong desire to hit each other very hard, and not have to pay out of pocket to do so. These can be conflicting desires in a league that glorifies AFC North smashmouth football, yet doles out fines to show they're concerned about player safe...
Penn State AD Tim Curley Will No Longer Receive Award For Nation's Top College Athletics Administrator
Penn State athletic director Tim Curley—currently on an administrative leave as the investigation into Jerry Sandusky's alleged child abuse continues—was awarded with the nation's top honor for a college athletics administrator back in June. The National Football Foundation (NFF), which administers ...
Here's The Highest Wave Ever Surfed
Off the Portgual coast, the Nazaré Canyon is an undersea chasm the size of the Grand Canyon that funnels enormous waves directly to Nazaré Beach. That's where American Garrett McNamara caught and rode one estimated at 90 feet—a world record. And best of all, while you watched him ride it you proba...
What It's Like To Fight Manny Pacquiao From A Fighter's Perspective
Manny Pacquiao will fight Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time this Saturday. Everyone likes Paquiao in the fight, including other boxers. He's too fast, too powerful, too accurate, too everything. David Diaz fought Pacquiao on June 28, 2008. He got TKO'd in the ninth. Here's Diaz telling Eric Ras...
Report: PSU President Graham Spanier Will Quit Or Be Voted Out By End Of Day
Lehigh Valley's Express-Times reports that Penn State president Graham Spanier will either leave his post or be voted out by the university's trustees by the end of the day. Spanier allegedly learned that former football assistant Jerry Sandusky had been seen "horsing around in the shower" with a yo...
Two Members Of An Extremist Right-Wing English Group Occupied The Roof Of FIFA Headquarters Today
Security must not be very tight at FIFA headquarters in Zurich because two members of the notorious right-wing English Defence League took to the roof of Sepp Blatter's palace to protest FIFA's recent and—it must be acknowledged—very stupid decision to prevent English players from wearing embroidere...
Les Miles Is A Good Dad Because LSU Is Undefeated
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....
In Completely Unrelated Penn State News, Adam Taliaferro Is Now An Elected Official
Taliaferro, who was paralyzed during a 2000 game but recovered enough to lead the Nittany Lions onto the field a year later, is now a Gloucester County (N.J.) freeholder-elect. I don't know what that is! But it has nothing to do with Jerry Sandusky! So yay. [Gloucester County Times]...
Paper Illustrates Joe Frazier Tribute With Massive Photo Of George Foreman
The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's largest English-language newspaper, wasn't able to run its Joe Frazier tribute until today. All that lead-up wasn't enough time for someone who knows what Joe Frazier looks like to proof the pages....
LeBron Dunks, Mean Mugs, Refuses Lady's High-Five
LeBron played in Rudy Gay's charity all-star game just outside of Memphis last night. He scored 43 points and, as he tends to do, made no new friends at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Miss. There might be a lockout underway, but worry not, heathens: Together, we will still find ways to mock...
ShortCenter: Comprehensive Coverage Of The Penn State Scandal
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
Joe Paterno's Statement: "With The Benefit Of Hindsight, I Wish I Had Done More"
Paterno makes it official. Via @MicheleSteele: ...
Joe Paterno To Retire After The Season
The AP is reporting that Paterno will step down at the end of this season, which would mean three more games and a bowl. Joe (or someone close to him) has finally decided that his position is untenable, and there's no possible universe in which he would be allowed to coach next season. But remember:...
Penn State Students Rally In Support Of Incompetent, Morally Complicit Old Relic
Your morning roundup for Nov. 9, the day we learned GIVE ME TACOS. Photo of Penn State rally via Kyle C. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. ...
There's More Action In 3:53 Of Tuscaloosa Tailgate Brawling Than In The Alabama/LSU Game It Preceded
A little late to the game with this week's Fights and/or Boobs inbrawlment, but hell, Alabama/LSU was the Game of the Century, and it's worth taking our collective minds off Jerry Sandusky for a spell, right?...
Here's Chad McGhee With Your Weekly Knox City Greyhounds Update
Part of Chad McGhee feels bad for the kids on a Paint Creek Pirates football team that got 45-ruled by the mighty Knox City Greyhounds on the first play of the third quarter Friday night. This is likely because Chad is riding the joylightning of a 46-0 victory which clinched a playoff berth for th...
This Week In Unintentional Dong Submissions
You people see dongs everywhere, don't you?...
"Giggly Giggly Girl" Celebrates Weight Loss With "Jiggly Jiggly" Video
Congratulations on reaching your goal, lady in the rainbow wig who made this video. You are to be commended....
Presenting The Call From When A Lingerie Football League Player Got Pantsed
"She got her pants pulled down and still kept going. She's down at the four-yard-line. Wow."...